My Place, My Views - Talking Points

Thank you for taking part in My Place, My Views, the views you shared with us will now directly inform our future approach to our Joint Local Plan and conversations across our services. 

Reviewing your comments has raised key questions about the places we live and how we plan for the future through our Joint Local Plan, these include:

How do we plan for the needs of future generations to ensure there are enough affordable homes for local people and workers which include attractive places for them to socialise and enjoy?

How can we plan better for an ageing population? 

How can we do better to shape new development to be more attractive and accessible for all?

How do we ensure new places provide attractive and functional green spaces for new and existing residents and respect the social value of existing spaces? 

How do we provide better guidance on building resilient and adaptable buildings?

What is the future of physical retail and public service provision, what land will it require and how will it relate to online service provision?  

How do we address the impact of increasing traffic in some of our villages, towns and neighbourhoods to make them more attractive places to live, work, shop or travel whilst recognising the distinct difference in travel needs and opportunities across the plan area?

How do we guide the retrofit or redevelopment of spaces which are no longer up to modern standards or needs?

How can we improve the linkages between strategic planning and Neighbourhood Plans on important issues such as the impacts of second homes on house prices and maintaining our community infrastructure?

Find out more

If you want to find out more, there are a couple of ways to explore the talking points from My Place, My Views in more detail:

1. You can use our interactive dashboard below to view what people said about the areas they live in by clicking on our interactive maps, graphs, and tables. If you are struggling to read the dashboard, you can zoom in or make the report full screen by clicking on the arrow symbol in the bottom right-hand corner of the report window. 

2. You can read or download our Future Talking Points report below which provides our overview of the recurring planning topics and themes raised during the consultation.

We would like to thank everyone who has taken part to date and look forward to hearing from you in the future. We know there is still a long way to go in improving how we consult and communicate your priorities across our local authorities including championing your priorities to other public service providers. 

We are however proud that these steps to modernise our services have been recognised nationally at the Planning Awards 2023.

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