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Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan 2013-16 This is the Community Plan for Kincardine & Mearns. It sets out the Kincardine & Mearns Community Planning Group’s main actions for the next four years. If you have difficulty understanding this document and require a translation, or would like a copy in a larger print, please contact the Kincardine & Mearns Area Manager, on 01569 768200. Cover photograph – Howe of the Mearns © Aberdeenshire Council Contents 1 Foreword .........................................2 2 Executive Summary ...............................4 3 Background .......................................6 4 Data Gathering ....................................8 5 Developing the Plan .............................11 6 Kincardine & Mearns Priorities and Aberdeenshire Single Outcome Agreement ......................12 7 Contact us ........................................41 KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN 2013 – 2016 1 1 Foreword by Chair of the Local Community Planning Group Welcome to the Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan 2013-2016. This plan sets out 12 priority areas which have been identified through strategic assessment and feedback from various Community Engagement activities, including a Horizon scanning exercise. The Community Planning group, which is made up of service providing agencies and community representatives, has worked these priorities up into specific actions which we intend to take forward addressing issues which affect the quality of life of the people in the Kincardine & Mearns area. Community Planning is about working together to achieve the best quality of life in the area whether this is at an individual level, local community level or at a more strategic level addressing issues which affect all communities. KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN 2013 – 2016 2 KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN 2013 – 2016 3 2 Executive Summary The Kincardine & Mearns Community Plan 2013 - 2016 brings together input and action from Community Planning Partners, Elected Councillors and local communities. It is a plan for the area jointly developed and owned by all. Through engagement with these groups, 12 priority areas have been identified for the Plan. These priorities are often a direct continuation of priorities in the previous Community Plan, while some have been removed or revised and others added. These priority areas are: • Local Development and Its Impact on Existing Communities • Meeting Transport Needs • Meeting Housing Needs • Supporting Local Economies • Including Everyone in Our Communities • Supporting Healthy Lifestyles • Welfare Reform • Ageing Well • Engaged Communities Supporting Themselves • Adapting to Climate Change, including Resilience to Severe Weather • Social Media Supports Our Priorities • Enabling Multi-user Services and Facilities KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN 2013 – 2016 Sunrise near Drumoak Stonehaven harbour 4 This document describes the way in which partners came together to develop the priority areas and the actions within them. It also sets the local priorities against the regional Aberdeenshire priorities. Having identified the 12 priorities, each one was assigned a set of outcomes to achieve within the life if this Community Plan. Each priority area is set out to give an overview of the evidence of need used to identify the priority and guide the actions that were developed to achieve the outcomes. It also sets the actions developed for this Plan in the context of other key activity taking place within that priority area. A Lead Partner has been assigned to each priority and is responsible for bringing partners together to develop the actions. They, alongside other contributing partners, are identified in the Plan. By bringing all these priorities and partners together in one place, it starts to become more clear where the links between aims and activities are found and as we work to progress and monitor actions, so the links can be strengthened. An equalities impact assessment has also been carried out against the 9 protected social characteristics which public bodies must take account of when developing projects or actions. KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN Cairn O’ Mount Grassic Gibbon Centre 2013 – 2016 5 3 Background Kincardine and Mearns Community Plan 2013-2016 outlines the key actions to be taken to help meet local needs and priorities over the 3 year period. It is the key strategic document for the area. It aims to demonstrate and influence where funding and resources need to be focused to improve the quality of life within communities in Kincardine & Mearns (K&M). The development of the Plan has been facilitated by the partners on the Local Community Planning Group in a way that ensures good understanding of local issues and joint working in delivering solutions. Kincardine & Mearns is the most southern of six administrative areas within Aberdeenshire, as recognised by the local authority, Police Scotland and NHS Grampian. The area is 756 sq km (293 sq miles), representing 12% of the whole Aberdeenshire area and is defined by 59 km of coastline to the east and the foothills of the Grampian Mountains to the west. The area itself is very diverse; in the north proximity to Aberdeen has encouraged considerable development of population and industry, the southern part contains the rich farmland of the Mearns and a series of attractive former fishing villages. Over the past ten years the population has been steadily increasing - in 2011 there were 41,922 people living in Kincardine & Mearns. The demographic is shifting towards an ageing population with the number of children decreasing. This rapidly changing demographic provides unique challenges in delivering services and additional housing and meeting demands on community facilities. KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN 2013 – 2016 Craighead Stone Circle Johnshaven Conservation Area 6 The percentage of those who experience employment deprivation in Kincardine & Mearns is 4.8%, which is lower than the Aberdeenshire average of 6% and the Scottish average of 13%. It is assessed that this low level is due to the close proximity of part of the area to Aberdeen City, and has better access to transport compared to some more rural parts of Aberdeenshire. None of the areas in Kincardine & Mearns fall into the most deprived 15% in Scotland. However, three areas fall into the top 15% most deprived in Aberdeenshire, they are: Mearns South & Benholm, Stonehaven South & Mearns North and Inverbervie. Significant issues around health exist in the area with over 60% of Aberdeenshire’s population estimated to be overweight or obese. It is also estimated that in Aberdeenshire 46% men and 36% women drink over recommended limits and 1 in 11 people are dependent on alcohol. Kincardine & Mearns has comparatively low levels of crime and disorder. Policing issues are predominantly related to antisocial behaviour, road safety and quality of life. There is an average of 227 crimes per 10,000; which is lower than the Aberdeenshire average of 355, and the Scottish average of 749. For 2010/11, 93.6% of school leavers from Kincardine & Mearns went onto a positive destination - further education, training or employment, this is higher than the Aberdeenshire average of 91.3%, and the Scottish average of 88.8%. KINCARDINE & MEARNS COMMUNITY PLAN Rarmland Badentoy Business Park, Portlethen 2013 – 2016 7 4 Data Gathering In order to analyse real and potential pressures placed on the local partnership and to find out where local strengths and weaknesses lie, a Horizon Scanning exercise was carried out in February 2013. It is a technique for detecting early signs of potentially important developments in terms of threats and opportunities, with emphasis on new technology and its effects on the issue at hand. This exercise was undertaken by a range of local partners, including elected councillors, at the forefront of areas of concern. They shared perspectives and knowledge with each other so as to scan how existing and new phenomena might influence the future for Kincardine and Mearns communities. The discussion was initiated with research materials and then framed by the PESTELO headings - Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, Legislative and Organisational – to encourage wide and informed debate. The main issues and opportunities identified at this event are outlined below. Near Future (1-3 Years) PESTELO Issues & Opportunities for Kincardine & Mearns Communities • Aberdeenshire Placemaking Project – Be Part of the Picture • Political changes - independence? • Increased expectations and opportunities for local communities to take more control of what they can do for themselves; a time for ‘opening doors’, citizenship & responsibility • Existing demands of the community (expectations) in changing times • Support with training, information and skill sharing • Healthcare affected by aging population • Welfare Reform & Financial education • Accommodating Travellers • Issues around job opportunities especially for young people and supporting opportunities for businesses • Energy costs KINCARDINE & • Successful regeneration of the coastal area MEARNS • Employability issues COMMUNITY • Young people & Ageing population - supporting opportunities, accessing their potential PLAN in our communities (lifelong learning & wellbeing) • Migration issues 2013 – 2016 8 • Need for investment by local authority & communities into leisure • Local cycling & Walking opportunities • Mental health • Changing family structure • Child poverty • Alcohol consumption • Supporting Recovery (from addiction)
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