Plans & Timescales
Neighbourhood Boards must co-create a Pride in Place Plan with the wider community, supported by the local MP and the local authority. The Plan will outline the community's vision for change over the next decade. Everyone will have an opportunity to have a say in the future of their area.
Neighbourhood Boards will carry out extensive engagement with the community to make sure that a diverse range of voices are heard in developing this plan and at every stage of the Programme.
Timescales
The initial phases of the programme:
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March 2026
Recruitment and appointment of independent Chairs.
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Spring 2026
Neighbourhood Boards to be established.
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Summer 2026
Neighbourhood Boards to confirm finalised membership and submit any proposals to alter their area boundary.
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Winter 2026 — Early 2027
Neighbourhood Boards to submit a regeneration plan to Government for assessment and approval.
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Spring 2027
Government expected to approve regeneration plans and release the first substantive delivery funding payment to local authorities, marking the beginning of the delivery phase.