Compiling the Parish Plan
Compiling the Parish Plan. Compiling the Parish Plan Chris Chaney Chobham. Overview. Extracting the survey data Grouping the results The Parish Plan team Analysing the data Recommendations Bells & Whistles Approvals Deliverables. Extracting the Data. >1000 questionnaires returned
Compiling the Parish Plan
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Compiling the Parish Plan Compiling the Parish Plan Chris Chaney Chobham
Overview • Extracting the survey data • Grouping the results • The Parish Plan team • Analysing the data • Recommendations • Bells & Whistles • Approvals • Deliverables
Extracting the Data • >1000 questionnaires returned • 73 questions • Multiple options & comments • Use Cheltenham & Gloucester software • 15 minutes per questionnaire = 250 man hours! • 20 volunteers • Own PC’s • One co-ordinator • Install software • 50 questionnaires each • Keep nagging until it is done!
Grouping the Results • Corresponds to Sections of the Plan • Matched to local needs & issues Housing & Development Employment & Business Public Services Facilities & Leisure Traffic & Transportation Environment etc • Matched to local interest groups • Different order to questionnaire
The Parish Plan Team • Representatives from local interest groups • Chobham Parish Council • Chobham Society Traffic Special Interest Group • Chobham Business Club • Chobham Common Preservation Committee = Best insight & knowledge + commitment to implement • Anybody else willing to help! Protect objectivity
Planning the Plan • C&G Software produced Standard report • Highlights published directly from this report • Standard Section template defined Context Tables (exact data & referenced = auditable) Conclusions Analysis Recommendations • Sections Assigned to Team members • Maximise community input
Plan Recommendations • Best Practice guidelines propose defined Action Plan • Timeframes & responsibilities = What? Who? When? • Example: Chobham needs Affordable Housing What does a detailed Action Plan look like? How long would it take to compile a credible Plan that can be monitored? Would it follow that course anyway (local politics/interests)? • Risks A. Plan delays publication until all such Action Plans are resolved B. Action Plan becomes trivialised “Write to the Rural Housing Trust about how to build Affordable Housing” • Opted for Directional Recommendations “4.3 Prepare and Implement an Affordable Homes strategy” Not all Recommendations will be implemented, but those that are will be worthwhile
Bells & Whistles • Village information • Demographics (Census data, etc) • Web site • Photographic images • Comments • Acknowledgements!
Approval • Peer Review • Each Section reviewed by Team: • Structure, Conclusions, Recommendations, Overlaps • Section amended to include feedback • Edited into Final Draft Everybody learned content; Structure got better • Final Document Review • Reviewed by Team for accuracy, consistency and integrity &Recommendations • Parish Council Review & Endorsement Advantage of pre-Questionnaire consultation
Publication Version • Professionalise layout • Raw document reviewed by professional adviser • Richard Jordan (RJ Associates) • Standardised format defined for all Sections • Readability • Colour & Style • Document adapted to defined format • Images and features incorporate • Compiled into portable electronic format (PDF) • Hard copies printed • Electronic copy published on website
Deliverables • Initial statistics from questionnaires • Published Highlights • Parish Plan (Website and hardcopy) • Early Results • Spin-offs • Educational projects (Children’s Playground & Traffic)
