Parish & Neighbourhood Plans » Dorset Community Action

Parish Plans are a form of community-led plan and precede Neighbourhood Plans. About 150 have been completed in Dorset over the past 15 years. DCA has helped many Parishes to undertake a Parish Plan, which can help determine the future of communities and how they can change for the better. They are documents that set out a vision for the future of a parish and outlines how that can be achieved in an action plan.

DCA can help you make a start on your neighbourhood or parish plan by:

Developing your project plan, by advising you on the steps you must take to complete a community planning process
Helping you identify local need and problems, through our expertise from across Dorset e.g. affordable housing
Ensuring adequate engagement and community involvement, by using our community facilitation and engagement skills
Providing a cost effective service – we are better value than most consultants

See here for our Case Study: Bradford Peverell Parish Plan launch

There is a support programme via Locality to help communities wanting to do a neighbourhood plan.