Stondon Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Volunteers Required
Neighbourhood planning gives communities more control over the future of their area by giving local people the chance to have their say on what happens where they live.
The proposals are founded on the principles of localism, which means more involvement by planning authorities, local people, businesses, house builders and developers rather than central government. The neighbourhood planning process is to be led by the community with supporting resources from your Parish Council. We are looking for volunteers to help.
A Neighbourhood Plan
- Will set out a vision for an area
- Can establish general planning policies for the development and use of land in a defined area
- Might specify where new homes and offices should be built and what they should look like
- What business development is required or sought and where
- How we can improve our social infrastructure and recreation
- How we should protect and enhance our green infrastructure for people and wildlife
- What resources do we need in the Village?
- What services should the Parish Council provide?
- How will Health Care, Education, Shops and services grow with the development
- Sets a vision for the future and can be detailed or general, depending on what local people want
- Will become part of Central Bedfordshire’s Local Plan (subject to independent examination and successful local referendum)
- Will become a statutory plan and be used in making decisions on planning applications
- Make sure developments are more beneficial to the community, for example new homes are matched by jobs and investment
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