Wealden Parishes

There are 42 Town and Parish Councils within Wealden.  Contact details can be found here.  Parish and town councils are represented on the LSP Board.

Parish and Town councils play a vital role in voicing the needs and concerns of their communities.  Their contributions are crucial building blocks of the Sustainable Community Strategy and the Local Development Framework.

 

 

Parish Conference 2011

 

This year's Parish Conference was dedicated to exploring the implications of the Localism Bill for parishes, the new powers they might expect and the opportunities this might bring. Presentations, discussions and feedback from the day can be found here:

Wealden Parish Conference 2011

 

 

Parish Planning

The process for village, parish or town action plans enables each community to voice their opinions on what actions they wish to see taken in their local area. When a plan is completed it may highlight actions that can be taken by community members, be used to influence councils and other service providers, and provide evidence of need when applying for funding.

 

The Local Strategic Partnership has agreed to consider village, parish and town action plans which have been prepared on the basis of extensive community consultation, are holistic and have the full support of the Parish or Town Council. The LSP also passes copies of the plans to Wealden District Council Planning Policy Team so that they have a better understanding of the needs and preferences of an area.

 

Village, parish and town action plans can take a variety of forms according to the needs and wishes of each area.  However, in order to facilitate dialogue with the statutory agencies and service providers the LSP summarises the key priorities or actions to relate them to the eight themes of the Sustainable Community Strategy: - Housing, Safer Wealden,Transport and Access, Leisure, Prosperity, Learning, Health and Social Care, and Environment. Proposals can then be looked at by the relevant theme partnerships who make recommendations as to the level of support which might be provided.