AberdOUR Survey

A Community Action Plan (CAP) is a document that outlines a community's vision, priorities, and specific actions to improve its well-being and development. It's a collaborative effort, involving residents, stakeholders, and community representatives to identify needs and develop a roadmap for positive change. CAPs are often linked to broader community planning partnerships and Local Outcomes Improvement Plans, ensuring alignment with wider strategic goals.

Theme 1 - Healthy Places and Communities

Good places have a mix of housing in attractive, safe and connected communities for different types of families and people. Where we live and call home affects our health and wellbeing.

Theme 2 - Opportunities for All Ages

A well-rounded community action plan should support opportunities for all ages and focus on inclusivity, intergenerational engagement, and access to services that promote wellbeing

Theme 3 - Wellbeing and Inclusion

Good places have a mix of spaces and opportunities to meet and spend time with other people. Some places also have active websites or social media networks to help people meet and take part in the local community. Feeling isolated can be damaging to our health and wellbeing.

Theme 4 - Safety and Environment

How safe a place feels can support community activity, affect people’s wellbeing and influence how and where we spend our time. Good design and maintenance can make places feel safe by reducing crime and antisocial behaviour.

Theme 5 - Having what we need

When facilities and services in a place, such as schools, doctors, shops, libraries, social care and community groups are easy to access locally, this can help people to live independent, healthy and fulfilling lives. It can be difficult for some people where there is a lack of local facilities, the quality of those facilities is poor, or where the services and support available in the community is limited.

Theme 6 - Connecting with Nature

Good quality natural spaces provide many benefits – improving health and wellbeing, supporting wildlife, reducing flooding, and improving air quality. This includes parks and woodlands, fields, streams, canals and rivers, the coastline, green spaces alongside paths and roads, and tree-lined streets

Theme 7 - Active Travel and Getting Around

Pleasant and safe routes can encourage people to move around by walking, wheeling and cycling without relying on cars or public transport – this is good for health, and for the environment and air quality. This can include off-road paths, wide pavements, quiet streets with reduced speed limits, and walking and cycling routes that can be used by people in wheelchairs, mobility aids, prams or adapted bikes