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Tag Archives: Neighbourhood Planning
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.
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
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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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
Planning Aid’s Up Front Recommends our Top Tips
Our recent How to Engage the Community on Your Neighbourhood Plan feature has been picked up and recommended by the RTPI’s Planning Aid newsletter Up Front. A little like our own Neighbourhood Planning News, Up Front brings together top neighbourhood planning stories, events, and top tips! Look out for our Winter Neighbourhood Planning News or subscribe. And if you like our top tips, and need help to engage your local community on your neighbourhood plan, just email or give Louise or Michael a call on: 01282 872570 ©Kirkwells Town Planners and Sustainable Development Consultants based at the Lancashire Digital Technology Centre in Burnley www.kirkwells.co.uk Research • Planning Policy • Site Search • Site Appraisal • Planning Applications • Appeals • … Continue reading
Neighbourhood Planning New Funding: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
OK. The Good. £9.7 million of funding over the next two years. You know, despite some quibbles, we remain big fans of neighbourhood planning. The other key ingredient is that DCLG recognise the need to send some of this funding arrowing to those actually doing the neighbourhood planning. The various neighbourhood planning bodies, whether they be parishes or neighbourhood fora. This would be via a grant or voucher scheme. Unfortunately, at this point, we have to say things start to go, for us a little pear shaped. Firstly, the grants, or vouchers would be up to £7,000 per neighbourhood area. For “start-up costs, training sessions, required studies and incidentals”. £7,000? Didn’t DCLG’s own impact assessment acknowledge a complex neighbourhood plan … Continue reading
Kirkwells Support Branston Neighbourhood Plan Frontrunner
Branston Parish Council have appointed Kirkwells town planning consultancy to help them prepare their neighbourhood plan in one of the Government’s frontrunner neighbourhood planning areas. Branston are one of eleven neighbourhood planning frontrunners in East Staffordshire. In announcing the appointment Branston Parish Council Chairman Mike Ackroyd said: “We as a parish council are on a very steep learning curve with and from our first meeting with Kirkwells they have given us the confidence to help us prepare our plan. They are very keen to help and guide us and nothing is too much trouble, we are looking forward to working closely with them.” Kirkwells’ Policy Director, Louise Kirkup said: “Neighbourhood planning is one of our specialities. So here at Kirkwells … Continue reading
How to Engage the Community on Your Neighbourhood Plan
The successful launch of the Stretton Neighbourhood Plan has just taken place. And if you view the photos what a success this was. People through the door, numerous comments, new information, and dialogue opened, things to check, and potential new volunteers. So how did we and Stretton parish council do it? Below are ten key things used in Stretton to make engagement and consultation on the neighbourhood plan a success. Good Organisation – it may sound obvious, but this is a must. Decide in advance what you are doing, who is doing it, what materials you need, and how you will make a record of what was said and discussed. Willing, enthusiastic and well-briefed volunteers– it is your plan so make sure … Continue reading
Stretton Neighbourhood Plan Launch
Stretton Parish Council, supported by Kirkwells, will be launching their neighbourhood plan on Saturday 10th of November. From 10am until noon you will be able to drop in to the Priory Centre and begin to discuss plan’s for the area’s future. Find out more by visiting the Stretton Neighbourhood Plan web site. Stretton are on of the government’s neighbourhood planning frontrunners. Kirkwells are providing advice and support to the parish council to help them prepare their neighbourhood plan. Stretton’s application for neighbourhood planning area status is currently out for consultation. If you need to find out more about how your area should go about becoming a neighbourhood planning area follow one of these two links: Parishes Non-parished areas Kirkwells specialise … Continue reading
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