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Arlington Parish Plan 2008. Making a Plan Creating a Vision Ensuring a Positive Future. How did we get here? The Process. Last year’s Parish AGM A Steering Group – Monthly Meetings CONSULTATION Questionnaire Feedback Mini Plans. The Plan: What’s in it?.
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Arlington Parish Plan 2008 Making a Plan Creating a Vision Ensuring a Positive Future
How did we get here?The Process • Last year’s Parish AGM • A Steering Group – Monthly Meetings • CONSULTATION • Questionnaire • Feedback • Mini Plans
The Plan: What’s in it? • We introduce why, what, how and when • We profile Arlington Parish • We go through our Consultation Process • We give a Summary of Results (App.A) • We set out Terms of Reference for the future • We set out an Action Plan – 6 to 18 mths
Introducing the Plan • Rural & Social Community Programme • Engaging the Parish in a planning process • Consultation, participation & feedback • Short-term plans for Action • Constituting the APP Action Group • Building a community partnership
Snapshot: Parish Profile • Arlington Parish – size & geography • Villages – What’s in them? • Roads • Key businesses • Small enterprises
Consultation Process • Initial contact with stakeholders on ToR of SG • Letters to all on electoral roll + identified businesses • Questionnaire – residents and businesses • 2 web sites – both public-facing • Monthly open, publicised meetings • Feedback meeting giving… • …Further input opportunity
Summary of Results • 100 returns out of over 300 distributed • 63 Returns included a contact name • 28 out of the 100 Returns offered to help • 16 businesses, 2 Residents’ Associations • Wealth of quantitative and qualitative information on 11 key areas now held in a database • Pre-defined reports, plus • Public access to anonymised information
Terms of Reference • Constituting the APP • An Action Group for implementation • Building Parish partnerships
What’s Next? A Positive Future • Step 1: Discuss & Adopt this AP Plan • Step 2: Finalise Plan document • Step 3: Create the AP Plan Action Group • Step 4: Take forward & implement short-term action plans • Step 5: Put on the AP Plan agenda – issues & challenges that the community can act on
Short-Term Action Plans • Cuckmere Community Bus • Speeding & Traffic Issues • Recycling • ‘Length Man’ • All projects originate from Consultation Feedback & subsequent discussion
Data & Information Resources • Data from APP Questionnaire responses – • - enabling the Parish to argue its agreed position on future developments dictated by local, regional & national authorities • An Information Resource Booklet bringing together Parish information researched by the Plan & other Parish Organisations
Cuckmere Community Bus – Berwick Station • A one day week bus service from Upper Dicker via Arlington to Berwick station to access London, Brighton & Eastbourne train services at the cheap daytime rates • A 3 month trial period to begin in September 2008 • Price: £45 per day if just our villages, but £60 if we join with Hellingly, but could be much cheaper because of more fares
Speeding & Traffic Plan • The Questionnaire • Issues • Locations • Responsibilities • The Way Forward • Partnerships • The Future
Recycling • Kerbside recycling – collections to be introduced by WDC by 2010 • Weekly refuse collection needed • Recycling containers at St Bede’s entrance on North side of Michelham Priory Rd – • Bins: 3 colour glass; tins; & paper
‘Length Man’ • Opportunity for local employment, improved ‘look and feel’ of the Parish, increased security, social benefit to the community, but …. • …initial efforts will be to maximise the existing services from statutory service providers such as WDC and ESCC – i.e. with litter and footpaths… • but one to watch for in the future, if more responsibilities are devolved to the Parish, or services are cut, or problems get worse, etc….
Arlington Parish Plan Values • The consultation expressed the desire for a peaceful, productive and sustainable environment • What this Plan sets out to do is to minimise negative impacts and maximise positive benefits to our community by using this Plan to articulate our needs and priorities in public frameworks
Vote yes and have a Voice • Have your say and be part of something that counts. That’s been our catch phrase and we hope you will all want to be part of the future of this Plan, your Plan. • Thanks to everyone who has given so much of their time to create this Plan, and thank you all for being part of this process
Questions and Answers Further information: http://www.arlingtonparish.org.uk