by Chris Windridge Oct 2008 AMT Conference Get Healthy......... Community Led Planning Streamlining MTI Lessons from Kinvara Catherine Corcoran Community Led Planning - Why it matters. Summary, Findings & Call to action Roger Roberts A CLP Framework

From Healthcheck to Community Led Planning An opportunity a) for streamlining b) for a CLP Framework by Chris Windridge Oct 2008 AMT Conference

Community Led Planning ......is the way forward Government White paper: 'Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power’ NALC, AMT, ACRE, Carnegie and Urban Forum working together to promote Rural to Urban, collective Community-led Planning approaches. Toolkits, practitioners and resources already support Parish Plans, Market & Small Towns and New deals for Communities. These have covered over 4,000 villages and towns and created community partnerships, empowering local people to date.

Government White paper: 'Communities in Control: Real People, Real Power’

NALC, AMT, ACRE, Carnegie and Urban Forum working together to promote Rural to Urban, collective Community-led Planning approaches.

Toolkits, practitioners and resources already support Parish Plans, Market & Small Towns and New deals for Communities.

These have covered over 4,000 villages and towns and created community partnerships, empowering local people to date.

Community Led Planning ......What is it? Local people consider their area in wide ranging consultations, which follow a step by step process, incl help. Facts and local knowledge are used to create a forward plan. The knowledge generally results in better solutions. Long lasting Community Partnerships are formed to pursue improvements and schemes with LA and other partners. The local bridging has long term benefits and informs Local Authority plans.

Local people consider their area in wide ranging consultations, which follow a step by step process, incl help. Facts and local knowledge are used to create a forward plan.

The knowledge generally results in better solutions. Long lasting Community Partnerships are formed to pursue improvements and schemes with LA and other partners.

The local bridging has long term benefits and informs Local Authority plans.

Community Led Planning ......how could it be improved? Current Situation: Goal:

Current Situation:

Goal:

Community Led Planning ......how could it be improved? Current Situation: Fragmented toolkits, data and question sets, leads to confusion, duplication and dilution of effort. New initiatives by various agencies are multiplying potential problems Goal: Develop a Portfolio of related products, an open modular culture, collaborative working, a body of expertise and bridging to Local Government A CLP “Alliance & Framework”

Current Situation:

Fragmented toolkits, data and question sets, leads to confusion, duplication and dilution of effort.

New initiatives by various agencies are multiplying potential problems

Goal:

Develop a Portfolio of related products, an open modular culture, collaborative working, a body of expertise and bridging to Local Government

A CLP “Alliance & Framework”

Community Led Planning ......how could it be improved? “ A CLP Alliance & Framework” Identify core questions and data and provide a scalable set of toolkits. Fund a best practice guide, training and skills to help communities in a “Family” of approaches. Create easy to obtain data, as a Passport to multiple layers and niche requirements. Start in one and expand within the family. Partners AMT, ACRE, NALC and others

“ A CLP Alliance & Framework”

Identify core questions and data and provide a scalable set of toolkits. Fund a best practice guide, training and skills to help communities in a “Family” of approaches.

Create easy to obtain data, as a Passport to multiple layers and niche requirements. Start in one and expand within the family.

Partners AMT, ACRE, NALC and others

CLP Framework- Headlines Issues Variations in data types & sources Variations in style of questions Consistency in making results available across initiatives, or bridging Keep flexibility and a modular approach Help to communities via facilitation and expertise Objectives A family of related CLP initiatives Parish Small Town/Market Town Rural/Urban communities Niches Sustainable Rural Services Business & Economy other Similar questions and approaches Slim down and align all core “Family Questions”, identify related data sources and improve transferability.

Issues

Variations in data types & sources

Variations in style of questions

Consistency in making results available across initiatives, or bridging

Keep flexibility and a modular approach

Help to communities via facilitation and expertise

Objectives

A family of related CLP initiatives

Parish

Small Town/Market Town

Rural/Urban communities

Niches

Sustainable

Rural Services

Business & Economy

other

Similar questions and approaches

Slim down and align all core “Family Questions”, identify related data sources and improve transferability.

2. Catherine Corcoran Tipperary institute Lessons from Kinvara. A Collaborative Community Planning Exercise

3. Roger Roberts Chief Executive Voluntary Action Cumbria Community Led Planning - Why it matters. Summary, Findings & Call to action

4. Slimming down the Healthcheck What we did - Category Analysis Each element scored as: Core/Optional, and Data/Local - some deletions & additions Benchmarking ( B) Parish Plan (PP) - Pending Who’s problem is it? ( Bridging) - Pending Outcome - Piloting and roll out Snapshot reduced from 103 to 17 Approx 40% reduction in other core questions. Identified data for a “Starter Pack”, best practice for defining “Hinterland or Catchment area”, facilitation opportunities and synergy with other initiatives. Exercise by experienced AMT/SERTP Team Worksheet Facts

Each element scored as:

Core/Optional, and Data/Local - some deletions & additions

Benchmarking ( B)

Parish Plan (PP) - Pending

Who’s problem is it? ( Bridging) - Pending

Outcome - Piloting and roll out

Snapshot reduced from 103 to 17

Approx 40% reduction in other core questions.

Identified data for a “Starter Pack”, best practice for defining “Hinterland or Catchment area”, facilitation opportunities and synergy with other initiatives.

Exercise by experienced AMT/SERTP Team

From Healthcheck to Community Planning ? Detail on Healthcheck Worksheets Snapshot 17 from 103 - 83% Social 41% (115) Overall Reduction 47% (318) Environment 44% (26) Business 40% (105) Transport 31% (55)

Social

41%

(115)

Environment

44%

(26)

Business

40%

(105)

Transport

31%

(55)

Community Led Planning ......Data Sources “ Ward Level + area” Std Patterns Local,district,county, & region A Service? A Workshop? A Guide? Nomis & Others Data sets Define Std data Std queries for DIY A Service? A Workshop? A Guide? A Pilot?....Guide or service

“ Ward Level + area”

Std Patterns

Local,district,county,

& region

A Service?

A Workshop?

A Guide?

Define Std data

Std queries for DIY

A Service?

A Workshop?

A Guide?

Community Led Planning ......Data Sources/Community Feedback Make standard ones available For DIY A Service? A Workshop? A Guide? An archive? Drill down/across Inform LA/Others A Pilot?....Guide or service Questionnaires Knowledge, Transferability, Added Value

Make standard ones available

For DIY

A Service?

A Workshop?

A Guide?

An archive?

Drill down/across

Inform LA/Others

5. AMT/SERTP.....a faster track Community Led Planning. Supply Snapshot Data, Facilitation Supply Core Data Provide survey help Facilitation Worksheets/Toolkit Local Knowledge So What SWOTS Facts Figures & Feelings Knowledge , Issues, Ideas, Action Plan Stage 2 Public Consultation Partnership Launch/ Capacity Building Facilitation Archive

A final word on Visions ....when to have them Early in process - Later with knowledge Hidden - Highly Visible Harder to spot issues. Eg Sustainability Very Visible Threat

Faster Track CLP Snapshot/Data Pack Fast Start Core Facts (Observatories & Links Less is more Survey templates, library, platform, training Fuzzy Boundaries & Optional Data Drill down. Help & Links Environment Social & Community Transport & Access Business & Economy Core Issues Local SEEDA National Development Carbon Quality of Life Congestion, cars, parking Sustainable Economic Impact Services Facilities Community Partnerships

AMT “ Community Led Planning” - A foundation block for a CLP Framework ‘ Healthscan’ of core data Similar methods for parishes, towns and urban areas Hierarchy of data that can be easily amalgamated ‘ Bridging’ with Local Area Agreement and other strategies Wider acceptance of process with quality assured Manageable process Flexible entry routes & modules in a holistic framework National collaboration between AMT, ACRE, NALC and Urban Forum

‘ Healthscan’ of core data

Similar methods for parishes, towns and urban areas

Hierarchy of data that can be easily amalgamated

‘ Bridging’ with Local Area Agreement and other strategies

Wider acceptance of process with quality assured

Manageable process

Flexible entry routes & modules in a holistic framework

National collaboration between AMT, ACRE, NALC and Urban Forum

QUESTIONS?

QUESTIONS?