What is the Local Strategic Partnership?

The Stroud District Local Strategic Partnership, generally known as the LSP, formed in 2002 and is made up of members from about 30 different organisations. There are public, private, voluntary and community groups represented who have a diverse wealth of local knowledge and expertise.

The LSP's purpose is to improve the quality of life for local people by encouraging effective partnership between those people who can directly and indirectly bring about change.

In shaping its thinking the LSP members realised they should prioritise problems within the District and concentrate on areas where they felt real improvement, over time, would be achievable. By concentrating on specific areas they hope their influence on budget proposals, policy and partnership development will result in tangible results over the next 20 years.

The culmination of a lot of information gathering, consultation and research has resulted in the latest version of the Sustainable Community Strategy and the LSP’s ‘vision for the future’:

“We want local people, families, their communities and businesses to be resilient to change and able to thrive in a way that does not compromise the quality of life for present or future generations”.

The Sustainable Community Strategy is the main mechanism by which the LSP’s Vision will be achieved.