Neighbourhood Planning - a primer
A Central Government initiative encourages communities to produce a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NP). Such a document sets out to shape development - including housing - in a parish or town. If approved by a majority of parish residents in a referendum and subsequently by the relevant District Council, a Neighbourhood Plan becomes a statutory document: it has force in law. While an approved Neighbourhood Plan cannot be ignored by a District Council, it must align with, and is subservient to, higher-order Plans such as Lewes District Council's Local Plan.
Note: while a NP can seek to influence the type of housing and its location, it cannot block housing development.
The Barcombe Neighbourhood Plan
Barcombe Parish Council watched with interest as other Councils worked through their NPs, then in 2014 took the first steps towards developing its own. A Steering Group (SG) advised the Parish Council. Its members are listed below, along with Minutes of meetings and current documents.
The Neighbourhood Plan project was discontinued in late 2018. Reasons are given in the section 'Final Papers, Barcombe Neighbourhood Plan' under 'Documents', below.
STEERING GROUP MEMBERS
Alex MacGillivray (Chairman)
Peter Denison-Pender (Financial Controller)
Christine Arbenz (Barcombe PC)
Ben Bosence
Loretta Bosence
Nick Gant
Maurice Heather
Ben Kimpton
Alan Marler (Barcombe PC)
Tim Parsons
Annie Ralph
MEETING MINUTES
- SG minutes July 2018
- SG Minutes June 2018
- SG Minutes Oct 2018
- SG Minutes March 2018
- SG Minutes May 2018
- SG Minutes April 2018
- SG Minutes Jan 2018
- SG Minutes, February 2018
- SG Minutes, 07 11 17
- SG Minutes 18.12.17
- SG Minutes, 05 12 17
- Minutes, Steering Group 25th May 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 7th November 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 24th April 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 3rd July 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 12th September 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 10th August 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 7th February 2017
- Minutes, Steering Group 5th October 2017
- SG Minutes 21st Nov 2016
- SG Minutes 10th Nov 2016
- SG Minutes 1st Nov 2016
- SG Minutes 12th Oct 2016
DOCUMENTS
draft housing allocation document
Draft Housing Allocation document
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS
Notice of Meeting - New Housing in Barcombe
Report - First Public Engagement Event
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENT, JAN 2018 - RESULTS
FINAL PAPERS, BARCOMBE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN
1. Parish Council Chairman's statement
2. Draft Barcombe Neighbourhood Plan
3c. Housing Strategy Background, LDC
4. Comments on Barcombe NP from LDC