Community Planning in Omagh A Pilot Process

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Community Planning in OmaghA Pilot Process

• Alison McCullagh
• Head of Development
• Omagh District Council

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Presentation Overview

• Context
• Process
• Next Steps
• Experience/Learning to Date

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Context

• Positive ethos of Partnership Working
• LSP, CSP, DPP, Taskforce, OBF
• Experience of ILS development
• Commitment in Corporate Plan
• Opportunities afforded by RPA

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Objective

• To produce a pilot community plan for Omagh
  District Council, within the confines of its
  existing boundaries, working with other
  statutory, private and voluntary/community sector
  providers in the area.

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Process

• Appointment of University of Ulster and SER
  Solutions
• Commenced May/June 2006
• Vol-Comm Sector via Community Support Plan
• 3 Plenary Sessions from September 2006
• ODC Members and Officers
• Statutory Partners
• Vol/Comm and Private Sectors
• Follow-Up Bi Lateral Discussions

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Key Themes

• Economy
• Community Safety Shared Future
• Health and Well Being
• Infrastructure
• Education and Lifelong Learning
• Environment

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Process (II)

• Mapped the priorities with lead partner
• Identified specific targets
• Indicative resource implications
• Further Consultation
• Adoption of Plan January 2007
• Creation of Community Planning P/ship
• Share experience with DOE

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Experience/Learning to Date

• Positive Experience
• Keen interest from all participants
• Initial engagement
• Continuing Role in the process
• Utilising capacity/expertise
• Reinforces work of other partnerships

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Experience/Learning to Date

• But
• Misnomer of community planning
• Issues re Vol/Comm sector sustainability
• Tension re future role of CPP
• Power of Sanction how powerful?
• Size of the future CPP
• Long lead-in time required
• Pilots/Pathfinders need to be small