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Kirkwells’ Neighbourhood Planning News January Issue Out Now!

The latest issue of our popular Neighbourhood Planning News is out now. To download a copy click the following link Neighbourhood Planning News Issue 8 January 2013. January’s issue has stories on: Funding The Upper Eden Neighbourhood Plan examination Neighbourhood Planning and CIL Daws Hill Judicial Review Make sure you do not miss a future issue – subscribe. Need help with your neighbourhood plan? We can help. Just call 01282 872570. Not sure what neighbourhood planning could mean for your area? Book one of our FREE training sessions.    

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Cheshire East Local Plan: Shaping Our Future

Cheshire East Council is consulting on the latest stage of Local Plan preparations.  Until 26th of February 2013 interested parties have an opportunity to comment on: The Council’s proposed Development Strategy; Policy Principles Document; Sustainability Appraisal; and Habitat Regulations Assessment. The Council’s proposed Development Strategy is for a minimum of 300 hectares of land to be provided for business, general industrial, storage and warehousing uses over the period 2012-2030. And for land to be made available to provide 27,000 homes over the same twenty year period. This consultation is important in that it will feed in to the drafting of Cheshire East’s all-important Local Plan document. If the future development of Cheshire East affects you, and you need expert help … Continue reading

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Neighbourhood Plan For Increased CIL

Communities that choose to accept new housing will benefit directly from new generous cash incentives. In neighbourhoods where a neighbourhood plan is prepared, and supported by local people in a referendum, will be able to keep 25% of the revenues arising from the development that they choose to accept. This cash boost will be paid directly to parish and town councils. Neighbourhoods without a neighbourhood plan where the levy is charged will receive a capped 15% share of the levy revenue arising from development in their area. Communities without a parish or town council will still benefit from this incentive, with the local planning authority retaining it and spending it in accordance with the wishes of the community. The government has … Continue reading

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Simpler, cheaper outline planning applications

In the Government’s on-going battle with planning red tape the need to set out building locations, widths, lengths and upper and lower heights in outline planning applications has been removed. This move, coming into force on 31 January 2013, will be welcome news for anyone wanting to establish if a development is acceptable in principle and should speed up decisions and reduce costs for outline applications. In introducing the move DCLG said “that local planning authorities are better placed to judge the information required on a site-by-site basis”. Unfortunately, many outline planning applications had become as detailed and expensive as full applications. This new move should ease that burden. Now those who are seeking to establish if a development is acceptable without … Continue reading

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Funding for a 1,000 Neighbourhood Plans

That was the upshot of an increased support package offered by Government to local planning authorities. In a letter to chief planning officers the Department of Communities and Local Government are offering a greater support package to help local councils support neighbourhood planning. This includes £5 million for new neighbourhood planning designations in 2013/2014. So at £5,000 for very designation that is potentially a further 1,000 neighbourhood planning areas across the country. In the same letter the government also announced a three stage payment system to help local councils support communities in their neighbourhood planning work: a first payment of £5,000 following designation of the neighbourhood planning area – capped at £5 million in 2013/2014; a second payment of £5,000 when … Continue reading

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Leeds Consults on Core Strategy

Leeds City Council is consulting on changes to it’s Core Strategy ahead of submission for independent examination. This final consultation on Pre-Submission Changes before submission will last until 5pm on the 18th of February 2013. If you require expert help to respond to this, or any other Core Strategy consultation contact Michael on 01282 872570 or email.    

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Business: Are You Ready for Neighbourhood Planning?

The 6th of April 2012 heralded one of the biggest ever shake-ups in town planning. From now on neighbourhoods have the right to plan for their area. This brief guide spells out what you need to know, but if you want to discuss in more detail how neighbourhood planning affects your business call 01282 872570. Not only will the local council produce plans, parish councils and other representative neighbourhood groups will have the power to make planning policy. Already over 200 parishes are experimenting with these new powers. And with £50 million rumoured to be up for grabs to support communities in this work up until 2015 expect many more to take up the baton and neighbourhood plan. What will … Continue reading

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Get Money Saving Planning Advice

Town planning is like most things in life – it is better to ask questions sooner rather than later. Countless projects waste time, effort and huge sums of money by not asking the right question at the right time. Refused permissions, planning appeals, enforcement action. Unfortunately, too many people skip this step, and pay the price later. Kirkwells offer a full pre-application advice service – we fully assess your project to see if it will get over all the key hurdles. Will it be acceptable against national planning policy? Will it meet the local councils planning policy? How does it sit with the neighbourhood plan? And all the other things you need to be aware of – Listed buildings, nature sites, … Continue reading

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Neighbourhood Plans: Process, Process, Process

  What can the Dawlish Neighbourhood Plan, the first neighbourhood plan to go to examination tell us? Well if we were pressed to sum it up in a few words we would say “process, process, process”.  And as any of you who have attended our neighbourhood planning training will know the need to follow process has been one of the key points we have made. Failure to follow process could have serious repercussions. So what can the Dawlish Neighbourhood Plan examination tell us. Follow the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations Firstly, that if your ambition as a parish council, or neighbourhood forum, is to have your plan become part of the statutory development framework you must ensure you follow the Neighbourhood Planning … Continue reading

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Endless Planning Consultations? Let Us Take The Strain

LDF, Local Plan, Neighbourhood Plan, CIL, SHLAA, SHMA, Development Brief, LDO, Design Guide, SPD, AAP, SCI, we could go on… These days the list of planning consultations is endless. And this is only if you have land and property in one area. With land and property in several locations your efforts to stay up to date and protect your interests and investments can be multiplied many times over. Why not let us take the strain? Kirkwells monitor all UK planning consultations. This means we can do the work for you – letting you get on with the day job, saving you time and money.  Added to this our planning experts will flag up the important issues and respond to these … Continue reading

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