Planning Case Study; Aberfold Parish Plan
Alyson Linnegar, Planning Aid
What is Planning Aid
- An independent 'not for profit' organisation that helps people with planning problems who cannot afford a planning consultant
- Focus on disadvantaged areas and groups
- Part of the RTPI
- Organised on a regional basis with staff and volunteers providing advice and support
- Funded by ODPM and the Big Lottery Fund
How Planning Aid can help
- Understanding the use of the planning system
- Participation in preparing plans
- Assisting a community to draw up their own plans
- Commenting on planning applications
- Applying for planning permission
- Planning appeals
What is a Parish Plan?
- Originated from the rural white paper 2000
- Part of the Countryside Agency's Vital Villages programme
- Local action based plan
- Involves the whole communiry
Aberford Parish
Preparing the plan - research
- Collecting information
- Community soundings
The Plan - preparation
- Community training
- 3D model making
- Publicity and promotion
The Plan - consultation
The Community's vision for Aberford
"Our vision is to create a community which is both attractive and safe for residents, young and old, to live and work in. Aberford will grow into a centre which provides for the needs of all its residents whilst maintaining its essential character as an agricultural village surrounded by highly valued farm and parkland"
Key objectives of the plan
- Enhance the natural and built environment
- Making our community safe
- Better facilities for the whole community
- A better future for our young people
- Improve transport and roads
- Planning the future
Action Planning - Setting the priorities
- Action
- What needs doing ?
- Partners
- Who will do it?
- Resources
- How will it be achieved
- Timescales
- When will tenwork be complete
- Outcomes
- Does it meet the objective?
Project Timescale
Positive Outcomes
Links with other plans and strategies
- Supplementary planning guidance
- Part of Local Development Framework
- Informing planning policies
- Community strategy
- Policies and decisions of other statutory bodies
Community Planning with Yorkshire Planning Aid
- Community building and open space projects
- Assistance with contributing to local development plans
- Training
- Planning crash course
- Development control workshop
- Community planning techniques
- Education projects with young people
- Information events and presentations
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