The Role of Neighbourhood Planning

The Role of Neighbourhood Planning

The Localism Act 2011 introduced the opportunity for plan making by parish and town councils by producing their own Neighbourhood Development Plans, Neighbourhood Development Orders and the Community Right to Build. 

In 2012, Herefordshire Council took a positive approach to neighbourhood planning and provided support and advice to any community interested in producing plans to complement the Core Strategy 2011- 2031. As a result Neighbourhood Development Plans were included within the Local Development Scheme from 2014 and have now become an established part of the package of local policies over the past 10 years.

After 10 years in practice, it is now appropriate to review the role of Neighbourhood Development Plans in Herefordshire and how they could align with the emerging Local Plan 2021-2041.

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