Bath & North East Somerset Council - Sustainable Community Strategy

Sustainable Community Strategy

What is the Sustainable Community Strategy?

The Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) sets out what type of place Bath & North East Somerset should become. It deals with a range of challenges and changes that impact on our daily lives. The strategy sets out the challenges but also how they are going to be addressed. It is aspirational and high level, but these aspirations will be worked towards to make them a reality.

The strategy is the outcome of listening to what is important for the community and responding with a vision for the area.

Who created the strategy?

The strategy has been created by a group of organisations called the Bath & North East Somerset Local Strategic Partnership (LSP). The LSP includes the Police, Fire and Rescue, NHS, the Council, Somer Housing, voluntary and community groups and business sector.

There are lots of strategies; why is this one different?

The SCS sits at the top of our strategies, and influences all of our other work. The strategy sets out what we plan to deliver for all of the area.

Why does the area have to change?

The strategy has identified six ‘drivers for change’ (major reasons for change).

The drivers for change are:

Climate Change - Changing weather, rising energy costs and the need to lead a lower carbon lifestyle.

Demographic Change - The local population is increasing and there will be more elderly members of our communities.

Growth - Housing and employment needs are likely to increase and growth will be required. This growth must be sustainable with the necessary supporting infrastructure in place

Inequalities - There are notable life expectancy gaps in the area that need to be addressed.

Locality - There is a need to provide local accessible services and to enable more local food production and sustainable local energy production.

The Economy - The economic downturn means there are pressures on how we provide services. We will be reviewing how we provide services and looking at ways of increasing the level of joint working between areas and partner agencies.

2026 seems a long time away; why plan so far ahead?

The strategy is just the starting point for building a better place to live and work. The strategy will give us direction for the future. We plan to regularly review the strategy to make sure it reflects what is currently happening in the area.

An evidence base for The Sustainable Community Strategy was created and the strategy has been impact assessed for health, equalities and sustainability. The evidence base and impact assessments can be viewed on the related documents section. In addition a companion leaflet can also be viewed.

Sustainable Community Strategies must be drawn up by engaging local communities and involving partner organisations.

Download the Sustainable Community Strategy and Summary Leaflet

Sustainable Community Strategy 2009 - 2026

Sustainable Community Strategy 2009 - 2026 Summary

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01225 395241

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policy_partnerships@bathnes.gov.uk

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Corporate Plan

	Climate Change - Changing weather, rising energy costs and the need to lead a lower carbon lifestyle.
	Demographic Change - The local population is increasing and there will be more elderly members of our communities.
	Growth - Housing and employment needs are likely to increase and growth will be required. This growth must be sustainable with the necessary supporting infrastructure in place
	Inequalities - There are notable life expectancy gaps in the area that need to be addressed.
	Locality - There is a need to provide local accessible services and to enable more local food production and sustainable local energy production.
	The Economy - The economic downturn means there are pressures on how we provide services. We will be reviewing how we provide services and looking at ways of increasing the level of joint working between areas and partner agencies.