Stages of neighbourhood planning

You will need to collect together your community's ideas for the neighbourhood area and draw up your proposals for a neighbourhood plan and / or a neighbourhood development order or community right to build order. 

You will need to ensure that everyone living and working in and around your local community are appropriately consulted on your neighbourhood forum's proposals.

This should include:

• residents
• local businesses
• landowners
• any relevant local, regional and national organisations and agencies 

You may need to adjust your proposals in response to your consultation feedback.

Your planning and development proposals must meet:

• international, European and national designations (e.g. heritage and natural environment), and European environmental and human rights laws
• national planning policies and laws, including the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)
• the strategic policies and designations of the Council's statutory  - you can plan for more but not less development than is required for your area by the Local Plan (neighbourhood planning can't be used to prevent the building of homes and business required in the borough).

See our Planning Studies and Documentation.

You may also wish to take account of any relevant nominated communityrighttobid.

We can help advise and guide you on these matters and assist with aspects such as the consultation process, as well guiding you towards potential sources of funding support. 

The government has also funded the following independent community organisations who you may wish to approach to get help and advice:

• Locality (The Building Community Consortium)
• Planning Aid (part of the Royal Town Planning Institute)