1. Neighbourhood Planning training for Parish Councils in Harborough District Session A: Setting a Vision

2. Introduction to Neighbourhood Plans (the planning perspective) The legislative background to Neighbourhood Plans The planning policy context for their preparation Relationship with the Development Plan Session A: Setting a Vision

3. Legislative basis Localism Act 2011 Part 6 Chapter 3 -Planning, sections 116-121 Schedules 9-12 on Neighbourhood Planning amend Section 61 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 Session A: Setting a Vision

4. Key Components of Planning European Law English Planning Law and Regulations National Planning Policy Framework/National Planning Practice Guidance The Development Plan: Local Plan Neighbourhood Plans Sustainable Community Strategy Community Involvement Enforcement Development Management Delivery Monitor

5. The National Planning Policy Framework ‘Direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood’ through setting policies to determine decisions and/or grant permission (paragraph 183) Need general conformity with Local Development Frameworks/Local Plans and positively support them (para 184) Neighbourhood Plans should shape and direct sustainable development (Paragraph 185) Session A: Setting a Vision

6. The Planning Practice Guidance Web based resource, first published March 2014 and updated and expanded regularly Section on Neighbourhood Planning Subject areas include Key stages: Neighbourhood Area designation Preparing a Plan The examination and basic conditions tests Referendum Session A: Setting a Vision

7. A Neighbourhood Plan is a new way of helping local communities to influence the planning of the area in which they live and work. It can be used to: Develop a shared vision for your neighbourhood. Choose where new homes, shops, offices and other development should be built. Identify and protect important local green spaces. Influence what new buildings should look like.

8. Relationship with the development plan NPs are part of the development plan and planning applications that accord with the Development Plan will be approved (unless material considerations indicate otherwise) Where a 5 year Housing Land Supply (HLS) can not be demonstrated, even where there is a recently made NP, this Plan may be out of date by virtue of para 49 of the Framework Harborough has an adopted Core Strategy (part 1 Local Plan) and is now moving to prepare a Part 2 Plan. NPs will need to be in conformity with these emerging Plans and may need to allocate reserve sites in order to assist with the 5 year HLS position Session A: Setting a Vision

9. Developing and testing a vision for your Neighbourhood Plan A good vision does not have to be very long but it will: - Be long term, for example looking forward 15–20 years, or the period that is covered by the Local Plan. - Be strategic, setting out a broad picture of your aspirations for your neighbourhood but will not include lots of details. - Describe what you want your neighbourhood to look like, so people can form an image of the homes, businesses, shops, community facilities and open space it will contain. Consider what land use and development challenges will need to be addressed over the period covered by your Neighbourhood Plan. Session A: Setting a Vision

10. Identifying the Key Issues in your Parish It can be as broad or as narrow as you like, but it must be primarily about the use and development of land and buildings. Your Neighbourhood Plan might contain policies about – the development of affordable housing, provision for businesses to set up or expand, community facilities, design of buildings …. It’s up to you! Session A: Setting a Vision

11. How do we go about deciding what the Key Issues are? Research – check the Parish Plan/any village appraisals/Local Plan/Core Strategy Research – think about land use planning headings (housing, employment, open space, transport etc) Consultation – what are the positive and negative features of the parish? Consultation - what facilities don’t you have that people would like? Session A: Setting a Vision

12. How do we build an evidence base? Check what already exists Look at the Core Strategy and/or other Plan preparation material Think carefully if we need to commission anything new/update any information Think how gaps can be filled What resources do we have at our disposal? Session A: Setting a Vision

13. Testing your vision Is it strategic? Is it related predominantly to land use planning? Does it allow objectives to flow from it? Has it arisen from research and consultation? Session A: Setting a Vision

14. Determining the aims and objectives of your Plan Objectives are more specific and set out what the Neighbourhood Plan aims to achieve. Look at each part of the vision and decide what needs to be done to achieve it. If an objective doesn’t reflect or help deliver any part of the vision, should it be there? Do the objectives reflect the research and consultation carried out so far? Do you need further consultation on them? Some examples from made plans or those in progress Session A: Setting a Vision

15. Options setting for your vision and objectives How do you weigh different options for the formulation of your vision and objectives? Consider the research and consultation undertaken Look at the evidence base ‘Tales of the unexpected’ Is what we have formulated realistic and achievable? Session A: Setting a Vision