Comment

Greater Cambridge Statement of Community Involvement Draft Consultation 2023

Representation ID: 200017

Received: 02/11/2023

Respondent: Mr Stephen Bucksey

Representation Summary:

Section 6.9
As a general comment, for small parish councils, such as ours where the resource demands represent such a large ask I would question whether sufficient help is available to complete a Neighbourhood Plan. By resource I mean qualified and capable hands on support, rather than funding.

As a general comment having created a ‘Community Led Plan’ which still carries a recommendation for small communities to create, I feel there should be a level of statutory recognition of the outcomes of such Plans, subject to a minimum level of rigor and scrutiny, and would welcome your thoughts on this.

Full text:

Section 6.9
As a general comment, for small parish councils, such as ours where the resource demands represent such a large ask I would question whether sufficient help is available to complete a Neighbourhood Plan. By resource I mean qualified and capable hands on support, rather than funding.


As a general comment having created a ‘Community Led Plan’ which still carries a recommendation for small communities to create, I feel there should be a level of statutory recognition of the outcomes of such Plans, subject to a minimum level of rigour and scrutiny, and would welcome your thoughts on this.