What is Our New Cross?

An opportunity for community members to come together to protect and improve the area through projects, events and developing a Neighbourhood Plan

Agenda for today

1) Some views expressed in our New Cross survey so far (15 mins)

• Brainstorm your views & feedback2) Draft plan of action from Planning Aid workshop (15 mins)

• Discussion3) Developing our constitution (20 mins)

• Discussion4) 2 minute updates on what has happened / is happening (10 mins)5) AOB6) 8.30pm ends.

New Cross survey

• Find link to online survey at: http://thenewcross.tumblr.com/neighbourhoodplan

• 92 people completed it so far• Volunteers will be asking people around New Cross the

survey over coming months• The survey will also be sent out to local community

organisations

What is good about New Cross?

What is bad about New Cross?

Which amenities / businesses do you use most in New Cross?

What makes a neighbourhood good to live, work or study in?

Please mention any specific locations in New Cross that you feel could be improved?

What is your vision for the future of New Cross?

5 mins to brainstorm with person sitting next to you a three-word answer to each of following questions:

1) What is good about New Cross and should be protected?2) What is bad about New Cross and should be improved?3) Which amenities / businesses do you use most in New Cross?4) What makes a neighbourhood good to live, work or study in?5) Please mention any specific locations in New Cross that you feel could be improved?6) What is your vision for the future of New Cross?

27 July project planning workshop: aims and objectives for neighbourhood plan

The aim of our neighbourhood planTo make sure the future use and development of land contributes to making New Cross a better place to live, study, work and pass through, and benefits those already in the area, as well as protects its existing strengths.

Objectives for neighbourhood plan process

1. Ongoing engagement and involvement of people in New Cross to identify what they want for the future

2. Understand planning context for New Cross 3. Understand challenges facing New Cross both now and in the

future (evidence gathering, consultation and engagement) 4. Consider how to tackle each of the challenges identified (options

for NP policy) 5. Identify vision, issues and options6. Share with wider community and stakeholders to find out their

thoughts, ideas and preferences 7. Draft planning policies based on evidence, consultation and

engagement 8. Draft aspirations and non-planning policies based on evidence

and engagement 9. Produce and submit an excellent neighbourhood plan that passes

external examination and community referendum

Tasks for neighbourhood plan process

Autumn 2014: • Become designated as a Neighbourhood Forum • Research and Informal consultation

Winter 2014/15: • Research and Informal consultation

Spring 2015: • More formal consultation• Become designated as a Neighbourhood Area

Summer 2015: • Drafting of planning policies, as well aspirations and non-planning

projects (based on evidence)Autumn 2015: • Submission of neighbourhood plan

Ongoing• Continue influencing development and policy in New Cross

Actions:

• To become a designated forum, we need to submit NF application forms to council

• To do effective community engagement, we need to develop community engagement principles and plan of action

• To understand planning context for New Cross, we need to:• Review national, regional and local policy, as well as

SPDs• Get confirmation from council about which of their

policies are strategic• Speak to:

– Highways department– Housing department etc– create a contacts database of relevant people (LPA, council, GLA, TFL)

Actions (cont):

• To understand New Cross, we need to do research such as:• High street survey• Commercial workspace study• Online survey about positive and negatives of New

Cross, and what should be improved and protected, as well as what is an appropriate boundary for the New Cross neighbourhood plan

• See if community engagement group can run through the general survey with people around New Cross

• Talk to council about housing in New Cross and review their SHLA and SHMA to understand housing need

• Map social infrastructure and assess need• Map transport and assess need• Map environmental issues and assess need

Actions (cont):

• To understand New Cross, we need to do research such as:• Develop a method for producing a profile of New

Cross out of this research • Share this profile with wider community and get

their thoughts to help with next objective in process…

Matt has created a useful and more detailed project timeline we can refer to, so we can check we are on track and making progress. We will post this on The New Cross blog shortly.

New Cross forum constitution

2 min updates on activity

AOB