Thank you for viewing the Penkridge Parish Plan website.

The Government's November 2000 Rural White Paper stated that Parish Plans should identify key facilities and services, set out the problems that need to be tackled and demonstrate how the distinctive character and features can be preserved.

They should set out a vision for the community in the future and identify the action needed to tackle issues of concern in addition to including everything that is relevant to the people who live and work in the community, from employment needs to playgrounds.

The Parish Plan should consult everyone and give them a chance to say what they think about the social, economic and environmental issues affecting them and how they'd like to see their community improved during the next 5, 10 or even 15 years. The whole community has to be involved, not just those who come along to Parish Council meetings.

More recently the current Government has placed great emphasis on local communities shaping their own future outlining proposals for Neighbourhood Plans and introducing a Localism Bill.  Developing a Parish Plan is one way we can begin to shape the future of our village.

This web site has been developed to provide an introduction to the development of the parish plan.  The pages on facts and figures provide some background information on our community.  We have now published our final plan here

 
Our Parish Plan will: (click here)

enable our community to engage meaningfully with the local planning process

make known those issues that affect our community

identify and prioritise Key Issues within our community

produce an Action Plan to promote the changes that the community wants to see at parish, district and county levels 

be useful in influencing the maintenance and creation of community services and facilities such as;

o identifying new uses for our community buildings

o encouraging the setting up of local health facilities

o providing better facilities for young people

o improving liaison with the police and establishing neighbourhood watch schemes

o feeding into district and county strategies, through Local Strategic Partnerships

influence the planning system by; 

  • identifying local needs for affordable housing or community facilities

  • producing a design statement for new development

  • identifying which open spaces are needed and valued for community use

  • giving a local dimension to broader planning policies

  • working with the planning process to deliver sustainable development

identify and plan action that the local community can undertake itself, such as;

  • the future development of the village centre

  • producing a community newsletter

  • providing a community transport scheme

  • carrying out environmental improvements

  • providing play and leisure facilities for all of the community

Look Around You

Be a part of the future for you and future generations

Let's Plan Penkridge Questionnaire

Thank you for your responses.  See the results here
 
Help us deliver the plan
Take a look at the final plan
here
 
Let's Plan Penkridge October 2011 letsplanpenkridge@btinternet.com