How the Council can help

There are a range of ways in which the Council, and other agencies, can support and help you to develop your Community Plan. These include:

• General support and guidance through the process
• Financial assistance to develop your Community Plan and grants to implement your projects
• Provision of statistics and information on your area
• Advice on designing questionnaires and surveys
• Printing of surveys, questionnaires and finished plans (at a subsidised cost)
• Assistance with a housing needs assessment
• Creating a website to support and publicise your community plan
• Finding and retaining volunteers

There are some key documents that form a package to support and guide you through the community planning process. At the foot of the page you can download:

1. ACRE Community Led Planning Toolkit (summary document - full version only available from Community Action Hampshire)
2. Town Action Plan Handbook (only available from Action for Market Towns)
3. Winchester Community Planning Guidance
4. Winchester Community Planning Protocol

Other guidance is available that relates to specific issues. Click on the topic below for more details:

• Roads and other Transport Infrastructure
• Transport Services
• Affordable Housing
• Increasing Participation
• Open Space
• Climate Change
• Wildlife
• Tourism
• Heritage
• Community Orchards

For more information, or to ask for help as detailed above, please contact our Community Planning Manager, Steve Lincoln, on 01962 848 110 or email slincoln@winchester.gov.uk

Downloads:

File format	File title	File size / Download time
	ACRE Community Led Planning Toolkit	1MB 56Kbps Modem: 3 Minutes Broadband: 6 Seconds
	Winchester Community Planning Guidance	159K 56Kbps Modem: 23 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second
	Winchester Community Planning Protocol	13K 56Kbps Modem: 2 Seconds Broadband: 1 Second