Neighbourhood Forums & forming a neighbourhood plan group

Yes. It is required by the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 that a neighbourhood forum is established to enable the transfer of neighbourhood planning powers. A neighbourhood forum must meet a range of criteria including:

• Have a constitution
• Be established for the express purposes of promoting or improving the social, environmental or economic wellbeing of the area
• Open membership arrangements for people who live, work or are locally elected members for the neighbourhood area
• At least 21 members who are individuals.

Community Right to Build Orders are available to community groups without the need to create a neighbourhood forum