PETWORTH VISION | Shaping the Future of Petworth

S H A P I N G T H E F U T U R E O F P E T WO RTH

September 2014

PARTNERSHIP ORGANISTIONS AND CONTRIBUTORS C h i c h e st e r D i st r i c t C o u n c i l Pe t wo r t h Town C o u n c i l Pe t wo r t h & D i st r i c t C o m mu n i t y A ss o c i a t i o n Pe t wo r t h Bu s i n e s s A ss o c i a t i o n Pe t wo r t h H o u se & Pa r k (N a t i o n a l Tr u s t ) S o u t h D own s N a t i o n a l Pa r k A u t h o r i t y L o c a l Pe t wo r t h R e si de n t s L o c a l Pe t wo r t h Bu s i n e s s e s

A l l ph o t o g r a ph s a re c o u r t e sy o f Bro o m e Je n k i n s © 2 0 1 3

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iii | I M AGE S O F P E TWORTH

SH AP I N G TH E F UTURE OF PE TWORTH

Building consensus, addressing challenges, deliver ing results.

Pe t wo r t h V is io n illu minates the view s and aspi r ati ons o f t h e c o mmu n iti es of Petwor th and uncover s a c o mmon vision for the futur e .

C o mbin in g t h e s tr ength of l ocal consensus w i th ro bu s t f u n d r a ising, the gr oup i s empower ed t o c o n fid ently pur sue i ts aims.

Th is is a n a ction gr oup dr i ven tow ar d a c h ie v ing r esul ts i n Petwor th.

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B ACKG ROUND Li ke m a ny o the r rura l ma rke t towns th ro u g h o u t the UK , Pe two r th is af fe c t ed by so cia l a nd e co no mic c h a n g e . S i g ni fica ntly it is the cha n ge in re t a i l b e h av io ur, new fo rms o f re tail an d di f ferent co nsume r e xpe cta tions, w h i c h re f l ect mo st o n a town’s c h a r a c t er a n d pro spe ri ty. In a ddi tion, s o c i et y i s m o re mo bi le tha n i t w as fift y ye a r s a go, so to day a sma ll rura l t own l i ke Pe t wo r t h wi ll be i n co mpe ti tion w i t h n e i g h b ouri ng tow ns inste a d of b ei n g a b l e t o co -e xi st happi ly a s it m ay h ave do ne i n the pa st. T his i s c er t a i n ly t h e ca se wi th Pe two r th, given i t s p rox i m i t y to Chi che ste r, M idhurst , Pu l b o ro u g h a nd G uil dfo rd.

An i ni ti al Petwo r th Visio n S teer in g gro u p com pr i si ng r epresen tatives f ro m th e Petwor th B us in ess A sso c iatio n , Petwor t h Tow n Counci l, Ch ic h ester Distr ic t Co u n c i l , West Sussex C o u n ty Co u n c il, SD NPA, Petwor th Commu n ity A sso c iatio n an d Petwor th Hou se was set u p in 2013.

T he gr oup co mmissio n ed an in d ep en d e n t consul tant to p ro d u c e a Petwo r th Town Centr e Audi t an d C ACI to p ro d u c e a Petwor th Mar ket Su mmar y.

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T h e s e we re fo l l owe d by a c o n s u l t a t i o n e xe rc i se t a r g e t i n g re s i de n t s, bu si n e s s e s a n d v i si t o r s t o g a i n a c ro ss - s e c t i o n o f o pi n i o n . S u r ve y fo r m s we re se n t t o 2 , 2 3 4 h o u s e h o l ds a n d t h e su r ve y wa s a l s o m a d e av a i l a bl e t o c o m pl e t e o n l i n e . T h e re wa s a re spo n se r a t e o f 3 4 % wh i c h i s c o n s i de r e d h i g h fo r t h i s t y pe o f c o n su l t a t i o n .

A ddi t i o n a l ly, ove r 1 4 0 bu s i n e s s e s we re c o n s u l t e d wi t h a re spo n se r a t e o f 3 7 % .

S u r ve y s wi t h 2 0 0 v i si t o r s we re c o n du c t e d t h ro u g h i n t e r v i e ws a n d v i a a t o u c h s c re e n k i o sk .

T h e i n fo r m a t i o n g a t h e re d wa s fo r mu l a t e d i n t o a dr a f t s e t o f re c o m m e n da t i o n s fo r t own c e n t re i m prove m e n t s a n d t h i s wa s t h e n di sc u s s e d wi t h t h e c o m mu n i t y t h r o u g h o pe n m e e t i n g s a n d wo r k i n g g ro u ps.

It has been t he job of t he Pet wor t h Vision S t eering Group t o t ake t he ideas and formulat e t hem int o t his Vision Document .

Survey forms were sent to 2,234 households.

PETWORTH TOWN CENTRE VISION T h i s do c u m ent o utli ne s a visi o n for Pe t wo r t h Town Ce ntre a nd de ta i ls p ro p o sa l s t o improve the tow n cent re b o t h i n t e r ms o f how a ttra cti ve it is to v i si t o r s a nd a lso how it se r ve s t he l o c a l c o m munity.

Havi ng consulted wid ely o n th e c o n te n t of thi s documen t, we b elieve it ac c u r a t e ly re pr esents the aspir atio n s o f th e lo c a l com muni ty. T he Steer in g Gro u p will conti nue to r eview an d mo n ito r th e wo r k w i thi n the V i s io n . Th e pro jec ts h ave b e e n b roken dow n in to 3 c atego r ies wh ic h a re :

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C rea t i n g a Se nse o f Pl a ce (i n c o r p o ra ti ng tra ffi c a nd p ede st ri a n issue s)

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S u p p o r ti ng a V i bra nt Re t a i l E co no my

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T h e S t e e r i n g G ro u p wi l l e st a bl i sh t h re e su b g ro u ps t o de ve l o p a n d de l i ve r t h e pro j e c t s fo r e a c h c a t e g o r y a n d, a l t h o u g h re pre s e n t a t i ve s f ro m t h e S t e e r i n g G ro up wi l l s i t o n t h e s e , t h e m e m be r sh i p wi l l b e f ro m t h e wi de r c o m mu n i t y. T h e t i m i n g h a s be e n di v i de d i n t o s h o r t , m e di u m a n d l o n g e r t e r m g o a l s , a s f ro m pre v i o us e x pe r i e n c e i t h a s be e n di f fi c u l t t o pu t e x a c t da t e s o n h ow l o n g so m e pro j e c t s wi l l t a ke t o a c h i e ve . It i s pro po se d t h a t wh e n t h e s u b- g ro u ps g e t t o wo r k i n m o re de t a i l t h e g o a l s c a n be de fi n e d m o re s pe c i fi c a l ly.

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CREATING A SENSE OF PLACE Ever y t own has a unique charac t er.

Pet wor t h has been shaped by it s t rading act ivit ies over t he c ent uries .

Pe t wo r t h i s a n h i s t o r i c m a r ke t t own se t i n t h e S o u t h D own s N a t i o n a l Pa r k , i n t h e n o r t h e a st a re a o f C h i c h e st e r D i st r i c t i n We s t S u s s e x . It h a s t h e 1 7 t h c e n t u r y Pe t wo r t h H o u se a t i t s c e n t re wi t h pa r k l a n d de s i g n e d by C a pa bi l i t y Brown . To day t he N a t i o n a l Tr u s t r u n s Pe t wo r t h H o u se , attr acting over 150,000 visitor s each year as we l l a s h o s t i n g a nu m be r o f a n nu a l e ve n t s .

S i n c e 1 5 4 1 , t h e t own de ve l o pe d a ro u n d t h e m a r ke t s qu a re , wh i c h t o day fo r m s p a r t o f a bu s y t h ro u g h ro u t e o n t h e A 2 7 2 . B u t de s pi t e t h e o bv i o u s pro bl e m s a s s o c i a t e d wi t h a h i g h vo l u m e o f t r a f fi c , Pe t wo r t h i s g e n e r a l ly we l l m a i n t a i n e d a n d c a n s t i l l b e de s c r i be d a s pi c t u re s qu e wi t h a m i x o f t r a di t i o n a l bu i l di n g s, i n c l u di n g re d br i c k , f l i n t a n d t i m be r f r a m e d. S o m e o f t h e si d e st re e t s a re c o bbl e d wh i c h a dds t o t h e ove r a l l c h a r m a n d a ppe a l o f t h e t own .

T h e re a re se ve r a l n o t a bl e bu i l di n g s i n c l u di n g L e c o n fi e l d H a l l bu i l t i n 1 7 9 3 a s a

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m ar ket bui l di ng, o c c u py in g o n e sid e o f t h e m ar ket squar e . Fo llowin g resto r atio n , i t i s today hi r ed ou t fo r a r an ge o f even ts.

T he r oad netwo r k wh ic h sees th e A 272 , A 283 and A285 in ter sec t, is th e o n ly tr anspor t l i nk an d so residen ts an d vis i t o r s ar e r el i ant on th e c ar, with Petwo r th House al so attr ac tin g c o ac h par ties. Th e re i s a spaci ous c ar p ar k o n th e so u th er n s i de of the town wh ic h , as a resu lt, fo r m s the pr i m ar y gateway. Th is is impo r tan t t o consi der i n te r ms o f fir st impressio n s a n d the over al l vi sito r exp er ien c e .

A gr eat oppo r tu n ity exists fo r Petwo r t h to use thi s r i c h h er itage an d its wo n d e rf u l bu i l di ngs to e n c o u r age visito r s to en joy the ol d tow n with a n ew exper ien c e . T h e h a r d par t i s respec tin g th e o ld an d ye t s ti l l encour ag in g an attr ac tive , mo d er n interpretation. Getting this right will go a long w ay to gi vi ng Petwo r th a su c c essf u l f ut u re .

T he tabl e over leaf in d ic ates wh ic h ac t i o n s ar e r ecom m end ed an d h ow we su gges t

t h e y a re pro g re s s e d; t h e t i m e f r a m e i s i n di c a t e d i n t e r m s o f s h o r t , m e di u m a n d l o n g t e r m a n d fo r s o m e a c t i o n s re f l e c ts t h e pro j e c t i n i t i a t i o n . F o r t h e s e pu r po se s , s h o r t t e r m i s 6 - 1 2 m o n t h s , m e di u m t e r m i s 1 - 2 ye a r s a n d l o n g t e r m i s 2 - 6 ye a r s.

It is importa nt to consider first impressions a nd the overall visitor experience , the southern side of the town forms the prima ry g ate way.

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C rea t e we l co ming e n t r a n c e s/ g a teways t o t h e t ow n ta k ing a c c o u n t o f bo th m o t o r i st a n d p ede st r i a n a cce ss.

S pec ific ally e st a bl i sh a n e f fe c t i ve ‘ g a t e way ’ f ro m th e mai n c a r pa r k t o e n c o u r a g e v i s i t o r s to explo re the t own by i m prov i n g t h e v i s u a l imp ac t o f th e ‘ O l d Ba ke r y ’ a n d e s t a bl i sh i n g a c o -o rd in ated a ppro a c h t o a l l v i su a l m e s s a g e s at th is lo c atio n .

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E stablish th e fe a si bi l i t y o f a n ‘ ’ a rc h i t e c t u r a l statemen t’ ’ b e t we e n t h e c a r pa r k a n d t h e ‘Old Baker y ’ a s a way t o de m a r k t h e way i n t o th e town .

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E n su re c o n sis t e n c y a c ro ss a ny m e c h a n i s m s fo r welc o min g and si g n po st i n g v i s i t o r s .

Medium t e r m

E n c o u r age the own e r(s ) o f t h e c o u r t ya rd between th e O l d Ba ke r y a n d G o l de n S qu a re to imp rove th e su rf a c e a n d t o wo r k wi t h n eigh bo u r in g bu s i n e s s e s t o e n h a n c e t h e a re a .

Medium t e r m

L iaise with C D C Pa r k i n g S e r v i c e s t o c o n sid er p o te n t i a l n e w l ayo u t o f s pa c e s t o en able c lo ser di s a bl e d a n d sh o r t s t ay pa r k i n g to o f f -set any l o ss o f s h o r t st ay pa r k i n g i n Mar ket S qu are (s e e be l ow).

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E stablish ap pro pr i a t e a re a s fo r c y c l e r a c k s with in th e are a be t we e n t h e c a r pa r k a n d th e ‘Old Bake r y ’ .

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R e c l a i m t h e publi c rea l m i n M a rke t S q u a re a n d G o lde n S q u a re w h i lst a c c ep t i n g t h e t h ro u g h t r affic .

E stablish a pr o j e c t g ro u p t o de ve l o p o pt i o n s fo r Mar ket S qu a re a n d G o l de n S qu a re wh i c h ad dress th e ne e d t o a l t e r t h e r a t i o o f pedestr ian s t o c a r s pa c e i n bo t h s qu a re s . It is rec o gn ised t h a t a ny c h a n g e s wo u l d n e e d to r u n alo n gsi de i m prove d s i g n a g e t o a n d f ro m th e c ar pa r k .

S et up grou p in 2014 an d group will t hen set o u t t he project det ails.

M a i n t a i n c entre o f t ow n a s e f fecti ve m a j o r A ro a ds j u n c t i o n , b ut put i n m ea s u re s to m a ke i t m o re ‘ p ede st r i a n f r i en d ly ’ .

In tro d u c e sig n s o n t h e a ppro a c h ro a ds o u t l i n i n g Medium t e r m th e n eed fo r c a re a n d spe e d re du c t i o n du e t o n ar row stree t s.

S eek pro po sa l s t o ove rc o m e t h e si g n i fi c a n t issu e o f n ar row a n d da n g e ro u s pave m e n t s, e .g. Speed limi t re du c t i o n , 2 0 ’s Pl e n t y c ampaign , r u mbl e s t r i ps , bo t t l e n e c k s a n d wh ite lin in g.

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Investigate o pt i o n s t o m a ke de l i ve r i e s a n d lo ad in g easie r fo r bu si n e s s e s .

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Redu c e nu mb e r o f H G V ’s t h ro u g h t h e c e n t re o f town via e f fe c t i ve pro t o c o l a g re e d be t we e n bu sin ess an d de l i ve r y c o m pa n i e s . A l s o l o bby fo r mo re ef fe c t i ve e n fo rc e m e n t o f t h e we i g h t limit b an .

Medium t o long t erm

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M a ke Pe t wor th e a s i e r t o n avig a te fo r b o t h m o to ri st a n d p ede st ria n a nd avo i d c o n f usi o n c a u s e d by p le tho ra o f si g n s.

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Co o rdin ate cl e a r, l o g i c a l si g n a g e fo r ve h i c l e s an d p ed estr ia n s i n c l u di n g c l e a r a n d o bv i o u s sign age sh owi n g ro u t e t o C a r Pa r k .

Medium t e r m

Improve an d s u pe r v i se n o t i c e bo a rds.

Medium t e r m

Wo r k with th e PB A t o i n t ro du c e ‘ Yo u a re h e re ’ map an d adve r t i s i n g s pa c e .

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A gree an d im pl e m e n t a pro g r a m m e o f ref u rb ish ment o f bo l l a rds a n d st re e t f u r n i t u re .

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A gree ac c ep t a bl e l o c a t i o n s fo r c y c l e r a c k s a n d imp lemen t a pro g r a m m e t o i n s t a l l .

Medium t e r m

A gree with Town C o u n c i l a n d PB A a n ac c eptable and su s t a i n a bl e pro g r a m m e fo r in c reasin g pla n t i n g a ro u n d t h e t own , i n c l u di n g plan t po ts/h a n g i n g ba s ke t s .

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A pp ro ac h own e r o f fo r m e r H S BC bu i l di n g ab o u t main ta i n i n g t h e a re a a t t h e f ro n t o f th eir bu ild in g .

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M a ke Pe t wor th a n a t t r a c t i ve pla ce t h ro u g h w h i ch to dr i ve , c y c l e a nd w a l k a ro u n d.

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SUPPORTING A VIBRANT RETAIL ECONOMY A m a i n t h eme e me rg i ng fro m the C AC I rep o r t a nd fro m the Tow n C e n t re A u d i t i s tha t Pe two r th Town C e n t re h a s ma ny a ttra cti ve , spe cialist re t a i l er s a n d a pa r ticula rly stro ng an t i q u e s se cto r wi th a n e xtre me ly af f l u e n t s h o ppe r pro fil e . H oweve r, th e sh o p p e r pro fil e i s po la ri se d, wit h a s i g n i f i c a n t numbe r fa ll ing i nto th e c a t e go r y o f striving fa mi li e s a cco unt ing fo r 1 4 % o f ho use ho lds w hich is a bove th e reg i o n a l ave ra g e .

In ter m s of r e tailin g, th e town h as a m i x of i ndepen d en t sh o ps. Th e bu sin e ss com muni ty are well o r gan ised an d ac t i ve , s o the m aj or i ty o f sh o p s are well pre se n t e d and i nter esti n g, with a lean in g towards t h e d e cor ati ve ar ts an d in p ar tic u lar an tiqu e s.

Wi th m or e than 24 an tiq u e sh o p s, th is cl uster attr acts c o llec to r s f ro m th ro ug h o u t the U K , Eur ope an d f u r th er afield . Wh a t coul d be desc r ibed as gen er al retail is ther efor e l ess well ser ved .

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T h e re t a i l o f fe r i s do m i n a t e d by n o n e s s e n t i a l re t a i l wh i c h do e s n o t n e c e s s a r i ly m e e t t h e n e e ds o f l o c a l re si de n t s. T h e pe rc e i ve d l a c k o f a f fo rda bl e sh o ppi n g h a s be e n r a i s e d i n t h e re s i de n t s’ su r ve y s .

T h i s a l l pre s e n t s a c h a l l e n g e ; i t i s c l e a r t h a t Pe t wo r t h Town C e n t re i s a t t r a c t i ve t o v i s i t o r s a n d wh i l s t i t h a s a s t ro n g re pu t a t i o n fo r a n t i qu e s , t h i s i s n o t t h e o n ly sector to target.

Pe t wo r t h H o u se & Pa r k dr aws i n h u n dr e d s o f t h o u s a n ds o f v i s i t o r s , m a ny o f wh o m a r e po t e n t i a l v i si t o r s t o t h e t own .

Petworth Town Centre has ma ny, specialist reta ilers a nd a strong a ntiques sector with a n a f fluent shopper profile .

To e n su re a su s t a i n a bl e a n d v i br a n t e c o n o my, t h e t own ’s bu s i n e s s e s n e e d t o be c a re f u l n o t t o a l i e n a t e re s i de n t s a n d , a t t h e sa m e t i m e , n o t t o c o m pro m i s e o n i t s st re n g t h s a s h av i n g a st ro n g i n de pe n de n t se c t o r a n d a c e n t re wi t h a n e x t re m e ly l ow vacancy rate.

T h e t a bl e ove r l e a f i n di c a t e s wh i c h a c t i on s a re re c o m m e n de d a n d h ow we su g g e s t t h e y a re pro g re ss e d; t h e t i m e f r a m e i s i n di c a t e d i n t e r m s o f s h o r t , m e di u m a n d l o n g t e r m . F o r t h e s e pu r po se s , sh o r t t e r m i s 6 - 1 2 m o n t h s , m e di u m t e r m i s 1 - 2 ye a r s a n d l o n g t e r m i s 2 - 6 ye a r s.

Petworth House & Pa rk dra ws in hundreds of thousa nds of visitors, ma ny of whom a re potential visitors to the town.

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E s t a b l i sh w h a t i s rea l ly m i s sing i n re g a rd s o f the ret a i l o f fer a nd h ow t o b a l ance the n ee ds o f reside nts a n d t h e ap pe a l to visitors.

E stablish su b - g ro u p t o c o m pl e t e f u r t h e r S hor t t erm an aly sis o f C AC I re po r t a n d Town C e n t re A u di t requ ired an d re c o m m e n d re a l i st i c o pt i o n s.

E n c o u r a g e a cho ice o f a f fo rda b le go o ds i n t ow n .

E stablish wh a t pro du c t c a t e g o r i e s a re n o t c u r ren tly ava i l a bl e i n t h e c u r re n t re t a i l m i x th at wo u ld po t e n t i a l ly se r ve t h e re si de n t s o f Petwo r th b et t e r. Inve st i g a t e t h e fe a s i bi l i t y o f ad dressin g th e s e g a ps.

Medium t e r m

Co mmu n ic ate m o re e f fe c t i ve ly a bo u t wh a t i s S hor t t erm available in the t own wh i c h c a n m e e t re si de n t s’ n eeds.

Identify what t h e b est i n - tow n su p e r m a r ket l o c a t i o n wo ul d be .

In itiate a dial o g u e be t we e n S D N PA , C D C , WSCC an d Pe t wo r t h Town C o u n c i l wi t h a l l relevan t lan down e r s t o di sc u s s t h e v i a bi l i t y o f a su p er mar ke t s i t u a t e d n e x t t o t h e c a r pa r k .

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I m p rove e m p l oy m ent o p p o r t u n i t ie s fo r Pe t wo r t h ’s yo ung p eo p l e

Investigate setting up a hub where courses could be run to give the skills required to gain employment.

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Lobby for changes to public transport which would enable people to get to and from work.

S hor t t o long t erm

Investigate whether the ‘Selsey Works’ model could be Medium t e r m adapted to meet Petworth’s needs.

C ap i t a l i s e o n the v i s i t o r nu mbe rs to Pe t wo r t h H o use

Co n tinu e to wo r k wi t h Pe t wo r t h H o u s e l i n k i n g H o u se even ts wi t h Town i n i t i a t i ve s – s u c h a s sp ec ial o f fer s a n d l a t e n i g h t o pe n i n g .

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E xp lo re with PB A t h e e x t e n t t o wh i c h S u n day o p eni n g i n t own c a n be e n c o u r a g e d to c ap italise o n v i si t o r nu m be r s a t Pe t wo r t h H o u se o n th is day.

S hor t t erm

L i n k Pe t wo r th wi th Co n sider c re a t i ve way s o f l i n k i n g wi t h o t h e r m a j o r ve nue s G o o dwo o d Re v i v a l a n d F e st i v a l o f S pe e d

Medium t e r m

D evelo p “G a t e way t o S o u t h D own s N a t i o n a l Par k” c o n c ep t

Medium t e r m

Maximise o p po r t u n i t i e s f ro m be i n g i n S D N P, e .g. website li n k s a n d awa re n e ss o f S D N PA in itiatives

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CO-ORDINATED MANAGEMENT T he adm i ni str atio n o f any town like Petwor th i s co mp lex, with a Town , D ist r i c t and County Co u n c il eac h h avin g th eir own ro l es and r espo n sib ilities. We also h ave the South Down s Natio n al Par k A u th or i t y w i th r esponsibility fo r plan n in g. Th ere ar e al so par tn er sh ips su c h as Petwo r t h Com muni ty A sso c iatio n an d Petwo r th B usi ness Asso c iatio n .

Al l w ant Petwo r th to b e a safe , pro sp e ro u s tow n and a go o d plac e to live an d wo r k .

B ut i n any complex str u c tu re , go o d com muni cati o n an d o pen c o -o p er ation i s essenti al .

O ne of the mo st p ressin g o u tc o mes of thi s Vi si on w i ll b e to establish c lear an d e ffecti ve l i nes o f c o mmu n ic atio n an d a n agr eed acti on p lan . Beyo n d th at, it wil l then be dow n to establish in g a ser ies o f tacti cal and str ategic measu res to move the tow n for ward .

Good communication a nd open co-operation is essential.

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WHAT

H OW

WHEN

Manage the V i si o n p ro ce ss

E stablish a Pe t wo r t h V i si o n S t e e r i n g G ro u p.

2014

E stablish su b g ro u ps t o de l i ve r t h e pro j e c t s .

2014

Pro du c e an d m o n i t o r t h e Pe t wo r t h V i si o n .

2014

D evelo p c o mmu n i t y c o n t a c t s t o f u r t h e r fe e d in to th e Petwo r t h V i s i o n .

2014 and on- going

Wo r k c lo sely wi t h l o c a l pa r t n e r sh i ps.

2014 and on- going

E n gage a c o ordi n a t o r fo r Pe t wo r t h V i si o n imp lemen tati o n .

2014

Wo r k with la n dl o rds a n d a g e n t s t o i m prove th e retail mix .

2015 and on- going

Improve th e c o - o pe r a t i o n be t we e n C o u n t y, D istr ic t an d Town C o u n c i l s, S D N PA a n d o t h e r par tn er sh ip s a n d g ro u ps wi t h i n t h e t own .

S pec ific ally ide n t i f y t h e c o r re c t o f fi c e r a t WSCC to jo in t h e Pe t wo r t h V i s i o n G ro u p a n d relevan t su b-g ro u ps .

2014 and on- going

I m p rove t h e m a n a g e m e nt o f t h e t ow n

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Š John Miller

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