The Sustainable Community Strategy (Maldon)

Facing the Future

The Sustainable Community strategy pulls together the key issues that need to be addressed to improve the quality of life for the people who live and wok in the District. It includes a long term vision and priorities for delivering change and forms an overarching strategy for the District. It has links to all the main strategies that cover the district, in particular the Essex Local Area Agreement and the Maldon District Local Development Framework.

The LSP has produced a full version which discusses the issues for the District and a summary version which simply gives the Vision and the priorities.

We will continue to work on the Sustainable Community Strategy to ensure that it remains responsive to changing legislation and the changing socio-economic environment. Updated versions of the Sustainable Community strategy will be posted on to the LSP website as soon as they become available.

The LSP’s steering group has recently decided that the partnership should focus upon two particularly pressing or critical issues for the district in the next twelve months. Accessibility and economic development especially skills and training. It is hoped that the LSP will, in this way, be able to facilitate improvement in these areas.

In determining the critical issues for 2010 the steering group was influenced by recent data complied for the LSP by the county council. The Maldon District Profile demonstrates the need to address the chosen subjects

The Sustainable Community Strategy for Maldon identifies its vision to 2015 to maintain and encourage

Also Facing the Future summary version

“A sustainable coastal District, with a rich rural identity and heritage, underpinned by a vibrant local economy and active community life”.

To achieve this vision the following priorities have been set: -

• To improve the health and well-being of residents
• To strengthen and encourage opportunities that will sustain and develop active communities with a strong community spirit
• To make the Maldon District a safer place
• To increase the supply of affordable housing in the District
• To improve and sustain transport and access to services and facilities in rural areas
• To promote a diverse, sustainable and vibrant local economy
• To continue to raise educational attainment and skills levels
• To protect and enhance the distinctive environment of the District and encourage enjoyment of it

Members

People

• Lynn Marston Contact through email. Tel.01621 876271
• Megan Davies Contact through email. Tel.01621 875821

Organisations

No organisations

Working groups

No working groups