The Localism Bill left various procedural and technical requirements of the neighbourhood planning system to regulations. Draft regulations published on 13 October 2011 for consultation set out how a neighbourhood area will be defined, how to set up forums that will propose plans and also outlines the requirements for establishing a Neighbourhood Development Order. The closing date for comments on the proposed regulations is 5 January 2012.
Further information on the consultation can be found at
www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/planningregulationsconsultation