Sutton Neighbourhood Plan & associated documents
Here you can find the Sutton Neighbourhood Plan - Made (Adopted) Version and Associated Documents.
WHAT IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN?
A neighbourhood plan gives communities the opportunity to set out their planning priorities and aspirations for the future of their community area (e.g. parish). It is a right introduced under the Localism Act 2011
Once approved, neighbourhood plans are used in the determination of planning applications.
Whilst neighbourhood plans cannot block development that is already part of the local authority’s (e.g. CBC) Local Plan, what they can do is shape where that development will go and what it will look like.
Neighbourhood plans can also be used to influence and negotiate with any developers.
They cover areas including:
5 PHASES TO DEVELOPING OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
There are 5 phases to developing a neighbourhood plan with the expected timeline being 18-24 months.
Check out more Sutton Village Neighbourhood plan articles.
01
GETTING STARTED
Gather opinions and engage the community
Decide to create a neighbourhood plan
Define your neighbourhood
Establish the steering committee
02
PREPARATION & DATA GATHERING
Identify all stakeholders
Gather views, aims and aspirations
Prepare a draft vision and aims for the area
Gather data and build an evidence base
03
Drafting our neighbourhood plan
Generate and assess options
Define spaces, designations and infrastructure
Planning policies and other matters
04
Consultation and Submission
Review with key stakeholders and external experts - Complete
6 week formal consultation on draft Plan (Regulation 14) - Complete
Review and update Plan in light of feedback - Complete
Submission of updated Plan to CBC (Regulation 15) - Submitted 11th January 2021
CBC led consultation on submitted Plan (Regulation 16) - 14 Jan 2021 to 25 Feb 2021
05
examination, Referendum & Adoption
Independent Examination - Completed 8th April 2021
Referendum - Completed Thursday 24th June 2021
Adoption & Publication
Implementation & monitoring