Following a successful referendum of the neighbourhood plan, Cornwall Council will formally make the neighbourhood plan. This means the neighbourhood plan will form part of the local development plan. The policies will carry full weight when assessing planning applications in the neighbourhood area.
Please publish the neighbourhood plan on the parish or town website. The Parish Council will now be allocated 25% of the neighbourhood part of CIL to support the delivery of infrastructure projects. You may want to identify a priority list of projects and publish this on your website or as an appendix to the neighbourhood plan.
This may feel like the end of the process but it is important to check how your policies are performing. As planning applications come forward, you should assess them against the policies in your neighbourhood plan. Please highlight any areas of concern.
There is no obligation to review your neighbourhood plan before the end date. You may want to, especially if you feel that it is not delivering the outcomes that you intended. Reviewing your neighbourhood plan will help ensure that the policies remain up-to-date in respect of decisions on planning applications/appeals and changes in national legislation. Cornwall Council's annual monitoring reports can help you assess whether you need to do anything different.
Funding to change a neighbourhood plan is only available once the neighbourhood plan has been in force for at least 5 years.
Reviewing your neighbourhood plan guide
