Neighbourhood Planning

Anna Druce Community Link Officer – Wadebridge & Padstow September 2018

What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan?

• A parish plan with teeth and development / land use focus, to be adopted by Cornwall Council following referendum

• Sets out policies in relation to development and use of land in a neighbourhood

• Express local priorities

• Allocate sites for housing and other development

• Safeguard important assets

www.cornwall.gov.uk Neighbourhood Planning in Cornwall

www.cornwall.gov.uk Wadebridge & Padstow CNA

Wadebridge, St Breock & Egloshayle Pre-submission consultation Padstow Designated St Endellion Designated St Ervan No activity St Eval Adopted St Issey No activity St Kew No activity St Mabyn Designated St Merryn Designated St Minver Highlands & Lowlands Adopted St Tudy No activity

www.cornwall.gov.uk What can Neighbourhood plans do?

Neighbourhood plans must: • Be permissive • Be about land use planning • Be produced by the community

Neighbourhood Plans cannot: • Conflict with local or national policy • Propose less growth than strategic plan

www.cornwall.gov.uk Conformity with Cornwall Local Plan

• What do you want to add to the Local Plan Policies? • What is special or different about your place? • How and where would the community like to see the development set out in the Local Plan? • Are there particular ambitions? • Are there green spaces you would like to protect?

www.cornwall.gov.uk Possible themes to look at…

www.cornwall.gov.uk Process

www.cornwall.gov.uk Key roles

Group Role Town or Parish Council ‘Qualifying body’ with overarching responsibility Steering group Includes elected members as well as community representatives, responsible for day-to-day decision making Theme or focus No requirement, but can be useful to groups have groups who meet separately to discuss and solve specific issues. Common examples include new build and housing; open spaces; business and employment; landscape and environment; heritage and conservation.

www.cornwall.gov.uk Next Steps for subsequent months

Next 6-12 months Following 12-18 months Community engagement 6 week Publications consultation Evidence gathering Independent Examination Aims, visions & options Amend and finalise Plan Draft plan written for pre- Referendum submission consultation Plan adopted SEA Screening Presubmission consultation Submit plan to Cornwall Council

www.cornwall.gov.uk Statutory process

www.cornwall.gov.uk