Sustainable Communities

What is the Sustainable Communities Act?

Fairfield estate

The Sustainable Communities Act gives people the opportunity to come up with proposals to improve the place where they live.

High Peak Borough Council wants to invite our local residents, groups and organisations on your views on improving the place where you live, giving local people the opportunity to improve your local neighbourhood.

Anyone can suggest a proposal, either individually or on behalf of a group - for example, a residents' and tenants' association, or a voluntary or community group.

Any proposal submitted must need some form of action from the central Government, such as a change in legislation, a transfer of responsibilities from one public body or another, a new national policy, or a change or strengthening of policy.

The Act does not provide any additional funding from central Government, so ideas that require additional funding from the Borough Council may not be considered.

Any proposals need to promote one or more of the following areas of sustainability:

Economic

Social

Environmental well-being

Participation in civic or political activity

Proposal Form

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