We’re currently developing a local area plan for Hornby. Learn what’s proposed and tell us the challenges and opportunities you see.
An area or neighbourhood plan is a document that takes a long-term view of a particular geographical area, reflecting the local community's preferences on how it should or should not be developed. This is how we prepare options for the future use and development of land at the edge of the urban area and outlying settlements.
Recommendations are usually implemented via changes to the zoning and rules applicable to the land and/or non-regulatory methods, such as public land acquisition, the capital works programme and design guidance.
These plans help us to:
- Identify future land use options.
- Facilitate integrated planning of Council-managed services
- Provide a framework for assessing development contributions.
- Anticipate and budget for future requirements for physical and social infrastructure.
- Identify areas where land needs to be acquired.
The overriding purpose is to promote sustainable development. Plans may take one to two years to develop or longer, depending on factors such as gathering technical information and references to the Environment Court, amongst others.
These plans are a crucial planning tool for the organisation as a whole, important in communicating with developers and the community, and a means of securing the commitment of elected members and staff across many Council units.
