Chobham Neighbourhood Plan consultation
Comments are invited on the Chobham Neighbourhood Plan until 5 September. More information can be found on the Chobham Neighbourhood Plan consultation webpage.
Neighbourhood planning enables local communities to have greater influence in shaping the planning and development of their area. In Surrey Heath, neighbourhood planning can be undertaken by Parish Councils or neighbourhood forums.
The Localism Act 2011 sets out three neighbourhood planning tools:
This allows you to set out the vision for an area and the planning policies for the use and development of land within your parish or neighbourhood area. Once adopted, a neighbourhood plan becomes part of the development plan for the area along with adopted local plans. It will be used to determine planning applications in your neighbourhood.
Find out more about about neighbourhood planning resources in Surrey Heath.
This allows you to grant up front planning permission for certain types of use the community wants.
A type of neighbourhood development order that grants planning permission for the local community to build small scale housing developments, community facilities or shops.
Find out more about NDOs and CRBOs on the neighbourhood development orders section of the Neighbourhood Planning website (external link).