About the Village Plan

What is a Parish / Community Plan?

"It is a process by which the whole community can voice their opinions on what actions they wish to see taken in their local area in the future. The plan when completed may highlight actions that can be taken by community members, be used to influence service providers such as your local authority, and act as evidence of need when applying for funding.

Communities everywhere are constantly changing. The government wants local communities to take more control of their own lives, to say what they want doing in their own neighbourhoods and to engage with other organisations to get it done. You cannot prevent change, but what you can do is influence it. Parish or Community Plans help your community to make change happen. They mean an opportunity for everyone in your community to make themselves heard.

Parish Plans lay out a shared vision for the community over the next 10+ years and contain a detailed action plan for achieving this vision. It is up to the community to define the issues to be tackled by a Parish or Community Plan.

A Parish or Community Plan sets out how community action can meet local needs, can help to prioritise resources and can provide important information to help influence the policies, decisions and actions of others. Parish and Community Plans belong to the community, to be delivered by that community or in partnership with other agencies."

from the Parish and Community Planning Toolkit

The Bagshot Village Plan is a community led initiative to help us make Bagshot the place we want it to be. The plan is being co-ordinated by a steering committee of volunteers and includes:

• Geoff Marston
• Glyn Carpenter
• Valerie White
• Paul Hutchinson
• Margaret Williams
• Meurig Williams
• Stefan Nahajski
• Ron Napper
• Nick Dorrington

If you’re wondering what a village plan might look like, you can find lots of examples of plans produced by other villages on the web (eg. Lingfield Village Plan). Clearly each community has it’s own aspirations and issues so the Bagshot plan will be unique.

If you have any questions or want to get involved, then please contact us via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it