Welcome STEERING AND WORKING GROUPS’ MEETING OF 13TH JANUARY 2016

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Agenda

1) Apologies 2) Notes of the meeting of the 28th October 2015 i. Approval of minutes ii. Matters arising from these notes not covered elsewhere 3) Chairman’s opening remarks 4) Parishioner Participation 1 (5 minutes) 5) Working Group Reports (brief updates) 6) Open Day 28th/29th February 7) Parishioner Participation 2 (15 minutes) 8) To note dates of next meetings

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC a) West Haddon at Referendum stage. The referendum will be held on Thursday 28th January. The question which will be asked is: - “Do you want District Council to use the neighbourhood plan for West Haddon to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?” b) Plan has been submitted for inspection c) Charwellton at consultation stage (closing date 31st January)

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done 3. We know the documents which govern what we can and cannot do a) National Planning and Policy Framework (NPPF) b) West Joint Core Strategy (JCS) c) Council Saved Policies 2007 d) Give consideration to existing “Policies and principles relating to applications for Planning and development” adopted by Badby Parish Council in September 2014

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done 3. We know the documents which govern what we can and cannot do 4. The Plan need not be complex indeed the simpler the better! a) Simple plans are easier to write and more importantly easier to read and understand b) Simple plans are less likely to contain errors and ambiguities which can be exploited by developers c) Simple plans are good for small villages with limited resource

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done 3. We know the documents which govern what we can and cannot do 4. The Plan need not be complex indeed the simpler the better! 5. No waffle and pictures which are not evidence or information driving our policies

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done 3. We know the documents which govern what we can and cannot do 4. The Plan need not be complex indeed the simpler the better! 5. No waffle and pictures which are not evidence or information driving our policies 6. Now is the time for action! Let the writing of policies and the plan commence!

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done 3. We know the documents which govern what we can and cannot do 4. The Plan need not be complex indeed the simpler the better! 5. No waffle and pictures which are not evidence or information driving our policies 6. Now is the time for action! Let the writing of the policies and plan commence! 7. We have an open evening planned in the Village Hall on the 27th/28th February

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Chairman’s Opening Remarks

1. Much activity in Neighbourhood Planning across DDC 2. With the completion of the door-stepping the pre-work is largely done 3. We know the documents which govern what we can and cannot do 4. The Plan need not be complex indeed the simpler the better! 5. No waffle and pictures which are not evidence or information driving our policies 6. Now is the time for action! Let the writing of the policies and plan commence! 7. We have an open evening planned in the Village Hall on the 27th/28th February 8. I hope we will have people leaving this meeting tonight to write a selection of draft policies which will on boards at the Open Evening for comment.

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Agenda

1) Apologies 2) Notes of the meeting of the 28th October 2015 i. Approval of minutes ii. Matters arising from these notes not covered elsewhere 3) Chairman’s opening remarks 4) Parishioner Participation 1 (5 minutes) 5) Working Group Reports (brief updates) 6) Open Day 28th/29th February 7) Parishioner Participation 2 (15 minutes) 8) To note dates of next meetings

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Working Group Updates

❖Communications Group

❖Resources Group

❖Project Management and Administration Group

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Open Day

Background At the last meeting of the 28th October a Temporary Working Group was set up to organise a Neighbourhood Plan Open Day during February. The group was Andy Witcomb, Clare Crouch, Chris Nelson and Ken Morris. The following is the thinking of the group: - Objectives of the Open Day ❖To further inform and make known what is happening – the process ❖To put up some draft policies for comment and indicate other areas for which policies will be written ❖To indicate what the Group believes parishioners see a as what defines Badby Village and Parish and what needs to be preserved and retained and enhanced.

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Open Day Format ❖Village Hall Event at a weekend in February open at some time during both Saturday and Sunday ❖Display boards covering the following: - ❖DDC Process Map ❖History of Badby ❖What defines Badby Village & Parish and what needs to be preserved and retained and enhanced? ❖Current situation – demographics etc. ❖Policies – two boards. ❖ Representatives from the group will be there to talk to parishioners throughout the event Date of Event : - Saturday 27th/Sunday 28th February (timings to be advised)

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan What policies do we need?

There are no defined policy areas as such

Policies must relate to the use and development of land

Policies will be inspected against “National Policy and Advice” as well as local plans

They should be what is important to the Parish (NB not just the village)

Looking at other Neighbourhood plans provides good guidance

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policies in other local Parish NPs

Policy West Haddon Kilsby Charwellton Badby WNJCS DDC Saved Community Facilities; Leisure; Recreational Facilities WH3, WH4, WH5 K1 CN3 Support for Walking and Cycling K2 CN5 New Housing; Meeing Local Housing Needs; Design Criteria WH10, WH11, WH12, WH13 K3, K4 CN2 Transport WH7 K5 CN4 Protecting Defined Character WH1 K6 CN2 Greens and Open Spaces WH2 K7 CN5 Commercial Development; Employment; Homeworking WH8 K8 CN1 Infrastructure WH6 Developer Contribution and CIL WH6 Parking

BADBY PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Charwellton Neighbourhood Plan

❖Simple one page introduction covering History, Demographics and Vision. ❖One page with map defining designated area ❖One page covering the consultation process ❖One page intro to the plan ❖19 pages cover 5 policies ❖3 pages of appendices covering Village Design Statement and map of open spaces ❖1 page of references ❖TOTAL: - 29 Pages including front cover and contents!

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Documents and evidence to consider when writing policies.

1. National Planning and Policy Framework (NPPF) 2. Joint Core Strategy (JCS) 3. Daventry District Council Saved Policies 2007 4. “Policies and principles relating to applications for Planning and development” adopted by Badby Parish Council in September 2014 5. The 2000 Parish Appraisal 6. The 2014 Village Questionnaire Data 7. 2013 DDC Badby Parish Housing Needs Survey Report 8. Any other reliable information source

Remember all polices have to be in the context of development and use of land.

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Policies we require in draft by the 28th January for inclusion in the Open Days The Steering Group would like to review 3/4 policies on the 29th of January with a view to putting them forward as draft policies for comment at the Open Days. The selected policies are: - ❖Community Facilities (the definition is broad but can include Halls, Pubs, PWs, Village Greens, Playing Fields, Footpaths, Cycle Tracks, Bridleways etc.) ❖Infrastructure and Transport ❖Protecting the Character of the Village (the character needs to be defined in terms of setting, built environment, trees, open spaces, etc) ❖Parking? Draft Policies should be with Andy Witcomb by 28th January

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Exercise: - What defines Badby’s and the Parish’s character in a planning context

For example: - ”Its setting in the folds of the Northamptonshire Heights in the Nene valley” is arguably the quality that most people would take away from a single visit to Badby. What does this mean in a planning context? ❖Proposed development on the edge of the village has to be subject to particular scrutiny. It has to be consider in terms of its visual impact from all positions. Is its architecture appropriate to its immediate surroundings in terms of style, scale, building materials etc.? ❖Development outside the immediate village boundaries would be very unlikely to receive planning permission. ❖Beyond the village boundaries land use is critical in in preserving the rural character, which could be about buildings, about light levels at night, sound levels at all times amongst others. Any policy has to attempt to reflect these concerns within the context of restrictions highlighted previously.

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Agenda

1) Apologies 2) Notes of the meeting of the 28th October 2015 i. Approval of minutes ii. Matters arising from these notes not covered elsewhere 3) Chairman’s opening remarks 4) Parishioner Participation 1 (5 minutes) 5) Working Group Reports (brief updates) 6) Open Day 28th/29th February 7) Parishioner Participation 2 (15 minutes) 8) To note dates of next meetings

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan Dates of Next Meetings

Wednesday 24th February

Wednesday 6th April

Badby Parish Neighbourhood Plan