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DNF Denmead Neighbourhood ForumA Frontrunner community group, operating as a Working Party of the Parish Council, producing a Neighbourhood Plan for
Denmead~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Launch of the Neighbourhood Forum25th November 2011
Welcome!
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The story so far:• An application to be a Front Runner group• Supported by Winchester City Council• Approved by Department for Communities
and Local Government (DCLG) in the ‘fourth wave’ of Community Groups preparing a Neighbourhood Plan – one of 126 in England on 31st August 2011
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• What does being a Front Runner mean?• WCC has a £20,000 grant from DCLG to help
them (and us!) gain insight into the provisions of the Government’s new Localism Bill – how Neighbourhood Plans will work
• For DCLG, our feedback will improve the detail of the legislation as it is prepared
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• What is a Neighbourhood Plan?“A new way for communities to decide the future of the place where they live and work”• Able to Choose where we want new homes• Have a say on what those buildings should
look like• Even ….. grant planning permission for new
buildings
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Basic conditions for Neighbourhood Planning:
• Conform with national policy• Conform with the strategic policies of the plan
for the area (i.e. WCC’s Core Strategy)• Compatible with EU obligations• Compatible with human rights
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Winchester City Council Role :-•Advice on
– translate regulations – procedure /process – compliance with statutory procedures– Content of the Neighbourhood Plan
•Attend steering group meetings
•Provide links with County Council/statutory agencies/service providers
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Winchester City Council Role :-
•Share data – LDF evidence base – GIS map based data
•Sustainability appraisal/equality impact assessment•Examination and referendum•Local Planning Authority has a legal duty to bring the Neighbourhood Development Plan into force
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The view from Westminster
George Hollingbery MP for the Meon Valley
and a member of the DCLG Select Committee
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Lets take a break ……..
…….. with some work for you to do!
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6th July 2011
What Denmead Parish Council said was the purpose of the N. Plan - in its application :
Sites for Affordable Homes; market housing; under-provision of recreational space; future burial ground space;
Consolidate and expand commercial enterprises;Confirm the extent of the local Gap
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• What kind of things will the Forum have do to prepare the Plan?
• and how will it do it?
• not only that, what’s the timescale?
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There’s no pretending – there is a fair amount of work to be done,
but there is help from WCC officers; DCLG; other Front Runners and ‘bought in’ expertise.
And don’t forget to followwww.denmeadneighbourhoodplan.org.uk
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DNF Denmead Neighbourhood Forum
Thank YOUfor becoming part of
Denmead’sNeighbourhood
Forum