Neighbourhood Planning Toolkit

Site allocations

• Cheshire East Council Site Allocations Guidance 2016 (PDF, 574KB)
• Settlement Boundary Assessment Guidance (PDF, 301KB)
• Cheshire East Council Viability Assessment 2013 (PDF, 2.12MB)
• 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, 4.92MB)
• Locality - Good design in Neighbourhood Planning

• BIMBY - Beauty In My Back Yard

Public rights of way

• Footpaths Toolkit (PDF, 1.72MB)

Health impact assessment

• Health Impact Assessment (PDF, 925KB)

Templates

• Template Basic Questionnaire (PDF, 128KB)
• 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
• What's in my backyard? - Environmental information 

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