25 July 2008The Sevenoaks District Sustainable Community Action Plan 2007 - 2010
Sevenoaks District Council officially adopted the revised Sustainable Community Action Plan 2007-2010 (
PDF 4002K file details) on 10th April 2007. The plan was produced by the Sevenoaks District Community Planning Partnership and sets out the priorities for many local services, both public and voluntary, across the District for the next three years.
The plan will work together with the Local Development Framework (LDF) in order to maximise benefits for local people. The LDF sets out guidelines on how land should be developed over the next 25 years and will replace the current local plan in the coming years.
The first Community Plan, called "Making it Happen - together", was published in April 2004 and set out a vision for the District for a 10 year period. The Plan is reviewed every three years to ensure that actions are updated and the plan remains relevant to the changing needs of the District.
Extensive consultation was carried out by the Council and its partners with residents, interest groups and local organisations over the last year. The result is the Sevenoaks District Sustainable Community Action Plan 2007-2010 which reflects the priorities identified by local people and sets out the actions that will be taken to improve residents' quality of life and District's long -term sustainable development.
The key themes of the plan are:
The Plan deals with all aspects of life in the District including tackling anti-social behaviour, improving safety on our roads, supporting people to live independently in their homes, reducing pollution and damage to the environment, maintaining the beauty and character of the District, improving health and well-being, increasing attainment in local authority schools, improving access to affordable and decent homes and encouraging sustainable travel.
Robin Hales, Sevenoaks District Council's Chief Executive and Chair of the Sevenoaks District Community Planning Partnership says, "We would like to thank all of our partners and everyone who gave us their time and their views. We have listened and have responded by setting out the actions that will be taken over the next three years to continue to make Sevenoaks a better place to live and work in, and a place people want to travel to. The plan will allow us to build on our strengths and work together in partnership to deal with issues and develop services."
Now it has been formally agreed the Plan will be closely monitored by the Council and its partners who have signed up to their responsibilities to progress actions. These include major bodies such as the police, health, education, social services, housing associations and the voluntary sector, business and faith communities.
Getting in touch
If you have any questions about the Sevenoaks District Sustainable Community Action Plan, or would like us to keep in touch with you about the progress of the new plan please email us at communityplan@sevenoaks.gov.uk or contact Alan Whiting on 01732 227000
