What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

A Neighbourhood Plan (NP)is a document that sets out planning policies for your area and can:

• Protect local green spaces;
• Encourage better designed places;
• Bring forward housing that genuinely meets local needs.

It’s written by the local community and helps get the right types of development in the right place. An adopted Neighbourhood Plan attracts 25% of CIL in most cases - useful for funding community projects and derived through positive development