Community Planning

The aim of the Community Planning subgroup was to bring forward proposals to effect the devolution of the power of “Community Planning” and the power of “well-being” to district councils in Northern Ireland. (recognising local diversity and the need to devise approaches suited to local circumstances) by:

advising the DOE Local Government Taskforce on issues in respect of community planning;
identifying good practice;
helping to develop a coherent relationship between the community planning process and other local strategies;
ensuring effective and broad-based engagement with all key stakeholders:
developing proposals for the community planning legislation that will operate in Northern Ireland;
developing proposals for detailed guidance to operationalise the community planning process at district council level.
developing proposals for effective mechanisms that will champion the community planning process; ensure that ownership of community planning is secured vertically and horizontally within public agencies and with local communities; spread ownership; share good practice and advise on issues which arise as communities take forward their community plans.

Recommendations to the Taskforce

The recommendations from the Subgroup represented the thinking of key stakeholders on the key issues, to help inform the decisions of the Taskforce. Consideration of these issues will be continued through the work of the Policy Development Panels.

Community Planning - Recommendations to the Taskforce (290KB)