John Mann: To
ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what account he
takes of local referendums on the desirability of specific sites being
allocated to new housing.
Nick Boles:
This coalition Government have given communities radical new rights to plan for
their areas, deliver the development they want and control their future. Over
1,000 communities have applied for a neighbourhood planning area to be
designated, and neighbourhood plans are receiving overwhelming support through
local referendums. So far, we have had 17 successful referendums on
neighbourhood plans. A neighbourhood plan (including any specific sites within
it) which has been supported by the majority of those voting in a referendum
can form the basis for decisions on development in the local area. A
neighbourhood development order, if endorsed by a local referendum, can also
grant permission for specified developments in a neighbourhood area.
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