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Neighbourhood planning bibliography
Posted on: 22 May 2014
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A bibliography of open source material on neighbourhood planning. This list can be added to by anyone.
Neighbourhood Planning Hub
Posted on: 28 April 2014
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The Neighbourhood Planning Hub is an online space where people developing a Neighbourhood Plan and engaging in neighbourhood planning can network together, share ideas and gain peer to peer support.
Top tips for local planning authorities
Posted on: 28 March 2014
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The Neighbourhood Planning Independent Examiner Referral Service (NPIERS) group, who provide a source of accredited independent examiners for neighbourhood plans, have compiled a report of their ‘Top Tips’ to help local authorities prepare for and manage examinations.
Getting down to business: lessons and tips from involving firms in neighbourhood planning
Posted on: 28 March 2014
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The draft case study looks at methods of involving businesses in the neighbourhood planning process.
Community control or countryside chaos?
Posted on: 24 March 2014
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The Government’s planning reforms are unnecessarily damaging the countryside and undermining local democracy while failing to prioritise the regeneration of urban areas, according to a new report launched by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
Neighbourhood planning: Plan and deliver?
Posted on: 20 March 2014
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Research published by consultants Turley has found that the take up of neighbourhood plans, a cornerstone of the Government’s Localism agenda, is concentrated in the south of England, generally in more affluent areas within Conservative-led authorities, with a mixed picture of providing for or resisting development. The research shows that to date, over 980 applications have been made by neighbourhood organisations for formal approval to draw up a neighbourhood plan. Of these, over 750 areas have been approved by local authorities to proceed. Seventy five neighbourhood plans have been published for consultation, but only six Neighbourhood Plans are formally in place (“made”) at the end of February 2014.
Up Front
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This monthly bulletin covers all matters connected to neighbourhood planning.
Achieving political decentralization: Lessons from 30 years
Posted on: 10 February 2014
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Political parties promising to decentralise power from Whitehall must learn from recent experiences or risk policy failure, according to a new report from the Institute for Government. It argues that attempts to decentralise power, such as police and crime commissioners, elected mayors, city deals and regional assemblies all provide important lessons that have not yet been learned.
Highgate Neighbourhood Forum: Case study
Posted on: 5 February 2014
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Chair of the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum explains how the Forum got to where it is now and sets out its current activities and plans for the future.
Rethinking governance: practical steps for councils considering changes to their governance arrangements
Posted on: 4 February 2014
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The Centre for Public Scrutiny and the Local Government Association have produced a guide to help councils think about the key challenges when considering a change in governance. This guide sets out a ‘thinking toolkit’ of the types of issues that councils, both members and officers, should think when considering governance change. It does not aim to set out the legal and procedural steps which you will need to undertake to do it (which are for the most part set out in legislation), but it will provide you with the tools to think about the challenge.
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