Beeches, Booths and Barr (3Bs) Neighbourhood Development Plan

Overview

A community group in Perry Barr, known as the 3B’s (Beeches, Booths and Barr) Neighbourhood Planning Forum, wish to prepare a Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) for the majority of Perry Barr Ward. The first stage of the Neighbourhood Planning process is the designation of the Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Forum, and the 3B’s Neighbourhood Planning Forum has submitted an application to the Council seeking designation of the Neighbourhood Area (the area the NDP will cover) and Neighbourhood Forum.

Extent of proposed Neighbourhood Area

The A34 (Walsall Road) runs through the heart of the proposed Neighbourhood Area, with Queslett Road to the north, the railway line and Old Walsall Road to the west and the M6 and Aldridge Road to the east. A plan showing this area is within the application, which can be accessed using the web link provided. .

Neighbourhood Forum

The 3B’s Neighbourhood Planning Forum wish to be designated as the relevant body to prepare a NDP for the Neighbourhood Area identified. The Chair of the Forum, Cllr Jon Hunt, and the Secretary, Mrs Janet Summers, will be the main points of contact for the NDP.

Why your views matter

In accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations, the Council is publicising the NDP application for a 6 week period from Monday 24th October to Monday 5th December 2016. Publicising the application gives interested parties an opportunity to comment on the extent of the proposed Neighbourhood Area and Forum, as the relevant body to prepare the NDP.

Please use the contact details on this page to submit comments or via the web link provided.

Any representations received will be considered by the Council when designating the Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Forum. The Council’s decision will be published in January 2017.

What happens next

Comments on the application should be submitted to the Council by Monday 5th December 2016, and any representations received will be considered by the Council when designating the Neighbourhood Area and Neighbourhood Forum. The Council’s decision will be published in January 2017.

If the designation of the Forum is made, no other body can be designated to prepare a NDP for the specified area, until the designation expires or is withdrawn in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations.

Upon successful designation, the Forum will start to draft the NDP, with a focus on housing and employment opportunities, flood risk, open spaces and revitalising local centres. Consultation with the community on the NDP will be led by the Neighbourhood Forum and will inform policies within the document. Other key milestones include submission of the NDP to the Council, independent examination, referendum (subject to a successful outcome at examination) and adoption. When adopted, NDPs form part of the statutory development plan and will shape future development within an area.