Resources for Everyone

Explore our free collection of downloadable resources. Access Planning Guides, Community Planning and Engagement Publications and our many resources on Participatory Budgeting.

See our 2023 Annual Report.

We also have a wide range of older publications in our archives.  Need additional resources not listed?  Contact us to start a conversation.

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Planning

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Guide to Community Involvement in Local Development Plans
This is an introductory guide to help people and communities who may wish to submit comments and representations to a Local Development Plan.
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Guide to Commenting on a Planning Application
This is an introductory guide to help communities and residents who may want to comment on a planning application.
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Guide to Planning and Housing in the Countryside
This is an introductory guide to help people and communities who may want to build housing in the countryside.
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Community Engagement

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Planning and Designing Effective Engagement – A How To Guide (Nov-19)
This guide has been prepared by Community Places to accompany the ABC Community Planning Partnership’s ‘Our Community Engagement Strategy’ which outlines two important frameworks which the partnership has committed to using in the planning of its engagement processes.
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Derry City and Strabane Community Engagement Strategy (Aug-20)
At the heart of this vision is a continued commitment to early, inclusive and meaningful engagement. That is, engagement which is planned, purposeful, which reaches out to all our citizens and delivers real impacts that make a positive difference to people’s lives.
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Armagh Banbridge Craigavon Community Engagement Strategy (Jun-19)
Community planning is about improving the quality of life of people who live and work in our Borough.
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Community Planning

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Place Shaping Plan for Tullycarnet
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Guide and Charter for Partnerships Applying Co-Production (Aug-21)
This Guide focuses on how community planning partnership bodies can apply the principles of co-production in carrying out their functions.
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Co-Production Symposium 2019 (Report)
As part of the support package, Community Places organised and facilitated a symposium open to all Community Planning partners.
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Participatory Budgeting

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Move More and Eat Well to Feel Better PB
Learning from the recent Move More and Eat Well to Feel Better PB process in the Belfast City Council area
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PB World Atlas
PB from around the globe
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PB Charter for Scotland – Making good PB happen
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Annual Reports

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Annual Report 2024
Our Annual Report 2024
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Annual Report 2023
Our Annual Report 2023
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Annual Report 2022
Our Annual Report 2022
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Archive

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Ballintoy Village Plan
This Village Plan contains a collective vision of how people who live in, work and visit Ballintoy would like to see the village improve and develop over the next 5 years.
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Ballybeen Community Plan
This Development Plan for the Ballybeen area was produced between February and June, 2013.
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Braniel Community Plan
This Community Plan for Braniel has been developed by Braniel Community Association, working with Castlereagh Borough Council, the Housing Executive, local churches and other community groups in the Braniel area.
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