The Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Draft 2016-2031 Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Contents 2.0 Complying with legal requirements and planning policies Contents Grovehill Future Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 Neighbourhood Plan 2016-2031 Page Legal requirementsList of Neighbourhood Plan Policies Page i i The Government’sGlossary Localism Act 2011 ; a new tier of planning devolving greaterPage powers ii toii Councils and neighbourhoods and therefore giving local people new rights to shape the development of their 1.0 Introduction Pages TBC 1 communities. Three new initiatives were introduced to deliver neighbourhood planning: . N1.1eighbourhood Why Grovehill Plans; Future needs a Neighbourhood Plan 3 . Neighbourhood1.1 Why Grovehill Development Future Ordersneeds ,a and Neighbourhood Plan 2.0. Community Complying Right with to Build the Orders. legal requirements and planning policies 6 2.0 Complying with the legal requirements and planning policies 2.1 Sustainable development 9 The rules governing the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans are set out in ‘Neighbourhood Planning Regulations’1 (as amended); they give communities a say in ‘how their local areas are 2.12.2 SustainableDacorum Borough development Council - How the Grovehill 10 planned’ and hNeighbourhoodow planning rules Plan should fits within be add theresse corporated. vision To meet2.2 the generalDacorum requirements Borough Council a Neighbourhood - How the GrovehillPlan must: 3.0 How theNeighbourhood Neighbourhood Plan fits Plwithinan wasthe corporate prepared vision 11 Meet the requirements of certain EU directives relating to human rights and habitat 3.0 protection;How3.1 theVision Neighbourhood Plan was prepared 13 B3.1e3.2 in keepingVisionKey Issues with policies that determine how UK planning decisions should be made 15 which are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Policy Guidance3.23.3 KeyAims; Issues, Objectives and Opportunities 17 4.0 B3.ePolicies 3in complianceAims , Objectives with the andmost Opportunities important strategi c policies prepared by the local planning19 authority, and 4.0 Policies Area 1 : Henry Wells Sq 20 Explain how the community and organisations have helped to prepare the Neighbourhood Area 2 : Garage blocks 23 Plan. Area 1 : Garage blocks AreaTheme 2 1 :: HenryEnhancing Wells public Sq spaces 24 Theme 12 : EnhancingHousing public spaces 25 National planning Theme 23context : HousingImproving access and connectivity 27 Theme 3 : Improving access and connectivity In addition,4.1 a NGrovehilleighbourhood Future P Communitylan must not Projects constrain the delivery of important National 28 P olicy 4.1 Grovehill Future Community Projects objectives which are set out within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), those 5.0 Delivering the Neighbourhood Plan 33 particu5.0 larlyDelivering relevant to the the Neighbourhoodneighbourhood planning Plan process include paragraphs 16 and 184. 6.0 Monitoring the Neighbourhood Plan - List of appendices 1 http: //www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/made & http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/20/made (as amended 2015) 2 http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/planning-development/planning-strategic-planning/local-planning-framework Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan GrovehillGrovehill Future Future Neighbourhood Neighbourhood Plan Plan Contents 2.0Contents Complying with legal requirements and planning policies List of Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Policies List of Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Policies Policy: Area 1 : Henry Wells Square LegalPolicy: requirements Area 1 - Henry Wells Square Policy: Area 2 : Garage Blocks Policy: Area 2 - Garage Blocks ThePolicy: Government’s Theme Localism 1 : Enhancing Act 2011 Public; a new Spacestier of planning devolving greater powers to Councils andPolicy: neighbourhoods Theme 1 and - Enhancing therefore giving Public local Spaces people new rights to shape the development of their communities.Policy: Theme Three new2 : Housing initiatives were introduced to deliver neighbourhood planning: Policy:. Neighbourhood Theme 2 - P Housinglans; Policy:. Neighbourhood Theme 3 : Development Improving OrdersAccess, and and Connectivity Policy:. Community Theme Right 3 - Improving to Build Orders. Access and Connectivity The rules governing the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans are set out in ‘Neighbourhood 1 Planning Regulations’ (as amended); they give communities a say in ‘how their local areas are planned’ and how planning rules should be addressed. To meet the general requirements a Neighbourhood Plan must: Meet the requirements of certain EU directives relating to human rights and habitat protection; Be in keeping with policies that determine how UK planning decisions should be made which are set out in the National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Policy Guidance; Be in compliance with the most important strategic policies prepared by the local planning authority, and Explain how the community and organisations have helped to prepare the Neighbourhood Plan. National planning context In addition, a Neighbourhood Plan must not constrain the delivery of important National Policy objectives which are set out within the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), those particularly relevant to the neighbourhood planning process include paragraphs 16 and 184. 1 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/637/made & http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/20/made (as amended 2015) 2 http://www.dacorum.gov.uk/home/planning-development/planning-strategic-planning/local-planning-framework i Grovehill Future Neighbourhood Plan Grovehill FuturFuturee Neighbourhood Plan 2.0Glossary Complying with legal requirements and planning policies Glossary Affordable Housing Affordable housing includes social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. The term does not include low cost open market housing. Affordable housing should include provisions to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternativealternative affordable housing provision.provision (National(National PlanningPlanning PolicyPolicy Framework,Framework, MarchMarch 20122012)). Appropriate This assessment is required under The Conservation of Habitats and Species Assessment (also Regulations 2010. Its purpose is to analyse a plan or proposals and ascertain referred to as whether there would be any significant effects on internationally important nature LegalHabitats requirements Regulations conservation sites (also referred to as Natura or European sites). Assessment) Assessment) Community A new charge which local authorities in England and Wales will be empowered, TheInfrastructure Government’s Levy Localismbut not Act required, 2011; toa chargenew tier on of most planning types ofdevolving new dev elopmentgreater powersin their area.to Councils CIL and(CIL) neighbourhoods andcharges therefore will begiving based local on simplepeople formulae new rights which to relateshape the the size development of the charge of to their communities. Three newthe initiatives size and were character introduced of the development to deliver neighbourhood paying it. planning: Community Hub A centralised area that provides for community engagement, which is accessible Community. Neighbourhood Hub PAlans centralised; area that provides for community engagement, which is accessible to all. Neighbourhood Development Orders, and Conservation Area Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character, appearance or . Community Rightsetting to Build of Orders.which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. Conservation Area Set out why an area has been defined as a Conservation Area; its different TAppraisalshe rules (CAA)gover ning thecharacter prepa areasration and of appearance;appearance,Neighbourhood buildingsbuildings Plan ofs significant are set interest;interest,out in features‘Neighbourhood for retention and improvement, and proposals for its future management. Planning Regulations’1 retention(as amended and improvement); they give andcommunities proposals fora sitsa yfuture in ‘h management.ow their local areas are planned’Dacorum andBorough how planningThis isrules the Localshould Plan be foradd Dacorumressed. Borough which was adopted by the Council Local Plan (DBLP) on 21 April 2004. Its policies will gradually be replaced by the local planning To meet the general requirementsframework. Untila Neighbourhood that happens the Plan Council must: will use the policies to help it determine planning applications. Deprivation Meet the requirementsUsually of used certain in the EU context directives of the relating indices ofto multiplehuman deprivationrights and usedhabitat by the (commonlyprotection; known as Office of National Statistics to define disadvantage usually relating to poverty but Indices of Multiple also including data relating to poor health, high crime and limited access to Deprivation) Be in keeping withservices policies including that determine shopping, how schools, UK planning health and decisions social care. should be made which Developmentare set Planout in theComponent National Planning parts of thePolicy Local Framework Plan which and makes Nation up theal PlanningDevelopment Policy Plan. DocumentsGuidance DPD; Evidence Base The process of producing a development plan document firstly requires