‘Easton Parish Council will deliver a multi-use community centre off Marlingford Road in Easton, which enhances recreational provision, promotes social integration, and creates a thriving sustainable community’.
The village of Easton is about 7 miles west of Norwich on the A47, close to the Royal Norfolk Showground. It is a 20th Century village having seen much of its growth in the 1960’s and 1970s with development mainly taking place to the south of the A47. The population of Easton is around 1,600 however, planning consent has been granted for 890 new homes in Easton, which will easily double the population of Easton going forward. The housing development additionally provides for the creation of a new village centre, incorporating a new village hall, extended primary school, a retail store, and areas of public open space.
Easton Neighbourhood Plan
The Easton Neighbourhood plan includes the entire parish of Easton. An Easton Neighbourhood Plan (ENP) Steering Group was established in 2015 to bring together the views, demands and needs of residents. In doing so the Steering Group engaged with the wider community and held several community consultation events. To ensure inclusivity, the Steering Group also wrote to key stakeholders and set up a website www.eastonmatters.org.uk . The Community Vision and Objectives were drafted and shared at consultation events with emerging policies being discussed, tested and revised in January 2016. The plan underwent an independent examination in 2017 and was adopted later that same year.
The Vision for the Easton Neighbourhood Plan is:
To allow Easton to develop gradually and grow in a way that retains its natural beauty and character of a rural village to improve the quality of life for all generations’.
Objective 4 of the Easton Neighbourhood Plan is:
To develop and improve community facilities and services (such as Community Centre, Village Hall, other recreation, education, library provision and medical) for all age groups.
Easton Parish Council now seeks to deliver a multi-use community centre off Marlingford Road in Easton, which enhances recreational provision, promotes social integration, and creates a thriving sustainable community.
