The Great Wakering Parish Plan

This website has been developed to help us work with the residents of Great Wakering with a view to producing a Parish Plan.

Over the next few months we will be asking you for your views on how we can improve and protect our village.  This will be achieved via a series of questionnaires and public meetings. Using the information gathered, we will be developing a Parish Plan.

Why do we need a Parish Plan?

A Parish Plan is a good way to set out what people think about the area they live in - what's good, what's bad and what needs to be changed to make it great place to live. Creating a Parish Plan is a step towards making sure that your community is one where everyone enjoys a good quality of life - and that you and your children will continue to enjoy into the future.  

A Parish Plan provides a structure that will:

• Reflect the views of all sections of the community
• Identify features and local characteristics that people value
• Identify local needs and opportunities
• Set out a vision of how people want their community to develop and improve both in the present and the future
• Include an action plan to achieve this vision

A Parish Plan will be owned by local people and set out aspirations which can be delivered by the community itself, as well as by public, private and voluntary sector agencies.

A Parish Plan is the community setting out what they want for their area to make sure that people living and working there can enjoy a good quality of life - now and in the future!