Thriving Communities • Jeremy Prescott – Overview of Access to Services / Housing • Caroline Mackay – Transport • Mal Sheldon – Neighbourhood.
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Thriving Communities
• Jeremy Prescott – Overview of Access to Services / Housing • Caroline Mackay – Transport • Mal Sheldon – Neighbourhood Planning Pilots 20 mins • Workshop Discussion 20 mins • Summing Up 5 mins
Context of Access to Services
• Decline in rural facilities and services • Economic downturn • Increasingly elderly population • • Rise in cost of rural housing
Objective – Access to Services
Retaining good access to essential services and facilities within rural areas to meet the needs of local residents and ensure sustainable communities, and working to retain “Last Service in the Village” within remote rural areas
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Actions – Access to Services
Gain customer insight into barriers for accessing services Provide expert advice to rural retail outlets Advice and signposting for communities wishing to develop their own services Support library service including consideration of community partnerships Advise communities on multi -use / multi agency centres Influence health and education partners to ensure services are accessible to young and older people Develop Peer Champion support within villages
Objective - Affordable Housing
Increased availability of affordable well designed, suitable, fuel and water efficient rural housing for local residents to help ensure future sustainability of rural communities
Actions - Affordable Housing
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Strategic Planning from Evidence Base
- Develop 5 year plan to survey Parish Councils - Re-evaluate Housing Needs Survey process
Raising Awareness to Key Partners
- Communities and Parish Councils - Promote best practice in planning policy
Innovation
- Make best use of stock and land assets - Mix of housing to be created in new schemes - Create co-ordinated plan across localities - Ensure good design of new builds
Allocation of Resources
- Housing Enabler post - Linking new homes bonus to strategic plan