Fordwich

WHAT IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvAHhrKNVt0

A Neighbourhood Plan gives a community a much stronger role in shaping the development of the area where they live and work.

When adopted Neighbourhood Plans sit alongside the Canterbury District Local Plan when it comes to deciding planning applications.

Without a Neighbourhood Plan, decisions determining future development in our Town will sit solely with Canterbury City and the Local Plan.

The most powerful legal instrument for a community to decide for itself what it wants for its Designated Area, provided it meets “Basic Conditions”.

1. DESIGNATION OF AREA

The first step in preparing a Neighbourhood Plan is to request Canterbury City Council to designate the area within the Town Boundary as the Neighbourhood Area. 

Here is the application letter.

Fordwich Town Neighbourhood Plan Designation of Area

THE AREA WITHIN FORDWICH TOWN BOUNDARY WAS DESIGNATED A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN AREA ON FEBRUARY 24^TH 2021 BY CANTERBURY CITY COUNCIL

2. Designation of the Neighbourhood Plan committee & Terms of Reference.
   The Terms of Reference was agreed by the Fordwich Town Council at their meeting on 31-03-21
3. Grant funding/Consultant services
   Funding was granted to cover costs of engagement with the community , developing a dedicated website http://Fordwichnp.org
4. Building an evidence base
   Expect to see a brief for this project in due course.
5. Publicity and engagement with:
   residents
   people who work, or study in Fordwich Town
   stakeholders, such as, landowners, charities & government agencies
   Expect to see a brief for this project in due course.

YOUR OPINION MATTERS!

Thank you very much for your responses to the recent Neighbourhood Planning Questionnaire and for sharing your thoughts and comments with us which will form the basis of the Fordwich Neighbourhood Plan.

See full results http://www.fordwichnp.org

For more information please email Info@fordwichnp.org