Local Strategic Partnerships

A Local Strategic Partnership or LSP is a multi-agency partnership involving key ‘stakeholders’ in a particular area, often defined by a local authority’s boundaries. Typically a LSP consists of public, private, voluntary and community organisations working together to meet local needs and improve social, environmental and economic well-being in a particular area. Most community strategies are prepared by LSPs.  LSPs are usually set up and guided by, but not ‘owned’ by, a local authority. And they often act as an ‘umbrella’ for other existing partnerships and groups.

LSPs in Wychavon

We’ve taken an innovative approach to LSPs in Wychavon because we recognise that a ‘one size fits all’ LSP for the whole of the district would not work here.  Our three area based LSPs  (659.06 KB) are each centred around one of the main towns and the surrounding rural areas.  

The Evesham and Pershore Area LSPs started life as Market Town Partnerships, with a significant amount of funding from the national Market Towns Programme to spend on regeneration projects.  We set up the Droitwich Area LSP from scratch, as this part of the district wasn’t eligible for Market Towns funding and didn’t have an equivalent partnership already in place.  All three LSPs have a strong track record of delivering projects that improve quality of life for residents.  Priorities and actions from the LSPs’ action plans feed into the community strategy.

With the primary focus of our LSPs on local delivery, our Community Plan Core Group takes a more strategic and co-ordinating role.  It is responsible for preparing the Wychavon community plan and managing progress against the actions in it.  It also provides a vehicle for partners to discuss joint approaches to more strategic issues and build links with the county LSP, the Worcestershire Partnership.  The Chair of the Core Group is on the Worcestershire Partnership Board, ensuring the local voice has an influence at a strategic level.

If you would like further information about Local Strategic Partnerships please contact:

Cherrie Mansfield
Strategy and Communications
Telephone: 01386 565508 - between 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Email: cherrie.mansfield@wychavon.gov.uk