Village Planning – a personal perspective

Caroline BrockChair, Kew Society

Village Planning – a personal perspective

What’s the process?What are the advantages?What are the downsides?

Questions?

What’s the process?

• A combination of:• Drop in sessions• Stakeholder round table discussions• Walkabouts

• A lot of pre-planning to identify “character areas” and some priorities for action

• More drop in sessions• Publication

What are the advantages?

• Engagement open to all• “Character areas” defined in a Supplementary

Planning Document to a helpful level of detail• Local priorities clear• Council and residents

share knowledge

What are the downsides?

• Many still say not representative• Some would prefer Neighbourhood Planning• Feedback could be improved on– Implementation of priorities– Timeframes and process for new iterations

Conclusion

• Kew one of the first – a good process overall• What are your views on the process now?• Other questions?