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DNF Denmead Neighbourhood Forum A Frontrunner community group, operating as a Working Party of the Parish Council, producing a Neighbourhood Plan for Denmead ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. Launch of the Neighbourhood Forum 2 5th November 2011 Welcome!. DNF Denmead Neighbourhood Forum.
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DNFDenmeadNeighbourhood ForumA Frontrunner community group, operating as a Working Party of the Parish Council, producing a Neighbourhood Plan for Denmead~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Launch of the Neighbourhood Forum 25th November 2011 Welcome!
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum • 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum • 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum The view from Westminster George Hollingbery MP for the Meon Valley and a member of the DCLG Select Committee
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum Lets take a break …….. …….. with some work for you to do!
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum 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
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum • 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?
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum 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 follow www.denmeadneighbourhoodplan.org.uk
DNFDenmead Neighbourhood Forum Thank YOU for becoming part of Denmead’s Neighbourhood Forum