Community involvement in planning
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- 1. Community involvement in planning
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2. Neighbourhood planning
The Localism Act 2012 sets out a range of mechanisms to give local councils and communities a greater say in decisions that affect their neighbourhoods. These include:
- Neighbourhood Development Plans
- Neighbourhood Development Orders
- Community Right to Build Orders
Neighbourhood planning is not a legal requirement but instead is an option which local communities can choose to use in order to become more actively involved in how development happens in their local area.
Neighbourhood Development Plans
Neighbourhood Development Plans are voluntary local planning policy documents, written and developed by the community.
Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders
Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders are mechanisms by which communities can allow particular development to go ahead without the need for planning permission:
- Neighbourhood Development Orders would directly grant permission for certain specified types of development
- Community Right to Build Orders would enable small scale, site specific development without the need for a planning application
What will the Council do to help?
The Council will provide information and assistance to local communities who are interested in neighbourhood planning. This will include:
- Advising on the neighbourhood planning process
- Sharing information and evidence
- Helping with consultation events, and helping communicate with external partners
- Providing advice on evidence, assessments/ appraisal and the national and local policy framework
If you are interested in neighbourhood planning, please contact the Planning Policy Team by email on LDF@reigate-banstead.gov.uk or call us on 01737 276178.
Resources
General guidance on neighbourhood planning:
Community support organisations: