Neighbourhood Planning

Doubts over bid to give Lincoln residents more say on local planning

'CITY residents could have greater influence on what is built in their communities by creating neighbourhood plans.'

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Doubts-bid-Lincoln-residents-say-local-planning/story-13572967-detail/story.html

Don't miss the chance to help shape village

'RESIDENTS living in a village near Sleaford are being given the chance to shape the way it will look in the future through the creation of a Neighbourhood Plan.'

http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/Don-t-miss-chance-help-shape-village/story-13597790-detail/story.html

Neighbourhood Planning

'The Government has said that it wants to return planning powers to local people, and so is creating a new neighbourhood planning tier, that will be led by the community, rather than the relevant district, county or unitary council.'

http://www.planninghelp.org.uk/planning-system/neighbourhood-planning

Neighbourhood planning

'Neighbourhood planning will be taken forward by two types of body - town and parish councils or 'neighbourhood forums'.'

http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/inyourarea/neighbourhood/

Hands Off Our Land: Councils given extra time to put in place protections from developers

'Planning reforms are to be delayed for up to two years to allow communities to develop local plans to protect them from the developers’ bulldozer.'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/hands-off-our-land/8837097/Hands-Off-Our-Land-Councils-given-extra-time-to-put-in-place-protections-from-developers.html

Planning reforms 'are confusing'

'The government's planning reforms are "contradictory and confusing", a Commons committee has said.'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15704312

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