Planning Voice (360G-USTSC-CIP18_19R2100007)

The project will support and empower local people from disadvantaged communities in north Southwark to influence physical developments affecting their local environment.  It will enable residents to be effectively involved in planning decisions and ensure that they are supported with mitigation measures where affected negatively by developments.  A specialist caseworker will provide group training sessions on planning and licensing issues for local residents.  It will work on an outreach basis in the premises of partner agencies and local groups.  10 ‘expert’ volunteers, largely drawn from the local community, will support the work of the project and ensure skills transfer for the future. Pro-bono input will be secured from planning or legal experts living or working elsewhere in Southwark.