Neighbourhood planning enables members of a local community to take forward planning proposals for the neighbourhood in which they live. Neighbourhood Development Plans are voluntary local planning policy documents that are written and developed by a community, usually led by a town or parish council.
Once a neighbourhood plan is made, and adopted in High Peak, it will form part of the Development Plan for High Peak. This means that it will become a main consideration within the local planning system.
What a Neighbourhood Plan can and cannot do
A Neighbourhood Plan can:
- Decide where and what type of development should happen in the neighbourhood
- Promote more development than is set out in the Local Plan
- Include policies, for example regarding design standards, that take precedence over existing policies in the Local Plan for the neighbourhood - provided the Neighbourhood Plan policies do not conflict with the strategic policies in the Local Plan.
A Neighbourhood Plan cannot:
- Conflict with the strategic policies in the Local Plan prepared by the local planning authority
- Be used to prevent development that is included in the Local Plan
- Be prepared by a body other than a parish or town council or a neighbourhood forum.
How to get involved
We can offer the following assistance to help you produce a neighbourhood plan:
- advice and guidance, including an initial meeting to explain the process
- provision of local maps
- specialist technical advice, offering a 'critical friend' role throughout the drafting of the plan
- assistance with consultation and publicity programmes
Neighbourhood planning areas
You can find out about the progress of the the Neighbourhood Plan in your area by clicking on the links below:
