Local Plan engagement activity with local councils

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We're pleased to share that we've begun a new engagement activity with City, Town, and Parish Councils to help in the early stages of developing the new Local Plan for Somerset.

Local Councils hold valuable knowledge about their areas and settlements, and therefore play a key role in voicing the experiences of their communities.

This activity aims to check the data and information we've gathered so far, which informs our understanding about how settlements currently operate. This includes data and information on access to services, facilities, jobs, open spaces and sports facilities.

This engagement activity is just one of many that we'll be undertaking as part of the development of the Local Plan, alongside our more formal statutory consultation exercises, of which further updates will be published in later editions of this newsletter.