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Update on Neighbourhood Planning (Jun 11)
The Government claims Neighbourhood Plans will become the new building blocks of the planning system where communities have the power to grant planning permission if a local majority are in favour’. The process for developing Neighbourhood Plans will rely on active community involvement. Whereas the Localism Act sets out the framework for neighbourhood planning, the details are still in development within the Department for Communities and Local Government. This briefing covers relevant amendments to the Localism Act as it passed through Parliament, and current thinking on how Neighbourhood Plans might fit into the wider statutory planning system.
Eden Valley Big Society Vanguard: how a clustered approach to Community Led Planning can create and sustain community action (Mar 11)
Decribes work underway in the Eden Valley vanguard area. In particular, it considers how Action with Communities in Cumbria (ACT) has used CLP to engage people in a debate about the future of their area; helping them to identify the contributions they can make to its improvement.
CLP can build the Big Society (Aug 10)
Shows how CLP can feed into new policies proposed by the government including the Right to Build, Right to Buy and the Right to Challenge.
The Right to Build and Parish Polls (Aug 10)
Argues that the government's proposal for communities to agree on new housing development via Parish Polls will prove costly and could even generate conflict between interested parties. It claims that communities are better prepared to decide on new developments if they have produced a Community Led Plan.
Community Led Planning Policy Position Paper (Oct 09)
Provides a broad overview of CLP, demonstrating how it has resulted in less dependant and more prosperous communities, strengthened local democracy, encouraged social inclusion and brought about better outcomes for the environment.
