Colton Parish Council Community Plan
Date of Publication: August 2024
Review Date: July 2025
Introduction
This new 2024 Colton Parish Community Plan reflects the significant changes to our Parish. As well as global issues, such as the covid-19 pandemic and the climate emergency, many people’s lives have been affected by the cost-of-living crisis, increased digitalisation, and changes to public services.
Locally, we have a new Unitary Authority in Westmorland and Furness Council (W&F) and an updated Local Plan issued by the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA).
There have also been changes in the makeup of the Parish in terms of age profile and housing ownership as can be seen in the summary table below. More details of the data from the data from the 2021 Census can be found on the CPC website plus a summary of key trends.
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This review is based on consultation with the local community, including young people, businesses, and other key partners. For full details of all information used please refer to the “Questionnaire findings“.
For this plan to be useful and successful the Parish Council will need to work with individuals and groups across our local communities. We will need your support and participation. Our consultations demonstrate local belief that this is a special place to live and work and we need to harness that enthusiasm to ensure our communities continue to thrive.
Colton Parish Council takes its duties and responsibilities very seriously and we are committed to using our powers and opportunities to progress local priorities. For full details on our powers and duties please see Legal Powers and Duties.
Our plan has four themed sections, the contents of which are structured as follows:-
- Our relevant and available powers
- Our identified priorities based on what you told us
- What we can support the community to do and how
- Where we will seek to influence other agencies