Welcome to Neighbourhood Planning Support, where you’ll find everything you need to know about how to develop a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order and what support is available to you.

As part of a pilot, additional support is available for groups bringing forward affordable housing for sale.

Important notices for Neighbourhood Planners

How Coronavirus affects neighbourhood planning

Continuing neighbourhood planning during COVID-19

Applications for grant support are now closed for this financial year (2020/2021) and applications for technical support will close soon

Applications for grant support for 2020-2021 have now closed.

Applications for technical support can be submitted until 5pm on 26 March 2021. This means the last date for completing an Expression of Interest form for a technical support application in this financial year is 5pm on 25 March (you will still need to complete your application form by 5pm on the 26 March).

Information about applying for grant and technical support in the 2021-2022 programme will be coming soon. Please watch this space for further updates.

Basic grant increase

Due to the impacts of coronavirus, the Basic Grant allowance has increased from £9,000 to £10,000. Further information can be found on page 8 of the guidance notes.

Further support for designated forums and/or groups in deprived areas

The Additional Grant and technical support criteria has been extended to support designated neighbourhood forums, and groups based in deprived areas (where 30% or more of the neighbourhood area or population is in the 20% most deprived areas in England in accordance with the Index of Multiple Deprivation). These groups can also receive a new facilitation package.

Find out more in the Guidance notes.