Taking Parish Plans forward in North West Leicestershire

Parish Plan Partners• RCC (Leicestershire & Rutland) • Leicestershire County Council• North West Leics. District Council • Police• Primary Care Trust• Voluntary Action LeicesterShire• Marlene Reid Centre• Rural Housing Enabler

Barriers to successful outcomes• Insufficient community capacity to carry

forward voluntary projects • Unrealistic objectives.• Timing of planning process e.g. can

make it difficult to integrate Parish Plan outcomes in some planning and decision making processes.

• Outcomes don’t fit with council priorities• Lack of Funds

Insufficient Capacity• Increase capacity

– Use of volunteers– Following best practice from other areas– Use of toolkits for quicker production of

outcomes– Look for help from other organisations e.g.

Voluntary Action Leicestershire• Funding advice • Group support

Unrealistic objectives.• Are they unrealistic?• Is there sufficient impetus from the

community to see it through – a community building may take years to achieve.

• Perhaps this should have been dealt with before the action was decided.

Timing of planning process

• Planning process is changing• Local plans no longer prepared• Uncertainty about the future planning

process• Localism – not yet law but anticipated

Outcomes don’t fitwith council priorities

• Use outcomes to influence – community strategies – Local Development Framework

• Influence at consultation stage – not after the document is adopted

Lack of Funds• Budgetary constraints for

–Parish Council

–District Council

–County Council

• Consultation provides figures and proof of need

Funding Sources

• RCC funding pack – Paper and web based– www.ruralcc.org.uk

• Leicestershire Funding Toolkit– http://www.fundingtoolkit.org/

• National lottery– http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/

Funding sources• http://

www.creativeleicestershire.org.uk/index/funding.htm

• http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/home?site=140

• Precept?

Some things don’t happen overnight

• New Community building may take years to achieve

• Large projects – may take a long time to raise funds

• Some become frustrated– Young people particularly want things

now!

What help do you need in the future?

• Localism

– More influence over planning

– Referendums

• Big Society

– More use of volunteers

– Opportunities to deliver locally

Community Development Officer

Jo Ling

DD Tel: 0116 2689 708

E-mail: jling@ruralcc.org.uk

Web: www.ruralcc.org.uk/northwestleicestershire

Address: 133, Loughborough RD, Leicester, LE4 5LQ