Neighbourhood planning toolkit

Neighbourhood planning process guidance

• Post-submission guidance for qualifying bodies (PDF, 213KB)
• Referendum guide for campaigners and councillors (PDF, 265KB)

Site allocations

• Cheshire East Council site allocations guidance 2016 (PDF, 753KB)
• Settlement boundary assessment guidance (PDF, 242KB)
• Sustainability appraisal - accessibility tool (MS Excel, 14KB)
• Locality - how to assess and allocate sites for development

Design, landscape and character

• Cheshire East Council landscape and urban design toolkit (PDF, 5MB)
• Locality - good design in neighbourhood planning
• Local Green Gaps Guidance – available on request now by emailing the Neighbourhood Planning Team. To be published here soon

• BIMBY - Beauty In My Back Yard

Public rights of way

• Footpaths toolkit (PDF, 1.6MB)

Health impact assessment

• Health impact assessment (PDF, 925KB)

Templates

• Template basic questionnaire (PDF, 240KB)
• Template draft plan (MS Word, 93KB)
• Template project plan tool (MS Excel, 125KB)

Mapped information

Cheshire East mapped information

• Cheshire East local plan strategy 2010 - 2030 (interactive planning policy map)
• Cheshire East interactive map (council services and local information)
• Maps of conservation areas in Cheshire East

Natural environment mapped information

• Magic maps - Natural conservation, habitats and species 
• Environment Agency - Flooding and hydrology
• Natural England - Agricultural land classifications

Guidance and external toolkits 

• National planning practice guidance - Neighbourhood planning section 
• Keep it simple – neighbourhood planning guide
• Locality - neighbourhood planning support
• Royal Town Planning Institute - Neighbourhood planning section