East Cliff & Springbourne Neighbourhood Forum and Area Designation Consultation

This consultation is now closed.

Neighbourhood Forums work with local communities to prepare Neighbourhood Plans for their area and forum designations last for five years.

On 6 August 2024, East Cliff & Springbourne Residents’ Group applied to BCP Council to be designated as a neighbourhood forum, to operate as a qualifying body for the purposes of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, in accordance with s61F Town and Country Planning Act 1990(External link) and s8 Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012(External link).

Neighbourhood forums must be able to demonstrate that they have a written constitution to describe the basic framework of the organisation including its purpose, membership rules and election of officers. The neighbourhood planning legislation and regulations state that Forums must have at least 21 members who are individuals, either living, working within the area of the neighbourhood forum, or are elected members of the authority concerned.

East Cliff & Springbourne Residents Group has submitted an application to be designated as a neighbourhood forum within a defined area boundary.

The information submitted to the council comprises of:

  • A covering letter received by email on 6 August 2024
  • A combined application form for neighbourhood forum and area designation including a list of 23 stakeholders
  • A map of the East Cliff & Springbourne Neighbourhood area boundary
  • A written constitution of the proposed neighbourhood forum and membership details
  • A Statement of Mission and Vision setting out how the forum is established for the purpose of promoting or improving the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the area.

Please note that if the neighbourhood forum’s status is approved by the council, no other organisation may be designated as a neighbourhood forum for the purposes of the Localism Act 2011(External link) and the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012(External link) for that neighbourhood area until the designation expires or is withdrawn. This will only affect the ability to exercise neighbourhood planning powers and will not affect the existence or creation of any other neighbourhood community voluntary or charitable bodies in the area.

Have Your Say

We are asking for views and comments from residents and other interested parties on the proposed forum’s application for qualifying body status and their neighbourhood area boundary. Your views should consider whether this forum should be designated for the purposes of preparing a neighbourhood plan for the proposed neighbourhood area.

During the consultation period, you can view East Cliff & Springbourne’s application and supporting documents in the 'Documents' section of this page and at:

Your comments must be received by us within the consultation period which runs for seven weeks from 19 August 2024 to 7 October 2024. You can make representations by:

The consultation closed at midnight on 7 October 2024.


Next steps

All comments received during the consultation period will be considered and will feed into our formal decision-making process. If the council approves the application, the East Cliff & Springbourne Neighbourhood Forum will be able to operate as a qualifying body, for the purpose of neighbourhood planning in the designated area for a period of five years.

This consultation is now closed.

Neighbourhood Forums work with local communities to prepare Neighbourhood Plans for their area and forum designations last for five years.

On 6 August 2024, East Cliff & Springbourne Residents’ Group applied to BCP Council to be designated as a neighbourhood forum, to operate as a qualifying body for the purposes of preparing a Neighbourhood Plan, in accordance with s61F Town and Country Planning Act 1990(External link) and s8 Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012(External link).

Neighbourhood forums must be able to demonstrate that they have a written constitution to describe the basic framework of the organisation including its purpose, membership rules and election of officers. The neighbourhood planning legislation and regulations state that Forums must have at least 21 members who are individuals, either living, working within the area of the neighbourhood forum, or are elected members of the authority concerned.

East Cliff & Springbourne Residents Group has submitted an application to be designated as a neighbourhood forum within a defined area boundary.

The information submitted to the council comprises of:

  • A covering letter received by email on 6 August 2024
  • A combined application form for neighbourhood forum and area designation including a list of 23 stakeholders
  • A map of the East Cliff & Springbourne Neighbourhood area boundary
  • A written constitution of the proposed neighbourhood forum and membership details
  • A Statement of Mission and Vision setting out how the forum is established for the purpose of promoting or improving the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the area.

Please note that if the neighbourhood forum’s status is approved by the council, no other organisation may be designated as a neighbourhood forum for the purposes of the Localism Act 2011(External link) and the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012(External link) for that neighbourhood area until the designation expires or is withdrawn. This will only affect the ability to exercise neighbourhood planning powers and will not affect the existence or creation of any other neighbourhood community voluntary or charitable bodies in the area.

Have Your Say

We are asking for views and comments from residents and other interested parties on the proposed forum’s application for qualifying body status and their neighbourhood area boundary. Your views should consider whether this forum should be designated for the purposes of preparing a neighbourhood plan for the proposed neighbourhood area.

During the consultation period, you can view East Cliff & Springbourne’s application and supporting documents in the 'Documents' section of this page and at:

Your comments must be received by us within the consultation period which runs for seven weeks from 19 August 2024 to 7 October 2024. You can make representations by:

The consultation closed at midnight on 7 October 2024.


Next steps

All comments received during the consultation period will be considered and will feed into our formal decision-making process. If the council approves the application, the East Cliff & Springbourne Neighbourhood Forum will be able to operate as a qualifying body, for the purpose of neighbourhood planning in the designated area for a period of five years.

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