The guidance in this section gives advice on HOW to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). It sets out the key stages of the process. It also shows the steps that you need to take to ensure that your NDP meets the statutory requirements. It also has useful templates which will help you with some of the key documents that you will need to produce to support your Neighbourhood Plan.
Please use our Preparing a Neighbourhood Plan Toolkit to learn how to use them in practice.
Preparing a Neighbourhood Plan Toolkit
- How to create a Neighbourhood Plan: Your step by step roadmap guide - Locality Neighbourhood Planning
- Locality project planner tool
- Sample terms of reference for Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group template
- Local Government Association simple guide for councillors for neighbourhood planning guide note
- Neighbourhood area designation letter template
- Changes to parish boundaries and implications for neighbourhood plans guide note
- Material weight of neighbourhood plans guide note
- Local Council interactive mapping guide note
- Locality engaging with your community in a meaningful way guide note
- Communication and engagement guide note
- Including young people when designing community spaces video
- Initial survey template
- Data and evidence guide note
- Vision and objectives guide note
- Planning policies guidance
- Neighbourhood plan template
- What can neighbourhood plans do (topics analysis) guide note
- Locality Understand if your plan requires a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) guide note
- Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulation Assessment guide note
- Pre-submission consultation list template
- Local Green Spaces Appraisal guide note and template
- Consultation statement template
- Basic Conditions Statement template
- Reviewing your neighbourhood plan guide note
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