The Partnership's Plan - Lake District National Park

PART FOUR - Implementing and monitoring the
management Plan
This part describes how we are going to monitor and report on progress with delivering the
Partnership’s Plan.
4.1 Implementation
The Plan sets out the Vision for the Lake District in 2030. It spells out key outcomes, delivery
aims, strategic activity for the next five years and detailed actions for the next two. Every
member of the Lake District National Park Partnership will help deliver. This isn’t a plan just for
the National Park Authority or a few individual organisations.
But while it is the Partnership’s Plan, the National Park Authority will also use it to prioritise its
work and resources. There will be a clear and direct link to its own Business Plan. We hope
other partners will adopt a similar approach.
We will begin to implement the Plan in October 2010 once it has been agreed by the Lake
District National Park Partnership. It will be monitored quarterly. We will report quarterly
updates in an online version of the Action Plan. We will refresh the Partnership’s Plan every
year and update the Action Plan, detailing every partner’s role in its delivery.
4.2 Monitoring and review
We recognise that this plan is only current at the time it was written. Many factors will affect
and influence the accuracy of content, decisions of all the Partners and the delivery of the
actions within it.
We do not know everything; we might even have missed some information out or got
something wrong. Finding out more about how things work and link together is really
important. This involves being receptive to new information, knowledge and research. This is
particularly relevant for the environment, which is at the heart of this plan. We will remain open
to new information and are willing to adapt our ideas, and when the weight of evidence dictate,
to modify our plans. We will take note of other people’s research and regularly consult a range
of experts. If necessary, when issues need urgent investigation, we will commission our own
targeted research.
In recognition of this we intend to review the plan every year, allowing us to adjust priorities
and our approach when faced with any emerging or influencing factors. This includes any
significant changes in our financial circumstances.
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