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Community Right to Build Support Programme Overview

Learn about the Community Right to Build program, its benefits, key findings, current issues, and support program for communities seeking planning permission. Discover how this initiative empowers communities to drive their development.

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Community Right to Build Support Programme Overview

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  1. Community Right to Build – Support programme Andrew LynchDepartment for Communities and Local Government

  2. Content • Community Right to Build – brief introduction • Support Programme • Early findings • Current Issues / Topics • Next steps – thoughts / discussion

  3. CRtB – What is it? • New way to obtain planning permission • Community led / driven • Part of Neighbourhood Planning regime • Not just housing – facilities, shops, leisure • Came into effect on 6 April via the Localism Act

  4. Process (Engagement runs throughout)

  5. Why use it? • Can bring forward development not 100% in line with local plan – and can provide new options for LPAs too • Communities in control – so they see the benefits of development • Benefits / assets must be retained for community • Enfranchisement rights • Green belt

  6. Support programme • Provided by Locality • One of 4 Neighbourhood planning support bodies • Also supporting & running grant programme for other Community Rights: • Bid to Buy • Challenge

  7. Community Right to Build

  8. Support Programme • Web-based resources • E-mail / telephone enquiry line • 9 Regional events – 1st in Cambridge 17/7 • More intensive support for early adopters • Comms / marketing / social media • http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-build/

  9. Some early metrics • 146 unique enquiries to the advice line • 39% about Right to Build • Enquiries dominated by HCA programme • Mostly from rural context • Lots of Parish Council lead involvement • Website received 11,742 page views from 3,189 visits

  10. Potential Early adopters? “Traditional” areas • Cornwall • Devon x 2 • Cumbria Newer areas • Milton Keynes • Hants / Oxon border

  11. Current Issues / Topics • Dawlish Examination • Geography – how to broaden • How much pent-up demand is there • What else can Government do? • Where should we focus our efforts

  12. QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION • Andrew Lynch – 0303 444 3594 • andrew.lynch@communities.gsi.gov.uk

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