What is a Community Plan?
In 2000, the Government’s Rural White Paper ‘Our Countryside - The Future’ suggested that all rural communities should develop Town, Village and Community Plans to identify both problems and opportunities for rural services and to provide community input into the new planning system.A Community Plan should harness everything that is different and unique about the community in which you live and your vision for the future. Community Plans should provide an opportunity for members of the community to state their views and say how they feel about where they live. The end result should be a plan that reflects these views. It should also note areas where the plan may be influenced by external factors such as local service delivery.
As well as involving local communities in influencing the services and policies which affect them, Community Plans also ensure that the county’s Community Strategy reflects the needs of individual communities.
What can go in a Community Plan?
How can a Community Plan be useful?