Why bother with a Neighbourhood Plan and what can It do for us?
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why does saham toney need a neighbourhood plan?
The aim of any neighbourhood plan is to allow local communities to shape and influence in a meaningful way what type of development happens in their area.
Once approved our Neighbourhood Plan will have statutory status and will form part of Breckland Council's overall development plan for the district. From that point on until 2036 developers making applications; Breckland planners deciding whether or not to grant planning permission; and government inspectors making decisions on any appeals against refusal of permission, will have to adhere to the policies in our Plan or show very good reason why they don't. And all of us in Saham Toney can object to planning applications we don't agree with on the basis that they fail to meet the criteria set out in our Plan's policies and those can't just be ignored.
Once approved our Neighbourhood Plan will have statutory status and will form part of Breckland Council's overall development plan for the district. From that point on until 2036 developers making applications; Breckland planners deciding whether or not to grant planning permission; and government inspectors making decisions on any appeals against refusal of permission, will have to adhere to the policies in our Plan or show very good reason why they don't. And all of us in Saham Toney can object to planning applications we don't agree with on the basis that they fail to meet the criteria set out in our Plan's policies and those can't just be ignored.
What a neighbourhood plan can do
Our Neighbourhood Plan can...
Decide where and what type of development should happen in the parish;
Deal with issues that concern the development of land;
Propose more development than is set out in the Local Plan, but only if the village decides that is what it wants;
Include policies that take precedence over existing policies in the Breckland Local Plan - provided they don't conflict with the strategic policies in the Breckland Local Plan;
Define specific areas, buildings, views and environmental aspects that will safeguarded against future development;
Use examples from other neighbourhood plans where relevant; and
MAKE ALL OF OUR VOICES HEARD IN THE FACE OF EVER-INCREASING PRESSURES FROM SPECULATIVE DEVELOPERS!
Decide where and what type of development should happen in the parish;
Deal with issues that concern the development of land;
Propose more development than is set out in the Local Plan, but only if the village decides that is what it wants;
Include policies that take precedence over existing policies in the Breckland Local Plan - provided they don't conflict with the strategic policies in the Breckland Local Plan;
Define specific areas, buildings, views and environmental aspects that will safeguarded against future development;
Use examples from other neighbourhood plans where relevant; and
MAKE ALL OF OUR VOICES HEARD IN THE FACE OF EVER-INCREASING PRESSURES FROM SPECULATIVE DEVELOPERS!
what a neighbourhood plan cannot do
Our Neighbourhood Plan cannot...
Conflict with the national planning policies;
Go against the strategic policies of the Breckland Local Plan;
Be used to prevent the type and amount of development that the Breckland Local Plan permits;
Completely overcome problems that arise when Breckland Council can't show it has a five year future supply of land for housing - a loophole that developers often use to get round planning rules; although it can go some way to closing that loophole;
Deal with issues that don't relate to the development of land, for example public transport, health and education services etc; or
Be prepared by anyone other than the Parish Council or a group authorised to do it for them.
Conflict with the national planning policies;
Go against the strategic policies of the Breckland Local Plan;
Be used to prevent the type and amount of development that the Breckland Local Plan permits;
Completely overcome problems that arise when Breckland Council can't show it has a five year future supply of land for housing - a loophole that developers often use to get round planning rules; although it can go some way to closing that loophole;
Deal with issues that don't relate to the development of land, for example public transport, health and education services etc; or
Be prepared by anyone other than the Parish Council or a group authorised to do it for them.