What is planning cluster mean?

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What is planning cluster mean?

Answer 1

A Planning Cluster is a collection of various stakeholders in an intiative.

In other words, if you are going to do something and need a plan, you get together a cluster of people who represent various groups affected by the plan.  If you were going to build a shopping center in a new neighborhood, you might cluster people from the developers, neighborhood groups, city officials, and business leaders.