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Community Right to Build

Community Right to Build. David Cross Planning Policy Officer – Neighbourhood Planning. What is the Community Right to Build?. Introduced by the Localism Act 2011: Community Right to Build Neighbourhood Plans Other Community Rights – ‘Bid’ and ‘Challenge’

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Community Right to Build

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  1. Community Right to Build David Cross Planning Policy Officer – Neighbourhood Planning

  2. What is the Community Right to Build? • Introduced by the Localism Act 2011: • Community Right to Build • Neighbourhood Plans • Other Community Rights – ‘Bid’ and ‘Challenge’ • An alternative to a Planning Application

  3. What is the Community Right to Build? • A new tool for communities to deliver development in their local area • Communities will be able to propose: • Housing including family homes to sell on the open market, affordable housing etc. • Community facilities such as a community centre, children’s playground • Benefits retained by the Community • Managed by a ‘Community Organisation’

  4. Community Organisation • Acts for a Neighbourhood Area or a Particular Area • 10 members who live in separate dwellings. • established for the “express purpose of furthering the social, economic and environmental well-being of individuals living, or wanting to live, in a particular area” • Other controls on voting rights, winding up etc.

  5. Process • 1. Agree Neighbourhood Area and Community Organisation with Council • 2. Prepare scheme (including consultation) and submit to Council • 3. Independent examination • 4. Community referendum (simple 50% majority) • 5. Legal adoption of CRTB

  6. Support • ‘Locality’ appointed by Government to support Community Organisations • £17.5 million ‘seed corn’ funding • Announced on 30 May 2012 • Available until end March 2015 • Administered by Homes and Communities Agency

  7. Funding • ‘Seed Corn’ funding covers 4 stages: • Body corporate established. • Initial proposals developed, project eligibility tested, outline feasibility study produced. • Detailed proposals developed. • Valid Community Right to Build Order proposal submitted.

  8. Experience Elsewhere

  9. Further Information • Locality: • http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-build/ • Homes and Communities Agency: • http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/community-right-to-build • Newcastle City Council: • www.newcastle.gov.uk/neighbourhoodplanning

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