Parish
Plans provide an opportunity for local communities to identify
issues of importance to their area and to develop solutions to
address these needs.
What are they?
Parish
Plans are intended to set out a framework for local communities
to plan their own futures, allowing them to identify issues, which
are important to them such as affordable housing, transport, education
and skills etc. and to set these out in a clear statement.
They
can be used to prioritise the main concerns of local people and
to develop a consensus of how these concerns can be addressed.
A
completed plan can be used to lobby and influence statutory agencies
such as local authorities, local health trusts, development agencies
and others in order that such concerns can be noted in statutory
planning.
Parish
Plans can be used to support applications for funding to support
local projects and also encourage local communities and statutory
organisations to engage in joint working to develop and deliver
solutions to address locally identified issues where it is feasible
and practical to do so.
North
Cornwall Parish Plan Grant
North Cornwall Parish Plan Grant is a fund administered
by North Cornwall District Council to assist town and parish councils
to create parish plans.
The
fund can contribute up to 45% of project costs to a maximum of
£3,000. The town/parish council will need to contribute
a minimum of 5% cash towards the project with the remaining match
funding taking the form of either cash or in-kind contributions.
An
additional contribution of up to 75% can be sought through Cornwall
Rural Community Council.
(North
Cornwall District Council (NCDC) website 06 10 07:
http://www.ncdc.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8901)
For
details of how to find out more about a Parish Plan for
Davidstow Contact
Liz Gregory
See
below for links to more information on Parish Plans
