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Parish Planning – Turning Your Community Questionnaire into an Action Plan. Identify issues where there is a clear overall mandate* (majority); e.g. 78% in favour of creating wildlife habitats.
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Parish Planning – Turning Your Community Questionnaire into an Action Plan Identify issues where there is a clear overall mandate* (majority); e.g. 78% in favour of creating wildlife habitats Identify issues where there is a clear minority need (e.g. help for the elderly, parking affecting a particular street, etc.) Identify issues where there is majority support or a minority need but you think are a low priority or difficult to influence Identify issues where there is neither majority support nor a minority need Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 7 Step 9 Prepare a very brief report (bullet points would do) showing negative or inconclusive results Create a series of objectives; e.g. “To protect and enhance biodiversity in the parish”, “To improve support for the elderly and disabled”, “To improve parking arrangements in the parish”, etc. Discuss these issues with your Implementation Support Officer and either add to Step 8 or Step 9 Step 5 If you have already set up Thematic Groups, add in any supporting evidence that they can provide, including any quick wins already achieved Step 6 Develop actions to achieve the objectives; e.g. “Seek assistance from HC to develop a biodiversity profile for the parish”; “Recruit volunteers to develop a Biodiverstiy Plan for the parish”; “Identify potential new wildlife sites”; “Seek funding to purchase and develop new wildlife sites”; “Undertake further one-to-one interviews with elderly residents to establish their needs”; “Investigate parking behaviours at x”; “Discuss options with HC to reduce parking problems at x” Step 8 Communicate your survey results, your draft objectives, and any actions you have so far developed. Seek feedback and recruit volunteers to assist with the objectives and actions Step 6 Communicate where action is not required or considered impracticable. Be open to challenge. Step 10 *What is a mandate? A simple majority of 51% may be sufficient for non-controversial issues but a higher percentage may be advisable for more contentious issues.