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Planning successful neighbourhoods
Short presentation title
John Pounder
Director – CB ‘Planning and Places’
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 Approve applications where plans are absent, out
of date, silent or indeterminate
 Government’s 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
National Planning Policy
Framework
Regional Spatial
Strategies
London Plan
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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What’s 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 = c£950,000 (30% affordable)
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Neighbourhood Plan process
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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?
0-6 months
6-12 months
24+ months
No response
12-24 months
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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:
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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/aVatYm
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