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About the programmeEssential guidance, information and ideas for Big Local partnerships, to help you deliver change in your community.
Visit the support centreFind out how the principles of Big Local have inspired other programmes creating change in local communities.
Community Leadership Academy
Supporting volunteers involved in Big Local projects to develop their skills and knowledge.
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Read moreLocal Trust is a place-based funder supporting communities to achieve their ambitions.
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< Back to main menuBig Local is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas to create lasting change in their communities.
About the programmeEssential guidance, information and ideas for Big Local partnerships, to help you deliver change in your community.
Visit the support centreFind out how the principles of Big Local have inspired other programmes creating change in local communities.
Community Leadership Academy
Supporting volunteers involved in Big Local projects to develop their skills and knowledge.
Find out moreCreative Civic Change
This new approach to funding enabled communities to use art and creativity to make positive local change.
Find out moreThe latest news and stories from Big Local areas and beyond, exploring community power and resident-led change.
ExploreGo straight to…
Voices of Big Local
Inspiring stories from the people making change happen in their communities.
Read moreFind out what the proposed planning shakeup means for Big Local
Local Trust is delighted to be hosting an important and timely event for Big Local residents to better understand the government’s radical new proposals for the English planning system. Its ‘Planning for the future’ strategy outlines how they intend to overhaul the entire planning system in England, which will have significant implications for how Big Local communities will be able to decide on new housing and developments in their neighbourhoods.
These reform plans are currently out for public consultation, with a deadline for submissions of 29 October deadline for submissions.
The Local Trust Policy Team will be making an official response. To help inform and shape our submission to government, and make sure that it is rooted in the real life experiences of Big Local, we warmly invite you to this workshop to engage with leading figures and experts in the regeneration sector.
This event will be a great opportunity to learn about the new planning proposals and what they could mean for Big Local areas. Crucially, this workshop will also provide a forum for residents and partnership members to discuss how Local Trust should respond to the consultation. This workshop briefing and discussion session will strongly inform Local Trust’s response to the government consultation.
As numbers are limited we would ask that a maximum of one person per Big Local area attend. If you would like another resident to attend, please contact Local Trust on the email below and we will add you to a waitlist.
If you are planning on submitting your own response on behalf of your Big Local Partnership and would like some advice and guidance, then please contact Rob Day on Rob.Day@localtrust.org.uk
A short briefing on the ‘Planning for the future’ White Paper, can be found here.