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Neighbourhood Planning

WOODCOTE. Neighbourhood Planning. TOPICS. Woodcote. . The Plan. . what do you have to produce?. . Our Process how did we get there?. . Communication. Problems/Lessons. . If we knew then. Wychavon District Council October 2013. www.woodcote-online.co.uk.

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Neighbourhood Planning

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  1. WOODCOTE Neighbourhood Planning

  2. TOPICS Woodcote  The Plan  what do you have to produce?  Our Process how did we get there?  Communication Problems/Lessons  If we knew then ...... Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  3. WOODCOTE Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  4. WOODCOTE Scale: 1000 feet ~ 300 m Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  5. WOODCOTE A Village: • Of some 2500 - 400% larger than in the 1950’s • Halfway between Reading and Wallingford • Entirely within the Chilterns AONB • With some Victorian, but mostly undistinguished 1960/70’s, houses • In which: • most work outside the village; • fewer than half of those employed locally live in the village; • In which the average house price is £375,000 Woodcote Rally An active community • Who care about Woodcote’s future • Who value the rural feel of the village and surrounding countryside; • and • Who feel very strongly that further development should not be allowed. Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  6. THE PLAN Basic Conditions Statement Plan Consultation Statement Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  7. OTHER DOCUMENTS Consultation Event Report: Feb-12 Background Data Housing Survey Report Sustainability Appraisal and Summary Workshop Report Jul-13 Workshop Report Scoping Report Living in the Village Survey Report Pre-submission Plan Consultation Event Report Mar-13 Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  8. OUTLINE PROCESS Getting Started Engage the village Organise Formulate initial objectives Write Scoping Report Plan Development Answer key questions Develop recommendations Draft Policies Desk Research Consultation Workshops Communication Surveys Draft Plan Pre-sub consultation Plan Finalisation Write Consultation Report Re-draft Plan Write Basic Conditions Statement Submit Plan Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  9. GETTING STARTED Engage the village Extraordinary Parish Meeting (~ 250) Publicity Organise Form Advisory Group Formulate key questions Create N-Plan delivery plan Formulate initial objectives Desk Research Village Appraisals Parish Plan ONS, OCC, SODC, ORCC Write Scoping Report March consultation ( 400+) Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  10. COMMUNICATION Our Approach Get community positive Woodcote NP Public Meeting Get community involved Open exhibitions Website E-mail Village magazine Local press Meetings with village groups Open workshops Get community views Surveys Get a ‘YES’ vote in the referendum Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  11. SIX KEY QUESTIONS  How do we comply with N-P rules?  What is the housing need?  What else should we consider?  Where might new houses go?  What should they look like?  How are possible sites prioritised? Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  12. PLAN DEVELOPMENT Answer key questions 6 + 1 working groups Meetings with village groups Site advertising Developer meetings E-mail updates Web-site Parish magazine ORCC housing survey Living in the Village survey July Workshops Develop recommendations February consultations Draft Policies Draft Plan Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  13. DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS Potential Sites Site Selection Criteria Prioritised List Initial Site Allocation Housing Need • Potential site dBase • SODC SHLAA • Advertising Selection Grid Brainstorming Core Strategy (SA) Consultation - workshops Village appraisals and Parish plan Village meeting Housing Survey – ORCC form Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  14. PRIORITISATION SITE DATA RULES RANKING Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  15. PLAN FINALISATION • 6 weeks • Formal consultees • others potentially affected Pre-sub consultation Write Consultation Report Re-draft Plan • NPPF • Sustainable Development • Core Strategy Write Basic Conditions Statement and • European legislation: • Sustainability • Human Rights Submit Plan Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  16. PROBLEMS Frontrunner No precedent No examples No guidance What’s needed? Documents Notices Examination How do we do it? Process? Ignorance Ours (& the Planners) Resistance/scepticism No housing in Woodcote NP will carry no weight Lack of trust Interference Lobbying from developers and landowners Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  17. WHAT HELPED ? ❶ Forming an Advisory Group ❷ Using a ‘bootstrap’ process 6 key questions Good early community data ❸ Desk Research Village meetings Allies ❹ OALC, ORCC, CPRE Learning from others ❺ Thame Studying the Core Strategy ❻ Engaging and listening and being open AND Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  18. WHAT HELPED ? And .....  Getting Stuck In Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  19. EARLY LESSONS In the beginning...... • Have a clear sense of desired outcomes • Get a road map early • Get a budget together • Create and implement a communication plan • Get a community mandate • Identify an engaging entry point • Proceed in small steps  build community engagement ; •  grow buy-in; and •  learnas you go • Ask others Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

  20. EARLY LESSONS Remember • The Examination - document evidence as you go along • The Referendum – consult and communicate continuously • The Sustainability Appraisal – sort it early!! • To watch for ‘Scope Creep and ‘hijackers’ • It’s a community plan – not yours! Be Ready For • Interference and attack • Frenzy Wychavon District Council October 2013 www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcote-online.co.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk www.woodcotendp.org.uk

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