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- Planning Problems in the Market Towns: a member's perspective [ read more ]
Colin Winder, District Councillor for Wincanton in South Somerset, has written an interesting article on how the process to develop the central planning policy doument, the Core Strategy, seems to ignore some truths about housing, employment and public tr
Created on October 12th 2011- National Planning Policy Framework - latest [ read more ]
The Government published a draft National Planning Policy Framework earlier in the summer. It attempts to bring all national Planning Policy documents into one easier-to-understand document.
Created on September 22nd 2011- The Big Society and Community-Led Planning [ read more ]
A 'think-piece' on how these fit together or don't.
Created on July 14th 2011- Neighbourhood Plans, Right to Build- Notes from Community Led Planning event, Tiverton 17th February [ read more ]
Notes from the Conference.
Created on March 4th 2011- Local Enterprise Partnership for Somerset and Devon - consultation opportunity [ read more ]
A proposed Heart of the South West LEP was first discussed in November 2010 under the leadership of the private sector. Representatives from the business community and local authorities, with assistance from other stakeholders, have been working on the pr
Created on February 10th 2011- Ministers urged to 'give life to Localism' [ read more ]
The Rural Coalition have released the following Press Release as part of its response to the Government's Localism Bill.
Created on January 18th 2011- Good paper on the Big Society and Local Services [ read more ]
ACRE's Chief Executive, Sylvia Brown, has produced an interesting paper on how the community-led services envisaged as part of the Big Society agenda may happen, and some barriers to making it happen.
Created on November 29th 2010- Feedback from Big Society Community Organisers workshop [ read more ]
Along with around 40 other representatives from Civil Society organisations (the new name for the Third Sector!) from Somerset, Bristol and Gloucestershire, I attended a workshop at the Government Office in Bristol last Monday.
Created on September 28th 2010- Somerset Community Profiles latest - Priority Areas [ read more ]
The Partnership Intelligence Unit of the County Council has produced a series of Community Profiles which SMTF Members may find interesting and useful for funding applications.
Created on September 7th 2010- Shop Local initiatives: report on Network Event, Wellington June 16th [ read more ]
On a beautiful day, 20 delegates from as far afield as Frome and Ivybridge in Devon travelled to Wellington to hear about a range of promotional schemes and events that support local businesses, that could be replicated in other market towns.
Created on June 17th 2010
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