27th September 2024

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Sleaford Neighbourhood Plan

A Neighbourhood Plan will give the people of Sleaford a greater say over how our town develops. A Neighbourhood Plan is a legally binding document that the District Council and the County Council must take notice of when anyone applies to build new houses, shops, schools, roads, or any other construction in Sleaford.

A Neighbourhood Plan sets out where the people of Sleaford want to see new developments take place. It also describes the style of new buildings that we want to see and the best of the old that we want to preserve.

The Plan will set out the mix of private and social housing we need, so that affordable homes are available. It will also describe the areas that we want to see protected from development such as our recreation areas and Local Nature Reserves.

A Neighbourhood Plan will give the community of Sleaford a way of guiding future growth of the town up to 2036. By having a Neighbourhood Plan, we will have a legally enforceable way of controlling and influencing some aspects of future development. If we do not have a Neighbourhood Plan, the District Council and the County Council will make all the decisions about how our town develops.

With a Neighbourhood Plan, we will also gain a greater share of Community Infrastructure Levy monies from new housing developments, which we can spend on more community projects such as parks and play areas.

But a Neighbourhood Plan must involve local people to be successful. So please help us to develop the Plan for Sleaford.

What Is Neighbourhood Planning?

Neighbourhood Planning is a right for communities introduced through the Localism Act 2011.

Neighbourhood Plans give communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area over the next ten, fifteen, twenty years in ways that meet identified local need and make sense for local people. Local people are able to choose where they want new homes, shops and offices to be built, have their say on what those new buildings should look like and what infrastructure should be provided.

Neighbourhood Planning provides the opportunity for communities to set out a positive vision for how they want their community to develop. They can put in place planning policies that will help deliver that vision or grant planning permission for the development they want to see.

To help deliver their vision communities that take a proactive approach by drawing up a Neighbourhood Plan and secure the consent of local people in a referendum, will benefit from 25 percent of the revenues from the Community Infrastructure Levy arising from the development that takes place in their area.

Minutes of the Sleaford Neighbourhood Plan Meetings

Last updated: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:38