RoWToP

Plan Background

The Plan Process started in the summer of 2007 with a public meeting at the Corn Exchange. Over the following months, earlier evidence was reviewed. The ComDev report was re-evaluated; back copies of the Ross Gazette were re-read and relevant topics noted; 88 voluntary organisations were contacted. A clear set of topics emerged. These were written up in an Options Report.

The Steering Group established a number of sub-groups to carry out in-depth consultations:

• With officers of Herefordshire Council, to determine current policies. Click here for details.
• With Focus Groups to address various special needs. Click here for details.
• Planning for Real at 5 locations around the town: Tudorville Community Hall; The Larruperz; Brampton Abbotts; The Market Place; The Library and John Kyrle High School. Click here for details.

Topics raised by more than a very few people were distilled into a Questionnaire. Some 4,750 copies were distributed and an on-line version put on the RoWToP website. Remarkably, there were 1,725 valid responses; a 36% rate! Click here to view the Questionnaire.

All of the foregoing was taken into account in drafting the Plan itself.