Local authorities are required by government to work with
partners to produce a sustainable community strategy.
The Braintree District Sustainable Community Strategy
(SCS) has been developed jointly by the Braintree District Local
Strategic Partnership (LSP) and Braintree District Council and
was approved in June 2009. It sets out the social, economic
and environmental priorities for people and communities in the
District from now to 2026 – these are called the Community
Priorities.
The Community Priorities have been assessed by thorough
research, analysis and consultation and fall under four Themes:
- Promoting accessibility for all
- Creating a clean and green environment and addressing climate
change
- Achieving a prosperous local economy
- Enabling everyone in the District to enjoy a safe and healthy
lifestyle
Together, the Council and the LSP's Partnership Boards work
towards delivering the Community Priorities, capturing the
activities and projects in the LSP's action plans. These
activities and projects form the Braintree District Local
Area Agreement, which is the action plan for the
SCS. The Agreement will be refreshed on a six-monthly
basis. Click on the link to view the current version of
the -
Braintree District Local Area Agreement October
2009
See below to download the SCS contained in the 'One
District - One Vision' joint document.
For more information on the LSP, please click on the link to the
Braintree District LSP website.
A new approach!
The SCS has been developed alongside the Council’s Local
Development Framework (LDF) within one joint document called:
‘One District – One Vision. A Strategy for People and Places in the
Braintree District to 2026’.
This is an innovative approach to developing the Community
Priorities of the SCS and the Growth Locations and Core Planning
Policies of the LDF within one joint document, which we feel is a
more logical and easier document for everyone to understand and
use.
The document has now been publicated with the June 2009
approved SCS and the draft Core Planning Policies and draft Growth
Locations (which are subject to a separate approval
process).
You can download the 'One District -
One Vision' joint document by clicking on the link
above.