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We have created four Area Development teams, as part of the
Place and Performance directorate. We work closely
with councillors for parish, district or county council, and
with partnerships, organisations and individuals to help shape our
communities to be better, safer places to live in, to encourage
business and trade, and to help develop skills and improve the
health of our citizens.
Find out which area your town or parish is in - follow this link.
Our work uses well-established principles of community
development, which includes assisting with the preparation and
implementation of local town, parish and neighbourhood plans.
In particular we work to deliver programmes of investment for
each Area Committee,
establishing local needs and priorities and working with
communities to help make a difference at a local level. We do this
partly by assisting with the preparation and implementation of
local town, parish and neighbourhood plans.
The Area Development team can also provide guidance and support
to voluntary and community groups and associations
seeking to provide new or different activities and services
that will benefit South Somerset. This can mean helping people
access support from a wide range of national, county level and
local services or something more direct, like providing a grant or
helping with an event.
For more information on how SSDC helps build better
communities in your area visit our Communities pages or contact us.
As you would expect, SSDC works with a very wide range of
different organisations and services, working across South
Somerset. Our Area Development Service supports this work through
the Local Strategic Partnership South Somerset Together
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