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Planning successful neighbourhoods
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John Pounder Director CB Planning and Places
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The transformation of planning
We want to transform the planning process from
an impediment to economic growth into a means of
encouraging growth (Local Growth White Paper,
2010)
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The objectives for planning stay broadly the
same...

• The Government is committed to reforming the
  planning system, whilst retaining protection of
  important environmental and social interests, so
  that it actively encourages growth by providing
  the right land in the right place for economic
  development, increasing the supply of housing
  that the country needs and ensuring the timely
  delivery of infrastructure. (Local Growth White
  Paper, 2010)

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but with a distinct change of emphasis

• Commitment to introduce a strong presumption in
  favour of development
• Approve applications where plans are absent, out
  of date, silent or indeterminate
• Governments top priority in reforming the system
  is to promote sustainable economic growth and
  jobs
• Written Ministerial Statement 23 March 2011

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Scale of the housing challenge
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No more top down targets

• A further feature of earlier approaches was the
  belief that planning could both determine where
  growth should happen and stimulate that growth.
  This approach failed as it went against the grain
  of markets.
• Local Growth White Paper (2010)

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From targets to incentives

• We also need to ensure that local communities
  which opt for growth are able to reap the
  benefits from doing so, changing the culture of
  planning so that the default position is in
  favour of development.
• Local Growth White Paper (2010)

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Neighbourhood Planning

• Neighbourhood Plans
• Neighbourhood Development Orders
• Community Right to Build
• Supported by
• Assets of Community Value
• Community Right to Bid

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Where does this fit in?
Planning Policy Statements
London Plan
Regional Spatial Strategies
Core Strategy / Local Plan
Core Strategy / Local Plan
Area Action Plans / Supplementary Planning
AAP / SPD / Neighbourhood Plan
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Not a NIMBY charter!
One of the principal objectives of neighbourhood
planning is to increase the rate of growth of
housing and economic development in
England (Neighbourhood Planning Impact
Assessment, CLG 2011)
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Whats it worth?

• Meaningful Proportion of CIL
• 700m pa by 2016
• New Homes Bonus
• Band D Property 1,439 per dwelling
• 350 per dwelling for each affordable home
• 100 homes c950,000 (30 affordable)

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Neighbourhood Plan process

• Define the neighbourhood
• Designate the neighbourhood forum
• LPA duty to support
• Draft Plan submitted
• LPA validation check
• Independent examination
• Examiners report
• Plan modifications
• Referendum
• Adoption by local authority

Source DCLG
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How long will a NP take?
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What is a Neighbourhood?
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What could a NP include?

• A vision for your neighbourhood
• How you intend to achieve the vision
• What type of development should take place and
  where
• Design guidelines
• Identify services and facilities that are needed?
  
• Responsibilities or implementation
• Developments/change of use not requiring planning
  permission

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Watch this space!

• 17 Vanguards Frontrunners
• London Borough of Southwark Bermondsey
• London Borough of Sutton Hackbridge
• 33 in wave two also receive 20,000

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Where to get help

• Free advice will be available from Supporting
  Communities Fund
• Locality
• The Princes Foundation
• Royal Town Planning Institute
• National Association of Local Councils / CPRE
• This will include practical workshops with local
  authorities and community groups, tailored
  on-line resources, networking tools and telephone
  advice lines.

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Join the debate...

• WEBSITE
• www.neighbourhoodplanning.info
• LINKEDIN
• Neighbourhood Planning Group http//lnkd.in/aVat
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