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8/8/2019 Toolkit for Sustainable Rural Communities - User Survey - Ally Rood - Commission for Rural Communities

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Ally Rood Senior Policy Advisor

Louise Rixham Rural Policy Advisor

Commission for Rural Communities


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Some background...

Traditionally, planning and housing policies have

focused development at key locations based on the

availability of public transport, shops facilities and

services. It is the view of the LAA housing working

group that planning and development processes need

to be more sophisticated if we are to encourage a

more sustainable approach that recognises how

places and communities really work in practice.Devon County Council

Identified the need for a toolkit that is; relevant over a range of spatial levels

easily applicable, replicable and able to be monitored

in house.


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Sustainable Rural Communities

Toolkit

What?

Reach a common understanding about the performance of

local settlements against a benchmark of sustainability

Robust and collaboratively generated local evidence baseOpportunity for dialogue and to assess the likely impact of

change (or lack of change) on the future sustainability of

place

When?

Policy LDF, SCS

Case specific scenario planning, assess impact of change


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Toolkit

How?

Two stages - involves both local authority and local

community

Poses set of questions for each characteristic Research, respond, debate

Judgement about performance of settlement against

characteristic

All will become clear in this afternoons workshop!


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Toolkit

Why?

Toolkit means to an end

Common evidence base

Compliments community planning

Early engagement

Inclusive


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Toolkit Survey

Evaluating the Toolkit 1 year on

Survey Monkey

Key results


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Survey results - Toolkit Users

Web based resource

Who is using the Toolkit?

Geography

Organisations


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Survey results Using the Toolkit

A close result!!!

How has the Toolkit been used?

Why the Toolkit wasnt used?

Adapting the Toolkit


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Toolkit and Localism

Government aims Evolution of plan from ground level with

all residents approached to take part

Local authority to provide each

community with appropriate evidence and

statistics, on for e.g. housing need and

demand, infrastructure and services, toenable it to effectively consider its own

future

Full involvement of democratic

representatives at all levels (parish, ward,

residents associations, other elected

representatives) and other interested

parties

Planning authority help communities

develop their visions and brokering a

coherent plan for the area as a whole

Toolkit capability Instigated by community, LA, utility

providers etc. Recommends community

and LA work together.

2 stages. First stage LA hard data, LA

leads. Stage 2 community provide

additional soft data , on the groundexperience. Using shared findings and

following open discussion judgements

made including all parties

Designed to, and actively, promotes the

inclusion of all levels of representatives

from both public and private bodies

Provides a structured process capable of

being replicated across different spatial

levels, thus allowing the local authority(s)

and communities to developing truly

locally generated and responsive plans


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Future of the Toolkit

Shropshire leading the way developing and

adapting toolkit

Planning Aid W Mids adapting to reach

disadvantaged groups

Increase usage -Devon and Cornwall, interest

from other areas

Fits well with govts localism agenda

Engages with and learns from communities

Website toolkit, information, case studies

www.ruraltoolkit.org.uk

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