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    Neighbourhood Planning

    The rural frontrunners: research and case studies

    April 2013

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    Contents

    Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 1

    What is this report? .......................................................................................................... 1

    Who should read this report? ........................................................................................... 2

    What is neighbourhood planning? .................................................................................... 2

    Why is this important? ...................................................................................................... 3

    How can neighbourhood planning help address the rural agenda? ................................. 5

    Study Method ..................................................................................................................... 10

    Overview ........................................................................................................................ 10

    Work stages ................................................................................................................... 11

    The Case Studies .............................................................................................................. 14

    Introduction .................................................................................................................... 14

    Issue 1: Local development need ................................................................................... 17

    Issue 2: Governance ...................................................................................................... 33

    Issue 3: Engagement ..................................................................................................... 37

    From the frontline: Tips from the frontrunners .................................................................... 44

    Introduction .................................................................................................................... 44

    Is a neighbourhood plan right for you? ........................................................................... 44

    What are you trying to achieve? ..................................................................................... 45

    Plan the Plan .................................................................................................................. 46

    Is it enough to be in general conformity with the Local Plan? ....................................... 47

    Think about the basic conditions from day one ............................................................. 48

    Work in partnership with the Local Authority .................................................................. 49

    Use existing evidence .................................................................................................... 50

    Share and exchange knowledge with your neighbouring areas ..................................... 51

    Appendix A: Useful sources ............................................................................................... 52

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    Appendix B: Interview questions ........................................................................................ 56

    Appendix C: Case study selection ..................................................................................... 61

    Appendix D: Acknowledgements ....................................................................................... 65

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    Introduction

    What is this report?

    This report presents a series of case studies that communities considering neighbourhood

    planning can consult as they develop their own neighbourhood plans and development

    orders.

    It has a particular focus on rural planning issues and is based upon research into the

    progress made by, and lessons being learnt from, the rural neighbourhood planning

    frontrunners.

    The case study material does not seek to duplicate the many how-to guides that have

    been published and which are widely available1. Rather, it seeks to identify the challenges

    or regularly occurring issues that communities in rural areas are trying to address, and

    provides information, links and prompts to those neighbourhood plans that are tackling

    these.

    The report does not provide all the answers and, indeed, does not intend to: there is no

    one-size-fits-all approach and the response in one place will not necessarily be applicable

    in another. However, it does seek to show what can be achieved, and what approaches

    could work or be considered elsewhere.

    There is much more to learn. This report was researched less than a year after the

    introduction of the Localism Act, the National Planning Policy Framework, and the

    Neighbourhood Planning Regulations. Few neighbourhood plans have been submitted for

    examination. At the time of writing, only two have reached the referendum stage. As

    more neighbourhood plans progress, more learning and practical examples will come to

    light. This report and the case studies contained within it will, likewise, need to evolve over

    time.

    The report has been prepared by Parsons Brinckerhoff on behalf of the Department of

    Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) with input from the Department forCommunities and Local Government (DCLG). It has been subject to comment from a

    wider reference group comprising representatives from Action with Communities in Rural

    England (ACRE), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), the Commission for

    Architecture and Built Environment (Cabe) at the Design Council, Locality, Planning Aid

    England and The Princes Foundation for the Built Environment.

    1Links to a selection of these are embedded within the report and also listed in Appendix A: Useful sources

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    Who should read this report?

    This report will be of interest to anyone thinking about or currently working on a

    neighbourhood plan. The focus of the report and the case studies is on how

    neighbourhood planning can help address particular rural issues, but some of the findingson aspects related to process and outputs may be of interest to those involved in

    neighbourhood planning in urban areas too.

    The case studies are primarily aimed at helping community groups, but may also be of

    relevance to local authority officers and members, as well as the wider planning and

    development industry.

    What is neighbourhood planning?

    Neighbourhood planning was introduced through the Localism Act as a way for

    communities to have a greater say in how the places where they live and work should

    change and develop over time. The Act devolves greater powers to councils and

    neighbourhoods, and gives local communities more control over housing and planning

    decisions. It is a key reform of the planning system, designed to create the conditions for

    communities to welcome growth by giving local people a real voice in deciding the look

    and feel of development in their area - from determining the location of shops, offices and

    schools, for example, to setting standards of design for new housing.

    Neighbourhood planning, as a new policy and plan-making initiative, is still in its infancy.

    Although there is a wealth of previous experience across the country in relation to

    community-led planning, in the form of Parish Plans and Village Design Statements for

    example, neighbourhood planning differs from this as, for the first time, if a plan is brought

    into force, then very real weight is attached to the communitys plans and aspirations. This

    represents an excellent opportunity for the community to influence and shape change, to

    address particular concerns, with a strategy grounded in and reflecting local knowledge

    and objectives.

    Understandably, many communities across the country have been excited by theopportunities that neighbourhood planning offers. It has been enthusiastically taken up, in

    both rural and urban areas, with more than 200 neighbourhood plans being progressed

    with funding made available by DCLG through its frontrunner programme. Work on these

    began in advance of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations being in place. Indeed,

    their purpose was to test the process before the Regulations were adopted, and to enable

    lessons from them to be learnt and shared. Many more communities across the country

    are now starting to develop neighbourhood plans.

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    Why is this important?

    The planning system helps decide what gets built, where and when. It has an important

    role in supporting economic growth, improving peoples quality of life, and protecting the

    natural environment.

    In theory, planning was always intended to give local communities a say in decisions that

    affect them. But in practice, communities have often found it hard to have a meaningful

    say. The government wants to put power back in the hands of local residents, employees

    and business, councils and civic leaders - those who know best the needs of their local

    areas.

    Key facts and figures

    Nearly one-fifth of Englands population live and work in rural areas in a patchwork of

    farms, hamlets, villages and towns. These rural areas are living, dynamic communitieswhich contribute significantly to the national economy and to our national heritage, culture

    and character.

    ! Rural areas are defined as settlements with fewer than 10,000 people.

    ! 86 per cent of Englands landmass is rural.

    ! 18.9 per cent of the population of England live in rural areas (9.8 million people in

    2010).

    ! 1.2 per cent of the population lives in sparse rural areas (620,000 people in 2010).

    These are areas where the surrounding area is defined as being remotely

    populated2.

    Rural Statement 2012

    The Rural Statement3affirms the Governments overarching commitment to rural

    communities, setting out a vision of successful rural businesses and thriving rural

    communities in a living, working countryside.

    The Rural Statement recognises that local government, the voluntary sector and the

    private sector each have a crucial role in delivering the services that rural people depend

    upon, and it highlights the policies and good practice that are helping people to take local

    action to meet their own needs.

    2Source for figures: www.defra.gov.uk/rural/economy/

    3Defra (2012) Rural Statement 2012, September

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    The Rural Statement makes reference to the introduction of the National Planning Policy

    Framework (NPPF) and neighbourhood planning, which it notes has sought to simplify the

    complex planning process and introduce a new, more flexible and positive approach to

    planning, making it easier for local rural communities to be involved in advancing

    developments that best suit their needs.

    The Rural Agenda

    Over the last decade there has been much interest in, and a body of research undertaken

    into, the particular planning, socio-economic and environmental issues affecting rural

    areas and communities. At a very high level, these issues can be summarised as a lack of

    affordable housing and limited or restricted business growth. But this gives rise to a range

    of inter-related issues, including:

    ! An ageing population.

    ! Delivering, supporting and maintaining local services.

    ! Designing better, more integrated development.

    ! Diversifying the economic base.

    ! Enhancing accessibility and reducing dependence on the car.

    ! Meeting the housing needs and, in particular, the affordable housing needs of rural

    communities.

    ! Retaining the very character and qualities that define our rural communities.

    These issues come together in what has been called the sustainability trap, where

    slavish adherence to what exists4and the application of tick box5sustainability exercises

    has sought to maintain the status quo. This has denied rural communities and villages the

    opportunity to respond to the need for growth, and denied them the ability to provide

    homes and jobs which can help sustain local facilities and services that might otherwise

    close.

    In essence, the argument is that planning policies and the interpretation of them has often

    resulted in villages and rural areas being identified as inherently unsustainable locations.

    This has denied them of the potential growth they need, such as locally affordable

    housing, to enable people to remain living and working in those areas. Without this growth

    it is difficult to sustain shops, schools and other services. If these close or contract, the

    area becomes even less sustainable. The result is that rural communities have slowly but

    4The Rural Coalition (2009) Prospectus: The Future is Rural Too, The Rural Coalition (ACRE, CPRE, CLA, LGA, RTPI, TCPA), CRC

    and CABE, September

    5Taylor, M. (2008) Living Working Countryside: The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing, DCLG, July

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    relentlessly become less and less sustainable and less and less self-sufficient6. This can

    give rise to social exclusion: if lower income households are excluded from rural

    communities, because of a lack of affordable housing and access to jobs and services, the

    social and economic vitality of these areas is weakened7.

    Neighbourhood planning presents a real opportunity to address these matters, with local

    communities, under the leadership of the Parish Council, now being able to develop

    visions, strategies and planning policies that respond to and are grounded in an

    understanding of the local area.

    How can neighbourhood planning help address therural agenda?

    Irrespective of the final form and focus of the neighbourhood plan, it is clear that a series

    of rural issues need considering. These will vary from place to place and, in some areas,they may already be addressed through local plans and core strategies. However,

    neighbourhood planning provides the opportunity to respond to these challenges from the

    bottom-up. As the introduction to the Taylor Review states:

    Change is inevitable whether development takes place or not, and the choices we

    make today will shape tomorrows character of the market towns, villages and

    hamlets that make up our countryside.8

    Neighbourhood planning can help communities to develop a locally specific set of policies

    that shape the future of an area, and help them have greater control over what change

    happens where and when. The process of neighbourhood planning can:

    ! Generate a bottom-up debate about local needs and what needs developing,

    protecting or providing to help shape a positive and successful future for the

    community.

    ! Assess the type and amount of housing required, the type and split of affordable

    housing, and where and how this can be delivered.

    ! Assess how planning and policy can respond to and encourage a range of different

    employment types in rural areas.

    ! Consider the impact of future change on the presence of facilities and services, and

    how these might be supported.

    6The Rural Coalition (2010) The Rural Challenge: Achieving Sustainable Rural Communities for the 21st Century, TCPA, August

    7Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research with Land Use Consultants for Defra (2006) The Extent and Impacts of Rural

    Housing Need, Defra, December

    8Taylor, M. (2008) Living Working Countryside: The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing, DCLG, July

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    ! Give thought to how accessibility by all modes of transport can be enhanced.

    ! Help think about the area holistically and how change and development can benefit

    the place as a whole, rather than being seen in isolation. Policies can help create

    more attractive and integrated development that is socially and environmentally

    friendly.

    ! Ensure that any decisions are based upon a broadly representative range of

    responses and opinions, with different engagement techniques used to encourage

    the involvement of all in the process.

    The neighbourhood plans we have looked at during our research have been seeking to

    address a wide range of issues as well as following different routes for producing the plan.

    Some examples are outlined below.

    Housing

    Nearly all the rural neighbourhood plans we looked at are grappling with the need for

    housing and, in particular, local affordable housing. A variety of approaches are being

    explored.

    In Much Wenlock and Thame, land is being allocated for development, giving the

    community greater control over where housing growth required by the local plan should be

    located. This is also happening in the Cringleford neighbourhood plan.

    In Allendale and Upper Eden, consideration is being given to the reuse and conversion ofredundant farm buildings. In Strumpshaw, the neighbourhood plan is looking at the

    opportunities created by small scale housing to help deliver improved community facilities.

    The issue of affordable housing for local people is being tackled in many rural

    neighbourhood plans. Approaches include the use of rural exception sites and working

    with Registered Social landlords (RSLs) to introduce a cascade, where housing is first

    offered to local people, followed by others on the waiting list. There are questions here as

    to how local is defined. Such a definition is provided in the Allendale neighbourhood plan.

    In Lynton and Lynmouth there are concerns about the use of housing as holiday or secondhomes which are only often only occupied for short periods of the year. Policies have

    been prepared that require new housing to be the purchasers primary place of residence.

    Employment and economic growth

    Many neighbourhood plans are looking to protect local services and shops, are

    considering job creation and the local economy. They are establishing objectives and

    policies to help promote, strengthen and diversify the economy.

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    In addition to housing issues, low pay and lack of employment opportunities have been

    cited as reasons why some people are moving away from rural areas9. More and better

    employment opportunities are required to reduce out-migration, particularly of young

    people, and to retain skills. Reducing out-migration and retaining this spending power can

    support the vitality of local shops and services.

    In the Slaugham and Upper Eden plans, broadband and provision of fibre-to-the-premises

    is being promoted as a means of encouraging home working. In Lynton and Lynmouth

    ideas are being explored to reopen the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway as a way of further

    capturing spending from tourism.

    In the Fosse Villages the neighbourhood plan is looking at how the local economy might

    be re-balanced, supporting the provision of suitable new premises and sites for smaller

    businesses and enterprises to start up and expand in the area.

    As part of the Cerne Valley neighbourhood plan a separate business strategy group hasbeen established and is developing ideas that will feed into the neighbourhood plan.

    Both Allendale and Cringleford include policies to promote economic development in their

    draft neighbourhood plans, published for pre-submission consultation online. Allendale's

    policies make it easier to build new business space and facilities for home working, as well

    as promoting appropriate development for tourism, an important source of income in the

    area. Cringleford's policies focus on providing space for small businesses and protecting

    the local retail offer.

    Uppingham's plan is strongly led by the town's business group with the town council, andconsiders the economic benefits that development could bring to the town. A key aim is to

    attract investment and create local jobs. One of the ways the town intends to do this is by

    improving both transport and digital communications infrastructure.

    Within the current economic climate, the challenge for people involved in neighbourhood

    planning will be making this happen. A further review of these and other emerging plans in

    time will help show how successful these policies have been.

    Consultation and engagement

    The research has found a variety of consultation approaches and techniques being used,

    though most plans have used traditional methods such as exhibitions, leafleting, meetings,

    questionnaires, road shows, social media and websites.

    In Lynton and Lymouth volunteers have acted as community champions: representatives

    from the local community and local organisations who can then take messages back to

    their contacts to further spread the word and encourage involvement.

    9Colin Buchanan, Gallent, N and Robinson, S, for Defra (2010) Research into Rural Housing Affordability: Final Report, Defra

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    Along the same lines of the community champions approach, topic groups were created in

    Thame, based around key themes to be developed in the neighbourhood plan.

    Consultation in both Thame and Much Wenlock has been extensive, with several rounds

    of meetings and presentations taking place in both. These have generated a substantial

    number of responses. In Thame, consultants were employed to help interpret consultation

    comments and feedback and develop ideas and options.

    In the larger, multi-parished areas roadshows have been used to engage with people.

    Both the Fosse Villages and Upper Eden plans used this approach. This has required

    some tailoring of the material presented to reflect slightly different parish concerns.

    Types of plan

    A variety of types of neighbourhood plan are being produced across the country. DCLG

    has identified that, broadly, six different types of neighbourhood plan are being progressed

    by the frontrunners10,as presented in Table 1 below. There is no right or wrong approach.The type of plan prepared will reflect the issues being faced in a particular area and the

    ambitions of the community.

    The case studies in this report reflect this variety. The Upper Eden plan includes seven

    policies, all primarily focused on the provision of housing in sparsely populated rural areas.

    At the other end of the spectrum, the Thame plan is comprehensively addressing a full

    range of issues. It includes site allocations and policies for a range of land uses and

    activities. It is taking the form of a mini local plan. In the Allendale neighbourhood plan

    there are no site allocations but again it covers a wide range of policy issues. It is taking

    the form of a policy plan.

    10See DCLG presentation at Planning Aid for London Neighbourhood Planning Event, 9 May 2012, http://tinyurl.com/ckty6jx

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    Table 1: The different types of neighbourhood plan being undertaken

    Type of neighbourhood

    plan

    Scope / content

    Mini local plans Comprehensive coverage of policy issues

    Allocate development sites for a wide range of uses

    Policy and allocation

    plans

    Neighbourhood plans covering a narrower range of issues

    Often theme specific

    Allocate development sites for a narrow range of uses

    Single policy document Neighbourhood plan covering a single policy issue (for example,

    protection of green space)

    Policy plans Neighbourhood plans covering a broad range of policy issues

    No site allocationsSimilar to parish plans

    Augment local plan policy

    Neighbourhood

    development order (minor

    development)

    Residential minor development (for example, house extensions,

    windows)

    Town centre change of use / minor changes to signage

    Business park / industrial estate - minor development

    Neighbourhood

    development order (sitespecific)

    Development of a particular site (for example, small housing scheme

    under Community Right to Build)

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    Study Method

    Overview

    Introduction

    In this section we present the approach to the research and production of the case studies.

    As per the project outline issued by Defra, the study is about qualitative rather than

    quantitative material and experiences. The primary aim of the work has been to draw out

    examples of how neighbourhood planning is progressing in rural areas. The work thus

    revolved around interviews and discussions with neighbourhood groups and authorities as

    opposed to the gathering and analysis of raw data.

    Study period

    Work on the study commenced in November 2012, with research and interviews

    undertaken between then and February 2013. It is based upon discussions with the most

    advanced rural neighbourhood plan frontrunners as of November 2012. The work is thus

    a snapshot in time: at the time of writing only one neighbourhood plan (Upper Eden) has

    been successfully voted in favour of at referendum; and only two others have progressed

    through the examination stage (Thame and Exeter St Davids).

    As more neighbourhood plans progress there will inevitable be new lessons emerging from

    their experiences. What this study has sought to do is to identify those most commonlyoccurring issues which will be of interest to others and help them progress their

    neighbourhood plans.

    Neighbourhood plans reviewed

    A list of the ten most advanced rural based neighbourhood plan frontrunners was provided

    by DCLG. Telephone interviews were arranged and carried out with the parish council (or

    representative leading the neighbourhood plan on behalf of the community) and an officer

    at the local authority within which the plan area falls. Where available, draft plans and

    emerging material were also reviewed.

    The ten neighbourhood plan frontrunners (and the local authority area) identified by DCLG

    were:

    ! Allendale (Northumberland County Council)

    ! Cerne Valley (West Dorset District Council)

    ! Faversham Creek (Swale Borough Council)

    ! Fosse Villages (Blaby District Council / Leicestershire County Council)

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    ! Lynton and Lynmouth (Exmoor National Park)

    ! Much Wenlock (Shropshire Council)

    ! St Blaise (Cornwall County Council)

    ! Strumpshaw (Broadland District Council)

    ! Thame (South Oxfordshire District Council)

    ! Upper Eden (Eden District Council)

    Work stages

    Literature reviewA review of literature and material prepared by various sources was carried out in relation

    to (a) rural planning issues and (b) of neighbourhood planning work undertaken thus far.

    It drew upon a range of material, including previous research and reports, such as the

    Taylor Report11

    and the Rural Coalition12

    . Material available from the DCLG through the

    frontrunner programme was reviewed13

    , as well as that prepared by the four organizations

    who received funding from DCLG to support communities in Planning14

    . Furthermore,

    research, commentary and papers prepared on neighbourhood planning to date and the

    lessons learnt were reviewed

    15

    .

    Alongside the literature review, a question was posted on the Neighbourhood Planning

    group on LinkedIn. This sought to ask members about their experiences, areas of

    learning, key rural issues being address, and how key rural issues are being addressed.

    At the time of posting the question, the LinkedIn group had close to 2,000 members drawn

    from a variety of locations and backgrounds. The question drew 47 responses.

    11Taylor, M. (2008) Living Working Countryside: The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing, DCLG

    12See, for example, The Rural Coalition (2010) The Rural Challenge: Achieving sustainable rural communities for the 21

    stcentury,

    TCPA

    13See, for example, the series of Notes on Neighbourhood Planning published by DCLG

    14See, for example, Locality (2012) Neighbourhood Plans Roadmap Guide, and the Cabe @ The Design Council online neighbourhood

    planning toolkits and guidance (http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/our-work/CABE/Localism-and-planning/Neighbourhood-planning-

    toolkits-and-guidance/)

    15See, for example, Derounian, J. (2012) Localism: what can we learn f rom the pioneer authorities? and SKM Colin Buchanan (2011)

    Neighbourhood Planning: Lessons learnt from the frontrunners

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    Salient points from the review were drawn out. These included concerns with regard to

    the provision of affordable housing, social and community infrastructure, transport

    provision and the need to diversify and grow the economic base but, at the same time,

    retaining the very characteristics of our rural communities.

    The messages from the review were used to inform the format of the interviews with the

    community representatives and local authority officers working on the list of ten identified

    neighbourhood plans.

    Interviews

    Telephone interviews were sought with the community representatives and local authority

    officers for the ten neighbourhood plans. Twenty interviews were sought and eighteen

    undertaken. Contact details were supplied by DCLG. Initial contact, explaining the

    purpose of the study and inviting people to participate, was made by Defra.

    A list of questions was prepared and agreed with Defra, with some slight variations

    between those for the community representatives and local authority officers, reflecting

    their different roles. The questions asked are presented in the appendix to this report.

    In addition, questions were also posed of the six organisations providing support to

    communities, comprising the four groups awarded funding from DCLG for this purpose

    (CPRE, Locality, Planning Aid England, The Princes Foundation for the Built

    Environment), plus ACRE and Cabe at the Design Council who also provide similar

    services to communities. These questions are also presented in the appendix. Four of

    these groups provided responses to the questions, but all provided input through their role

    on the study reference group.

    Alongside the questions, and where available, the emerging neighbourhood plans, policies

    and objectives were reviewed.

    Case studies

    The emerging findings from the literature review, interviews and review of emerging plans

    were presented in a preliminary report. In this, eighteen potential case studies were

    identified. The suggested case studies focused on topics rather than being place specific:

    it was agreed at the early stages of the study that greater benefit would be derived from

    looking at particular issues, such as identifying land for development, rather than reporting

    on progress of a single plan. It was felt this would be of more interest and value to other

    community groups looking to prepare or who are currently working on neighbourhood

    plans.

    Of the list of eighteen potential case studies, some were very much rural-specific, others of

    interest to a wider audience. Some were focused on policy and outputs, others on process

    matters. Many also straddled an overarching issue the delivery of housing, for example.

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    Following review by the project and reference group, seven case study topics were

    shortlisted for further investigation. The case studies are those which reflect issues being

    faced by a wide range of communities. The case studies draw upon different

    neighbourhood plans and show how different communities are responding to particular

    issues.

    Those potentially interesting case study topics identified in the list of eighteen, but where

    the neighbourhood plan it would draw upon was still at a relatively early stage of the plan

    making process, were not been taken forward at this stage they would only provide

    limited information, though of course might be worth revisiting at a later date.

    Some other suggested case study areas have not been progressed because they

    duplicate current or emerging national policy positions (for example, the roll out of

    broadband), or because they are not strictly land use planning policy matters (for example,

    the provision of local community transport).

    The long list of potential case studies and the final selection is shown in the Appendix.

    Following the shortlisting of the case studies, further background research and discussions

    with the parish / town councils and the local planning authority officers was undertaken.

    The resulting case studies are presented in the next section of this report.

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    The Case Studies

    Introduction

    Through the research a series of common issues have emerged, relating both to emerging

    policies and the approaches followed in the production of the plan. These include (1)

    housing and local development need, (2) governance of the plan, and (3) consultation and

    engagement.

    Seven case studies have been prepared, grouped according to one of three main issues,

    as shown in Table 2 below. The case studies are ones which:

    ! Have good information available.

    ! Have made good progress since being awarded frontrunner status.

    ! Reflect issues that could be faced by a wide range of communities.

    Some neighbourhood plans feature in more than one case study. This partly reflects the

    status of the neighbourhood plans reviewed: some being more advanced than others and

    thus having more useful information for the case studies. They do though provide a good

    geographic spread (see Figure 1). In time, as more neighbourhood plans advance, and

    more knowledge and experience emerges, this list could widen.

    Each case study provides links and signposting to useful plans and documents where the

    reader can find out more.

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    Table 2: Overview of selected case studies

    Overarching

    issue

    Case study topic Case study neighbourhood plan(s)

    drawn upon

    Local Development

    Need

    A dispersed housing strategy:

    allowing modest development in

    small villages

    Upper Eden

    Where should new housing go?

    Identifying land for development

    Much Wenlock and Thame

    Limiting second homes: restricting

    the use of new housing as holiday

    homes

    Lynton & Lynmouth

    Providing affordable homes for the

    local community

    Allendale and Thame

    Governance Plan areas that cross boundaries:

    how parishes can work together

    Fosse Villages

    Engagement Increasing interest and involvement

    in the plan: using community

    champions

    Lynton & Lynmouth

    Community consultation: how to

    involve young people

    Fosse Villages and the Leicestershire

    Neighbourhood Planning Network

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