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A new Topic Sheet introducing issues concerning older people living in rural communities has been developed for use alongside ACRE’s Community Led Planning toolkit.

A new Topic Sheet introducing renewable energy has been developed for use alongside the Community Led Planning toolkit.

A new Topic Sheet introducing community safety has been developed for use alongside ACRE’s Community Led Planning toolkit.

ACRE reflects on the localism agenda and the opportunities this presents for involving communities in planning

A new Topic Sheet introducing emergency planning has been developed for use alongside the Community Led Planning toolkit

New toolkit from ACRE – communities can continue to shape their own future

ACRE recommends that where communities are preparing to undertake a Community Led Plan or a Neighbourhood Plan, the relevant charging authority should encourage and support them to also consider where CIL receipts could be used to best effect to mitigate the impact of any development

ACRE’s response highlighted the need for balance between over-prescription and flexibility within the Neighbourhood Planning process

ACRE welcomes the latest announcement from the Department for Communities and Local Government on taking forward Neighbourhood Planning which gives communities new powers to influence the future of their local area.

New guidance examines how local authorities are making the most of Community Led Planning to enable communities to plan for their future

ACRE and English Heritage publish new resource to help Community Led Planning groups consider their local heritage

Local people, entrepreneurs, community groups and local councils have the ability to bring about positive change that will ensure a thriving future for the countryside

Toolkit recommends newly created local councils undertake Community Led Plans

ACRE and AMT have developed a new framework which illustrates, at the simplest level, the key steps that underpin any Community Led Plan

A new Topic Sheet encouraging communities to consider all buildings as space for community use has been developed alongside the Community Led Planning toolkit

Evidence complied by ACRE shows how Community Led Planning can address some of the most pressing issues facing local communities today