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Page: Local plan making

Campaign for planning policies that support the creation of a good food environment
Planning Food Cities

Page: Stage 1: Public consultation on issues

Public consultation on the issues to be addressed is the first formal stage in preparing a local plan. The planning authority will publish its evidence base and prepare a consultation paper which outlines the priorities of the area, the issues which the new local plan will address and identify key buildings or sites to be protected or changed.
Planning Food Cities

Page: Stage 2: Public consultation on the draft local plan

This stage can be called “Pre-submission” or “Publication” stage. The local plan document is published for a period of six weeks for interested parties to comment before it is submitted to Government.
Planning Food Cities

Page: Stage 3: Examination of the planning policies

The planning policies which the local planning authority wants to adopt are submitted to the Government and the Local Plan will be examined by an independent inspector.
Planning Food Cities

Page: Rules of local plan making

Rules and regulations cover local plan making. Local plans are formally prepared legal documents which guide the use and development of land and buildings.
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Page: Responding to consultations

Your planning authority will probably undertake a number of public consultation exercises. Some will be at the formal stages of local plan making and because these are legal stages, please make sure you respond within the official deadlines.
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Page: Other planning tools

An area that has a strong local plan policy that supports a good food system will be in the best position.
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Page: Providing guidance to developers

Encourage your local planning authority to produce additional guidance on providing space for food growing.
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Page: Planning your neighbourhood

In this section we will look at one of the ways residents in a neighbourhood can encourage food growing.
Planning Food Cities

Page: For planners

Harness the strategic benefits of community food growing as part of your green infrastructure.
Planning Food Cities