RESIDENTS in Birkenhead and Tranmere are being invited to shape the future of their area using new community rights.
The Birkenhead & Tranmere neighbourhood planning forum (BATNPF) has been launched to harness the views of local residents and to make the area’s first neighbourhood plan.
It is the fourth forum to launch in Wirral, with people in Prenton, Hoylake and Leasowe already preparing a scheme for their own area.
Neighbourhood Planning is one of the new community rights introduced by the Government’s Localism Act of 2011.
Philip Barton, chair of BATNPF said: "Neighbourhood planning give small communities the opportunity to become masters of their own destiny.
"Our neighbourhood plan will be an important and influential policy document which will tackle serious issues that affect everyone who lives or works in the area – housing, heritage, shopping, tourism and jobs.
"We want to hear from everyone who lives or works in Birkenhead and Tranmere and capture their views on important issues that impact on the future of our area.
"Our aim is to produce a policy framework for our area within which families, community groups and businesses can invest with confidence and, together, create a viable and sustainable future for us all.
"This is our community’s chance to help shape the neighbourhood for the better.”
More details are from www.batnpf.org or 0151 666 2938.
The forum is holding an evening seminar on Monday, July 27 6-8pm in the council chamber at Birkenhead Town Hall.
Tickets are from www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rtpi-presidential-event-neighbourhood-planning-seminar-tickets-17081151183
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