>> INtRODuctION Neighbourhood planning was introduced in 2011 through the Localism Act. Neighbourhood planning allows local residents and businesses to have their own planning policies in a neighbourhood plan that reflect their priorities, deliver tangible local benefits and have real weight in planning decisions. Located at the East End in London, the Roman Road Bow Neighbourhood boundary was agreed and approved in 2017, after an intensive period of consultation. Later on that year, in a period of five months, (October 2017- February 2018), the Neighbourhood Forum committee worked with the local community to shaping the content of the Neighbourhood Plan. Engaging people in different ways to dis-
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cuss and develop the objectives set out in the constitution that will underpin the policies and projects forming the Plan. There has been varied and extensive consultation methods used in order to reach as wide a community as possible. The aims was to inform local people about the neighbourhood planning process, seek their views on the proposed plan area and encourage comments on how the area could be improved. Alongside this work, evidence was gathered to support emerging ideas. This report describes how the committee engaged the Forum and wider community.
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