Archive | May, 2016

Neighbourhood planning – In a nutshell

On Monday 23 May, the Department for Communities and Local Government launched the Make a plan – make a difference campaign across England with advertisements and a new step-by-step website – neighbourhoodplanning.org\r\n\r\nThe campaign is aimed at introducing people to neighbourhood planning, to give them an opportunity to find out more about what’s happening in their area and how […]

Open Day – June 10

We’re inviting Porthleven residents to an Open Day on Friday June 10.\r\n\r\nThe event will take place at Porthleven Church (St Bartholomew’s) with two sessions – the first from 1 and 4pm and the second between 6 and 8pm.\r\n\r\nIt will see the launch of our second questionnaire about future housing developments in the town. This has […]

Neighbourhood Planning in Queen’s Speech

The recent Queen’s Speech included a Neighbourhood Planning and Infrastructure Bill.\r\n “To support the economic recovery, and to create jobs and more apprenticeships, legislation will be introduced to ensure Britain has the infrastructure that businesses need to grow.” \r\n The purpose of the Bill is to: \r\n \r\n Support the Government’s ambition to deliver one […]

Porthleven Neighbourhood Plan forum initial meeting

Key Achievements – May 2016

The story so far… \nOn the 17 May 2014, a presentation was given at an open meeting introducing the Porthleven Neighbourhood Plan (PNP). This identified the possible need for Porthleven to have a neighbourhood plan and offered the chance for those gathered to ask questions.\n\nThe final act of the meeting was to decide if Porthleven […]