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Neighbourhood Planning12th June 2012
Rosemarie MacQueenStrategic Director Built Environment
Tom KimberPrincipal Planning Officer
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Agenda
1. Introductions
2. What is Neighbourhood Planning?
3. The Neighbourhood Planning Process
4. The City Council’s role
5. Westminster update
6. Questions
7. Networking
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2. What is Neighbourhood Planning?
• The Localism Act 2011
• What is Neighbourhood Planning?
• Not led by the local authority
• Qualifying bodies• Parish councils• Neighbourhood forums
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2. What is Neighbourhood Planning? The Neighbourhood Plan
• Can set out a vision for an area and planning policies for the use and development of land
• Local rather than strategic issues
• Positive planning
• ‘In general conformity’
• Statutory document
• Other plans
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2. What is Neighbourhood Planning? The Neighbourhood Development Order
• Grants planning permission for specified developments in a neighbourhood area
• Therefore no need to apply to the council for planning permission for the development the NDO covers.
• Does not override heritage designations
Community Right to Build Order
• Type of Neighbourhood Development Order
• Communities bringing forward their own development.
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3. The neighbourhood planning process
1. Neighbourhood Area application
2. Neighbourhood Forum application
3. Neighbourhood Planning• Neighbourhood Plan
• Neighbourhood Development order
Parish Council
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3. The neighbourhood planning processNeighbourhood Area
i) Application• Map• Statement explaining why area is considered appropriate• Statement that organisation is a ‘relevant body’
ii) Consultation• At least 6 weeks; copy of area application will be published together with details of how to make representations
iii) Decision
Neighbourhood Business areas
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3. The neighbourhood planning processNeighbourhood Forum
i) Application• name;• written constitution;• name of area and map;• contact details of one member; and• statement explaining how meet 61F (5) of the 1990 Act.
• established for express purpose of promoting/improving social, economic and environmental well being of an area;• membership open to individuals who live, work or are elected members within the area;• minimum of 21 individuals;• has a written constitution; and• such other conditions has may be prescribed.
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3. The neighbourhood planning process
Neighbourhood Forum continued
ii) Consultation• At least 6 weeks• copy of application will be published together with details of how to make representations
iii) Decision
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3. The neighbourhood planning processNeighbourhood Plan
• Drafted by the Neighbourhood Forum/Parish Council• Consultation – undertaken by the City Council• Legal compliance check – undertaken by the City Council• Examination• Referendum
• undertaken by the City Council• Majority required• Business Area?
• Adoption • Local planning policies. Legal weight. Will be used when determining planning applications by the City Council.
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Process instigated by community group
1. Neighbourhood area designated. 2. Neighbourhood forum agreed.
3. Plan prepared by local communities
Community engagement
Council check for legal compliance
Independent check (‘Examination’)
Referendum
Neighbourhood Plan adopted by local authority
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4. The City Council’s Role• Statutory ‘duty to support’
• applications• consultations• legal compliance• examination• referendum
• Not responsible for Neighbourhood Plan production.
• Westminster’s approach to neighbourhood area applications
Applications for Neighbourhood areas should accurately reflect whole neighbourhood areas that are clearly identifiable, established and recognised areas of Westminster
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4. The City Council’s Role
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5. Current situation
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6. Questions?
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Thank you