A Community Led Plan

The Cropredy Village Plan is part of the nationwide initiative of Community Led Plans (CLPs) produced by all sorts of communities – from large cities to villages. CLPs are produced by and for communities, based on a detailed consultation, involving the whole community. They are intended to prompt action and influence external decision makers. All CLPs underpin a community's vision for itself across all aspects of social, environmental and economic life. They celebrate positive features and activities, highlight community needs and contain a detailed action plan to help the community meet those needs.

How the Village Plan was developed

Between September 2007 and April 2008 a consultation was held, inviting ideas and comments from the whole community. From these comments a questionnaire was produced and every household in Cropredy was invited to express their views by taking part in the survey. The survey results were presented at a public meeting and summarised in issue 1 of the Village Plan published in March 2009. The plan covers five key topics:

•  Social and community issues

•  Sustainability and green issues

•  Buildings, new housing and planning

•  Village infrastructure

•  Traffic, parking and transportation

Progress so far

Many of the agreed actions in the plan have been started, and some have been completed. Further details are summarised below under individual topic headings.

The Future for the Cropredy Village Plan

The Village Plan is not a finished piece of work. It is a flexible plan that will continue to develop, as some actions are achieved and other new issues emerge. An updated issue of the plan was published in March 2010. Many of the issues highlighted in the plan will continue to evolve over the next 15 to 20 years, and the plan will evolve to continue to set out the vision and strategic aims of the Cropredy community. The future development of the plan will always remain community led, and further consultations will be part of that process.