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.

Important notices for Neighbourhood Planners

Applications for support are now open for this financial year (2022/2023)

Support available 2022/23

DLUHC have extended the 4 year support programme (2018-22) for a fifth year into 2022/23

The programme will continue to offer grants and Technical Support packages, however the additional support for groups exploring affordable homes for sale is no longer available as that pilot programme has completed its three year course.

Important information – changes to the application process 2022/23

This year we have made some changes to the application process. Please read the below guidance carefully to understand the changes.

Once you have completed an Expression of Interest (EoI) you will now be automatically directed to the application form which you will be able to begin completing immediately. You will no longer receive an application form link overnight.

If you would like to resume your application form at a later stage, you will now need to save the form prior to closing it by providing an email address and password. Please use the same email address that you provided in your EoI and make a note of the details you save with.

Once saved, you will be sent a link to the log in page where you can access your saved application form by using the email address and password you provided when you saved.

Please note, the application form no longer automatically saves as you go. Every time you would like to leave the form to resume it later, you will need to save it again.

You will now have 30 days to complete your application form rather than 15 days as in previous programme years.

Please refer to the Apply section of the website when the programme is open and the Guidance Notes for full details on the changes to the process.