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Community level planning in and around settlements

Reports:
Town and Village Design statements (173kb pdf)
Produced by local people, with the support of the local planning authority, to ensure that new development enhances local character and distinctiveness.  They enable communities to play a constructive part in setting the agenda for the future development of their area. 

Quality of Life Assessment (180kb pdf) 
Captures the community's views about what matters to them and why; conveys to professional what local people treasure in their lives, what they will not let change, what they will permit to change, and under what terms.

Concept Statements
Are a clear expression of the kind of place that development should be creating, not in technical terms, but in simple, everyday language that any one can understand.