Bishops Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints Central South
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Neighbourhood Plan Team Meeting 12 th August 2014 © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Agenda n n n n 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Apologies for Absence Minutes of the Meeting of 15 th July Matters Arising Engagement and Publicity overview Questionnaire Strawman Topic Areas and Teams/Leads Preparation for next meeting © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Engagement and Publicity n Consultation n Questionnaire to households, online and on paper n n Consultation stands in Jackson Square and stall on Market Square – 1 -2 -1 engagement n n n also schools and businesses, in cafés, bars, library, doctors, dentists, hairdressers etc. Sept 27 and Oct 9 tentative – dates need review, plan at next meeting Focus groups – plan at next and subsequent meetings Publicity n n n n A board in Market Square Bishop’s Stortford town signs Facebook and Twitter – need to encourage more activity, how? How can we improve content of website? Supply of pens and post-its, anything else? Teasers for Questionnaire – postcards, ads, leaflets, FB, Twitter… Update leaflet – new copy, new colour, new photos but keep branding © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Questionnaire Timetable - Strawman Bishop's Stortford Neighbourhood Plan 2 Questionnaire Timetable STAGE Wks 17/8 24/8 Final draft 3 Approval 1 Layout 2 Proofing 1 Printing 1 Distribution 4 Launch 1 Completion 6 Keying in 3 1/9 8/9 15/9 22/9 29/9 6/10 13/10 20/10 27/10 3/11 10/11 17/11 24/11 1/12 8/12 15/1 22/1 29/1 5/1 12/1 19/1 26/1 2 2 2 Analysis © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Practical Considerations n Content (i. e. the questions) must come first, then practical considerations and presentation n Our resources are limited and we want to complete a Neighbourhood Plan Focus on what we need to know to create a Neighbourhood Plan – its about spatial planning! n n These are the ones we need the public view on! Freeform text answers are necessary, but use in moderation n n tease out the public views on the spatial planning choices which must be made and vision or provide clear guidance as to the content of the qualitative policies (such as design etc) This also re-enforces communication on the purpose of neighbourhood planning Ask the difficult questions, don’t provide a get-out option! n n Online presentation will anyway be constrained Every freeform text question must be read and distilled individually by the team lead, that’s several 1000 to read and distil Encourage online – double the prize if winning entry submitted online © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Questionnaire Costings Design £ 300. 00 based on Stortford Matters Printing £ 1, 125. 00 based on Stortford Matters Distribution £ 1, 155. 00 based on Royal Mail's current rate of £ 65 per 1000 Advertising £ 600. 00 based on two small ads in H&E observer Online £ 299. 00 cost of Survey Monkey Keying in £ 750. 00 1000 questionnaires max 20 questions, 10 per hour minimum wage Analysis Total £ 0. 00 Team leads to do all analysis £ 4, 229. 00 © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Topic Areas, Team Leads n Topic Areas n n n Theme based (eg housing, green infrastructure) Geography based (eg Town Centre) Topic Teams/leads n n n Review questions related to their area and feedback Engage with focus groups, volunteers and others Engage with open consultations Contribute to vision Write Objectives and Policies Review consultation feedback © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Topic Areas - Strawman Topic Area Lead Members Transport Diane John, Diane, Mike Housing & Design Murray Norma, Robin Green Infrastructure (To include special green spaces) Rob Cathy, Robin, Colin Business & Retail Steve Cooper? Rob Health Norma Matthew Sport or Community Facilities, Leisure and Recreation Colin Murray, Deborah, Derek Collinge Education & Childcare Cathy Alyson, Deborah Special - BS South & Manor Links Alyson Deborah, Robin, Keith, Mike Special - Goods Yard & Town Centre, Areas for regeneration Murray? Matthew, Diane, Architect, Planner Others if necessary from survey TBD © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Strawman Timetable © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
Bishop’s Stortford Neighbourhood Plan All Saints, Central, South and part of Thorley Proposed Preparation for Next Meeting n Questionnaire team n n Team leads & teams n n n Prepare final draft, in parallel send to whole team and review with Sue/James for practicality Think about questions which they need answering Review NP 1 and other documentation for their area All n n Review question bank, feedback by 15 th Aug Review leaflet copy, feedback by 22 Aug © Bishop’s Stortford Town Council Your town – your plan
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