taking parish plans forward in north west leicestershire
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Taking Parish Plans forward in North West Leicestershire. Parish Plan Partners. RCC (Leicestershire & Rutland) Leicestershire County Council North West Leics. District Council Police Primary Care Trust Voluntary Action LeicesterShire Marlene Reid Centre Rural Housing Enabler. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Taking Parish Plans forward in North West Leicestershire
Parish Plan Partners• RCC (Leicestershire & Rutland) • Leicestershire County Council• North West Leics. District Council • Police• Primary Care Trust• Voluntary Action LeicesterShire• Marlene Reid Centre• Rural Housing Enabler
Barriers to successful outcomes• Insufficient community capacity to carry
forward voluntary projects • Unrealistic objectives.• Timing of planning process e.g. can
make it difficult to integrate Parish Plan outcomes in some planning and decision making processes.
• Outcomes don’t fit with council priorities• Lack of Funds
Insufficient Capacity• Increase capacity
– Use of volunteers– Following best practice from other areas– Use of toolkits for quicker production of
outcomes– Look for help from other organisations e.g.
Voluntary Action Leicestershire• Funding advice • Group support
Unrealistic objectives.• Are they unrealistic?• Is there sufficient impetus from the
community to see it through – a community building may take years to achieve.
• Perhaps this should have been dealt with before the action was decided.
Timing of planning process
• Planning process is changing• Local plans no longer prepared• Uncertainty about the future planning
process• Localism – not yet law but anticipated
Outcomes don’t fitwith council priorities
• Use outcomes to influence – community strategies – Local Development Framework
• Influence at consultation stage – not after the document is adopted
Lack of Funds• Budgetary constraints for
–Parish Council
–District Council
–County Council
• Consultation provides figures and proof of need
Funding Sources
• RCC funding pack – Paper and web based– www.ruralcc.org.uk
• Leicestershire Funding Toolkit– http://www.fundingtoolkit.org/
• National lottery– http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/
Funding sources• http://
www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk/index/funding.htm
• http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?site=140
• Precept?
Some things don’t happen overnight
• New Community building may take years to achieve
• Large projects – may take a long time to raise funds
• Some become frustrated– Young people particularly want things
now!
What help do you need in the future?
• Localism
– More influence over planning
– Referendums
• Big Society
– More use of volunteers
– Opportunities to deliver locally
Community Development Officer
Jo Ling
DD Tel: 0116 2689 708
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ruralcc.org.uk/northwestleicestershire
Address: 133, Loughborough RD, Leicester, LE4 5LQ