Importantly, this appeal was determined as the Stoke Poges Neighbourhood Plan (with its Design Code) was being formally made by Buckinghamshire Council. We made clear this meant that the Plan carried full weight and the Inspector specifically referenced the conflicts with its policies. This is another example of the strength in neighbourhood plans and local design codes in shaping planning outcomes.

The first digital design code produced by ONH, for Sandleheath in the New Forest, has now been published.

You may have read some rather dismissive comments on planningblogs about neighbourhood plans recently. Some commentators ask what is the...

The government wants planning to be digital and accessible. ONH can help you create a fully digital neighbourhood plan, design code and maps

An open NPPF 2024 consultation response from ONH about the impact on neighbourhood planning and community plan-led development and design.