Planning Gain & Mitigation
When development happens here, we make sure that funds for mitigation of that development are used to community benefit.
Neighbourhood Plan priorities:
Securing mitigation of the impacts of development; ensuring maximum community input into mitigation measures; and developing and delivering an effective Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) grant programme to help implement SoWN's vision.
In the short term we are running the current NCIL grant programme through to Spring 2027, engaging with major developments including 72 Upper Ground, One Waterloo and Royal Street, and building the tracking and governance tools needed to evidence impact. Over the medium and longer term we will use this track record to secure future funding, integrate our Impact Index into funding bids and local plan reviews, and begin work on a refreshed Neighbourhood Plan for beyond 2032.