Neighbourhood Plan

I've got involved with the Bakewell Neighbourhood Plan and on saturday and today I was involved in counting the number of people coming over the bridge in Bakewell. Today was a stint of 2 staright hours so it was good to see Colin take over.
For people who don't know much about it here's a bit about the Neighbourhood Plan.
A neighbourhood development plan establishes general planning policies for the development and use of land in a neighbourhood, like:
where new homes and offices should be built
what they should look like

The plan can be detailed or general, depending what local people want.
Neighbourhood plans allow local people to get the right type of development for their community, but the plans must still meet the needs of the wider area. In most cases we expect this will mean that neighbourhood plans will have to take into account the local council’s assessment of housing and other development needs in the area.
Neighbourhood planning is a growing movement. As of April 2014:
around 1,000 communities have taken the first formal steps towards producing a neighbourhood development plan
80 full draft plans have been produced for consultation
13 neighbourhood plans have been passed at community referendums

Neighbourhood development orders
A neighbourhood development order allows the community to grant planning permission for development that complies with the order. This removes the need for a planning application to be submitted to the local authority.
Community Right to Build orders
A Community Right to Build order gives permission for small-scale, site-specific developments by a community group.
Neighbourhood forums
Neighbourhood planning will be led by the local parish or town council. In areas without a parish or town council, new neighbourhood forums will take the lead.
In areas which are predominately commercial, the neighbourhood forum can be led by a business neighbourhood forum.