Neighbourhood Plan |
Community Referendum |
Neighbourhood Plans were introduced by the 2011 Localism Act. They give local communities the power to shape future development in their locality, by allowing residents, employees and business to come together through a local parish council and say where they think new houses, businesses and shops should go - and what they should look like.
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If our NP passes these national and local planning policy tests, the local community will be able to vote on it in a referendum. With majority approval, the Neighbourhood Plan comes into force as part of the statutory development plan for Waverley.
Planning Policies |
Community-ledOur Neighbourhood Plan (NP) must be community-led and evidence-based.
The process of drawing up the NP must involve the local community and reflect the community's needs and wishes for the future. Proportionate, robust evidence should support the choices made in the NP and the approach taken. |
A Neighbourhood Plan, once made, will form part of the statutory local development plan for the area and its policies will be used to determine development proposals in the neighbourhood. Planning applications will be determined in accordance with the the Plan's policies unless material considerations indicate otherwise.
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