Impact indicator: neighbourhood plans

Number of areas designated by the relevant local authority for Neighbourhood Plans #### How the figure is calculated: The figure is a count of communities that have applied and been designated by their local authorities as neighbourhood planning areas: the first legal step in the production of a neighbourhood plan. #### Why is this indicator in the business plan? The Localism Act, which received Royal Assent on November 15 2011, introduced new rights and powers to allow local communities to shape new development by coming together to prepare neighbourhood plans. Neighbourhood planning can be taken forward by town and parish councils or in unparished areas by neighbourhood forums. An existing or new community group, representative of the area and with at least 21 members can apply and be designated by the local authority as a neighbourhood forum. Neighbourhood forums and parish councils can use new neighbourhood planning powers to establish policies for the development and use of land in a neighbourhood planning area or to permit the development they want to see without the need for further planning applications. They can decide where new homes and offices should be built and what they should look like. The plan can allocate sites for development, provide general guidelines, and have any number of policies depending what local people want. The neighbourhood planning process has five stages: * Designating the neighbourhood area and (in unparished areas) forum. * Preparing the plan * Consulting on a draft version (6-weeks pre-submission consultation) * Independent check of the plan after a further 6 weeks publicity * Community referendum. If more than 50% voters agree, the plan is made part of the local plan and has legal force #### How often is it updated? Monthly #### Where does the data come from? Data is collected by DCLG from automatic reporting of updates to local authority websites. #### What area does the headline figure cover? England #### Are further breakdowns of the data available? No #### What does a change in this indicator show? We would expect to see the number of areas designated to increase as the figures are cumulative and once an area is designated it does not lose its designation. Since December 2012, we have seen an average of 44 areas designated per month. #### Time Lag Time lag is minimal but there will be an element of lag between the time an area is designated and the point at which a local authority updates their website: from days to weeks. #### Next available update Around first Friday of each month. #### Type of Data Management information #### Robustness and data limitations Numbers are as reported by local authorities and may be higher where authorities have not yet updated websites. #### Links to Further Information [https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/giving-communities-more-power-in-planning-local-development/supporting-pages/neighbourhood-planning http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning/](https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/giving-communities-more-power-in-planning-local-development/supporting-pages/neighbourhood-planning http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning/) #### Contact Details [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])地方主管部门指定的社区规划（Neighbourhood Plan）区域数量 #### 指标计算方式 本指标统计已提交申请并经地方主管部门指定为社区规划区域的社区数量，该步骤是制定社区规划的首个法定流程。 #### 本指标纳入业务规划的依据 2011年11月15日获得御准的《地方自治法案》（Localism Act）新增了相关权利与权限，允许地方社区通过联合筹备社区规划，自主塑造区域开发格局。 社区规划可由镇议会或教区议会推进；在未设教区的区域，则由社区论坛（Neighbourhood Forum）牵头。现有或新成立的、代表该区域且成员不少于21人的社区团体，可提交申请并经地方主管部门指定为社区论坛。 社区论坛与教区议会可依托新增的社区规划权限，制定社区规划区域内的土地开发与利用政策，或直接确定拟推进的开发项目，无需额外提交规划申请。他们可决定新建住宅与办公场所的选址，以及其外观样式。该规划可划定开发地块、制定通用导则，且可根据本地民众需求设置任意数量的配套政策。 社区规划流程共包含五个阶段： * 指定社区规划区域及（未设教区区域的）社区论坛 * 筹备规划方案 * 草案公示征询意见（提交前为期6周的公众咨询） * 经过额外6周的公示后，对规划方案进行独立核查 * 社区全民公投。若超过50%的投票者赞成，则该规划将纳入地方规划体系并具备法律效力。 #### 更新频率 月度更新 #### 数据来源 数据由社区与地方政府部（Department for Communities and Local Government，简称DCLG）通过地方主管部门网站更新的自动上报信息采集获取。 #### 统计覆盖范围 英格兰地区 #### 是否提供数据细分维度？ 否 #### 指标变动反映的信息 由于该指标为累积统计量，且区域一旦被指定便不会取消其资格，因此我们预期指定区域的数量将持续增长。自2012年12月起，该指标的月均新增指定区域数量为44个。 #### 时间滞后性 时间滞后性极低，但在区域被指定至地方主管部门更新其网站之间存在一定时滞，时长从数日至数周不等。 #### 下次更新时间 每月首个周五左右。 #### 数据类型 管理信息 #### 数据可靠性与局限性 本数据基于地方主管部门自行上报的信息，若部分主管部门尚未更新其官方网站，则统计数值可能低于实际规模。 #### 更多信息链接 [https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/giving-communities-more-power-in-planning-local-development/supporting-pages/neighbourhood-planning http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning/](https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/giving-communities-more-power-in-planning-local-development/supporting-pages/neighbourhood-planning http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning/) #### 联系方式 [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])