Are you involved in planning your neighbourhood? Or would you like to be?
This website supports people and communities who are using new powers under the Localism Act 2011 to create neighbourhood plans.
So if you’re interested in shaping your local area, and deciding where new homes, shops and other facilities will go and what they will look like, we’d like to invite you to join our forums, set up a local group, and generally use the site’s resources to share experience and learn from others.
Latest news
Referendum result: Thame says yes!
76% of votes cast were in favour of the Thame Neighbourhood Plan
Referendum result: Exeter St James says yes!
Residents of St James gave a resounding endorsement to the Neighbourhood Plan in the referendum on 2 May.
Latest events
Neighbourhood Planning in Action: Rhetoric or Reality?
An RTPI seminar exploring some of the opportunities and challenges of neighbourhood planning in action. The event will focus on a number of case study examples drawn from the West Midlands.
Leicestershire Neighbourhood Planning Networking Event
This event is open to all Leicestershire communities who are undertaking a Neighbourhood Plan or just want to find out more.
Latest forum posts
Let us know what you think
Hello Cuong You will find some useful resources on the RTPI website, including information on membership classes (not all classes require previous experience) http://www.rtpi.org.uk/membership/become-an-rtpi-member/…
Help with neighbourhood planning
Where can I get help with neighbourhood planning? A new 2-year fund has recently been announced by the Government to support people creating Neighbourhood Plans. http://www.ourneighbourhoodplanning.org.uk/news/2013/03/14/9.5_million_to_support_hundreds_of_communities_to_create_neighbourhood_plans…
Latest resources
London Neighbourhood Forums map
Produced by London First, London Communications Agency and the Department for Communities and Local Government, this map shows designated Neighbourhood Forums/Areas, areas where an application has been…
Horsham District Council: Neighbourhood Planning Seminar papers and presentations
Representatives of many of Horsham District Council’s parish and neighbourhood councils, district councillors and others took part in a seminar on 24 April 2013 to learn how communities can produce their…
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Latest videos
This Postcard features Mike Devlin, Chair - the Grovehill Future Project, and Claire Covignton, from the Strategic Planning and Regeneration Team - Dacorum Borough Council. They discuss the experiences…
