About the Neighbourhood Plan
Looe's great environment supports the town's prosperity and provides a wonderful setting for the community to develop and improve through well balanced growth.
Challenges
But there are challenges: the affordability of housing, low wages, competing land uses, traffic and pedestrian congestion, the changing balance within our community, and global environmental change to name a few.
Sustainable Development
We need to take the opportunities and tackle the challenges so that our present needs are met without harming the ability of future generations to meet their needs. That is the essence of sustainable development.
The Looe Neighbourhood Plan is the opportunity for everyone in the town to have a real say as to how sustainable development is done.
Local referendum
The plan has to be agreed through a local referendum, in which everyone on the electoral roll gets a vote.
If the vote is in favour, the Neighbourhood Plan is 'made' in law and cannot be ignored when planning applications are decided by Cornwall Council, Planning Inspectors, or the Government.
Why should we care?
Well, if we are all involved, our community's creativity, energy and diversity can be released to make a plan that is fair, inclusive, and well-balanced. So please get involved and get your views across!
