Neighbourhood Plan

Made Version of Neighbourhood Plan

Bishops Clyst Neighbourhood Plan - Made Version January 2017

Bishops Clyst Neighbourhood Plan

In a Referendum held on January 26th 2017 the NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN was supported by 90% of voters and was adopted by East Devon District Council in March. It has now become a formal planning document in the same way as the Local Plan. This greatly strengthens the powers of the parish council to resist inappropriate development. To support the Neighbourhood Plan, a VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT has also been produced. This gives guidelines and policies as a framework for all physical changes within the parish. It is an integral part of the planning process and should be used by the local community, householders, developers and statutory authorities when development, of whatever size, is proposed. Thank you to everyone who took part in the process from the initial questionnaire through the consultation events and to the Referendum. Your support was much appreciated by the Neighbourhood Plan Group.

As part of the Neighbourhood Plan consultations, some issues were identified which were not related to planning and so were not appropriate for inclusion in the Plan. These were set out in a COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN which was agreed by the Council on 14 December 2015 and is reviewed from time to time.

Parish Design Statement

BCPC Community Action Plan Review - Aug 2016

Local Plan

Has now been adopted by East Devon and should protect the village from the onslaught of large scale, inappropriate planning applications on the extremities of of our village.

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

Through the Localism Act the government is giving local communities a direct say in the future development of their neighbourhood, parish or town. A neighbourhood plan is a planning document which guides and shapes development in the local area and is created by local people. Neighbourhood plans are about local development issues, for example where new homes and community buildings should go. They must focus on guiding development rather than stopping it and need to be in general conformity with national policy and our local planning policies. To find out more about Neighbourhood Planning, Devon County Council has produced a Neighbourhood Planning Guide.