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CORSLEY PARISH COUNCILNeighbourhood Planning – Localism Act 2011
Corsley Parish Council
Quarterly meeting 9th December 2013
Localism Act 2011 and Community RightsBriefing Notes
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CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – Localism Act 2011
•Localism Act 2011 aimed to decentralise control over services, assets and planning
• It introduced the Community Rights Agenda embracing rights to:
• BID• CHALLENGE• BUILD
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CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – CHALLENGE & BID
• CHALLENGE. Opportunity to bid to take over local services• Local and Fire & Rescue• Power to submit expression of interest• Local authority can accept or reject• PC must run competitive procurement
• BID. Power to submit assets of community value to be kept on list by local authority• Community may express interest to purchase• Deadlines to put together bid, funding and buy
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CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – PLANNING
• Planning System. National Planning Policy Framework• Affects how communities can influence development• 1000 pages into 50 – fewer rules• Presumption in favour of sustainable development• Local authority area plan even more important• Supports neighbourhood planning
• RIGHT to build. Aims to decentralise power over planning to communities• Establishment of local planning policies• Right to build• Local referendums
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CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – RIGHT TO BUILD
• Proposals. Allows communities propose local development• Approvals. Permissions without going through
lengthy and cumbersome planning process• Decision. Communities decide themselves what
is built – type, quantity, design• Obligations. Must meet NPPF, EU and Human
Rights• Rural areas. Expected to be of particular benefit• Financial. Increasing development spurs
economic growthSlide 5
CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – West Wiltshire
• Wiltshire Core Strategy. Provides foundation for community led planning policy including neighbourhood plans• Planning policy. Required to be based on clear
evidence and needs assessment• Neighbourhood Planning. Option, not
compulsory. Other routes exist. • Qualifying Body. Neighbourhood plans can only
be prepared by “qualifying body”, eg Parish Council
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CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – The Plan
• Content. There are no set guidelines but it should include:• Local allocations for development.
Employment, residential. Input from Core Strategy• Outline specific requirements.
Eg, open spaces and community facilities • Related policies.
Those relating to all development within plan area• Timescales. Time to produce estimated to be 1-2
years• Costs. Estimated between £17k - £63k, part met
by Wiltshire, remainder by Qualifying BodySlide 7
CORSLEY PARISH COUNCIL Quarterly Meeting 9th December
Neighbourhood Planning – The Process
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