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What is a Parish Plan? A Parish Plan is a statement of how a community sees itself and how it wants to develop over the next decade or so. It includes the things which are relevant to the people who live here, and reflects their concerns and aspirations - not a set list of topics imposed from outside. How is it done? The project has involved almost everyone in the parish in one way or another. A detailed survey went out to every household, and over 80% returned a completed form. Then further research (with individuals and small groups of parishioners) was carried out to drill deeper into what people liked and disliked, and what they wanted for their community in the future. Whilst these findings were being distilled into a report, a detailed survey of the village was made to produce a Village Design Statement to help us plan future development. The last stage has been to take the range of issues which are of real concern to residents and build them into a draft Action Plan which will be adopted by the Parish Council to take forward. Add in a fascinating summary of the long history of Canwick and you have what's called the Consultation Draft of the Parish Plan. So it's all over? Not quite. The draft document has been open for consultation for a ten week period which has now ended. Responses from members of the community and official bodies will be collated and considered, and a final version of the Parish Plan prepared. Central to this will be the final Action Plan, which will be presented to the Parish Council for adoption and will take forward the key community concerns which have been highlighted. It is hoped to complete this process by the annual Parish Meeting scheduled for April 19th 2010. In the meantime the draft plan continues to be available for download through the links below.
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