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Find out about neighbourhood planning

Neighbourhood planning tools

There are three ways a community can use Neighbourhood Planning to meet its aims:

Neighbourhood Plan

Used to:

establish and deliver a vision for the area
set planning policies
propose new uses for land

If a Neighbourhood Plan passes a referendum, it will be used to help decide on planning applications.

Neighbourhood Development Order (NDO)

Allows communities to grant up-front planning permission for some types of development. These are produced by parish and town councils or designated neighbourhood forums.

Community Right to Build Order

A type of NDO which can be produced by a community group. They can grant permission for small-scale community-led developments.

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