Welcome to the St Albans and District Local Strategic Partnership website

Welcome to the website of St Albans and District Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), an organisation made up of representatives from public, private, voluntary and community sectors. It is not exclusively made up of either the District Council, the Chamber of Commerce, the NHS or the County Council, but is a unique partnership between these organisations and others established to work towards a more prosperous and pleasant community in this part of Hertfordshire.

The shape and the direction of the St Albans and District LSP has been shaped by contributions from you, the public, and in order for the partnership to work effectively on priorities that you find important, it needs input by everyone in the community.

This is your district, your future

Sustainable Community Strategy for the District – The LSP signed off the Sustainable Community Strategy for the District in 2007. This states what the priorities for the District are for the LSP and its member partners, as developed with local community organisations and residents. Click here to see the Sustainable Community Strategy, and the LSP's approach to delivering on the priorities.

Help shape the future of St Albans and District - refreshing the strategy for 2009

Since the Community Strategy was launched in 2007 the world has moved on and different issues have come to the fore, both locally, nationally and internationally. In the light of new challenges we have worked together as local partners to refresh the strategy and ensure that it still describes our vision for the future and is addressing the right priorities for the district.

This strategy will help to set the direction of the district for the next ten to fifteen years or more. It will also influence the development of the council's 'Local Development Framework' - the planning strategy for the future of the built environment – and work is already underway, through the city vision and rural vision projects, to seek input to this from across the community.

Consultation on the revised draft has now finished but you can still access the draft whilst the final version is being prepared click here.