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Community Right to Build – Support
programme
Andrew Lynch
Department for Communities and
Local Government
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Content
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Community Right to Build – brief introduction
Support Programme
Early findings
Current Issues / Topics
Next steps – thoughts / discussion
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CRtB – What is it?
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New way to obtain planning permission
Community led / driven
Part of Neighbourhood Planning regime
Not just housing – facilities, shops, leisure
Came into effect on 6 April via the Localism
Act
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Process (Engagement runs throughout)
Form Body Corporate
Neighbourhood area
Business Case
Develop & Submit Order
Independent Examination
Referendum
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Why use it?
• Can bring forward development not 100% in
line with local plan – and can provide new
options for LPAs too
• Communities in control – so they see the
benefits of development
• Benefits / assets must be retained for
community
• Enfranchisement rights
• Green belt
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Support programme
• Provided by Locality
• One of 4
Neighbourhood
planning support bodies
• Also supporting &
running grant
programme for other
Community Rights:
• Bid to Buy
• Challenge
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Community Right to Build
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Support Programme
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Web-based resources
E-mail / telephone enquiry line
9 Regional events – 1st in Cambridge 17/7
More intensive support for early adopters
Comms / marketing / social media
• http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/communityright-to-build/
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Some early metrics
• 146 unique enquiries to
the advice line
• 39% about Right to
Build
• Enquiries dominated by
HCA programme
• Mostly from rural
context
• Lots of Parish Council
lead involvement
• Website received
11,742 page views from
3,189 visits
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Build
Challenge
Bid
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Potential Early adopters?
“Traditional” areas
• Cornwall
• Devon x 2
• Cumbria
Newer areas
• Milton Keynes
• Hants / Oxon border
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Current Issues / Topics
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Dawlish Examination
Geography – how to broaden
How much pent-up demand is there
What else can Government do?
Where should we focus our efforts
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QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION
• Andrew Lynch – 0303 444 3594
• [email protected]
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