Community Forum | Your Planning Voice

General Discussion

Open conversation about planning, community, and everything else.

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Welcome & Introductions

New to YourPlanningVoice? Introduce yourself, meet other community campaigners, and learn how the forum works.

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Governance Proposals

Propose changes and vote on the future of the platform. Requires case completion or a contribution.

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The UK Planning System & NPPF

Discussions on site allocations, local plans, soundness tests, and the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Planning Applications & Consultations

Navigating the planning application lifecycle, from pre-app consultations to statutory deadlines.

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Committee Decisions, Appeals & Enforcement

Tactics for planning committees, fighting PINS appeals, and reporting enforcement breaches.

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Site Intelligence: Environment & BNG

Biodiversity Net Gain, Flood Zones, and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).

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Site Intelligence: Infrastructure & Traffic

Analyzing traffic data, highways, air quality, noise, and local infrastructure strain.

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Protected Designations & Heritage

Green Belt, Grey Belt, SSSI, AONB, Conservation Areas, and Listed Buildings.

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Campaigning, Media & Engagement

How to run a campaign, social media strategy, engaging councillors, and media relations.

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Legal Structures & Crowdfunding

Incorporating as a CIC, CIO, CBS, or CLT, and crowdfunding for legal fees.

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Legal & Policy: Case Law & Judicial Review

Discussing landmark Supreme Court rulings, Judicial Reviews, and weaponizing case law.

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Community Rights & Neighbourhood Planning

Right to Bid, Right to Build, Assets of Community Value, and writing Neighbourhood Plans.

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Regional: London & South East

Coordination for London Boroughs, the London Plan, and South East spatial strategies.

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Regional: North East & Yorkshire

Local intelligence for LPAs in the North East, Newcastle, Gateshead, and Yorkshire.

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Regional: North West & Midlands

Coordination across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, and the East/West Midlands.

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Regional: South West & Wales

Coastal change, tourism impacts, AONBs, and the distinct Welsh planning framework.

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Regional: Scotland & Devolved Nations

Navigating the Scottish planning system, NPF4, and devolved environmental laws.

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Platform Governance & Voting (DAO-Lite)

Propose changes to the platform, vote on feature requests, and elect moderators.

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Success Stories & Retrospectives

Morale boosts and post-mortems: share your wins, defeated applications, and adopted plans.

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