Establish a Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group
In Cornwall a parish or town council is ultimately responsible for preparing the neighbourhood plan. (They are the Qualifying Body). It is important that your Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group sets out how it will interact and report back to the Qualifying Body. Set the objectives of the steering group using a sample terms of reference.
Include a variety of individuals and groups such as:
- Town and parish councillors, local residents
- Business providers, service providers and retailers
- National and local businesses
- Non-profit groups for housing, people on housing waiting lists, the homeless and self-builders
- Schools and colleges, health centres, children’s centres and nurseries
- Environmental groups and police Community Support Officers and other community interest groups
The Local Government Association has a simple guide for councillors for neighbourhood planning.
The legislation
- The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (legislation.gov.uk) (as amended).
- The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (legislation.gov.uk).
- The Neighbourhood Planning (General) and Development Management Procedure (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (legislation.gov.uk).
