Abstract
In this paper, the planning support body's influence on rural community plans and planning methods was examined for the 70 rural communities' plans of Kobe City. It was uncovered that the following three causes made difference in the form of the plans as a result of analyzing forms of the plans by using quantification method III. They are the participation of the adviser and the diversity of the advisers' specials, and the existence of the model of the plan. Moreover, it was clarified that there was a difference in the planning methods by the administrative staff's experience and the participation of the adviser as a result of analyzing the planning methods. In addition, as the difference of adviser's specials didn't effect on the form and the planning methods, it was suggested that the planning methods in the community level have been established as a common way to any specials.
