A working draft of the Ashburton Neighbourhood Plan is now available to view online.
Neighbourhood planning was introduced by the Localism Act in 2011. The objective underpinning the idea of Localism, is that decision-making be passed to a more local level, from national or local government to local communities. Town Councils can produce Neighbourhood Plans for their
own local area, putting in place a strategy and policies for the future development of the area.
This presents real opportunities and gives the community more control over local planning policy that is of specific relevance to Ashburton.
For more information, visit our Neighbourhood Plan page here.