Neighbourhood
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.
**Notices of office Christmas closure**
The Locality offices are closed between Christmas and New Year.
Please note decisions on any applications received in December may not be made until January 2025, and you should not commit to any expenditure prior to receiving a grant offer
If you submit an enquiry through the Advice Service after Tuesday 17th December, we may not be able to respond until the team return in January (after the Wednesday 2nd January bank holiday).
GRANT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2024/2025
We are open for applications for grant and Technical Support.
The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) have extended the support for a seventh year (2024/2025). The Neighbourhood Planning Support Programme will continue to offer grants and Technical Support packages.
Please apply via the Apply page of the website.
The anticipated high demand for neighbourhood planning support means that it will be necessary to prioritise applications.
The process for prioritising Technical Support applications will be determined by MHCLG, taking into account Government priorities such as housing, regeneration, climate change and environmental improvement.
Currently, there is no requirement to prioritise grant applications; however, if the amount of available funding is insufficient to meet the demand, we may need to prioritise applications in the future. Please note, that expenditure met through grant must be completed on or before 31st March 2025.
Celebrating 10 years of Neighbourhood Planning
We’re celebrating 10 years since the first neighbourhood plans were made.
What support can I apply for?
You can apply for grant funding and/or Technical Support if you are eligible.
Grant funding
If you're working on a neighbourhood plan or neighbourhood development order, you can apply for grant funding of up to £10,000. Further grant funding is available to groups meeting certain criteria.
See grant fundingTechnical Support
If you're facing complex issues such as allocating sites for development, you can apply for Technical Support where a specialist advisor will support you with specific issues or assessments.
Technical SupportFind what you need
Toolkits & Guidance
Find all the resources you need to guide you through the process of neighbourhood planning.
See toolkits & guidanceNetwork
Need inspiration or want to know what others are doing around the country? Post questions, get support, and connect with the neighbourhood planning community.
See networkAdvice
Can't find what you're looking for? We'll help you find the answer to your questions.
See advice