Local Authority Tourism Planning Toolbox
Last updated:
September 2008
Introduction and Scope
Once a local authority has a good understanding of the current tourism situation in its area, this information needs to be used to inform council planning processes and decision-making.
A key issue for local authorities will be to determine how planning for tourism is, or should be, different from planning for other areas of council responsibility.
This Toolbox identifies how tourism can fit into the local government planning framework set out in the Local Government Act (2002). The Toolbox also proposes a process and structure for developing a tourism strategy.
Why use this Toolbox?
An earlier section of the Toolkit included a diagram showing how a tourism strategy might fit into the planning framework under the Local Government Act 2002 (see Introduction to see How the Tourism Toolkit can fit with Local Government Planning). This Toolbox includes mode detail about how to incorporate a tourism strategy into each component of the local authority planning process.
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