Neighbourhood Planning

Neighbourhood Planning Event 18 May 2024

Neighbourhood Planning in Harborough District

Parish Councils and Neighbourhodo Forums joined District Council officers and Elected Members for an event where to discuss neighbourhood planning in Harborough District.

Neighbourhood Planning is a legal framework which gives communities direct power to shape development and growth in their local area. By creating and maintaining an up-to-date Neighbourhood Plan, which is closely aligned with the needs and priorities of the local people, towns and villages across the district can ensure that community requirements and ambitions are considered when granting planning permission for new development and infrastructure.

The half day event covered a range of important topics including:

An overview of Neighbourhood Planning operates nationally, and locally within Harborough through an integrated and complementary system.
Practical examples of where Neighbourhood plans have been implemented in planning decisions.
Advice on monitoring and reviewing Neighbourhood Plans through their lifecycle.
An external view of how HDC approaches and enacts the interpretation of Neighbourhood Plans compared with other authorities across the county.
The opportunity to meet other parishes and groups to share ideas and knowledge.
Opportunities to tell HDC how we can continue to provide a supportive and useful relationship throughout the Neighbourhood Planning process.

Speakers included Portfolio Holder, Cllr Simon Galton; Director for Planning, David Atkinson; Director of Yourlocale, Gary Kirk; Neighbourhood and Green Sapces Officer Matt Bills. Other oficers attending were Tess Nelson, Head of Strategic Planning and Marcus Stanway-Williams, Neighbourhood Planning Engagement Officer

Links to presentations

Useful Planning and Appeal Decisions