How we get there?

How we get there

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The Sustainable Powys approach will use the following principals to plan future services:

• Being open minded and seeking innovative solutions, using all the expertise available
• Delivering best possible outcomes through transformation to provide better quality services
• Using evidence - better understand need and model future demand, if we aren't getting results, we should change
• A continual process of learning and adapting to meet existing and long-term needs sustainably
• Engaging early with people in agreeing, designing and delivering approaches so we listen, understand, reflect and feedback
• Addressing the fundamental question: why do we do what we do?
• A strategic whole system approach, with partners, communities and the people of Powys
• Delivering outcomes that are affordable or no cost

Place-based planning

We are exploring if 'place-based planning' can be used to re-model local government services in the future.

Place-based planning divides the county into manageable areas for service planning and for working with communities and partners. ​

It's a way for us to strategically: ​

• Review where we provide services from
• Ensure equality of provision across the county​
• Plan our services in a clear and consistent way and reduce costs.

It also helps us work with our partners to expand this new approach across the wider public service and with third sector partners (to reduce duplication of effort and reduce costs)​

How would it work and what is being explored?

We've always used a "locality model" in Powys. But we're exploring if this could work as 4 core areas and 13 locality areas.​

The 4 core areas are based around the towns of Welshpool, Newtown, Llandrindod and Brecon and provide an even population split.

Under the principals of place-based planning:

• We will provide a hub in each of the four core areas - anything else will only be provided if there is an approved business case to support it
• We will utilise schools and other community assets wherever we can for community-based solutions and services
• Travel times can be up to 1 hour to your nearest hub (even if you are a child)
• Provision must be digitally supported
• Public and Community transport must align each locality to the hub