A  Neighbourhood Development Plan can establish general planning policies for the development and use of land in an area. The Plan has a legal status and must be taken into account when planning proposals are being decided. 

It can: 

• Direct where new homes, shops and workplaces can be built and their type and design quality. 

• Identify and protect important local green spaces and the environment as a whole. 

• Provide a shared vision for the community. 

but 

• It must conform with the strategic policies in Herefordshire Core Strategy 2011-2031 and national planning policy 

• Be supported by the public which will be tested in a final referendum and only have legal force if a majority of those voting support it.