Neighbourhood plans in Cheltenham
Neighbourhood plans allow local people to come together to decide how they want their area to develop. Once finalised and adopted by the council, a neighbourhood plan will become the starting point for determining planning applications in that area.
To be adopted by the council, neighbourhood plans must:
- be in general conformity with strategic policies contained in the development plan.
- undergo an independent examination
- get a minimum of 50% approval from residents in a local referendum
Neighbourhood Planning Protocol
We have produced a toolkit to help groups who wish to set up neighbourhood forums in areas which do not have a parish. The toolkit should be seen as a starting point and the potential forum should discuss their ideas with Cheltenham borough planning officers at an early stage.
Similarly, we have produced a Neighbourhood Planning Protocol detailing the required sign-offs at each stage and signposting to different sources of information.
Current applications
There are currently no applications for the designation of Neighbourhood Forums or Neighbourhood Areas.