Community & Regeneration

Objective:

To engender a sense of community spirit and ownership.  To attract, nurture and retain a cohesive and inclusive community.  To empower sustainable choices and active citizenship through participation and accountability mechanisms in the decision-making process and to provide the appropriate community infrastructure, including cultural, sporting and recreational facilities.

To act as a catalyst to the regeneration of the Leicester city region, improve community safety and to further Leicestershire’s profile as a sustainable place to live. 

Response:

Our community strategy is based on building upon and enhancing opportunities that already exist in the local area and where they do not, creating the framework for cohesive communities to flourish.

Summary of strategies under consideration:

• Introduce practical mechanisms for people to participate and become engaged with the running of the town.
• Ensure the management and function of the town’s services and facilities are underpinned by co-operative values and principles.
• Ensure real time community information is provided in every eco-town home possibly via an interactive television screen.
• Employ community workers to help develop social networks across the eco-town.
• Introduce key community facilities into the town from day one.
• Integrate various tenure types and good access to facilities and recreational space from day one.
• Use Secure by Design principles.
• Create a proxy community.
• Involve local people in the design of the eco-town via a Design and Development Panel.

 

The Masterplan