Parish and Community led Plans
GRCC leads advice on Parish and Community led Plans in Gloucestershire and provides support material and guidance to encourage communities to carry out inclusive, robust and high quality consultations and action plans.
Who can help you to achieve your Parish and Community led Plan?
Your Rural Advice Team
01452 528491
Forest of Dean - Kate Baugh kateb@grcc.org.uk
North Cotswolds - Marilyn Cox marilync@grcc.org.uk
South Cotswolds - Ginette James ginettej@grcc.org.uk
Stroud - Angela Burlow angelab@grcc.org.uk
Tewkesbury - Chris Cowcher christopherc@grcc.org.uk
A map showing the coverage of Parish and Community led Plans in Gloucestershire can be viewed in the Related Documents section on this page.
Why do a Parish and Community led Plan?
Through the development of the parish and community led plan database, at a local and national level, communities will be able to link their action plans with strategic priorities at neighbourhood, district, county, regional and national level. This will enable greater interaction and partnership between communities, authorities and other organisations to develop projects and move them forward.
What are Parish and Community led Plans?
A parish and community led plan is a complete action plan which covers issues that concern your community. Through consultation, issues are identified and prioritised, and through partnership they’re achieved.
A parish and community led plan sets out a vision for the future of your community. It will include social, economical and environmental aspects. The plan can be used to influence agencies, strategies and relates to the local development framework.
What will a good Parish and Community led Plan contain?
- A snapshot of past, present and future
- Current issues and concerns
- The need for new projects e.g. a community shop or transport scheme
- Evidence of that need which will help when applying for funding
- Actions to achieve those projects
- Room for review and development
What will a Parish and Community led Plan do for your community?
- Bring residents together and help forge greater community spirit
- Identify skills and talents within your community
- Increase the potential to work in partnership
- Gives a solid framework to the community voice
GRCC can help through:
- Providing neutral and independent advice
- Providing a toolkit of information to guide the process
- Helping identify potential sources of funding to finance your plan
- Giving training and advice on consultation techniques and how to turn the results into an action plan
- Providing links to other organisations to move forward actions
- Attending some key meetings to advise on the process
- Being available to answer queries
- Linking communities for support and joint learning
- Managing a countywide database of actions plans
- Facilitating a Parish and Community led Plan Forum in most districts
- Distributing regular newsletters and giving access to a GRCC library of resources
The GRCC web forum is an opportunity for you to ask questions and discuss issues with other people involved in the Parish and Community led Plan process.
Parish and Community led Plan Database
The Parish and Community led plan database can be found in the related documents section of this page. It is regularly updated and can also be viewed on the MAIDeN website. Access to the database via MAIDeN is password protected and linked to their parish profile pages.
