CR3 Forum Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire
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1. INTRODUCTION - Key questions and why it is important to take part
The survey is below - skip this if you are aready aware of why we are doing a Neighbourhood Plan.
If you live or work in our local area please help prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe, which will be a significant influence locally on planning. Although almost all of us share CR3 as a post code, those bordering the area, or within the listed areas but with a different post code, are welcome to participate too. Telling us your post code will help us identify issues within the area too.
Overall the questionnaire will help capture your views on key issues.
The Localism Act introduces Neighbourhood Plans. These plans can include policies on the development and use of land in a parish or neighbourhood area. Once such a plan is adopted, it becomes a main consideration within the planning system when considering town planning applications, being positioned directly below the Council’s Core Strategy.
The parishes of Caterham on the Hill, Caterham Valley, Chaldon and Whyteleafe, together with the Caterham Community Partnership and the Caterham Business Partnership have teamed up to prepare this plan. An application was approved via Tandridge District Council planning department and the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for Frontrunner status and the funding that goes with it of £20,000.
DCLG awarded Frontrunner status to our group named "The CR3 Forum" in 2012. We plan on being ready to proceed to public referendum at the same time as the European elections in June 2014. Given the amount of work to do this is ambitious but achievable.
There is already an enthusiastic group of people who have come forward to participate but we do want the widest community involvement and are still actively seeking volunteers. In particular, people with knowledge of particular areas, such as housing, education, healthcare, business, etc are very welcome. Landowners and developers are also invited to join us.
Why are we doing this?
Because it is a unique opportunity for US as local residents and businesses to decide how WE want OUR town to be!
Please take the survey and do consider taking part as a volunteer in various areas as described on the web site www.cr3forum.org.uk
If you live or work in our local area please help prepare a Neighbourhood Plan for Caterham, Chaldon and Whyteleafe, which will be a significant influence locally on planning. Although almost all of us share CR3 as a post code, those bordering the area, or within the listed areas but with a different post code, are welcome to participate too. Telling us your post code will help us identify issues within the area too.
Overall the questionnaire will help capture your views on key issues.
The Localism Act introduces Neighbourhood Plans. These plans can include policies on the development and use of land in a parish or neighbourhood area. Once such a plan is adopted, it becomes a main consideration within the planning system when considering town planning applications, being positioned directly below the Council’s Core Strategy.
The parishes of Caterham on the Hill, Caterham Valley, Chaldon and Whyteleafe, together with the Caterham Community Partnership and the Caterham Business Partnership have teamed up to prepare this plan. An application was approved via Tandridge District Council planning department and the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) for Frontrunner status and the funding that goes with it of £20,000.
DCLG awarded Frontrunner status to our group named "The CR3 Forum" in 2012. We plan on being ready to proceed to public referendum at the same time as the European elections in June 2014. Given the amount of work to do this is ambitious but achievable.
There is already an enthusiastic group of people who have come forward to participate but we do want the widest community involvement and are still actively seeking volunteers. In particular, people with knowledge of particular areas, such as housing, education, healthcare, business, etc are very welcome. Landowners and developers are also invited to join us.
Why are we doing this?
Because it is a unique opportunity for US as local residents and businesses to decide how WE want OUR town to be!
Please take the survey and do consider taking part as a volunteer in various areas as described on the web site www.cr3forum.org.uk