South Lakeland Local Strategic
Partnership
What is the Community Strategy
The purpose of the
Community Strategy is to improve the economic,
social and environmental well-being of South Lakeland in a
sustainable way by highlighting the key issues of the quality of
life of the district and by seeking ways of working together to
tackle them.
A Shared
Vision for the Future
South Lakeland's distinctive character, environment and
location will continue to be important in providing opportunities
for people who choose the district as a place to live, work and
visit. These major assets will be safeguarded whilst a successful
local economy is developed and sustained
Refreshed Community Strategy 2007 -
2027
There are a number of challenges facing South Lakeland in the next
few years. These include providing affordable housing to meet
needs, facilitating economic growth and establishing effective
transport opportunities. Solutions to these issues are affected by
decisions at regional and sub-regional levels. South Lakeland is
making a strong case for particular attention to address its
challenges and is looking to the Local Area Agreement to enhance
the support it needs to introduce improvements for the people of
this part of the county. In January the Partnership agreed that the
refreshment of the South Lakeland Community Strategy is key to
achieving the LAA outcomes relevant for the district and meeting
the needs of the community.
The first draft of the Community Strategy was presented to
the Partnership in April. The Task Group Chairs attended a workshop
in March to agree the structure, context and vision for the
refreshed strategy and the revised action plans were also fed into
the development process. The draft Community Strategy underwent a
six week consultation process, during which time all LSP and Task
Group Members along with Councillors and key stakeholders were
asked to comment on the document. A final draft of the Strategy
will be considered by the LSP on 8
th November and
hopefully the Community Strategy will be launched in December.