St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish Neighbourhood Plan
The recent merger of the former St Buryan and Paul Parish Councils has created an enlarged community. To help your new Parish Council determine where we focus our time and energy to best serve the new parish, we have produced the attached SWOT analysis. This captures the Strengths, Weaknessness, Opportunities and Threats that we see affecting the parish, with particular emphasis on St Buryan and Lamorna.
DOWNLOAD THE ST BURYAN, LAMORNA AND PAUL PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SWOT ANALYSIS BY CLICKING HERE
Our analysis has already prompted us undertake initiatives which we can tackle directly, including:
- Reviewing and upgrading the way in which the footpaths and bridleways are maintained, with a new contract having just been issued for part of the parish and another new contract to follow for the remainder.
- Taking an active role in doing our utmost towards ensuring that affordable housing goes to local people.
- Influencing other organisations to do something. For example, our purchase of two Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) has highlighted the speeding issues through St Buryan village and regular downloads of the VAS data is being shared with the authorities with a view to both enforcement and the possible introduction of a 20 mph speed limit through the village.
On balance we see the parish as a great place to live, and we want it to stay that way – potentially through the creation of a Neighbourhood Plan. Neighbourhood planning is a new way for communities to have a say in the future of the places where they live and work. It gives you the power to produce a plan with real legal weight that directs development in this area. It could help you to:
- choose where you want new homes, shops and offices to be built
- have your say on what those new buildings should look like
- grant planning permission for the new buildings you want to see go ahead
Accordingly the Parish Council now ask for your feedback on how you see St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul Parish.
Please provide your comments on our SWOT document by by emailing the Clerk at stblppc@gmail.com.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to comment – combining the efforts of Parish Councillors and residents in the parish will support the Parish Council in better serving our community and provide more input for any future Neighbourhood Plan.
