What is Neighbourhood Planning?

Imagine having a direct influence over how your local area develops. Neighbourhood planning empowers residents like you to actively guide the changes happening in your community.

Here's the exciting part: if your neighbourhood successfully establishes an officially approved plan or order, you might discover that you no longer need the standard planning permission from your local council. Instead, your own community actually takes on the responsibility of granting project permissions.

Please note, this particular approach to planning is exclusively available within England.

For a complete understanding of the legal framework supporting this initiative, we recommend you consult the Localism Act.