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Notes on neighbourhood planning
Posted on: 28 September 2012
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The Neighbourhood Planning Team in the Department for Communities and Local Government brings together planning expertise with experience in decentralisation and communities work. The first edition of their newsletter, dated September 2012, is available online.
The Glass House: Community-led design
Posted on: 18 September 2012
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This is a national charity that gives both communities and regeneration professionals the skills and confidence to lead and contribute to design and neighbourhood planning that involves and benefits local people. The result is better collaboration between communities and professionals and more intelligent, dynamic and sustainable places. It also uses its experience of supporting neighbourhood projects throughout the UK to promote discussion and to influence policy and practice around community led design.
Catalyst Councils: A new future for local public service delivery
Posted on: 17 September 2012
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Localis, in partnership with Capita Symonds (part of Capita plc), has published a major report that predicts that the local government sector will face irrevocable change and that instead of the ‘traditional’ council that does everything itself, a more diverse approach will see councils working with a patchwork of organisations from across the public, private and voluntary sectors to deliver the local services that communities rely on waste collection, road maintenance, social care, planning, housing, environmental health etc.
Pride in place: Tackling incivilities. Local environmental problems and wellbeing
Posted on: 13 September 2012
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Local environmental problems, or incivilities, can have a serious and long-lasting impact on wellbeing and quality of life for individuals and communities. Issues such as vandalism, graffiti, litter, dog mess and discarded rubbish really matter to people and have a disproportionate impact on those living in the UK’s least affluent communities. CarnegieUK Trust has published a report which highlights the benefits offered by a community-led approach to tackling these problems, and calls for more support to made available to communities, to help them address the environmental problems affecting their neighbourhood. This policy report is informed by eight case studies of community projects from across the UK.
Website on community empowerment
Posted on: 13 September 2012
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As part of its consultation process for the Community Empowerment and Renewal Bill, the Scottish Government has launched a new web resource.Entitled ‘Our Great Ideas’, the website is aimed at encouraging community groups from across Scotland to share their regeneration activities as well as views, aspirations and frustrations around community empowerment. The focus is on providing a space for community groups to directly contribute their own content, including project details, stories, videos and photos.
Financial viability in planning
Posted on: 17 August 2012
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Since the adoption of the government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), developers and local authorities are increasingly required to demonstrate that developments are both financially viable and meet the needs of the local community. However, until now, no universally accepted definition of ‘financial viability’ has existed, meaning that many badly needed projects may have been severely delayed or even discontinued. This latest guidance from RICS provides an objective and transparent definition as to what is meant by ‘financial viability’ in a planning context and will help town planners, developers and councillors deliver new, sustainably funded communities, in places where people want to live, in line with the NPPF.
Localism: Threat or opportunity? Perspectives on the Localism Act for union and community organisers and activists
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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A new report published by unions and voluntary sector groups highlights potential flaws in the government’s localism agenda, as outlined in the Localism Act. It includes articles from a range of diverse voices from the union and voluntary sector.
The Localism Act 2011: A General Power of Confidence
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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The Localism Act 2011 introduced a new General Power of Competence. Under the provision, a local authority has the power to do anything that individuals generally of full legal capacity may do. This essay was commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) from Nicholas Dobson of Pannone Solicitors to offer an independent perspective to inform thinking, stimulate thought and generate debate around the potential of the new power.
Camden Blueprint Project: Testing neighbourhood planning in Bloomsbury and Somers Town
Posted on: 12 July 2012
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The Camden Blueprint Project has set out to test neighbourhood planning in two inner London neighbourhoods. The intention has been to use methods that mobilise as many people as possible, address issues of access and equality, and highlight the importance of having the capacity to deliver neighbourhood planning through effective community development work and independent technical aid.
Re-thinking neighbourhood planning: From consultation to collaboration
Posted on: 3 July 2012
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This discussion paper is a work of collaboration between the Royal Institute of British Architects and think tank Respublica. It argues that involving communities in neighbourhood planning on a collaborative, rather than purely consultative basis will not only lead to a more successful and meaningful process, but can also generate social capital and value: stronger and more cohesive communities.
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