Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP)

How Hatton should develop as a sustainable community retaining its semi-rural, separate, village character from the expansion that is taking place in South Derbyshire. At the same time promoting local business, community facilities and sustainable energy.

‘Locality’ is one of the government’s chosen partners for assisting parishes with NPs. See their website below for grant details and their “Roadmap” - a useful guide to preparing NPs. https://locality.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning Royal Town Planning Institute Planning Aid Service: https:// www.rtpi.org.uk/need-planning-advice/planning-aid-england/neighbourhood-planning/ National Association of Local Councils/Campaign to Protect Rural England: https://www.nalc.gov.uk/campaigns/utilising-the-planning-system/neighbourhood-planning.html Department of Communities and Local Government guide: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/neighbourhood-planning--2

Neighbourhood Plans are prepared by town or parish councils, where these exist, or by a neighbourhood forum. Now the neighbourhood area has been approved, South Derbyshire District Council as the local planning authority has a duty to support and advise our neighbourhood group in taking forward a neighbourhood plan.

The Parish Council is keen to involve local residents in having a say in the future of Hatton parish and is looking to form a working group made up of residents and councillors to put together the Neighbourhood Development Plan. The plan covers the whole of Hatton parish and is looking to influence planning over the next 10 years based on wide consultation events and surveys.  The plan will set objectives on key themes such as housing, business and employment, community facilities and how we get around the parish (roads, transport, footpaths). If you feel able and willing to become part of the team taking this forward or simply want more information; please contact the Clerk via email on hattonparish@gmail.gov.

In April 2012 local communities were given legal powers under the Localism Act 2011 to develop Neighbourhood Plans.  Neighbourhood Planning is a government initiative to empower local communities to help make and take forward planning proposals at a local level; to put in place a vision and policies for the future development of our area. It is a planning document which is produced by the parish council with contributions from, with the support of and in consultation with the community. The idea being that local people will drive and then help to shape how their local communities grow and develop over the next coming years and it can be used to choose where new homes, shops and employment should be built, protect important local green spaces and influence what new buildings should look like. A plan could be wide-ranging, or deal with one or two issues only. It could be detailed, or simply set general principles for development but if approved by a referendum, it will become part of South Derbyshire District Council’s planning policy. It will provide guidance to planning officers when planning applications are decided.

The NDP policies cannot work against the Local Plan and it must have regard to national planning policy and in general conform with strategic policies in the emerging Local Plan but it can influence the location and type of housing which will benefit the community. It can aim to protect and improve the retail provision in the village and the recreational facilities.