Chapter 2: Development plans etc Neighbourhood planning Section 98: Contents of a neighbourhood development plan Background
The existing neighbourhood planning powers, which were introduced through the Localism Act 2011, allow a ‘qualifying body’ (i.e. a parish council or a neighbourhood forum in an unparished area) to prepare a neighbourhood development plan, through which they can set plan policies and, where they wish, allocate land for development, for their designated neighbourhood plan area.