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Community Planning Examples from the East of England |
30 Nov |
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Community Planning is a new venture for Planning Aid in the East of England. The following are just two examples of the type of work we are undertaking.
- We have been working with some residents to enable them to produce a development brief for a distinct and diverse area of the ...more...
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Examples of Community Planning from the South |
10 Dec |
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Recent Community Planning projects undertaken in the region, have included support for communities undertaking Village and Neighbourhood Design Statements, and client training for diverse groups.
Some recent and current projects include:
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Community Planning examples from the South West |
10 Dec |
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Planning Aid is currently working with a group in Newlyn, Cornwall who want to oppose development proposals in the former Penlee Quarry, and also have concerns with the Newlyn Harbour Regeneration scheme. So far, Planning Aid has liaised with Regeneration Officers and developers to identify ...more...
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Recent Community Planning Activity in the Yorkshire and Humber region
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24 Oct |
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Follow the link to download Yorkshire Planning Aid's October Newsletter and find out about the wide range of training and community planning work staff and volunteers have undertaken in recent months.
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Community Planning in our region |
10 Mar |
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North West Planning Aid's community planning programme is helping community and other groups in the region by providing planning expertise to a range of projects.
We can assist in a number of ways. Our Community Planner and Volunteers can help organise and manage community ...more...
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Help given to Derby's hospital residents |
28 Apr |
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Derby City Council asked East Midlands Planning Aid to help a particularly vulnerable group being affected by a major development proposal. ...more...
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Community Planning in the North of England |
18 May |
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22% (11 out of the top 50) of local authorities, within the region served by Planning Aid North, are within those defined as having the greatest deprivation in England. ...more... |
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Community Planning Reviews |
18 May |
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Planning Aid North outreached to 1,746 members of the community during the first year of its Service Delivery Programme (2004-2005). ...more... |
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Community Planning Projects |
19 May |
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Planning Aid North is working on a full range of initiatives under our proactive Community Planning programme. ...more... |
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Community Planning examples from the West Midlands |
4 Aug |
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Planning & Design with Goldhill Adventure Playground, Leicester |
26 Aug |
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The East Midlands Planning Aid Service (EMPAS) was approached by staff from Goldhill Adventure Playground in Leicester to help them develop plans for the replacement of the playground buildings which were in very poor condition and were not suitable for changing needs. Although Goldhill didn't have ...more... |
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Training and Facilitation with the Bells Lane and Aspley community, Nottingham |
26 Aug |
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In response to an article featured in the Nottingham Community Empowerment Network newsletter, a representative from the Bells Lane and Aspley Tenants and Residents Association (BELSATRA) got in touch with the East Midlands Planning Aid Service (EMPAS) to ask for help.
The area is made up of a ...more... |
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Community Planning Examples |
26 Aug |
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Planning Aid North is active in developing examples of community planning to promote our service and the success of our work. ...more... |
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Planning and Young People |
26 Aug |
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Planning Aid North has secured nearly £100k to fund a 2 year education programme in County Durham. ...more... |
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Public Participation in the East Midlands Regional Plan Review |
26 Aug |
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East Midlands Planning Aid is offering advice and support to groups and individuals over the life of the Regional Plan review. The free helpline will be available to anyone with a query on the regional plan or any other planning matter, and two sets of 10 training events will be held around the ...more... |
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Latest on Enham Alamein... |
5 Oct |
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The community has produced a first draft of its Village Design Statement. Meanwhile, the Enham charity that cares for many residents with a disability, has a draft Master Plan to be discussed with local people. Planning Aid's task will be to explain the development proposals and the VDS in simple ...more... |
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Community Planning Forums for Young People |
20 Oct |
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Planning Aid North has developed a new innovative education project to pilot the creation of planning forums for primary and secondary schools. ...more... |
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Newcastle Regeneration Community Outreach |
20 Oct |
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Planning Aid North has been working with Newcastle City Council and its regeneration partners to provide independent advice and support during the Preferred Options Report for Walker Riverside in the East End of the City. ...more... |
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Bolton Community Library |
20 Oct |
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NW Planning Aid have now completed activities on the Bolton Community Library project. The consultations that were developed and facilitated by NWPA have encouraged young people, men's and women's groups and families to have a say in how their new community library should be designed and the ...more... |
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Young People's views on Leeds City Centre
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25 Oct |
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At the October meeting of Leeds Youth Council 32 young people between the ages of 13 and 18 participated in an hour-long workshop to consider the future development of Leeds City Centre. ...more... |
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Training on the planning system for South Kesteven's Parish Councils |
7 Nov |
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Through discussions with South Kesteven District Council, Planning Aid agreed to assist in delivering a days training to parish councillors interested in creating a Parish Plan. ...more... |
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North Yorkshire Agricultural Planning Support Project
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8 Nov |
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Yorkshire Planning Aid's three year specialist support project for farmers and agricultural businesses in North Yorkshire came to an end in July 2005. The attached report gives a full account of the project's achievements, provides a comprehensive evaluation, and highlights the lessons learned. ...more... |
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Community Development on Merseyside |
16 Jan |
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Outreach work in Merseyside has resulted in a range of exciting and different projects for NW Planning Aid - all involving children and young people!
NWPA is keen to carry out project work and activities in Merseyside as it is a key target area; we are also keen to expand our educational ...more...
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Helping young people save their Youth Centres! |
16 Jan |
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Trustees of two community and youth centres in Liverpool's Edge Hill area have asked for Planning Aid's help in producing evidence of use of the centres in an effort to persuade Liverpool City Council to drop Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPO) on the buildings which house the widely used facilities. ...more... |
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Talking Tomorrow's Taunton Dean |
26 Mar |
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Joined up community consultation is, in theory; an important part of joined up government and easy to promise. Achieving it in practice is, to say the least, quite another thing; and so almost never happens. The same can be said of community involvement in strategic level plan making; in plans ...more...
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Medway Paddlesteamer |
4 Sep |
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South East Planning Aid worked in partnership with Medway Renaissance on a planning event for local organisations representing elders and youth. The aim was to give local people the tools they need to influence some of the major plans the area. There were workshops in the morning to consider the ...more... |
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Rochester Riverside, Kent |
7 Mar |
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Over twenty members of the Rochester Riverside forum attended training about the planning system and how members of the forum could get involved with the development of the area in the future.
Jill Harris, Community Planner for Kent and East Sussex, gave a presentation and then took questions ...more... |
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Gravesend Spaceshaper Event |
7 Mar |
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On Saturday, 26th January, 25 local people aged from 14 to 84 gave up their time to take part in a Spaceshaper event run by Jill Harris, Community Planner with support from Annette Hards from the Kent Architecture Centre.
Spaceshaper is a practical toolkit devised by CABE to be used by ...more... |
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Hastings Planning Event |
7 Mar |
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An event was held in Hastings to discuss the planning system and help a group of local people to understand how it worked and how they could get involved with it.
Peter Hartley, Community Planner and the community involvement officer from Hastings Borough Council gave presentations and answered ...more... |
