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This planning guide has been produced by CPRE, the countryside charity and NALC, to help everyone navigate and understand the planning application process in England. This guide condenses technical info simply to help make understanding the planning system accessible to everyone. Whether you have a particular interest, or more general concerns about the type of…
Rural Affordable Housing for Your Community
A step-by-step overview and jargon buster
A Design Guide for Rural Housing
English Rural Housing Association
Rural Affordable Housing on Rural Exception Sites
A Guide for Landowners
Affordable Rural Housing: A Practical Guide for Parish Councils
From the Rural Housing Alliance
What is Affordable Housing?
Interested in affordable housing in your community? Watch this video to learn more about affordable housing and local housing needs services in the Thames Valley.
A Planner’s Guide to Community-led Housing
From Community First Yorkshire
Neighbourhood Planning in a Climate Emergency
From the Centre for Sustainable Energy
Neighbourhood Planning: A Simple Guide for Councillors
From the Local Government Association.
Oxfordshire Rural Services Survey
In 2020, we facilitated the first Oxfordshire Rural Services Survey with rural parishes, towns and peripheral urban communities.
Community Development & Placemaking: A Best Practice Model
Community First Oxfordshire was commissioned by South and Vale District Councils and Sovereign Housing Association to set out best practice recommendations for building vibrant, sustainable communities on major new housing developments.
Plunkett Foundation’s Business Planning Guide for Rural Community Businesses
Preparing a Business Plan, Writing a Business Plan, Business Plan Template
NCVO’s Strategy & Business Planning Resource Hub
Learn about how to develop your organisation’s strategy
GOV UK’s Community Emergency Plan Toolkit
This document is a step-by-step guide to help you and your community produce a Community Emergency Plan.
ACRE’s Community-Led Planning Toolkit
A free, comprehensive guide to the Community-Led Planning process. Containing nine modules, this toolkit was produced by the Association of Communities in Rural England.
GOV UK’s Community Emergency Plan Toolkit
This document is a step-by-step guide to help you and your community produce a Community Emergency Plan.
ACRE’s Community-Led Planning Toolkit
A free, comprehensive guide to the Community-Led Planning process. Containing nine modules, this toolkit was produced by the Association of Communities in Rural England.
Plunkett Foundation’s Business Planning Guide for Rural Community Businesses
Preparing a Business Plan, Writing a Business Plan, Business Plan Template
NCVO’s Strategy & Business Planning Resource Hub
Learn about how to develop your organisation’s strategy
How to Respond to Planning Applications
This planning guide has been produced by CPRE, the countryside charity and NALC, to help everyone navigate and understand the planning application process in England. This guide condenses technical info simply to help make understanding the planning system accessible to everyone. Whether you have a particular interest, or more general concerns about the type of…
Oxfordshire Rural Services Survey
In 2020, we facilitated the first Oxfordshire Rural Services Survey with rural parishes, towns and peripheral urban communities.
Community Development & Placemaking: A Best Practice Model
Community First Oxfordshire was commissioned by South and Vale District Councils and Sovereign Housing Association to set out best practice recommendations for building vibrant, sustainable communities on major new housing developments.
Rural Affordable Housing for Your Community
A step-by-step overview and jargon buster
A Design Guide for Rural Housing
English Rural Housing Association
Rural Affordable Housing on Rural Exception Sites
A Guide for Landowners
Affordable Rural Housing: A Practical Guide for Parish Councils
From the Rural Housing Alliance
What is Affordable Housing?
Interested in affordable housing in your community? Watch this video to learn more about affordable housing and local housing needs services in the Thames Valley.
A Planner’s Guide to Community-led Housing
From Community First Yorkshire
Neighbourhood Planning in a Climate Emergency
From the Centre for Sustainable Energy
Neighbourhood Planning: A Simple Guide for Councillors
From the Local Government Association.
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