Coleford Neighbourhood Development Plan Review

Next Theme Group Meeting Dates:

Historic Environment   30th April @ 5.30pm

Transport   30th April@ 6.30pm

Housing   2nd May @ 9.30am

Communities   2nd May @ 10.50am

Natural Environment   14th May @ 6pm

Town Centre & Economy   14th May @7pm

^{What is Coleford Neighbourhood Development Plan?}
CNDP helps guide and shape land use and development in the parish. FoDDC use this alongside their emerging Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework to decide on planning applications.
Coleford Town Council will be responsible for the final review document, but we need skills, expertise and interests of local people to create this. Please get involved. The current CNDP, now seven years old, runs until 2026 so it’s now time to review and decide how we see Coleford’s future. So whether you live, work, go to school or just visit Coleford regularly we’d like you to help create the vision of how the town might look in years to come, to shape decisions that will affect the way the town grows and flourishes.
This affects the whole Coleford area so your opinions are important if you live or are involved in any of the surrounding villages and areas, including Coalway, Milkwall, Broadwell, Mile End, Forest Grove, Scowles and Whitecliff.
Let us know what matters to you and listen to what affects others. Join a theme group: the town centre, the local economy, housing, community and community facilities, transport and infrastructure, the natural environment and historic environment.

Our Overall Vision is to support sustainable development within the Parish of Coleford.
Our Objectives lie within these main areas or themes:
· To boost our local economy by supporting services and businesses, encouraging both local custom and visitors
· To develop coherent access to the town
· To develop “breathing” or green spaces and enhance the natural environment
· To support and enable community projects with a special concern for young people
· To conserve the historic environment, including buildings and spaces that give Coleford its own character among the Forest towns
· To influence The District Council re the allocation of new housing in the area, within the Government NPPF (National Planning Policy Framework).

This is the progress on policy revision as at April 26. We have some new evidence on health, communities, transport and access among other themes which have developed out of initial consultation. Our next consultation will be on the fully updated policies so look out for that in July.

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^{Please view our latest leaflet, which includes success examples from within the current CNDP 2018 - 2026:}

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Maintaining and increasing the dynamism of Coleford is crucial; 
keeping that balance and future-proofing against any challenges to come, protecting the place we know and love.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU!
See progress so far- use this website regularly - and come and talk to us about the new Coleford Neighbourhood Development Plan at the Town Council Office in Mushet Walk, Coleford.

We need your views!
Please do get in touch with any ideas, information, concerns. 
Coleford is special because of the people who live and work in it, Help us, join us to help Coleford!

You can contact CNDP by email:CNDPReview@outlook.com If you send your email address, we can keep you up to date.