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Suffolk County Council Labour Group A Brighter Future for Suffolk and Norfolk Proposals for Unitary Authorities from Suffolk County Council Labour Group 1 Suffolk County Council Labour Group Concept Bid for Unitary Authorities in Suffolk and Norfolk Introduction Suffolk and Norfolk are characterised by a number of different community types, with large sparsely populated rural areas containing small market towns and villages, and a small number of densely populated urban settlements. These different areas encompass very different communities, with contrasting aspirations and governance needs. Suffolk and Norfolk have not been served well by the two tier council system in place since the 1970s, with various communities feeling completely disenfranchised and powerless. The location of this dissatisfaction varies with the swing of the political pendulum, but it is always evident. It is not unusual, for example, for an urban area to return not one single member of an administration that spends 80% of their council tax revenue. Unitary authorities offer a chance to greatly improve the appropriateness of councils to the area they serve, but only if they are created on boundaries which accurately reflect the separation between rural and urban communities. This thinking is clearly supported by the Minister’s stated ambition to create effective urban unitary councils. Similarly experience locally shows that rural areas often feel that their needs are compromised by the pressing demands of addressing urban deprivation. The Suffolk County Labour Group has earned a good reputation for their approach to both running councils and managing change. As the leading group on Suffolk for 12 years we transformed Suffolk CC into a highly rated cost effective authority, known to lead on innovation and maximise use of opportunities presented by government. We are now drawing on our collective experience to present a proposal for the effective transition of Suffolk and Norfolk to an all-unitary council model. Our proposal takes careful note of stated government requirements and suggests creation of new authorities, which will all be affordable and competent, but will all bring decision making closer to their communities. It offers a chance to greatly enhance neighbourhood empowerment while recognising historic and natural community boundaries. It reduces the number of councils from 16 to 7. It reduces the number of councillor seats but greatly improves opportunities for councillors to work closely with their communities. Our proposal will empower all the communities of Suffolk and Norfolk with efficient local government that is locally accountable. 2 The Concept Outline This concept outlines the benefits of a new local government structure in Suffolk and Norfolk built around three urban unitary authorities and four rural unitary authorities. These authorities are: - • Urban Ipswich • Urban Waveney and Great Yarmouth • Urban Norwich • East Suffolk • West Suffolk • North Norfolk • South Norfolk These areas provide natural economic, historical and community-based boundaries, which uniquely allow them to meet each of the Secretary of State’s outcome targets of affordability, a broad cross section of support, strategic leadership, neighbourhood empowerment and value for money services. All the proposed new councils would be new authorities, although they would of course draw in appropriate blocks of service delivery staff from the existing district and county councils. This will give an opportunity for the new unitaries to decide on the best model of governance structure for their local communities, rather than inheriting a particular model from any existing councils. Each of the new councils would take over the property and service asset base of the predecessor councils within their area as far as possible. Careful consideration must be given to the future use of the two county headquarters buildings, both of which are large and well located buildings expressly designed for local government use. The Unitaries The Ipswich authority would comprise the existing Borough Council area, with a relatively small addition to rationalise service delivery boundaries, for example extending to the natural boundary of the A14 road in the South- West of Ipswich. Inclusion of parishes such as Martlesham and Kesgrave should only be considered if these parishes express a strong wish to join Ipswich, which seems very unlikely. The population of this area is currently 130,000, but the area is experiencing rapid growth due to the economic success of the Haven gateway area, considerable immigration and the strong housing demand in this part of the region. The centre of Ipswich is undergoing a large scale of housing development on brownfield sites now. 3 The urban Waveney and Great Yarmouth authority would comprise the two parliamentary constituencies. This is slightly smaller than the two predecessor districts, which have a population of about 220,000, but would encompass the areas around Lowestoft and Yarmouth that are similar in character to the urban centres. The area around Southwold and Halesworth in the south of Waveney (already part of the Suffolk Coastal parliamentary constituency) would sit more easily with their neighbouring rural areas. Parish and town areas such as the Fleggs, and Bungay, should be consulted to determine whether they felt more affinity to the rural or urban authority proposed. Waveney and Great Yarmouth have both found themselves marginalised from important decision making about their future under two tier arrangements. Neither Yarmouth nor Waveney have had a single elected member on their County Cabinet for some years. This feeling of marginalisation causes particular problems: for example, when Suffolk embarked on a programme to eliminate middle schools and move to a two tier school system the consultation was seriously undermined by the remoteness and perceived unaccountability of the political drivers of the change. Waveney and Great Yarmouth are physically close, share similar economic and environmental problems and opportunities, and have a clear common identity in many areas of existing public service delivery, such as the new PCT. The regeneration vehicle, First East, has highlighted the high level of cooperation and common interest and has been well received by local residents. Go-East regards the two districts as a single entity in numerous aspects – for example the requirement for a single housing strategy. EERA when discussing the Regional Economic Strategy (RES) was left in no doubt about the importance of treating Yarmouth and Waveney as a separate sub- region, not as a dormitory suburb of Norwich. We are aware that Great Yarmouth and Waveney Labour Groups have submitted a concept bid for a unitary council with extensive supporting detail, and this has our full support. Norwich has perhaps the most established claim to unitary status. We propose a unitary Norwich based on the two parliamentary constituencies, roughly the area defined by the southern bypass and the proposed northern distributor road. Norwich has a naturally buoyant economic base, but has been demonstrably held back by the imposition of a two tier local government structure in the 1970s. Until recent government-driven initiatives came into effect Norwich spent many years with a virtual freeze of investment in many public realm areas such as schools, transport, libraries and museums, with county resources prioritised to the rural area characteristic of most of Norfolk. Norwich for many years has had no representation on even the administration, let alone the cabinet of Norfolk County Council. Norwich has lost ground in competition with similar sized European cities, as any visionary leadership has lacked the resources and structure to capitalise on opportunities. With a population of 220,000 Norwich can be a strong and effective unitary city. 4 The East Suffolk unitary that we propose would comprise the existing areas of Suffolk Coastal and Mid-Suffolk districts, with parts of Babergh and Waveney. This area is characterised by agricultural rural areas with small towns and villages, and many areas of high environmental and biodiversity importance, including the AONB along much of its coastline. In this area there is frequent reference back to the virtues of the previous East Suffolk Council. Although there is no clear focal centre for this area there are well established administrative locations to serve this area which would be a competent unitary with a population of about 213,000. Separation from urban Lowestoft and Ipswich would allow a clearer focus on the environmental challenges for this area, such as the pressures of climate change on the coastal and estuarine landscape. The West Suffolk unitary that we propose would include the districts of St Edmundsbury, Forest Heath and part of Babergh, with a population of about 231,000. There is a strong identity between the main town of Bury St Edmunds and its immediate hinterland. While Lowestoft and Ipswich are distinctly urban, Bury St Edmunds has more of the character of a large market town, and common aspirations with its nearby rural population. There is also a clear cross-party political consensus in favour of a West Suffolk unitary council. The current ‘Public Service Village’ concept for redevelopment of the council office estate in Bury St Edmunds forms a perfect administrative home for the new unitary. The North Norfolk unitary would bring together the parliamentary constituencies of North Norfolk, Broadland and North West Norfolk. These rural
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