Sustainable Development and Neighbourhood Plans

Chris Gooding and Bill Bloxsome

Data Orchard/Community First

Achieving Sustainable Development

“Meeting the needs of the

present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own

needs”.Resolution 24/187 United Nations General Assembly

UK Sustainable Development Strategy

Three Dimensions to Sustainable Development

• Contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment - An environmental role

Three Dimensions to Sustainable Development

•Contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment - An environmental role

•Contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy - An economic role

•Supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities - A social role

The Environmental Role

• Improve biodiversity• Use of natural

resources prudently;• Minimise waste and

pollution;• Mitigate and adapt to

climate change, moving to a low carbon economy

The Economic Role

• Sufficient land available;

• Of the right type;• In the right place;• At the right time;• Support innovation;• Provision of

infrastructure;• Co-ordination with

other development

The Social Role

• Supply of housing for present and future generations;

• High quality built environment;

• Accessible local services to meet community’s needs;

• Support health, social and cultural well-being.

Social – NP Policies?

• Housing- Level of development- Types of development- Affordable housing• Services and Facilities - Schools, shops, post

offices- Multi-use of facilities• Health and Wellbeing- Playing fields and play

areas- Cultural elements;- Transport

Economic – NP Policies?• Portfolio of Sites - Broadband;- Live/work units;- Industrial sites;• Environmental standards - Hereford Enterprise Zone;• Green Economy- Tourism;- AD;- Agriculture and related

activities;• Infrastructure- Access;- Utilities.

Environment – NP Policies?

•Designations

- Local Nature Reserves; -NIA’s; -Locally Important Buildings; -TPOs•Character of Place -CA appraisals;-Landscape features;-‘Borrowed’ Landscape•Climate Change-Retrofitting works-Site design features-Community Renewables

Environment – Green Infrastructure

HerefordshireGreen Infrastructure Strategy

- Strategic Concept Map

Green Infrastructure Strategy – Leominster

Contribution to The Neighbourhood Plan

An Investment Strategy for:

•Accommodating necessary

development

•Strengthening sense of

community

•Promoting health and

wellbeing

•Climate change mitigation and

adaptation•Environmental enhancement

Delivering

•Encouraging private enterprise

•Negotiating with developers

•Community Infrastructure Levy

(CIL)

•Community undertakings

•Grant schemes

•Sponsorship

•Parish precepts

Your Neighbourhood Development Plan

What will it contain?

Am

bition

Opportunity

Single Housing

Allocation

Tourism

Local employment

Biodiversity

Flood Alleviation

Low Carbon Living

Services& Facilities

Pollution & Waste

Health & Wellbeing

Infrastructure

Broadband

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Renewable Energy

TransportRecreation

Heritage

LandscapesOpen spaces

Vistas

Culture

AffordableHousing

“Shared Space”

Farming

The Localism Act ………

• based on sound evidence

• community input

• proper principles of planning

allows communities to develop their own policies provided that they are:-

The greater the ambition (policies & allocations)the greater the resources required…..

Local Volunteers LA support

Paid Consultants Networks

Requirements

Resources