Vision, Objectives and Policies

Our vision of Totton and Eling is:

To create a thriving community for Totton and Eling with enviable amenities, pleasant green spaces and developing a prosperous and more attractive town centre. Giving residents a great local hub and a more desirable place to live, now and in the future.

The Objectives of the Neighbourhood Plan are:

1. Supporting and encouraging improvements to the quality of the built and natural environment including active and sustainable travel
2. Contributing to meeting our climate targets
3. Supporting the vitality and viability of the Town Centre
4. Protection and Bio-Capital Development of Green Areas
5. To encourage good quality design, good access and landmark buildings for Totton and Eling, while encouraging and embracing sustainability
6. To allow a distinctive character to develop in Totton and Eling overtime
7. To make Totton a physically connected community.

The Neighbourhood Plan contains seven development plan policies, each of which is intended to contribute to one or more of these objectives. Each policy has a code number and title and the policy wording is shown in bold text. Supporting text below each policy explains its intent, evidence and how it should be understood by applicants and applied by NFDC and NFNPA. Where a policy applies to specific land or sites in Totton and Eling this is shown on the Policies Map.