1. Taking Parish Plans forward in North West Leicestershire

2. Parish Plan Partners RCC (Leicestershire & Rutland) Leicestershire County Council North West Leics. District Council Police Primary Care Trust Voluntary Action LeicesterShire Marlene Reid Centre Rural Housing Enabler

3. Barriers to successful outcomes Insufficient community capacity to carry forward voluntary projects Unrealistic objectives. Timing of planning process e.g. can make it difficult to integrate Parish Plan outcomes in some planning and decision making processes. Outcomes don’t fit with council priorities Lack of Funds

4. Insufficient Capacity Increase capacity – Use of volunteers – Following best practice from other areas – Use of toolkits for quicker production of outcomes – Look for help from other organisations e.g. Voluntary Action Leicestershire Funding advice Group support

5. Unrealistic objectives. Are they unrealistic? Is there sufficient impetus from the community to see it through – a community building may take years to achieve. Perhaps this should have been dealt with before the action was decided.

6. Timing of planning process Planning process is changing Local plans no longer prepared Uncertainty about the future planning process Localism – not yet law but anticipated

7. Outcomes don’t fit with council priorities Use outcomes to influence – community strategies – Local Development Framework Influence at consultation stage – not after the document is adopted

8. Lack of Funds Budgetary constraints for –Parish Council –District Council –County Council Consultation provides figures and proof of need

9. Funding Sources RCC funding pack –Paper and web based –www.ruralcc.org.ukwww.ruralcc.org.uk Leicestershire Funding Toolkit –http://www.fundingtoolkit.org/http://www.fundingtoolkit.org/ National lottery –http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/

10. Funding sources http://www.creativeleicestershire.or g.uk/index/funding.htm http://www.creativeleicestershire.or g.uk/index/funding.htm http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdo tg/action/home?site=140 http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdo tg/action/home?site=140 Precept?

11. Some things don’t happen overnight New Community building may take years to achieve Large projects – may take a long time to raise funds Some become frustrated –Young people particularly want things now!

12. What help do you need in the future? Localism –More influence over planning –Referendums Big Society –More use of volunteers –Opportunities to deliver locally

13. Community Development Officer Jo Ling DD Tel: 0116 2689 708 E-mail: jling@ruralcc.org.uk Web: www.ruralcc.org.uk/northwestleicestershirewww.ruralcc.org.uk/ Address: 133, Loughborough RD, Leicester, LE4 5LQ