17/2/14 Working Group Terms of Reference

The Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum aims to maintain and enhance the area’s distinctive and special rural and residential character. It seeks to provide a safe, pleasant and sustainable environment for the community, thereby enriching the quality of the lives of all those who live and work there.

The tasks ahead in drawing up a Neighbourhood Plan

Set up Neighbourhood Forum and agree its area of coverage*	Done
Write the constitution for the Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum	Done
Formally submit a neighbourhood area application to the local planning authority	Done
The council publicise the application for six weeks and invite comments	Done
The council designate the Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum as the body authorized to produce Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) for Pyrford	February
Set up three or four working groups to consider the plan in terms of:-
Social and Community
The local Infrastructure
The Open Spaces	Underway
The Built Environment
Undertake a comprehensive baseline review of population and neighbourhood area characteristics
Distribute Questionnaire to all households in Pyrford
Hold Public Meetings to engage public support for plan recommendations
Produce draft Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP)
Forum consults on draft NDP
Draft NDP submitted to the Woking Borough Council (WBC)
WBC publicises draft NDP for six weeks and seeks feedback
Draft NDP examined by Planning Inspector
WBC publishes Examiner’s report
WBC publishes decision
WBC organises public referendum on Plan among residents and businesses within Pyrford Neighbourhood Area
Designation (approval) by the local authority

Terms of Reference for the Working Groups

The working groups are invited to study and enquire into all aspects of the local infrastructure in respect of the Pyrford Neighbourhood Area for the purpose of producing appropriate guidance and recommendations concerning local infrastructure relevant to future development in the Pyrford Neighbourhood Area. In so doing it will have particular regard to the provisions of the WBC Core Strategy and to the National Planning Policy Framework.

Areas for study shall be proposed by the Working Groups and agreed by the Forum’s Management Committee after consideration of :

the views, expressed by the residents and businesses within the Neighbourhood Area, either in response to the questionaires or by direct communication with members of the Woking Group, the Forum Management Committee and
guidance provided by staff of the WBC planning policy team.

The working groups will report to the regular meetings of the Pyrford Neighbourhood Forum’s management committee / steering group – through the medium of the Working Groups Coordinator – on their progress towards the development of recommendations, together with an appropriate evidence base, for incorporation into the Pyrford Neighbourhood Plan for submission ultimately to WBC.

It is expected that each of the Working Groups will liaise as necessary with the other Working Groups engaged on their separate areas of interest, these should include links with their Byfleet and West Byfleet counterparts. As a minimum, the Working Groups will cover the subjects listed below, having regard to the current and perceived future demographic of the Neighbourhood Area:

Subjects for study by the Social and Community Group