Guidance

Plan for Neighbourhoods: Neighbourhood Boards and place boundaries

Information about the governance of Neighbourhood Boards and place boundaries for the Plan for Neighbourhoods programme, and how to confirm these to MHCLG.

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The Plan for Neighbourhoods programme was renamed Pride in Place Programme on 25ÌýSeptember 2025. The guidance for the 75 previously announced Plan for Neighbourhoods locations will be updated to reflect the renaming of the programme. Boards should continue to prepare to submit their Regeneration Plans by 28 November 2025.Ìý​

Please seeÌýPride in Place Programme FAQÌýfor further information.

The guidance provides Neighbourhood Boards and accountable bodies receiving funding from the Plan for Neighbourhoods programme information about:Ìý

  • accountable bodies and Neighbourhood Board roles and responsibilitiesÌý
  • governance structure requirements for Neighbourhood BoardsÌý
  • the process by which places should confirm their Neighbourhood Board arrangements and boundary toÌýMHCLGÌý
  • geographical boundaries for places in receipt of fundingÌý
  • the associatedÌýMHCLGÌýreview process

Read more about the programme in the Plan for Neighbourhoods: prospectus.

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Published 12 March 2025

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