1. Town and Parish Council Forum Jane Wormald & Patrick Conroy
South Gloucestershire
Neighbourhood Planning Protocol
Town and Parish Council Forum Jane Wormald & Patrick Conroy
July 2018

2. Introduction Communities engaged in neighbourhood planning
Why we need a protocol
What the protocol is
How it will operate
What we can’t offer
Website and contact details
Questions

3. Neighbourhood Plans in Preparation
Four communities engaged in neighbourhood planning:
Charfield Neighbourhood Area (NA) designated 27 January 2016
Oldbury on Severn NA designated 27 October 2016
Pucklechurch NA designated 27 January 2017
Thornbury NA designated 6 March 2017

4. Why do we need a Neighbourhood Planning Protocol?
Statutory responsibility to ‘advise and assist’ from July 2018
Update SCI – include what support offered
Published advice to SGC neighbourhood planning webpages
Replaces previous core standard

5. What is the protocol - Our offer to ‘advise and assist’
(a) Point of contact for communities undertaking NPs (b) Ensure ‘conformity’ between the NP and the Local Plan or other relevant plans and strategies (c) Complete Screening Assessments and or Scoping Opinions for SEA/HRA and confirm whether full environmental assessment or other evidence required
(d) Complete the HRA if one is required
(e) Consider other reasonable requests for support
(f) Publicise the submission plan and other relevant documentation for six week consultation upon submission to the council from the relevant body
(g) Organise and pay for the Examination and Referendum
(h) Adopt / Make NPs

6. How the protocol operates - Council key areas of responsibility
Service Level Agreement (SLA) to set out the process, statutory responsibilities and what we will do to meet new ‘duty to advise and assist’
Monitor progress of neighbourhood planning in South Gloucestershire
SGC neighbourhood webpage kept updated with useful information and updates

7. Advise and assist not offered
Writing documents
Undertake survey work, collect or present primary data
Attend every meeting
Attend every consultation event
Provide direct financial support

8. Web:

9. Thank you
Any questions?

10. Statutory responsibilities required to do at each plan stage:
Designate Neighbourhood Area
On-going engagement – support, e.g. Assess need for SEA or HRA. Carry out HRA, if required
Regulation 14: Confirm Draft Plan in conformity with SGC strategic policies / no major conflicts…..
Regulation 16: Publicise and comment on the Submission Plan and other documentation
Regulation 17: Appoint examiner for examination with the relevant body
Regulation 18: Consider Examiner’s Report and provide ‘Decision Statement’
Referendum: Arrange & pay for referendum
Regulation 19/20: Make/Adopt Plan