Neighbourhood Planning Introduction Neighbourhood Plans background Daventry District
Neighbourhood Planning
Introduction • • Neighbourhood Plans – background Daventry District Different stages Key questions when starting the process What support can Daventry District Council provide? Useful Resources Questions
Neighbourhood Plans • Localism Act 2011 • Community led framework for guiding growth and development of an area • Carry substantial weight in decision making, when ‘made’ will form part of the Development Plan for Daventry District • Informed by a vision for the area and local opinion, but must be backed up by evidence • Opportunity to shape and influence development, content can be wide ranging • Can define village confines and designate local green space
Neighbourhood Plans • Can allocate sites for development, but no obligation to do so – if do technical evidence needed • Must support sustainable development, cannot say ‘no’ to development • Statutory process to follow • Requires significant voluntary commitment from steering group members • Will involve informal consultation with community, two stages of formal consultation, an independent examination and local referendum • Receive 25% of CIL receipts from development within the neighbourhood area when plan is adopted
Daventry District 24 neighbourhood areas designated (1 business neighbourhood area and 1 neighbourhood forum) 8 Made - West Haddon, Spratton, Kilsby, Flore, Barby & Onley, Moulton, Brixworth, Braunston Welford – referendum in Sept
Key stages & who’s responsible • • Steering DDC Stage 1: Establishing a Steering group Group • Including Parish Councillors and other members of the community Stage 2: Defining the Neighbourhood Area Stage 3: Preparing the plan • Gather Evidence • Engage with community on issues • Start to draft document • Option to liaise with DDC • SEA screening at early draft- DDC carry this out Stage 4: Pre-submission publicity and consultation – led by ‘Qualifying Body’ (Reg 14) • Consult on Draft Plan and invite representations- 6 week consultation • Consult with statutory bodies (listed in 2012 regulations e. g. Historic England, DDC, NCC) Stage 5: Submission to DDC (Reg 16) • Consultation statement, basic conditions statement and SEA statement submitted • DDC check • If regs met- 6 week consultation (those who responded to pre-submission plus statutory) • Appointment of Independent Examiner (Joint decision) Stage 6: Independent Examination Stage 7: Community Referendum • Referendum organised by DDC • Majority support required Stage 8: Legal force • Forms part of Statutory Development Plan
Some key questions when starting out • • What are the issues that need to be addressed? Is there a clear vision for the area i. e. where do we want to be by 2029? Are you familiar with the statutory process? • National Planning Practice Guidance is helpful Do you have sufficient resources; • Skills, time, wider community support? • Access to support and/or finance? • Are additional resources needed? • Project manager to lead the process? • External consultants? Do you know all the key stakeholders and partners? How will you engage and involve the whole community? • Questionnaire at start of the process? Declare any conflicts of interest early in process Set a clear vision What are your objectives? Develop policies
What support can Daventry District Council provide? • The Council will: • Provide informal comments during the initial drafting of the plan • Share available evidence • Undertake a housing needs survey (where necessary) • Undertake an SEA screening of the draft plan • Provide details of statutory bodies for consultation • Provide formal comments at Regulation 14 stage • Undertake Regulation 16 consultation and provide further formal comments • Assist with appointment of the examiner and liaise with examiner during examination • Organise and run the referendum
Useful resources • Daventry District Council website – Planning Policy/Neighbourhood Planning – – Project plan template Evidence base checklist Site assessment form Guidance notes • Daventry Framework – DDC appointed Troy Planning to support groups at a fixed cost • Planning Aid • National Planning Practice Guidance • Planning Advisory Service • My community rights website • Locality funding • Parish Online mapping • Other Neighbourhood Plans
Questions? Tom James Daventry District Council – Local Strategy Service Lodge Road, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN 11 4 FP 01327 302290 tjames@daventrydc. gov. uk
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