Neighbourhood planning guidance
Types of neighbourhood planning
There are three types of neighbourhood planning your community may wish to consider:
1. A Neighbourhood Plan
This is used to establish your vision and general planning policies and proposals for the future development and use of different plots of land in your local community area.
It will form part of the borough's statutory Local Plan against which all planning applications and development proposals will be decided.
A Neighbourhood Plan could include Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders.
2. A Neighbourhood Development Order
This allows you to grant planning permission for certain types of development that you want to see go ahead in your community area.
3. A Community Right to Build Order
This allows you to grant planning permission for the local community to build small-scale housing developments, community facilities or shops.