The purpose of this study is to describe how the process of participatory development planning,community participation in village development planning. and why community participation in rural development planning in the Pedurenan Village, District of Gunung Sindur, Bogor Regency are low. This study uses qualitative research methods. Data collection technique is to in-depth interviews (indepth interviews) wiih key informants, observation and document study. Data analysis was done by making transcrip[ data change the noles into written form, making cocing (retrieve keywords abd coded), data categorization (simplified I summarized the key words into several categories), while making conclusions,triangulation (the process of checks Sl.nd recheck between one source of data with other data sources) and then making final conclusions. The findings from this research that is participatory development
planning in the Village Pedurenan in the implementation phase has not been fully implemented because
who involved in the preparation of village development planning are just village heads with their
instrumentalities like RW and RT only. While the fonn of public participation in the Village Pedurenan
new village development planning and app~menr in the fonn ofmanipulation that can not be categorized
liS a form of participation. The resulting low level of public participation, among others, because the
materials are prepared never been socialized tv people, the planning is often not timely. often subjective
determination of the priority scale, and musrenbang activities are held on weekday.