Citizen engagement platform | Durham County Council


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Welcome to our consultation and engagement platform

Let’s Talk County Durham provides a space for you to be actively involved in local decision-making, deciding together what should happen.

On here, you will find all the different ways in which we are engaging our communities right now which can include ideas' collection, voting, discussions, surveys, polls, online mapping, and participatory budgeting. You can also find out more about us, or get help using the site.

Visit the Durham County Council website to see our consultations for 2024.

In the spotlight.....

New Selective Licensing Scheme proposal

251 participants

Have your say on our proposals to introduce a new Selective Licensing Scheme for privately rented housing when the existing one expires in 2027.

Pride in Place

5 projects

266 participants

Learn about the Pride in Place for Crook North/Tow Law, Peterlee East and Stanley South and apply for a position on the Neighbourhood Boards.

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Communicating and sharing information about adult social care services

Tell us how you would like to learn about adult social care services and support in the future. This will help us develop a new Communication Plan.

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Communicating and sharing information about adult social care services

Tell us how you would like to learn about adult social care services and support in the future. This will help us develop a new Communication Plan.

New Selective Licensing Scheme proposal

251 participants

Have your say on our proposals to introduce a new Selective Licensing Scheme for privately rented housing when the existing one expires in 2027.

Consett Strategic Place Plan

284 participants

Help shape Consett town centre's future

Peterlee Strategic Place Plan

432 participants

Help shape Peterlee town centre's future

Adult Social Care Service User Forum

2 projects

28 participants

This forum is for people who use, or have used, adult social care services, or who support someone that does. We want to work with people who have real experience of adult social care to shape services around the needs of those who use them.

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Working together for people living with dementia

1 projects

81 participants

Join the conversation and help make sure services across health and care organisations are able to meet the needs of people living with dementia.

Updates and outcomes

Smoke-free and vape-free places

123 participants

Find out how you helped us to respond to the Government's consultation on smoke-free and vape-free places.

Protecting the fen carr at Hardwick Park

297 participants

Your views on the opportunity to improve biodiversity in the fen carr area of Hardwick Park

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Review of swimming and exercise classes programmes

2 projects

160 participants

View the feedback you provided about what would make thrive exercise classes and swimming more appealing to you.

Outcome of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy consultation

Details of the consultation responses provided as part of this third and final phase of consultation on the Strategy.

Consett Strategic Place Plan

284 participants

Help shape Consett town centre's future

Peterlee Strategic Place Plan

432 participants

Help shape Peterlee town centre's future

Help improve Let's Talk County Durham!

This quarterly survey helps us understand how it feels to take part in our consultations and how we can make your experience better.

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