Let's Make a Plan

Plan︎ Project and Get Partners

Plan︎ Project and Get Partners

Clarify why a plan is needed.

Publicise the intention to produce a plan.

Identify and contact key local partners.

Dialogue with the local planning authority.

Produce a project plan with costings.

LPA

Founders

Local Press

Involve
 the Community

Publicity.

Engage local partners.

Broad issues.

Provide feedback.

Engagement group

Local Community

Urban Character Study︎

Determine the neighbourhood area.

Submit neighbourhood area proposal.

LPA consults.

LPA approval.

LPA

SBNF

Create Neighbourhood Forum

Put together prospective neighbourhood forum.

Submit forum proposal.

LPA consults.

LPA determines area.

LPA

Forum Committee

Identify Stakeholders & Resources

Reach out to local businesses and community groups.

Work with local press

Gather resources

Engagement group

SBRA

FOSB

FOSF

etc.

Build Evidence

Review existing evidence. 

Identify gaps in evidence. 

Compile new evidence. 

Analysis of evidence.

Working groups

Local community

Themes, Aims, Vision, Options

Identify key issues and themes.

Prioritise issues and themes.

Develop key aims.

Look at options.

Working groups

Local community

Consultant

Draft the Plan

Policies, proposals, site allocations.

Consider sustainability, diversity,

equality, implementation & monitoring.

Working groups

Local community

AECOM

Consultant

Consult

Consultations on draft plan.

Amend plan.

LPA

Working groups

Local community

Consultant

Separate Mandatory Policies from Aspirations

Supplementary proposals do not require planning consent and do not need to be deliverable within 15 years. Not subject to Referendum.

LPA

Working groups

Consultant

Create Design Code

Combine Planning Briefs

Find a balance between technical specificity and a succinct description of what is required.

LPA

Working groups

Consultant

Re-Designate the Forum

Gather support.

Apply.

Respond to any objections.

Refresh membership.

Committee

JSC

Hold AGM

Proxy voting option

Elect Committee incl. group leaders

Recruit and update members

Committee

Members

Local Councillors

Raise More Funds

Apply for Grants.

Crowdfunding.

Seek Donations.

Locality

Committee

Local community

Review and Gather more Evidence

Fill gaps in evidence.

Consider demographic changes.

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Committee

Working groups

All members

Discuss Online

Discuss unresolved issues and ideas via new online forum and social media

All members

Working groups

Align with Local Plan Revisions

Must be in general conformity with the strategic policies in the development plan for the wider district area.

Adopted 2017. Reviewed every five years

Committee

Working groups

LPA

Align with new legislation

Review changes to National Planning Policy, Human Rights, SDGs and EU laws after Brexit.

Committee

Working groups

LPA

Public Engagement Events

Have Your Say Day and/or workshops.

Online surveys.

Analyse feedback.

Amend the Plan.

Committee

Working groups

Members

Community

Regulation 14 Consultation Process

Public consultation organised by the Forum (6 weeks)

Analyse Results

Fine-tune the Plan

Committee

Working groups

Members

Community

Amendments and Screening

Possible SEA (Strategic Environmental Assessment)

Possible Independent Examination

Committee

Working groups

LPA

Independent examiners

Submit the Plan

Submit final version to Local Planning Authority (LPA).

LPA publicises for 6 weeks

Committee

LPA

Referendum

Hold referendum (28 days).

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Note: Marine Ward is not designated as a Business Area, so unfortunately, if you work in the area but you are not a resident, you cannot vote.

LPA

All residents

Plan Completion

Decisions on planning applications will be made using both the Local Plan and the Neighbourhood Plan. Once the Plan is made, the community may decide to make an update during the 15 year period if the Neighbourhood Plan conflicts with a new council plan (Local Plan) or if it becomes outdated.

LPA

Forum

Monitoring the Plan

The implementation of the completed Plan will need to be monitored and progress will need to be measured to ensure objectives are met. It will be for the local community to agree a successor body to monitor, implement and review the NP through a neighbourhood organisation which is fully representative of homeowners and tenants and all parts of the designated Neighbourhood Area.

Forum

Design Review Panel

Community groups, i.e. SBRA, FOSB, etc.