Neighbourhood planning toolkit

Research: National Policy Monitoring April 2019

• National policy monitoring - infographic April 2019 (PDF, 1.1MB)
• National policy monitoring - site allocations data-set April 2019 (MS Excel 2019, 118KB)

Research: National Policy Monitoring July 2018

• Read our infographic, neighbourhood plans and site allocations: the numbers (PDF, 835KB)
• Download and explore the data-set on made neighbourhood plans (MS Excel, 102KB)

Neighbourhood planning process guidance

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

Site allocations

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

Health impact assessment

Templates

Mapped information

Cheshire East mapped information

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
• Locality - neighbourhood planning support
• Royal Town Planning Institute - Neighbourhood planning section