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?
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