Village Plan

During 2005 the Parish Council conducted a wide ranging survey of resident' views andproduced a Village Plan under a scheme sponsored by DEFRA; a grant was received from the Countryside Agency. Implementation of the plan has now commenced under leadership of a small group of residents known as the Parish Council Support Group (PCSG). The plan has been welcomed by local government bodies:

Message from the Leader of the SSDC

There has been a tendency for Government, be it national or local, to become more remote from the communities that elect it and whom it is meant to serve; both elected representatives and officials just become “they”. Here in South Somerset we deplore this increasing remoteness and, for this reason, welcomed the Countryside Commission’s Village Plan initiative; we believe this is one of the main reasons our Council has been awarded Beacon Council status for ‘Getting Closer to Communities’.

I wholeheartedly commend and endorse the work of the Seavington Parish Council in preparing this Village Plan which, following extensive consultation, sets out the local people’s own perspective and wishes on the future direction of their communities.

This plan provides the template for change and development over the next ten years or so but will also be a living document, reviewed and amended on a regular basis to keep it in step with current thinking; it will be used as guidance on the community’s wishes at all levels of government.

I would like to congratulate the Seavingtons’ communities for setting out such a forward looking and thoughtful vision for their future.

Paull Robathan, District Councillor covering the Seavingtons

Leader of South Somerset District Council