Scoping stage: Early community engagement and evidence gathering

• Community volunteers are involved in Steering Group or in specific tasks Neighbourhood Forum (NF), with advice/assistance from ECC, undertake research and community involvement to identify local issues and potential approaches to addressing them

 

Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Form designation applications

• Qualifying body submit applications to ECC who validate applications and publicise for 6 weeks
• ECC make and publicise the NA and NF designation decisions

 

Plan drafting stage - Land-use issues and options are developed into vision, objectives and policies

• Ongoing informal consultation with the local community and ECC
• A variety of consultation methods are used

 

Regulation 14 consultation

• NF invite comments from those that may have an interest in the NDP and consult ECC
• NF incorporate changes based on consultation results.

 

NF submit NDP to Exeter City Council

• Exeter City Council publicise the NDP for 6 weeks (Regulation 16)

 

Examination

• ECC use website to publicise the progress of the NDP throughout examination
• Examiner considers comments and written statements. Sometimes a public hearing is held and ECC will publicise the procedure

 

Referendum

• NF make any necessary changes to the NDP, as recommended by the Examiner
• ECC organise a referendum in neighbourhood area, inviting all on electoral roll to vote on the NDP

 

Making of the plan

• Outcome of the referendum is publicised on ECC website.
• ECC make and publicise the decision and notify interested bodies.