1. The Framework for Neighbourhood Plans Richard Lee, Coordinator Just Space

2. Aims Empower communities - residents and businesses – to take control of the future of their areas Flexible - the neighbourhood should decide what a neighbourhood plan contains Light touch – keep regulations to a minimum New basis for partnership work with local authority (“duty to support”)

3. The formal process Step 1 Defining the neighbourhood Step 2 Preparing the Plan Step 3 Examination Step 4 Referendum Step 5 Legal force

4. Setting up a Neighbourhood Forum Minimum 21 members – may include businesses and councillors Must contain a cross section of the local population Local Authority designation Application to Local Authority with name, written constitution, neighbourhood boundary, contact details

5. Neighbourhood Development Orders (NDOs) Community right to grant planning permission for specified development Can be linked to or independent of neighbourhood plan Must have regard to protection and enhancement of listed buildings and conservation areas Subject to referendum

6. Community Right to Build Same as NDOs but relates to proposals by community organisation to develop land Enable communities to deliver small scale, site specific development without the need for a planning application Benefits of development remain within the community

7. Basic conditions for a neighbourhood plan They must be appropriate having regard to national policy They must be in general conformity with the strategic policies in the development plan for the local area They must be compatible with EU obligations They must be compatible with human rights requirements They must contribute to sustainable development

8. Key provisions Cross boundary neighbourhood areas Only 1 plan per neighbourhood area Only 1 forum per neighbourhood area Business neighbourhoods and business voting

9. DCLG support Up to £50 million until March 2015 Providing £3 million in 2011 -2012 through 4 national organisations to support communities with advice on planning issues Published guide to neighbourhood planning

10. Neighbourhood Plan Frontrunners To learn lessons and identify good practice 125 frontrunners nationally 6 business led frontrunners 5 th wave of frontrunners currently being assessed Each receiving £20,000 from government