Wards affected : Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey, Wollaton West
WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY AREA COMMITTEE 18 December 2003
REPORT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE
WOLLATON & LENTON ABBEY – DRAFT AREA ACTION PLAN
1. SUMMARY 1.1 This report gives details of the draft Area Action Plan for Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee. It is a draft plan covering April 2004 to March 2009. It contains details of area wide priorities as well as specifically neighbourhood renewal priorities thereby presenting a holistic identification of need in the area. It was put together as a result of discussions with a range of people represented on the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group and local people.
2. RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 It is recommended that Wollaton & Lenton Abbey Area Committee: -
(i) Agree the draft Local Area Action Plan and for a summarised version of it to be forwarded to One City Partnership for consideration by 12th January 2004
(ii) Agree that further extensive consultation with the local community and other relevant groups, takes place between February and March 2004 on the draft area action plan.
(iii) Item the area action plan (after receipt of comments from One City Partnership and further consultation with key stakeholders) on the agenda of the April area committee meeting for final approval and adoption.
3. BACKGROUND 3.1 All Area Committees are required to produce an Area Action Plan to demonstrate how they propose to meet the social, environmental and economical needs of the area and particularly those neighbourhoods in greatest need.
3.2 The Area Action Plan is intended to provide a framework of strategic priorities from which the local authority, agencies and local people can work from to meet the needs of area, city and national objectives.
3.3 The Area Action Plan is a draft plan and will be consulted on widely before final approval and adoption by Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee.
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3.4 The draft area action plan will be submitted to One City Partnership by 12 th January 2004 for consideration.
3.5 Further consultation will take place after this with key stakeholders to clarify, confirm and adopt the proposals in the plan.
4. OBSERVATIONS OF OTHER OFFICERS None
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 5.1 The One City Partnership has provided funding of £5,000 from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund to undertake additional and effective consultation arising from the development of the Local Area Action Plan. In addition, those aspects of the plan which fulfil the neighbourhood renewal areas and priorities, will receive funding from the One City Partnership via the relevant service/department, for implementation. Those area priorities which do not meet the neighbourhood renewal criteria, will have to be seek funding from other sources.
6. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IMPLICATIONS 6.1 All priorities, issues and elements of the action planning, delivery and review process is intended to adopt, engage and implement equal opportunity principles.
7. CORPORATE OBJECTIVES 7.1 The Area Action Plan is most relevant to the Council’s commitment to involving local residents in service delivery and decision-making and works across a number of authority wide policies/plans and strategies for performance and improvement in delivering neighbourhood services.
8. BEST VALUE
8.1 Best Value principles and objectives will underpin all stages of the action plan process.
9. LIST OF BACKGROUND PAPERS OTHER THAN PUBLISHED WORKS OR THOSE DISCLOSING CONFIDENTIAL OR EXEMPT INFORMATION
Area Action Plan Proposal – 4 September 2003
The Chief Executive The Guildhall Nottingham NG1 4BT
2 18 December 2003
Contact officers: Madge Saunders Area Co-ordinator – Tel: 91 54311 Email: [email protected]
Parbinder Singh Asst. Area Co-ordinator – Tel: 91 52983 Email: [email protected]
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5 6 DRAFT PLAN - DECEMBER 2003
WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY AREA COMMITTEE: AREA ACTION PLAN – APRIL 2004 – MARCH 2009
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Why this plan?
(a) All area committees are required to produce an area action plan to demonstrate how they propose to meet the social, environmental, economical and technical needs of the area and particularly in those neighbourhoods of greatest need.
(b) Neighbourhood Renewal is about reversing the spiral of neighbourhood decline, economically, socially and environmentally through making sure that mainstream services deliver in deprived areas.
(c) Floor targets or public service agreements set by government departments means that departments will be judged on the areas where services are doing worst. Because ‘renewing neighbourhoods’ is the priority for Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee, this plan focuses not only on those most deprived areas as defined by the neighbourhood renewal boundaries (i.e. Lenton Abbey Housing Estate), but it also includes priorities for the area as a whole.
(d) Nottingham City Council recognises that for neighbourhood regeneration to be improved and sustained, that it will require a host of people engaged in working in partnerships with those who effect and are affected by neighbourhood services, i.e. local people.
(e) Central Government/Nottingham City - A number of key government policies have influenced the agenda for Neighbourhood Renewal/Regeneration. The key policies/documents are:
• Comprehensive Performance Assessment – 2002 – An authority wide assessment of council services by the Audit Commission, which graded the authority a score of ‘weak’ and ‘requiring improvement in certain areas’, (including the ‘added value’ of area committees). • Gearing Up for Change – 2003 – Local policy outlining the aspiration of Nottingham City Council to become a modern influential city nationally, regionally and locally • Respect for Nottingham – 2003 – Local policy emphasising the aim of Nottingham City to clean up the City’s streets from social ails like begging, crime, cleanliness, drugs etc.
7 • Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy – National policy to reverse the social, economic and environmentally decline in the poorest areas. • Equality Standard for Local Government – 2001 – Main Equality Commissions’ agenda for mainstreaming equalities and measuring performance against key indicators.
1.2 What is the Area Action Plan ?
(a) The area action plan is a five-year plan covering: April 2004 to March 2009. Targets are set to 2006. The plan is intended to provide an initial framework of strategic priorities from which the local authority, agencies and local people can work, to meet the needs of area, local and national objectives. It is a living, breathing, changing document encompassing a range of targets for improvement and which focuses on specific social, environmental and economical themes. It will be updated from 2006 onwards.
(b) The plan is in 6 parts: (i) Introduction/Background, (ii) Profile of the area, (iii) Area Priorities, (iv) Area Targets, (v) The Way Forward and (vi) Appendices/Bibliography
(c) It is the first ‘draft’ in the many stages of area action planning and is in no way complete. Although some consultation has taken place, further ongoing detailed consultation on the plan will take place in the New Year. This will involve a number of public, voluntary, community and private sectors stakeholders so as to develop the action plan further. Additional secondary information/data has yet to be obtained in order to complete the plan and thus ensure it is valid in accordance with ‘today’s’ assessment of need.
(d) This draft plan will be approved by the area committee, prior to it going to One City Partnership Nottingham in early January 2004 before going out to further consultation in February/March 2004.
1.3 Funding
(a) The area action plan will be funded from a range of funding sources to include existing departmental budgets, budgets of other public services, central government funds and charitable bodies. However there are two principle-funding streams from which funding for this plan will be sought:-
(b) Neighbourhood Renewal Funding is money to enhance the ‘processes’ of delivering mainstream services in neighbourhoods of deprivation. It is not about stand-alone projects. Nottingham City has approximately £6 million for 04/05 and a further £9 million for 05/06, with additional funds of approximately £11.5 million for existing projects and specific priorities.
(c) Area Committee Funds is money to each area committee for allocation to primarily voluntary groups/organisations to provide goods or services that compliment those services of local authority and other public services in the area. Funding is for capital costs although initial revenue costs may be
8 considered where projects are able to sustain themselves financially independent of ongoing committee funds. The area committee allocation for 03/04 is approximately £38 thousand pounds.
1.4 Who was involved in area action planning?
(a) A number of people were involved in putting together this area action plan. Attempts were made to encourage and ensure that a four-sector representation was achieved in contributing to the plan and its future implementation. A Neighbourhood Renewal Steering group was established and met to assist the process. Membership details are included in appendix one.
(b) In addition to the steering group, three working groups were also established to provide a specific focus to each area of the plan. A structure chart and terms of reference are contained in appendix 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. To ensure broad representation, the Education, Health and Employment working group is chaired by a local representative, the Crime and Community Safety working group is chaired by a local councillor and the Housing and Living Environment is chaired by a senior officer of the local authority.
(c) A sub group of the Crime and Community Safety working group had already been in existence prior to formal area action planning structures coming into place. This group is made up of local people concerned with crime and community safety on and around Bramcote Lane. This group will continue to run in parallel to the Crime and Community Safety Working group and will continue to be chaired by the elected councillor.
1.5 Consultation/Research
(a) Primary Research - As well as a Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group meeting, the Area Co-ordination Team carried out an area tour in October 2003. This involved a number of representatives (see appendix 9) from city council departments, public agencies, voluntary sector and local community groups walking the area to identify and determine priorities.
(b) As part of the area tour, a questionnaire (appendix 10) was distributed to individuals for completion.
(c) In addition, the Area Co-ordination team engaged in the following authority wide or area wide focused events/mechanisms to maximise the opportunity for further consultation/anecdotal research on priorities for Wollaton and Lenton Abbey. These were:-
• Residents Public Meeting (Lenton Abbey): September 2003 • Local Residents Community Safety Event (Wollaton): September 2003 • Corporate Equality Consultation Seminar: October 2003 • Queens Medical Centre Public Forum Meeting (Lenton): November 2003
9 • Local Residents Community Safety Event (Wollaton Vale): November 2003 • Seminar on doorstep crime and distracted burglary: (Council House) November 2003 • Numerous crime and anti-social behaviour resident meetings around Bramcote Lane issues • Letters and website correspondence from local residents • Feedback from Community Group representatives at Area Committee meetings • Thematic focus group working meetings e.g. Police, Youth Provision etc. • Officer/elected members discussion/planning meetings
(a) Secondary Research - Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee have tried to ensure that national and local priorities collaborate with the priorities identified by local people and agencies.
(b) A number of former area committee reports/research (see bibliography) based on the previous ward boundaries, were used to identify continuing priorities. As revised statistics become available in the New Year, the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group will review its area action plan to ensure that the priorities remain in line with the area.
(c) Priorities have also been determined using current sources of information as well as from anecdotal information and other forms of informal communication/consultation (e.g. community grapevine).
(d) Further priorities have been determined based on evidence obtained from elected members caseload, and (where established and available), departmental recording and monitoring systems. Evidence of need has also been based on area-wide, wards and sub ward summaries of the 2001 census information.
(e) There are 15 targets in the plan which overall identify national, local and area priorities. Where area priority is not indicated, this is because the target (although national and local) is not deemed to be a ‘direct’ priority for Wollaton and Lenton Abbey as based on informal and formal intelligence. However the baseline standards in Wollaton and Lenton Abbey need to be maintained and therefore service planning and delivery in Wollaton and Lenton Abbey must ensure that area performance (qualitative and quantitative) continues to contribute to enhancing and improving performance nationally and locally.
(f) Targets are not ranked in any order of priority as it is felt that all targets have relevance to the area and thus have been included in the action plan.
(g) It is important to stress at this stage that a number of priorities have been identified in ‘early’ discussions with key stakeholders. Subsequent discussions have taken place regarding these priorities, resulting in some
10 changes, which will require further consultation with, and commitment from, principal agencies and departments.
(h) Although key agencies and partners have been identified for the plan, no undertaking has been given by everyone at this stage, that they can meet the actions/outputs in the plan. Further discussions therefore will need to take place to ensure that partners are not only able to commit to providing services, but also to committing resources where appropriate.
11 PART II
2. PROFILE OF WOLLATON WEST WOLLATON EAST AND LENTON ABBEY (Details are summarised in appendix 11to appendix 20)
Resident Population Details
Age - Approximately 75% of the resident population is between the ages 18- 59 years. Wollaton West has one of the highest percentages of aged 45 – 59 of all wards in the city, and aged 75+.
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey have the smallest resident population size (9,031) of all wards in the city. Over half (50.6) of Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey resident population, is between the ages of 18.24 years.
Lenton Abbey age group 0-9 years is substantially higher than the city average: 0-4 years is 11.1% (nearly 200% city average), and 5-9 years is 9.2% (nearly 150% city average.
Wollaton Park Estate (including part of Derby Road and Wollaton Hall Drive), has a significant aged group 18-24 years with 30.7% (twice the city average), and 11.7% aged over 75 years (nearly twice the city average).
Marital Status - Whilst 31% over 16 years is married, 42% has never married and 7.7% is widowed and just under 5% divorced.
In Wollaton Park Estate : 49% are single (never married) which is more than the city average of 44.3%.
In Lenton Abbey this figure is similar, with 51.2% single.
Ethnic Group/Religion - Of the total resident population, 83.8% is white, 8.4% is Asian or Asian British, and 2.3% is Black or Black British. 61.1% is Christian, 4.4% is Muslim, 2.4% is Sikh, and 8.3% did not state a religion.
Wollaton West has the 2 nd largest % group of Indian residents (5.7%) of all city wards.
Wollaton Park Estate has 9.5% All Asian or Asian British, which is well over the city average of 6.5%. Chinese account for 5.8% which is over nine times the city average. Other ethnic groups account for 2.7% (over five times the city average).
Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam account for approx 12% of religion in the area, which is twice the city average.
12 Lenton Abbey has 6.1% mixed ethnicity (twice the city average), and 6.% all Black or Black British (one third more than the city average). 32.8% of resident population are of none religion, compared to the city average of 24.8%.
Health - 71% of the population is in general good health, ( Wollaton West 70.3%, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey 73.9%) compared to the city average of 65%. However, 15.4% of resident population are people with limiting long-term illness or disability (i.e. over three quarters of the city average of 20.1%).
The percentage of limiting long term illness or disability in Wollaton Park Estate is: 23%, which is more than the city average of 20.1%.
General health runs at about the city average in Lenton Abbey with less than the city average claiming their health is ‘not good’.
Full time students account for 21.6% of all people aged 18-74 years, and 30.7% of all people aged 16-74 years. Over half (50.5%) of all residents in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey are students. This is a significantly higher proportion than in any other ward. Three times the city average of students live in Wollaton Park estate.
Although there are high percentages of non-white ethnic groups in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey (approx 19%), this is probably reflective of the high numbers of students.
Two fifths (41.3%) of residents in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey live in halls of residence and 7.2% of all private households in the area comprise students.
Tenure – Wollaton West has the highest level (82.4%) of owner-occupier households of all wards in the city. Nearly half (49.7%) of tenure in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey, is owner occupied.
Wollaton Park Estate has 72.5% owner occupied (compared to city average of 50%), whilst Lenton Abbey is well below the city average with 34.4%.
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey has 26.6% renting from the council, and 10.1% renting from private landlords.
Wollaton West has easily the largest average dwelling size of all wards in the city, with 5.74%. It also has very high levels of pensioner households with nearly 40%.
Wollaton Park Estate has similar numbers with 39.3% and Lenton Abbey has below the city average with 13.5%.
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Unemployment – Of the total economically active aged 16-74: 29.7% are full time employed, 8.6% are part time employed, 5.4% are self employed, 2.% are unemployed and 6.% are students.
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward, have the fewest unemployed (7.8% unemployment rate) of all wards in the city (although the unemployment rate in Lenton Abbey is 10.9%) and Wollaton West has by far the lowest unemployment rate (3.5%) of all city wards.
Of the total economically inactive aged 16-74: 13.1% is retired, 25.2% are students, 4.6% are looking after home/family, 3.4% are permanently sick/disabled and 2.1% are other category.
Occupation – 16.1% of all people in the area 16-74 years are lower managerial and professional, 7.2% are higher professional, 6.6% are intermediate and 6.3% are semi-routine.
Full time students account for 42.3% in Wollaton Park Estate of all people aged 16-74 by occupation (more than twice the city average), and 17.6% in Lenton Abbey (slightly more than the city average).
Car Ownership – Of the total households, 42.9% own one car, 28.6% own none, 23.5% own two, whilst 5.4% own three or more.
Wollaton West has the lowest % (22.7%) of households with no car or van, and the highest (33%) of households with access to more than one car or van, of all wards in the city.
Wollaton Park Estate has 36.6% with no car (less than the city average) and Lenton Abbey has 56.1% (more than the city average of 44.9%).
Travel to work – Of people in employment aged 16-74 who usually travel to work: 55.9% travel by car or van as the driver, 13.8% travel by bus, minibus or coach and 10.1% travel by foot.
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3. THE AREA (See appendix 21 for map of area)
(a) Wollaton and Lenton Abbey area boundary (from East to West at the farthest points), commences from top of Wollaton Vale (Flyingdale Way), to Radmarsh Road (just beyond Triumph Road), and (from North to South at the farthest points), commences from East Midlands Electric Board Training Centre to University Boulevard/Queens Road East, roundabout.
(b) Wollaton and Lenton Abbey are quite distinct from each other in that Wollaton West is considered more affluent than Lenton Abbey. The area can be potentially isolated where it is easy to overlook indicators of exclusion and deprivation within a fairly stable community. Although the area does not attract major area based regeneration funding, it has significant needs and pockets of deprivation. It is not an inner city area with transient population overall, but has high levels of student turnover in Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Park Estate.
(c) The area is made up of two wards: Wollaton West, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey, with a resident population size of 23249. Approximately 50% is male and 50% female. The principal age groups are aged 18-59 and 65-84 years. The community is predominantly white (83.8%), although there is a significant Indian Community in Wollaton West and Black British in Wollaton and Lenton Abbey wards.
(d) The wards are served by five elected councillors representing, the Conservative Party in Wollaton West, and both Independent and Liberal Democrats in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey. Although the ward is divided in two halves by political boundaries, it has 3 distinct residential areas (plus the University): Wollaton West, Wollaton Park Estate and Lenton Abbey.
4. THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
(a) Wollaton West – Wollaton is a pleasant, residential area located in the suburb of Nottingham. It has some of the most desirable housing in the city. Key spots in the area are Wollaton Hall and Park, together with Martin’s Pond, Harrison’s Plantation and Raleigh Pond (local nature reserves).
Wollaton Village still retains a village type atmosphere, with its tree lined roads and a handful of local shops. Although part of the City of Nottingham, Wollaton Hall and the deer park create the illusion that the village is away from urban living. The area is however, part of the City of Nottingham and has a mixed residential community with their own needs.
15 (b) Wollaton East – Wollaton Park Estate is a mixture of council and privately owned bungalows within a street pattern of pedestrian cul-de-sacs and narrow roads.
If you have lived all your life in Wollaton East, you may not find the houses of Wollaton Park Estate at all odd. Known as the Crane Houses of Wollaton Park (named after William Crane), outsiders often tend to be struck by the slightly strange appearance of all those first-world war (1925) bungalows with their tiny walls and huge expanse of roof. Built primarily of metal fabricators and steel they have some structural problems. Some properties suffer from condensation, asbestos materials, poor roofing and subsidence due to the earlier mining. However, they appear to be well cared for by local residents.
Farndon Green is seen as the focal point of the area with a local post office, general practitioner and a few other retail shops.
(c) Lenton Abbey – Lenton Abbey contains the two housing estates covered by Neighbourhood Renewal Funding. Lenton Abbey is a small estate between University Park Campus and Beeston, straddling City/Broxtowe boundaries. It has been overlooked in the past for national and regional funding as it fell within ward profiles of general affluence and therefore missed out.
Lenton Abbey is closest of all the housing in the area, to the University of Nottingham. Most of the houses used to be council housing, and the price and ambience still reflect this fact.
Woodside Road Shops are situated on the centre of Lenton Abbey Estate. They are a very important part of the local community, as other shops are a bus ride away. Situated on a busy main road, these shops are somewhat dependent on passing trade. Students from the nearby university also find them very convenient.
Lenton Abbey is an estate that does not have a ‘local’ pub. It identifies partly with Nottingham and partly with Beeston. The layout of cul-de-sacs, circuses and narrow streets are a real concern for local residents in that there is lack of parking, concerns over road safety and untidy gardens.
(d) Student Population - The area has a particularly large student population from both Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham. This has a notable effect on the housing market. Areas like Lenton Abbey and Wollaton are closest to the university campuses and offer the majority of student accommodation.
The largest numbers of student ‘halls of residence’ accommodation are in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey.
Although the Universities bring substantial economic benefits to the city, it also brings a fair degree of social and environmental problems. With the
16 increase in student population, some streets are completely saturated (100%) with student accommodation.
(e) Business Enterprise - There are a small number of small and medium enterprises (SME’s), particularly around Bramcote Lane, Crown Island and Woodside Road. These offer a diverse range of shops including branches of national chains such as Nottingham Building Society.
(f) Employment - Access to job locations is an issue for people living in disadvantaged areas because of dependency on public transport and low income. Over a third of those economically active aged 16-74 are students, with 50% of all residents in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey being students.
(g) Leisure and Recreation - There are no leisure centres located in the area. Both Wollaton West and Lenton Abbey have recreational sites that include the Wollaton Park, Lenton Abbey Recreation ground and a number of play parks. Lenton Abbey Recreation Ground provides a children’s playground, a grass football kick-about area, a bowling green and tennis courts (which need repairing).
University Park and the Indoor Tennis Centre are located on University Boulevard, next door to Lenton Abbey.
(h) Community Facilities - The area has a number of well-used community facilities, particularly in Wollaton West where there are a number of churches and a community centre.
Lenton Abbey has a community centre (Baslow Drive). It was built before the current elderly complexes surrounding it. It is isolated from the main road and is likely to be further isolated once additional elderly persons bungalows are developed around the site.
St Barnabus Church Centre in Lenton Abbey provides a weekly mother and toddler group and 2 hours outreach youth facilities but is a very small building not enabling outdoor activity.
There is no community facility in Wollaton Park Estate. The nearest community facility to the estate is Harrow Road Community centre in Wollaton West. However, some local people see the centre as independent, as part of the estate is separated by the ring road and draws users from the wider area.
(i) Education – Although there are five schools in the area, there is none located in Lenton Abbey. Middleton School is the most frequently accessed primary followed by Fernwood Infant and Junior.
Middleton Primary School serves a large suburban area, also admitting children from the inner city. The school population is diverse with a great spread of socio-economic factors. Approximately 90% of pupils live within the area. There are 360 children on roll with 80 part-time in the nursery. Approx
17 20% of children are eligible for free school meals. 57 pupils are assessed as having special needs. One third of the pupils are from Black and Minority Ethnic groups.
“% At National Curriculum Level 4 or above KS2: English: 71%, Maths: 62%, Science: 71%”
Ref:Ofsted Inspection Report: 29 June to 3 July 1998
Fernwood Infant School is above average size for an infant school. It serves the relatively advantaged area of Wollaton suburb, although it attracts a significant number of pupils from beyond the immediate area. Approximately 90% of pupils live within the area. There are 275 children on roll. There are more boys than girls overall, with more boys than girls in all year groups. Families where English is not the first language is increasing. Pupil’s eligible for free school meals are below average as is special educational needs. Attainment on entry to school is above average.
Ref: Ofsted Inspection Report: 26 to 29 November 2001
Fernwood Junior School is situated in Wollaton on the western edge of the city. It draws pupils mainly from the surrounding owner occupied houses, but also from a large housing association estate, council owned properties and social services children’s residential home. Approximately 90% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, below the national average. Approximately 90% of pupils live within the area. There are 543 pupils on roll aged 7 – 11 years. The school is twice as big as the average primary school. 29% of pupils are from Black and Minority ethnic communities with approximately 50% of these whose second language is English (higher than in most schools). 7% of the school population is transient. Attainment of pupils on entry is average. 10% of pupils are on the school register for Special Educational Needs – broadly in line with national average.
“% at National Curriculum level 4 or above: KS2 – English: 82%, Maths: 86%, Science: 88%”
Ref: Ofsted Inspection Report: 29 November to 3 December 1999
Fernwood Comprehensive School is a smaller than average comprehensive school in Wollaton. Approximately 80% of pupils live within the area. Standards are well above the national average at the end of both key stages. There are 833 pupils on roll with some imbalance in the numbers of boys and girls in years 9 and 11. Year 9 contains more boys and year 11 more girls. Over one quarter of pupils is from black and minority ethnic. One in every six pupils is from a home in which English is not the first language. The school is very popular and many pupils from outside the catchment’s area apply to join but are unable to be admitted. 11 % of pupils are eligible for free school meals, a figure slightly below average. The attainment of pupils on entry to the school is broadly average.
Ref: Ofsted Inspection Report: 14 to 18 September 1998
18 Margaret Glen Bott School is a small comprehensive school situated near Wollaton Park. Numbers have declined steadily with 371 on roll at February 2003, well below the average for secondary schools. Most pupils do not live in the area but travel from the inner city of Lenton and Radford. A significant minority come from a mixture of private and council housing from Wollaton Park and Dunkirk. Socio-economic disadvantage is relatively high: 42% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. Almost 60% of pupils are identified as having English as a second language. There are a number of refugee and asylum seeking pupils. About one quarter of pupils have Special Educational Needs. Pupil attainment on entry is well below national average.
At a meeting of Executive Board on 22 July 2003, it was recommended that Margaret Glen Bott School be closed from 31 August 2004 with the expansion of Bluecoat School onto the existing site of Margaret Glen Bott from 1 September 2004. This would increase the number of places in year 7 from 180 to 300. Margaret Glen Bott catchments area would be reallocated to Elliott Durham from 1 January 2004.
(j) Housing – The area is largely owner occupied with:
Residential Area Owner City % Council City % Occupied % Renting % Wollaton West 82.4 50.0 4.9 26.9 Wollaton Park 72.5 50.0 17.4 26.9 Estate Lenton Abbey 34.4 50.0 46.5 26.9
Ref: 2001 Census summary
Both Wollaton West and Wollaton East have high levels of pension households with around 40%.
Local authority housing for the area is managed by 3 district housing offices: Radford, Meadows and Bilborough covering X number of properties.
A number of major social landlords e.g. Tuntum Housing, Metropolitan Housing and North British Housing, have a number of properties in the area ranging from single person flats in Wollaton to bungalows for older people in Lenton Abbey.
(k) Policing – three beat officers, covering three beat areas, serve the area: Wollaton West, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey. They are based at Wollaton Police Station and Canning Circus Police Station. Wollaton Police Station is a more recent facility serving a populated residential area together with the shopping centre on Bramcote Lane. However, the station is not ‘manned’. The police provide a number of monthly surgeries when residents are able to get together and discuss local issues with them. There are a small number of neighbourhood watch schemes in Wollaton, although these need to be re-activated. Beeston Police Station serves some parts of Lenton Abbey.
19 Bringing all policing underneath one Local Area Command would bring cohesion and consistency to the service, enabling officers to develop a common understanding of the area and help build strong community relations.
(l) Health
Although the general population is in good health, many have limiting long- term illness: over three quarters the city average. The following table provides an indication of the health profile for the area:
Residential Area Limiting City % General City % long term Health Good illness % % Wollaton West 17.0 20.1 70.3 65.0 Wollaton Park Estate 23.0 20.1 64.0 65.0 Lenton Abbey 14.6 20.1 68.3 65.0
Ref: 2001 Census summary
(m) Transport/Traffic – Over 50% of total households own one or more cars. Lenton Abbey have over 50% of people with no car, which is more than the city average.
The main transport routes are: Woodside Road/Wollaton Vale, Wollaton Road/Russell Drive, Middleton Boulevard, and Derby Road. Congestion is high around Derby Road and Crown Island during peak hours.
Public transport tends to be on main routes and is not easily accessible in and around the estates. Public transport in and out of the area is limited after peak time.
(n) Social Capital/Cohesion - Residents in Wollaton West tend to be working to middle class and are more likely to form tenants and residents associations to deal with local issues. This could be due to a number of factors to include: the long-term nature of housing, in that most of the residents are owner-occupiers and thus remain in the area for years, as well as the fact that many are employed in managerial/technical occupations. In addition, the levels of achievement at degree level and above are high.
Lenton Abbey has less evidence of developed and sustainable communities. This could be due to the fact that it is primarily a council housing estate where turnover of accommodation is more frequent. There are high numbers of single parent households (21% of survey respondents) and the primary population age is 18-24. It is also more ethnically mixed. Young people are not engaged in any way by existing youth provision, due to the distance required to travel in accessing community, leisure and youth services. As a community, Lenton Abbey is fragmented as it is divided in two by a dual
20 carriageway, which results in residents commonly referring to the other part of the estate as ‘the other side’.
In addition, the number of student households in the area has an effect on community cohesion in that (a) statistics are distorted of the ‘true’ picture of ‘permanent’ residents, and (b) lack of availability of family housing because of the large number of young ‘transient’ residents. Because residents are only there for short periods of time, it makes it more difficult to establish and sustain good community relationships. This can lead to low levels of self-esteem and personal aspirations.
21 PART III
AREA ACTION PLAN PRIORITIES – AT A GLANCE
THEME PRIORITY AREA
Black and Minority Ethnic Wollaton West Communities Young People Area wide Older People Wollaton Park Estate Health Wollaton Park Estate Crime: (a) Vehicle Wollaton West (b) Domestic Burglary Lenton Abbey (c) Retail Crime Area wide (d) Anti-social behaviour Area wide Housing Wollaton Park Estate & Lenton Abbey Recreational Facilities Lenton Abbey Community Facilities Wollaton Park Estate and Lenton Abbey Sports Development Wollaton Park & Lenton Abbey Student Issues Wollaton Park and Lenton Abbey Training/Skills/Employment Lenton Abbey The Living Environment: Conservation Wollaton West Paving/Lighting Wollaton Park Estate & Lenton Abbey Grounds Maintenance Area wide Parking Area wide Travel/Transport Wollaton West & Wollaton Park Estate Business Enterprise Area wide
The above are based on initial impressions derived from assessing both primary and secondary information used for Wollaton and Lenton Abbey for developing the area action plan. Priority areas do not exclude other areas from being considered, however, the evidence supports that where resources are limited, that the above areas are given first priority.
22 OUR PRIORITIES – Cont’d Crime and Fear of Crime (a) Anti-social behaviour - local people, agencies and anecdotal evidence (as well as the city as a whole), have raised a number of concerns over time that crime and anti-social behaviour are a common concern in Wollaton and Lenton Abbey.
“In the neighbourhood survey for Wollaton Park, 49% respondents were concerned about dog fouling, 38% by young people hanging around and causing nuisance, 34% troubled by speeding traffic and 27% anti-social parking” – Ref: Wendy Edwards - 2001
“Statistics from police report show that the most common complaint by residents (Lenton Abbey) is that of disorderly conduct by youths in the streets ranging from shouting and swearing to a full range of criminal offences” Ref: John Hiley - 1999
Particular hotspots have tended to be around retail areas like Bramcote Lane Shops (Wollaton), Woodside Road Shops (Lenton Abbey) and Crown Island Shops (Raleigh Roundabout) and Farndon Green (Wollaton Park Estate). As well as these, there are other areas of particular concern where anti-social behaviour and gang intimidation is posing a serious threat to residents.
“Areas like Wollaton Vale, River green, Latimer Drive, Arleston Drive, Fernwood Crescent etc feature highly on resident’s complaints list. Ref: Bramcote Shops and surrounding areas – Public Meeting 10/11/03”
“The impact of the high level of student accommodation shows in furniture being dumped on the streets, shops and facilities being developed for the student market at the expense of long term residents and the driving up of rents which mitigates against family housing”: Wendy Edwards – 2001
Large numbers of students also brings high numbers of car ownership but with limited parking provision creating road congestion problems for local residents.
(ii) Woodside Road Shops - A number of the business are owned by shopkeepers of Asian descent, which unfortunately has led to some racial abuse, criminal and anti-social activities by some young people who hang around the shops at night.
“In a survey prepared on behalf of the city council local residents were asked which were the places avoided after dark because of the fear of crime? Woodside Road shops gained first place (Ref: Lenton Abbey residents survey – John Hiley – Sept 1999)”
Each of the three main retail locations in the area has expressed crime and anti-social behaviour as their most common concern. (stats here)
There is an urgency to develop retail traders association in the area to enable an infrastructure that is able to work in partnership with agencies to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in the area. This is being pursued jointly with Nottingham Building Society for Bramcote Lane Shops.
(iii) The Grangewood Road Estate , the Nidderdale Estate (known as Lego Land), and Bramcote Lane area, is areas where local residents
23 perception/experience, is of high incidents of anti-social behaviour and crime. Residents have often complained about communal security doors of housing association property being opened and the communal corridors being used for anti-social behaviour activities including taking drugs and smoking.
Although numerous residents (around the railway line-Wollaton Vale), have complained about anti-social behaviour problems in or around their accommodation, there is a remaining perception that the:
“Main housing associations are not doing enough to resolve the matter”. (Quote from Community Safety Seminar-Wollaton Vale Community Centre 1/11/03)
(iv) Radford Bridge Road – The local residential home has been a target by local residents who have expressed concerns, particularly in relation to anti-social behaviour and poor community relations. At a public meeting recently, local people were demanding that the home be closed down as they felt that the problem has existed since the home was built and that the situation has worsened over time. Re-establishing good community relation between the home and the local residents is vital to maintain community harmony.
(v) Vandalism – Bus shelter damage is a major issue across the city. 42 incidents of smashed bus shelters in Wollaton West have occurred over the period: May 2005 to May 2003, this is ?% of the city total. Community group representatives have complained about the effect this is having to the area and particularly in spots like Wollaton Road, Bramcote Lane and Trowell Road. Repeated incidents, with damage left for long periods of time is claimed to also contribute to the ‘aesthetic’ decline of the area.
(b) Crime – (appendix 22 & 23) One of the principal concerns of many households in Wollaton and Lenton Abbey is the threat of and actual incidents of burglaries, (both domestic and retail premises) and vehicle crime.
(ii) Vehicle crime is relatively high in Wollaton West with consistent numbers being reported to the police. This maybe attributed to the area being relatively affluent, with large car ownership and properties with secluded hard- standing/driveways.
(iii) Over the three years January 2001 to September 2003, domestic burglary in the area was well above the city average with Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey (and University Park), suffering significant numbers.
“Of crime responses: there were more incidents of vandalism to home and household theft (Lenton Abbey) than other crime, with 20% of people having a high fear of burglary than other crimes” – Ref: John Hiley - 1999
(c) Doorstep crime - In addition to the above, a recent development, particularly in the Wollaton area, has shown that doorstep crime is also a cause for concern. An extensive household survey carried out by the Trading Standards Institute in November 2002 revealed that 95.7% of householders do not want doorstep seller’s cold calling. Nearly 10% of households reported
24 problems with, or following the cold calling of property repair/maintenance/improvement firms in the previous 2 years.
(ii) Wollaton and particularly Wollaton Park Estate are more prone to this type of crime as the area has a high number of older people and disabled people in the area. These offenders target and pick on vulnerable groups.
“This problem is likely to increase as the number of older people increases. Between 1981 and 2001 the proportion of the population over 75 years increased by over 30% from 5.8% to 7.6%. The number of pensioners living alone increased by 150,000 between 1991 and 2002 and now accounts for 14.4% of all households nationally” – Ref: Door to Door Cold Calling of Property Repairs, Maintenance and Improvements: Trading Standards Institute – April 2003.
(d) Youth Offending – Early intervention in the lives of some young people may be needed to ensure that they never enter the youth justice system. Perceived youth crime in the area is a regular comment made by local people at public meetings and other types of consultative events. In Wollaton and Lenton Abbey for the period 1 st September 02 to 31 st August 03: 123 offences were committed, of which 56% were low risk. There are more offenders (145) ‘living’ in the area than offences (123) ‘committed’ in the area. Offenders account for 12.2% of the city total offenders (1183) at November 2003.
The top two offences committed in the area were: Criminal damage and wounding (inc. ABH/GBH) in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey. The top two offences committed in Wollaton West were: wounding (inc. ABH/GBH) and Theft or unauthorised taking of vehicle.
Ref: Youth Offending Team – December 2003
(e) Housing and the Living Environment
(i) The Universities have no statutory responsibility for providing accommodation for students and therefore rely heavily on private providers/developers. There are plans by the University of Nottingham to build 800 extra bed spaces on campus over the next two years i.e. accommodating approximately 40% of the student population with a projected student growth of less than 2000 over the next 2-5 years. Ref: Quote from Queens Medical Centre Public Forum – 1/11/03)
(ii) Lenton Abbey housing estate is generally well kept. However, there are concerns about the general appearance: street rubbish, parked cars, wheelie bin being left on the street, dog-fouling etc. ( This was evidenced in the area tour in October 2003 and previous site inspection in June 2003). In the John Hiley study 1999:
“51% council tenants and 48% owner occupied were satisfied with their homes with 107 people saying they liked the ‘size’ best. 69.2% thought Lenton Abbey was a friendly place to live and many respondents liked being close to Beeston than close to the city centre”
25 (iii) However, some houses have overgrown gardens, often with dumped rubbish. Some privately owned houses are poorly maintained. Many tenants and residents have removed front fences to their property and park on the gardens without proper hard-standing/dropped kerbs. Large amounts of rubbish are noted on communal areas such as rear alleyways and old garage sites. Some pavements in Lenton Abbey are in poor condition. Narrow streets in Lenton Abbey cause parking difficulties and traffic congestion. Ref: Area wide tour: October 2003
“Most single measure to improve the area was parking, with improvements to roads and pavements ranking the highest “ – Ref: John Hiley 1999
(iv) Off-street parking in Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Park Estate is required generally as is one-way traffic measures around certain areas.
(v) There are a number of allotments in the south/west side of the Lenton Abbey estate, almost all of which are overgrown. Residents have expressed interest in adopting one of these areas for a communal garden. Ref: John Hiley 1999
(vi) At a consultation event at Farndon Green (Wollaton Park Estate) in July 2001, residents expressed the following areas as priority:
• Dropped kerbs • Repaving/re-aligning of uneven pavements to enable ease of use by wheelchairs and scooters • Narrow pavements made worse by anti-social parking • Increased Street lighting
(f) Travel/Transport/Traffic
(i) Public Transport - Concerns have been raised by local people about the lack of public transport in Wollaton East. With a predominantly aged population, this means that people are restricted in travelling and have to rely on services like dial-a-ride.
“There’s been a reduction in the number of buses going through Wollaton Park Estate”: Ref: Views of community group representatives at July Area Committee meeting.
“There is currently one return trip per day now”. Ref: View of Local Councillor
“In a previous study prepared by Wendy Edwards – 2001: Compilation of Research, Questionnaires and Local Knowledge in Support of the Community Plan, residents in Lenton Abbey said it was easier for them to access Beeston by bus than the city centre”. Ref: John Hiley - 1999
(ii) Road Safety - Residents have expressed strongly at public meetings, concerns about the volume of traffic and the danger it creates to pedestrians. Main concerns are: pedestrians crossing Woodside Road and the junction of Charles Avenue and Derby Road.
26 Residents of Charlbury Road have problems getting out of their road onto Crown Island. Generally there is a concern about the volume of traffic on the ring road and the impact on the local environment.
Middleton Boulevard is an extremely dangerous road to cross especially for older people.
Farndon Green Medical Practice extends to opposite side of Middleton Boulevard and 3 people have been killed in last 3 years crossing to access the practice” – Ref-Mark Shipman, Practice Manger –2001
(f) Health
(i) Nationally, over a third of all deaths are due to disease of the heart and blood vessels. The main causes of death in 2000 in Nottingham Unitary Authority were: 20.3% heart disease, 25% all cancer and 5% respiratory disease. Ref: Annual Public Health Report 2002 – Nottingham City Primary Care Trust
(ii) High teenage pregnancy rates and deaths from accidents in older women are important areas where we can identify Nottingham City have a particular problem. If areas like Lenton Abbey and other pockets of deprivation are ignored, then there is likely to be ‘double disadvantage’ to these neighbourhoods.
(iii) The following outline shows the health needs/indicators for Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward : -
• Scores top 8 th ward for rate per 1000 population for Admission rates for heart disease for ages under 75 years • Falls within the top 50% rate per 1000 population for death rate for Coronary Heart Disease ages under 65 years • Falls within the top 6 of wards with % low birth weight babies (00/02), higher than Nottingham City Primary Care Trust • Third worst of wards for take up of MMR immunisation for 2 year olds (2002) with 77.3% - lower than Nottingham City Primary Care Trust of 81.9% • Under 18 years conception rate is higher (75.95) than Nottingham City Primary Care Trust (65.29) and falls within the top 8 worst of all city wards. • Falls within the top 10 worst wards for elective admissions for ages under 75 years (00/02) compared to emergency admissions of the same age group
27 (iv) Wollaton West ward :
• Falls within the top ten wards for rate per population of admission rates for all cancers for ages under 75 years • Ranks second highest of all wards for breast cancer under 75 years
Ref: Primary Care Trust Health Statistics – December 2003)
(v) At September 2002, figures from the Nottingham City Primary Care Trust show that the local doctors at Wollaton Park Estate (Farndon Green) have a high proportion of elderly people living in this area: 28% patients over 65 years, 14% patients over 75 years. This is twice the national average and 65% more elderly population than any other practice in Nottingham. Ref: A7 Committee report September 02: Wollaton Park Estate
(vi) Elderly and disabled of Wollaton Park Estate suffer from isolation, living in their own homes, self caring, often on their own with limited access to services and public transport in the area. Despite the demographics of the area, there are no specific community facilities for the elderly or disabled community. In October 2001 a planning application to extend the existing medical centre was turned down. Alternative site is now being looked for to enable the medical centre to be extended to incorporate a ‘community room’.
(vii) In a previous consultation event (2001) about Wollaton Park Estate, the priorities identified for the estate were centred on the difficulties of elderly and disabled people moving in/out or around the estate whether by foot or vehicle. Public transport, off street parking, dropped kerbs, lesser camber of carriageways and footpaths and street maintenance were felt to be some solutions, which would ease the access and mobility problems of the elderly and the disabled.
(viii) Local residents of Wollaton Park Estate see Farndon Green as the focal point of the area but consider access to the local shops, medical centre and the post office problematic due to the topography of the area and therefore there are a number of road safety issues.
(ix) Wollaton West has a number of schools with approximately 80-90% of the pupils living in the area. Promoting the educational benefits of healthier school journeys is a priority for Wollaton in support of national targets. Changing the growth in clinical obesity in children and young people is seen as important. National goals are to return by 2010 to the level of walking, cycling and bus use to: 80% from 63% for primary schools, and 90% from 79% for secondary schools. Ref: Democratic Health Network – Policy Briefing Paper: Reducing car use on the school run – October 2003
28 (x) Black and Minority Ethnic Communities
“South Asians living in the UK have a higher premature death rate from CHD than average. The rate is 46% higher for men and 51% higher for women.”
South Asians also have a premature death rate from stroke (55% higher than average for men and 41% for women. For West Africans and Caribbean’s, premature death rates for stroke are even higher. For West Africans the rate is nearly three times higher for men and 81% higher for women. For Caribbean’s, it is 68% higher for men and 57% higher for women. Ref: PSA: Circulatory Disease and Health Inequalities – Director of Health Inequality 2003
There are Black and Minority Ethnic Communities living in the area, predominantly in Wollaton West and Lenton Abbey. The national goal is to reduce heart disease by 2010 and coronary heart disease has also been identified as a priority for Nottingham City.
(g) Unemployment/skills training Lenton Abbey falls within the top 20 of all city wards for unemployment for 16- 74 year olds. (Ref: 2001 Census) . There are a number of Employment, Training and Education Co-ordinators located around the city in deprived neighbourhoods. Lenton Abbey would benefit from having its own area based Employment, Training Co-ordinator.
(h) Business Enterprise and expansion In some parts of Nottingham, there is an imbalance in communities in that shops cater primarily for students (e.g. burger bars/takeaways) and schools close down as families leave or move out of the area.
Over recent months, retailers have complained about anti-social behaviour and crime. Bramcote Lane shops have had shop robberies and this has resulted in Booze Busters closing down. Attempts to secure funding for CCTV have been unsuccessful and retailers are concerned that if preventative crime initiatives are not developed that there will be the potential for business closure in large numbers, which may result in a steady economical decline of the area.
(i) Leisure and Recreation University Park (Lenton Abbey) due to its physical location is more commonly associated with Dunkirk and Lenton than it is with Lenton Abbey. Its facilities are under-used by residents in both Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Park Estate.
Lenton Abbey Recreation Park has limited facilities for young people, although it has a play area. In a survey (2001) of Lenton Abbey Park, users identified the following priorities: -
• Improvements to tennis courts • Replacement of park furnishings • Repair to paths • Replacement of signage • Improved management
29 • Partnership establishment/working
Ref: John Hiley 1999
Negotiations are currently taking place with the University of Nottingham for joint partnership working to develop the Lenton Abbey Recreational Ground to achieve ‘Green Flag’ status. This will enable local facilities to be developed on the park which local people (particularly young people) will have access to.
“59 young people hung around the streets of Lenton Abbey on a regular basis, the largest group is aged 16 yrs, age range 12-16 years, 60% male and young people did not hang around the park because there was nothing to do.” Ref: Youth Justice Bid - 1999
(j) Community Facilities
(i) Wollaton Park is cited as the most frequently used local facility with:
87% respondents visiting in the last 12 months, 36% Wollaton Library, 28% Harrow Road Community Centre, 22% Adventure Playground, 22% Martins Pond and 17% Kingswood Methodist Church”. Ref: Wendy Edwards 2001
(ii) St Barnabus Church has experienced vandalism and theft. The centre is extremely small, although it provides a good service to the limited numbers who use it. Residents have expressed a need for larger premises, which will accommodate facilities for young and older people.
In a survey carried out in Lenton Abbey with young people in September 1999, 32% of young people when asked what they do in their spare time said: Hang around streets. When asked what they would like to do, 27.3% say sports (and specifically, 29.2% said roller blading/skate boarding), whilst 22.7% said youth club: Ref- Lenton Abbey Youth Work Project. (Buzz)
(iii) Lenton Abbey community Centre is under-used by local young people although a small group of older people use it regularly. It is managed by a voluntary management group: Lenton Abbey New Residents Association (LANRA), who are predominantly by and large an older group of people.
(iv) The centre requires extensive upgrading and refurbishing to make it somewhere where local people would desire to go. The centre is subject to vandalism and graffiti and is isolated from the main road with poor lighting. It is situated close to two older peoples residential homes and residents have complained about the area (i.e. the sub station), being used as a play area by young people.
Local Use of facilities: Community Centre: 23%, St Barnabus Church Hall: 23%, Indoor University facilities: 19%, Scout Hut: 6.7%” Ref: John Hiley (1999)
(v) Wollaton Park Estate has no directly accessible community facility and local people have expressed interest in looking at the expansion of local schools for community use. It is proposed to have negotiations with Bluecoat school who will be taking on the site of the former Margaret Glen Bott School to ascertain whether opportunities will exist for extended community use of the school building for local people.
30 Action Plan Targets
(a) The following section includes in detail the priorities as perceived and evidenced by Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group for the area as a whole. Each page begins with the overall theme objective followed by a principal target and then cross cutting targets to which the principal target relates. Each target is further illustrated by an indication of current baselines and target aspirations for a given period.
(b) Outputs are those products or services that will be delivered to achieve the principal target, and are those that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timetabled.
(c) Each table provides details of lead responsibility and key partners, together with an indication of how each strategy for change will be sustained after neighbourhood renewal funding. A selection of funding sources is indicated underneath resource implications as there are proposed outputs and areas that will not be eligible for neighbourhood renewal funding and will have to seek alternative sources of funding.
31 PART IV – OUR TARGETS
CRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY
OVERALL OBJECTIVE: TO REDUCE CRIME AND FEAR OF CRIME
ONE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Crossing Cutting targets: National/Local Target/Area Priority Reduce vehicle crime per 1000 population Reduce domestic/business burglary/crime per 1000 households Reduce young offenders (10-19 years) per 1000 population Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Total incidents: Jan 01 - Sept 03 Targets for 2006 Wollaton East and West Beat Area: 405 Reduce by 25% University Park Beat Area: 505 Reduce by 25%
Strategy for change Improve working with all sections of the community to include: businesses, local agencies, neighbourhood watch, tenants and residents association etc to maximise use of existing and limited resources. B ring all policing responsibility under one local area command to promote cohesion in the service by transferring beat officers from other stations to Wollaton Police Station
Action(s) Develop preventative and responsive measures to reduce crime and fear of crime through co-ordination of services.
Milestones Establish neighbourhood priorities: 1 year Identify and secure sources of funding: 1-2 years Implementation: 2-3 years
Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Time Estimated scale Costs Increase police presence A team of response and LAC Central govt Yes By 2009 From existing staff at Wollaton Police Station negotiations taking resources place
32 University Street Wardens 2 x Warden in Lenton Abbey & To be negotiated To be By 2006 Tbc Wollaton Park negotiated Burglar Alarms for vulnerable people 200 Alarms Yes Yes By 2005 £2,500 CCTV 3 x CCTV in hotspots (area wide) Dependant on funding Yes if By 2009 £90,000 supported with other initiatives Crime campaign/publicity 3 x community seminars (area Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc wide) Yes Yes 1 x Leaflet on doorstep crime in By 2005 tbc Wollaton Park Re-activate Business/ 7 x local neighbourhood watch Yes Yes By 2006 Admin Cost Neighbourhood Watch initiatives (area wide)
1x traders association in Lenton Yes Yes By 2005 Admin Costs Abbey & Bramcote
1 x Campus watch initiative for Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 Admin Costs Additional street lighting 13 Streets = Wollaton East Yes Yes By 2005 £101200 5 Streets = Wollaton West Outreach youth services 3 x outreach youth services (area Dependant on funding Yes By 2005 £3,000 per wide) service (52 wks)
1 x programme of outreach Yes Yes By 2005 £3k for 42 sports development (area wide) weeks Reporting/monitoring strategy Database of incidents Yes To be By 2006 Tbc confirmed 2 x police/housing surgeries in Yes Existing Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Yes Yes resource Park
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Resource Implications Neighbourhood Renewal Funding Area Committee budgets Departmental Budgets Local charities/businesses Residents, police and crime concern working in partnership to develop neighbourhood watch schemes
Lead Responsibility Police
Key Partners Housing Department, Neighbourhood Services, Pub Watch, Tenants and Residents, Crime Concern, Age Concern, Trading Standards, Youth Offending Team/Youth, Services, Drug Action Team, Schools, Local Radio, Voluntary/faith groups, University of Nottingham, Sports Development
How will changes be sustained Capital costs will be met by area committee funds (where appropriate), or project bids to government schemes whilst negotiations for ongoing revenue will be made with relevant partners and departments to secure either financial or manpower input. Initiatives like street lighting, burglar alarms and neighbourhood watch schemes, will help to alleviate some of the incidents through prevention.
34 TWO: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: National Target/Area Priority Reduce young offenders (10-19 years) per 1000 population Reduce Vehicle Crime per 1000 population Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population
Total incidents Jan 01 – Sept o3 Target for 2006: Wollaton East and West Beat Area: 1317 Reduce by 30% University Park Beat Area: 727 Reduce by 30%
Strategy for change Improve working with all sections of the community, to improve safety of vehicles through promoting crime prevention awareness and strategies, and working with police to target known offenders
Action(s )/ Milestone(s) Target hotspots and offenders: 1-2 years Promote awareness and communication: 1-2 years
Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Costs Joint police/local strategy 1 x reporting/monitoring panel Yes through Dependant on 2005 Administration co-ordination community and publicity costs capacity Increase use of pub watch in Lenton Abbey and Yes Wollaton Park Yes 2005 Existing resources
Diversionary youth projects 3 x detached youth projects (area wide) Yes Positive futures 2005 Approx £3-4,000 operates per project currently in A3 1 x programme of sports based services in 2005 Approx £50k (52 Lenton Abbey Yes Yes weeks) Publicity/ 1 x leaflet on vehicle safety (Wollaton) Yes Yes 2005 Identify existing information national publicity Off street parking Develop off street parking: Le nton Abbey and Yes Yes 2005 tbc Wollaton Park Estate
35 Resource Implications Production and distribution of publicity material (including translations) Neighbourhood Renewal Funding Area Committee budgets Local charities/businesses
Lead Responsibility Police
Key Partners Youth Offending Team, Youth/Sports Development, Neighbourhood Services, Tenants and Residents, Local Businesses, Drug Action Team, Crime Concern, Schools, Voluntary/faith groups
How will changes be sustained ? Negotiate mainstreaming of resources between police, youth and sports services
36 THREE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Local Target/Area Priority Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population Reduce Young offenders (10-19 years) per 1000 population Reduce vehicle crime per 1000 population Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Baseline Offence (City) Offender Target for 2006: Jan to Sept 03 Location Residency Wollaton West: 40 24 25% Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey: 17 18 25%
Strategy for change Working with a range of partners to develop diversionary and rehabilitation programmes to reduce number of young offenders
Action Expand on existing preventative and responsive youth offending strategy in partnership with key players, (to include young people) to encourage strategy to be rolled out into the area through negotiations with Youth Offending Team and Connexions
Milestone(s) Discussions and planning with relevant organisations: 2005 Implementation: 2005 onwards
Outputs Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Work with young (offenders)/ 1 x local tracking group (area wide) Yes Yes By 2005 Admin costs people at risk 1 x Youth Inclusion Project (52 wks) in Lenton Yes Yes By 2005 £100k Abbey Yes Yes By 2006 Existing Nos. of referrals to Youth Offending Team resources
Work with young families 2 x ‘work with families’ projects in Wollaton Park Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc and Lenton Abbey Community & sports facilities 2 x basketball/wheel track provision in Lenton Dependant on Dependant By 2005 Tbc Abbey funding on funding
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Dependant By 2007 Tbc Youth centre building in Lenton Abbey Dependant on on funding funding Dependant By 2005 £15,000 3 x youth shelters: Lenton Abbey , Wollaton and on funding Wollaton East Dependant on funding
Resource Implications Neighbourhood Renewal Funding Area Committee Funds Sports Development Social Services
Lead Responsibility Youth Offending Team/Police/Sports Development
Key Partners Social services, youth and sports development, schools, housing department, voluntary sector, faith groups, local businesses, Children and Families Court Advisory Service (CAFCASS), Drug Action Team, Primary Care Trust, Age Concern
How will changes be sustained ? Through planning, co-operation, commitment and joint working of key partners to pool resources and jointly apply for internal and external funding. Building on existing preventative and responsive services provided by Youth Offending Team will also help to reduce numbers of young offenders. Provision of outreach youth facility will provide ongoing activities for young people.
38 FOUR: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Area Priority All targets Reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour across the area by 2010
Areawide Period Totals Target for 2006 Reduce by 25% Noise Vandalism Graffiti April 04 – Nov 03 3 Dog fouling Abandoned cars May 03 – Nov 03 71 Large item dumping Fly tipping April 03 – Nov 03 32 Drug Usage (client contact) May 96 - Oct 03 71 Bus shelter damage: May 00 – Sept 03 42 Illegal Parking: General ASB/Intimidation (e.g. Group Disorder/ASBO’s)
Strategy for change Improved co-ordination of on street services/patrol between police, housing, local community groups and businesses through Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group made up of key representatives
Action(s) Develop a ‘localised’ reporting and responsive mechanism/strategy for reducing incidents of anti-social behaviour.
Milestone(s) Establish reporting and responsive mechanism Establish systems for monitoring and scrutiny
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Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Increase patrol street presence 3 x street/ neighbourhood wardens or community Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc support officers (area wide) Establish St Scene clearance Annual cycle of clearance Yes Yes By 2005 Existing programme resource Monitor improvement Annual checks to be carried out Yes Yes By 2005 Existing resource Prevent incidents of anti-social 2 x group work with all schools plus integrate as Yes Yes By 2006 Tbc behaviour part of youth work curricular (area wide)
Production of ‘welcome to neighbourhood’ Yes Yes By 2006 Tbc information pack in Lenton Abbey Develop response to Introduction of restricted parking around Bramcote Yes Yes By 2005 tbc reduce/restrict illegal parking Lane Shops
Resource Implications Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, Street Services, University of Nottingham (Arts in the Community), Youth Development, Highways
Responsibility St Scene Services/Youth Services
Key Partners Police, Housing Department, Contract Works, Tenants and Resident Groups, Youth Services, Local Schools, Drug Action Team, Traffic management
How will changes be sustained? Through 6 monthly assessments/reviews/response by Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group
40 HOUSING AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT:WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY
OVERALL OBJECTIVE (S):
BY 2010, TO BRING ALL SOCIAL HOUSING INTO DECENT CONDITION AND IMPROVE THE PROPORTION OF PRIVATE HOUSING IN DECENT CONDITION OCCUPIED BY VULNERABLE GROUPS (STUDENTS).
TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA
National Target: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Increase % of social housing of a decent standard – available Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population Reduce vehicle crime per 1000 population Promote environmental and social sustainability Establish healthier living, communities and culture
Baseline @: 2003 Targets for 2006: Wollaton: Tbc Improve by 20%? Wollaton Park Estate: Tbc Improve by 20%? Lenton Abbey: Tbc Improve by 50%?
Strategy for change Work in partnership with social and private landlords to maximise the condition of existing resources and facilities, and to integrate local priorities within departmental budgets. Develop a private landlord’s registration scheme jointly with the University and one that will offer incentives to encourage participation and sustainability of private landlords
Action Continue a rolling programme of council house improvement through mainstream provision, and work with and through private landlord forums to improve stock conditions.
Milestone Local Improvement programme developed: 2 years Implementation: 2-5 years
41 Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Costs Stock conditions improvement Annual programme of improvement in Lenton Yes Yes 2004-2009 Tbc Abbey and Wollaton Park Quality Mark Award 1 x data bank of decent homes in the area in Yes Yes Tbc Tbc partnership with University in respect of properties in Lenton Abbey Yes Yes Yes Tbc 1 x Private landlords charter established (area wide)
Resource Implications Neighbourhood Renewal Funding Housing Department Budgets University of Nottingham (Accommodation Services)
Lead Responsibility Housing Department
Key Partners Housing Associations, private landlords, planning and building control, Nottingham Contract and Building Works, fire service, University of Nottingham, Tenants and residents groups, Mortgage Lenders
How will changes be sustained? Negotiations to take place with University of Nottingham, private landlords, social housing providers and local authority to ensure that the authority’s housing strategy invests in its stock and open market accommodation to ensure the delivery of these objectives and planning department to carry out impact assessments prior to granting planning permission for Houses In Multiple Occupation.
42 TWO: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Local Target Promote environmental and social sustainability % Turnover of local authority tenancies in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Ward Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Baseline @ 02/03 Target for 2006: Wollaton Park Estate (Abbey): 8.5 TBC Lenton Abbey: TBC 30 days + 2.5% void
Strategy for change Improved co-ordination of housing and contract services through use of information technology
Action(s) N/K
Milestone(s) N/K
Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Costs
N/K
Resource Implications Housing Departmental Budgets Neighbourhood Renewal Funding
43 Lead Responsibility Housing Department
Key Partners Housing Associations, Social Services, Nottingham Building and Contract Works
How will changes be sustained ? Through mainstream housing departmental budgets?
44 THREE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Local Target Reduce domestic burglary per 1000 population Average vacancy in local authority properties in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Ward Reduce vehicle crime per 1000 population Promote environmental and social sustainability
Baseline 02/03: Target for 2006 Wollaton: 4.00 TBC Wollaton East (Abbey): 9.3 TBC Lenton Abbey: N/K TBC
Strategy for Change Creation of innovative systems and strategies, using information technology, which will increase the potential for quick lets
Action(s) Develop a system that allows potential tenants freedom of choice (e.g. estate agent model)
Milestone(s)
Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Identify numbers of vacancies Audit/survey carried out Yes Improve relet timescales Website of vacant properties established
SLA re: Fast tracking clearance of properties for relet
Resource Implications Housing Departmental Budgets Neighbourhood Renewal Funding
45 Lead Responsibility Housing Department
Key Partners Housing Associations, Tenants and Residents Association
How will changes be sustained? Through mainstream budgets
46 FOUR: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Area Priority Reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour Promote environmental and social sustainability and enhance the Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population conservation, preservation and understanding of the area’s environment Reduce vehicle crime per 1000 population Increase % of social housing of a decent standard available Reduce % turnover of local authority tenancies Reduce average vacancy in local authority properties Reduce long term unemployment as a % of unemployed Increase the % of adults with basic skills training Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Baseline @2003: Target for 2006 Wollaton: Wollaton Park and Hall Refurbishment of Wollaton Park & Hall Wollaton Park Estate: Wollaton Park Estate Built environmental improvements Lenton Abbey: Lenton Abbey Estate Built and natural environmental improvements/and social regeneration
Strategy for change Support environmental, conservation, preservation and social sustainability enhancement programmes, in collaboration with key partners/agencies/local businesses to ‘lever’ in external funding for projects and initiatives
Action(s) Develop a built environmental and social regeneration strategy/programme for Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Ward: 2-5 years Support conservation and preservation plans for Wollaton West
Milestone(s) Strategy/plan: 1-2 years Implementation: 2-5 years
Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Preservation of existing nature reserves Annual programme of improvement to Hawton Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc Spinney , Martins Pond & Harrison’s Plantation Community Engagement 1 x residents groups established in Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc
47 1 x Communal Garden in Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 tbc
1 x project work with University for Lenton Abbey Yes Yes Yes Yes
Appointment of tenant Liaison officer for Lenton Yes Yes By 2005 £15-20,000 Abbey
1 x student anti-social behaviour leaflet for Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc properties in Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 N/A Developed links with Highfields Park User Group in respect of Sports facilities for Lenton Abbey Improvement to Parks and open space 1 x capital development programme for Lenton Yes subject Yes By 2005 £75,000 Abbey Recreational ground to funding and Award of Green Flag status for Lenton Abbey partnership Yes By 2006 N/A Recreational Ground work with University Programme of environmental 1 x capital development programme for Wollaton Yes Yes By 2006 Tbc improvements Park Estate to include paving and street lights
1 x programme of repaving in Lenton Abbey & Yes Yes Tbc Tbc Wollaton Park Estate
1 x programme of dropped kerbs and hard standing Yes Yes tbc tbc in Lenton Abbey Develop a range of traffic and travel 1 x bus demand response service in Wollaton Park Yes Yes By 2005/6 Tbc measures Estate Tbc 2 x pedestrian refuges on Woodside Road – Yes Yes By 2005 Lenton Abbey /Yalding Gardens Yes Yes By 2005 tbc 2 x safer routes to school programme Introduce measures to reduce the Reduction in traffic congestion at Crown Island Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc impact of
48 Traffic and parking congestion Reduction in traffic outside Fernwood Infant & Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc Junior School Car parking in Lenton Abbey Recreation Ground Yes Yes Tbc Tbc
Traffic calming measures on Woodside Road: Yes Yes Tbc Tbc Lenton Abbey
Restricted access for coaches to Bluecoat School Yes Tbc Tbc Tbc
Established Home Zones in Wollaton Park Estate and Lenton Abbey Yes tbc tbc tbc
Resource Implications Health Authority funding, Departmental Budgets, Area Committee Budgets, Neighbourhood Renewal Funds, Government Funding, Charitable Bodies, Highways, Housing Regeneration
Lead Responsibility Housing and Neighbourhood Services
Key Partners Groundwork Trust, Local People, Highways, Traffic Management, St Scene, Parks and Recreation, Youth/Sports Development, University of Nottingham, Housing Liaison Team, Community Development, Local businesses, Nature Reserve Community Liaison,
How will changes be sustained? Through mainstream local authority and University budgets and business sponsorships. Integration of annual programmes into mainstream budgets will ensure that changes are sustained.
49 HEALTH, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY
OVERALL HEALTH OBJECTIVE: TO REDUCE HEALTH INEQUALITY AND PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN WOLLATON EAST AND LENTON ABBEY WARD
ONE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: National Target Promote environmental and social sustainability Reduce 15-17 year old conception rate per 1000 population Promote healthier living, communities and culture Improve access to primary health services Reduce under 15’s admitted to hospital for injuries/poisonings
Baseline @ 2000: Rate per 1000 population Target for 2010: Wollaton West: 30.19 Reduce by 50% Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey: 75.95 Reduce by 50% Primary Care Team Total: 65.29
Strategy for change Concentrating on targeting schools, post 16 education, family centres and faith groups for providing education on sexual and relationship matters and work with health services, youth services and faith groups to promote sexual awareness
Action(s) Develop an inter-agency approach to lead on reflecting the national priority at an area level by integration of national health agenda into local area action plans.
Milestone(s) Establish a sub group to progress holistic health priorities in Lenton Abbey Determine responses to the health agenda locally Develop implementation plan
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Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescal Estimated e Costs Develop a one stop shop/drop in centre 1 x one stop shop in Lenton Abbey Tbc Tbc By 2006 Tbc in Lenton Abbey incorporating a range of services e.g. health, employment, 1 x contraceptive and sexual health outreach Yes Yes By 2006 Tbc welfare rights etc. service in Lenton Abbey depending on funding 1x services for teenage mothers, fathers and their families e.g. Surestart model in Lenton Yes Yes By 2006 Tbc Abbey
Resource Implication(s) Health Authority funding, Social Services Departmental budget, Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, Children Fund
Lead Responsibility Primary Care Trust/Health Promotion/Social Services
Key Partners Local schools, youth services, faith groups, voluntary sector, family centres, Surestart, Connexions, Local GP’s
How will changes be sustained? Negotiations will take place with Health Authority/Local Primary Care Trust and Connexions for mainstream funding.
51 TWO: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Local Target Promote healthier living, communities and culture Reduce under 15’s admitted to hospital for injuries/poisonings per 1000 population Promote environmental and social sustainability Improve access to primary health services Reduce 15 – 17 year old conception rate
Baseline @ 00/02: Target for 2006 Wollaton: 31.5 Tbc Wollaton Park Estate (Abbey): 41.6 35.5 Lenton Abbey: Tbc Tbc
Strategy for change Involving and working with the whole range of children and families services, faith groups and the voluntary sector to raise awareness and provide training
Action Develop an implementation action plan for ensuring publicity and promotion on accidents and safety in the home for families in Lenton Abbey and deliver through schools, youth groups, faith groups and key children and families services/organisations.
Milestone(s) Develop action plan: 1-2 years Implementation of plan: 2-3 years
Outputs Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescal e Estimated Cost To co-ordinate/ Annual promotion events at local community Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc create links between services to develop the organisations (area wide) area of home safety education A multi-agency ‘safety’ event raising Activity register of attendees (area wide) Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc awareness of all types of hazard affecting children’s safety 2 x event at local schools (area wide) Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc
Reduction of accidental deaths by 10% and Yes Yes Ongoing Existing serious injury by 5% (area wide) resources Provision of children’s services 1 x Children’s centre in Lenton Abbey Tbc Tbc Tbc Tbc
52 Resource Implications Health Promotion, Social Services, Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, Area Committee, Children Fund
Lead Responsibility Health Promotion/Social Services
Key Partners Community organisations, local schools, faith groups, Surestart, Connexions, Social Services, Youth Services, General Practitioners, Health Visitors, Early Years
How will changes be sustained Negotiations to take place with a whole range of health and children’s services for ongoing programme in Lenton Abbey
53 THREE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Area Target Reduce % turnover of local authority tenancies Improve access to primary health services and independent living. Reduce young offenders per 1000 population Increase % of social housing of a decent standard Reduce average vacancy in local authority properties Promote environmental and social sustainability Reduce 15-17 year old conception rate per 1000 population Reduce under 15’s admitted to hospital for injuries/poisonings Establish healthier living, communities and culture Reduce long term unemployment as a % of unemployed Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Baseline @ 2003: Target for 2006: Wollaton: One health centre N/A Wollaton Park Estate: One GP practice Independent living for all who need it/expansion of GP practice Lenton Abbey: Zero Establish One Stop Shop centre
Strategy for change Work with the range of health organisations/services to deliver detached primary health care and to promote independent living through joints assessments and responses.
Action(s) Co-ordinate previous research/study on health and develop an implementation strategy to promote access to primary health services in Wollaton Park Estate and Lenton Abbey.
Milestone(s) Establish partnership links with key stakeholders Conduct household survey of need Identify and develop a programme of provision Develop Implementation programme
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Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timed Estimated Cost Promote and encourage independent Number of grab rails, stair rails, smoke alarms etc Yes Dependant By 2005 Tbc living provided in Wollaton Park Estate on funding
Number of reviews and assessment of older people Yes Yes Ongoing Existing in Wollaton Park Estate resources
Number of home visits made (area wide) Tbc Tbc Ongoing Existing resource Accessible primary care services Established links and use of CRIPPS Hall for Yes Tbc By 2005 Tbc Lenton Abbey
Expansion of medical centre on Farndon Green Tbc Tbc Tbc Tbc
1 x Dispensary service in Lenton Abbey Depending Yes Tbc Tbc on business interest
Improved transport network across the area Yes Yes 2006 tbc
Resource Implications Local Primary Care Trust University of Nottingham Departmental Budgets Neighbourhood Renewal Funding
Lead Responsibility Primary Care Trust
Key Partners Occupational Therapy, University of Nottingham, Social Services, Early Years, local schools, voluntary sector, local businesses, faith groups, corporate affairs (publicity/promotion)
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How will changes be sustained? To be negotiated between Health, City Council, Local GP’s and other relevant agencies for assessment and delivery
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FOUR: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross Cutting targets: Area Target Reduce unemployment as a % of unemployed Establish healthier living, healthier communities and a healthier Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population culture by 2007 Reduce vehicle crime per 1000 population Reduce youth offending per 1000 population Reduce incidents of anti-social behaviour Reduce % turnover of local authority tenancies Reduce average vacancy in local authority properties Support environmental and social sustainability Reduce 15-17 year old conception rates per 1000 population Reduce under 15’s admitted to hospital for injuries/poisonings per 1000 Improve access to primary health services and independent living Reduce long term unemployed as a % of unemployed Encourage business expansion/sustainability
Baseline @ 2003 Target for 2006 Wollaton: TBC TBC Wollaton Park Estate (Abbey): Tbc TBC Lenton Abbey: TBC TBC
Strategy for change Work with a range of services to develop and deliver outreach health promotion and access to sports and recreational facilities, though themed working groups and key agencies.
Action(s) Develop access to health promotion and sports/recreational facilities through negotiation with key partners Raise awareness of healthy eating and physical and active communities through schools, family centres, libraries and information technology Encourage raised self-esteem and personal aspirations to counteract ill health and social exclusion through youth services, schools and primary care contacts e.g. GP’s
57 Milestones Assessment of need Form working panel and action plan Identify and secure funding Implementation of actions
Outputs Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Establish access to health Annual programme of use of University Sports facilities for Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc and sports facilities Lenton Abbey
1 x Surestart initiative/service in Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc
Development of Lenton Abbey Recreation Ground Yes Yes By 2006 Tbc
Development of Bluecoat School (MGB) for community use in Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc Wollaton Park Estate
Development of multi-purpose built community centre in Yes Yes By 2007 £50,000 = 2 Lenton Abbey as a social enterprise yrs revenue
1 x Programme of youth sports outreach programmes in Yes Yes By 2005 tbc Lenton Abbey Promotion and publicity 1 x leaflet/campaign on heart disease and stroke targeted at Yes Yes By 2005 Existing campaign BME communities in Wollaton resource
1 x leaflet on Breast Cancer targeted in Wollaton Yes Yes By 2005 Existing resource
% of smokers quitting Yes Yes Ongoing Existing resource
Resource Implications Neighbourhood Renewal Funding, Area Committee Funding, Youth/Sports Development, University of Nottingham, Health Services, Children Fund
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Lead Responsibility Health Promotion
Key Partners Sports development, youth services, local schools, community and faith groups, voluntary sector, University of Nottingham
How will changes be sustained? Through providing a range of co-ordinated services and delivery of them in partnership with Nottingham University, schools, health and others as appropriate. Negotiations will take place regarding specific roles and responsibility of partners. Projects will be sustained through community partnerships with support from department of community and leisure (to be negotiated).
59 OVERALL EDUCATION AND SKILLS OBJECTIVE: TO RAISE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND SKILLS IN WOLLATON EAST AND LENTON ABBEY WARD
ONE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Local Target/Area Priority Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population Increase the % of adults with basic skills training in Lenton Abbey Reduce Vehicle crime per 1000 population Reduce youth offending per 1000 population Reduce % of local authority tenancies in Lenton Abbey Establish healthier living, communities and culture Reduce long term unemployment as a % of unemployed Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Baseline @: Target for 2006 Lenton Abbey : TBC Increase by 10%
Strategy for change Joint work with key partners (including local businesses), to provide training and skills opportunities for adults through regular liaison and planning
Action(s) Develop and deliver an implementation programme of initiatives in partnership with schools and colleges and the University of Nottingham
Milestone(s) Network and contacts to be established: 1-2 years Series of skills training programme to be developed and implemented: 2-5 years
Output(s) Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Maximise opportunities for skills Weekly initiative of lifelong learning programmes Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc attainment delivered in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Ward (e.g. Cloud 9)
Develop 1 x programme of educational opportunities Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc through sports and leisure for young people in Lenton Abbey
60 1 x homework clubs/study support for young people Yes Yes By 2005 tbc in Lenton Abbey Promote council vacancies, Inclusion in neighbourhood newsletter and publicity Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc apprenticeship schemes & trainee in Lenton Abbey schemes in Lenton Abbey
Develop a community recruiter 1 x Programme established in Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 Tbc programme to raise awareness of opportunities within the council to disadvantaged groups in Lenton Abbey Create learning action 1 x Centre/Service developed in Lenton Abbey Tbc Tbc By 2005 tbc centres/services in Lenton Abbey
Resource Implication TBC
Lead Responsibility Community Education/Lifelong learning Team
Key Partners Learning and Skills Council, Job Centre Plus, Colleges, University of Nottingham, Local businesses, Education Dept, Schools
How will changes be sustained Negotiations will take place with key partners to establish and confirm commitment, resources, roles and responsibilities
61 OVERALL EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS OBJECTIVE: TO HELP BUILD AN ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATIVE SOCIETY, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE CONSIDERING GOING INTO BUSINESS, AND INCREASE THE EMPLOYMENT RATES
ONE: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Local Target/Area Priority Reduce domestic/business burglary per 1000 population Reduce long-term unemployment as a % of unemployed Reduce Vehicle crime per 1000 population Targeting traditionally disadvantaged groups Reduce youth offending per 1000 population Reduce % of local authority tenancies in Lenton Abbey Establish healthier living, communities and culture Reduce long term unemployment as a % of unemployed Encourage the expansion/sustainability of business enterprise
Baseline @ 3/03: Unemployment Rate Target for 2006 Wollaton West: 3.4 Reduce by 30% Wollaton Park Estate: 3.1 Reduce by 30% Lenton Abbey: 10.9 Reduce by 30%
Strategy for change Building on developing education and training provision that meets local employers and ‘learners’ need by developing existing services in neighbourhoods of greatest need i.e. Lenton Abbey .
Action(s) Develop a local learning and skills strategy for Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward. Connect local people to local jobs
Milestone(s) Needs assessment: 1- 2 years Employer engagement in skills and community development: 1-3 years Established programme of non-formal qualification learning in Lenton Abbey: 1-3 years Local skills and learning strategy developed for Lenton Abbey: 1-2 years
62 Outputs Specif ic Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescale Estimated Cost Employer engagement in skills and community 2 x business contacts for Lenton Abbey Yes Yes By 2005 Existing development resource Promoting skills opportunities Number of referrals to Learning Works Yes Yes Ongoing Existing for Young People from Lenton Abbey resource
1 x skills, training and benefits Yes Yes By 2005 tbc introductory pack in Lenton Abbey Yes 1 x Employment, Training, Education, Yes (exist in By 2005 tbc (ETE) officer for Lenton Abbey other areas)
Resource Implications Community and Lifelong Learning Neighbourhood Renewal Funding Learning and Skills Council
Lead Responsibility Learning and Skills Council
Key Partners Local businesses, University of Nottingham, Development Department, Health Authority, Nottinghamshire Police, Employment Services, Education Department, Voluntary Sector, Regional Development Agency (RDA), Probation Services, Youth Offending Team, Community Schools and Colleges, Benefits Agency, Commerce of Trade and Industry, Connexions
How will changes be sustained? To be negotiated with key partners and departments
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TWO: PRINCIPAL TARGET Cross cutting targets: Area Target Reduce long term unemployment as a % of unemployed Encourage the expansion of and sustainability of Promote healthier living, communities and culture business enterprise over 3 years to Spring 2007 Promote environmental and social sustainability Reduce domestic/business burglary Reduce % turnover of local authority tenancies Reduce average vacancy in local authority properties Increase the % of adults with basic skills training
Baseline @ 2003: Target for 2006: Wollaton: Bramcote Lane Shops, Improved security measures Crown Island Shops Wollaton Park Estate Farndon Green Business expansion and security Lenton Abbey Estate: Woodside Road Shops Business expansion and security
Strategy for change Encourage more co-operation between national, regional and local authority, other public agencies and businesses to achieve a variety of private sector operators in the area
Action(s) Capturing business opportunities and connecting into delivery framework, and targeting those business groups who experience most disadvantages in the economic market e.g. BME and small businesses
Milestones Local impact measures audit: 1-2 years Establish appropriate links/liaison: 1 year Develop implementation plan: 2 years onwards
64 Outputs Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic Timescales Estimated Costs Carry out a local impact 1 x survey across the three key retail areas (area Yes Yes By 2005 tbc measures survey wide) Reduce Business crime Number of business crime reported over a specific Yes Yes Ongoing Tbc period
3 x CCTV cameras: Farndon Green, Bramcote Dependant on Yes By 2005 90,000 Lane, Woodside Road Lenton Abbey funding
% of businesses assisted with unsecured business Tbc Tbc Tbc tbc loans (area wide) for retail security
Improved street lighting @ Crown Island Yes Ye By 2005 7,000
Development of green area in front of Woodside Yes Yes By 2005 tbc Road shops – Lenton Abbey Link physical regeneration Number of local business contracts/commissions Yes Yes Ongoing N/A activity into local business made (area wide) opportunities
Resource Implications Development Department Local Businesses
Lead Responsibility City Development Department
Key Partners Local Businesses, University of Nottingham, East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA),
How will changes be sustained? Negotiations to take place with key players to integrate the business expansion and sustainability agenda within the procurement strategy and business development strategy of the city to ensure that contract and commissioning and planning approvals of new and existing businesses, support the development and sustainability of the area.
65 Coding: National Target = Central Government Priority
Local Target = Local Government Priority (Nottingham City Council)
Area Priority = Area Committee Priority (Wollaton and Lenton Abbey)
Wollaton Park Estate = Housing Estate situated both sides of Middleton Boulevard and Sutton Passey Crescent (Old Abbey Ward)
Note: Ward baselines are based on former old boundary statistics, as current ward boundary statistics are not yet available.
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Communication/Engagement/Consultation Strategy
METHOD FREQUENCY • Area Co-ordinators News Update for Area Bi-monthly Committee • Area Committee Newsletter Annually • Area Focus Website Ongoing • Nottingham City Council email As required • Single generated press releases As required • Community/Tenants & Residents As required Newsletters As required • General planning meetings As required
All material will be translated into relevant
COMMUNICATION community languages as required • Area Committee Community Group Bi- monthly Representatives • Designated area committee representation targeted at socially Bi-monthly excluded groups e.g. BME groups • Meeting of community group Bi-monthly representatives and area co-ordinators • Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group Bi-monthly • Neighbourhood Renewal Themed Working Groups Bi-monthly • 4 Sector Area wide Tour Annually ENGAGEMENT • Officer Joint Inspection Neighbourhood Annually Tours As required As required • Holding meetings at accessible venues As required • Voluntary Sector Grants Programme • General specific planning meetings • Corporate e.g. Disability Advisory Group, As required Race Advisory Group etc. • Targeted focus groups e.g. young As required people/older people • Area based ‘thematic’ community events Annually • Area based public meetings As required • Elected members area based surgeries Weekly • Joint agency area based surgeries Fortnightly As required
CONSULTATION • Questionnaires/comment sheets etc.
• Other corporate consultation events e.g. As required Corporate Equality,
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(a) The importance of data collection is a fundamental element of Area action planning. We must record all of our service delivery and enter this data into adequate recording systems. This means that systems must be in place to capture information.
(b) The plan is not intended to be a static document, but will be revised 6 monthly in light of monitoring results. This ensures that performance against targets can be assessed; adjustments to delivery and revisions to the action plan can be made.
(c) It will be the role of the neighbourhood renewal steering group to monitor the progress and delivery of the area action plan. As the group will maintain a four-sector representation, this will ensure that both agency and local representatives work together to do a ‘reality check’ of service delivery in the area. The steering group will look at a range of data from departments and agencies and recommendations for funding or further work will be made to the area committee and/or the relevant working group.
(d) The area committee will retain the ultimate responsibility for ensuring neighbourhood regeneration in the area and will continue to meet bi-monthly. Working groups will be expected to report progress to the area committee at each meeting and therefore there is an expectancy that each working group will meet at least bi-monthly, but as frequently as required.
(e) Overall performance of indicators will be compiled for the area focus service area and will be included as part of the authority’s Best Value Performance Plan details annually.
Joint Working and Cross Cutting Issues
(a) There will be instances when priorities will command not only joint working in partnership with agencies and local people and across departments, but also with other area committees and elected councillors outside of Wollaton and Lenton Abbey. These will be encouraged through Area Chairs Panel and the Executive Board of the Council, as well as joint working between area co-ordinators.
(b) The neighbourhood renewal steering group (made up of the four sector representation) will have primary responsibility for overseeing the development of the area action plan maintenance and delivery. Each of the working groups will ensure that a coherent and consistent approach is adapted to meeting the priorities of the area. As the neighbourhood renewal steering group will be chaired by the lead officer for the area committee, (who is also a Chief Officer within the authority), this will encourage authority wide agendas to be more closely knitted with local area wide priorities, through his/her liaison with other Chief officers from departments and outside
68 agencies e.g. One City Partnership Nottingham and Greater Nottinghamshire Partnership.
(c) Nottingham City Council has a Corporate Equality Policy that commits all sections of the authority and partner agencies to strive towards and ensure Equality of Opportunity thus reducing discrimination and disadvantage in all areas of political, environmental, social and technical business objectives. Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee support and endorse this policy and will ensure that monitoring and scrutiny mechanisms are established and sustained at all levels of area action planning and delivery. The vehicle for making this happen will be primarily through the consultation, participation, engagement, communication and performance management infrastructure as outlined in previous paragraphs. A standard ‘Equality Impact’ theme/item will feature in every aspect of planning and service delivery monitoring and scrutiny mechanisms, both verbally and in writing. This will be to ensure that equality is not marginalized, but is integrated into all processes/mechanisms.
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APPENDIX 1
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL STEERING GROUP: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY
MEMBERSHIP
Cllr Margaret Cobb Conservative Member, Wollaton West Cllr Georgina Culley Conservative Member, Wollaton West Cllr Kevin Mulloy Independent Member, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Cllr Bill Smith Liberal Democrat Member, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Mick Barratt Beat Officer, Canning Circus Police Andy Bosworth Social Services, Residential, NCC Vivian Flanagan Reverend, St Barnabus Church, Lenton Abbey Jenni French Nature Conservation Officer, NCC Mark Garlick Public Transport Team, NCC Simon Gladwin Development Manager, Street Scene, NCC Ivan Greensmith Manager, The Wheelhouse Pub Bill Hayward Housing Manager, Bilborough Housing, NCC Richard Hardy Beat Officer, Wollaton Police Shaun Heathcote Community Sport & Leisure Manager, NCC Trina Marshall Wollaton Park Tenants and Residents Assoc. Denis McCarthy Connexions Nottingham Dave Middleton Beat Officer, Wollaton Police Tony Oliver Wollaton Care Group Sheila Roper Lenton Abbey New Residents Association (LANRA) Madge Saunders Area Co-ordinator, NCC Carol Scott Nottingham Building Society Parbinder Singh Asst. Area Co-ordinator, NCC Veronica Sterling African Caribbean & Asian Forum Dr Anthony Swannell Wollaton Vale Residents Association Paul Tordoff Beat Manager, Canning Circus Police Steve Walsh Crime Prevention, Nottinghamshire Police Roger Williams Nottingham Primary Care Trust
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NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL WORKING GROUPS: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY
MEMBERSHIP
Crime and Community Safety – Proposed Chair: Cllr Culley Cllr Margaret Cobb Conservative Member, Wollaton West Cllr Georgina Culley Conservative Member, Wollaton West Mick Barratt Beat Officer, Canning Circus Police Ivan Greensmith Manager, The Wheelhouse Pub Dave Middleton Beat Officer, Wollaton Police Sheila Roper Lenton Abbey New Residents Association (LANRA) Carol Scott Nottingham Building Society Dr Anthony Swannell Wollaton Vale Residents Association Paul Tordoff Beat Manager, Canning Circus Police Steve Walsh Crime Prevention, Nottinghamshire Police
Housing and Living Environment – Proposed Chair: Bill Hayward Cllr Bill Smith Liberal Democrat Member, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Jenni French Nature Conservation Officer, NCC Mark Garlick Public Transport Team, NCC Simon Gladwin Development Manager, Street Scene, NCC Bill Hayward Housing Manager, Bilborough Housing, NCC Andy Croft Area Manager, Street Scene, NCC Andy Gibbons Public Transport Team, NCC
Education, Health and Employment – Proposed Chair: Vivian Flanagan Cllr Kevin Mulloy Independent Member, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Andy Bosworth Social Services, Residential, NCC Vivian Flanagan Reverend, St Barnabus Church, Lenton Abbey Shaun Heathcote Community Sport & Leisure Manager, NCC Trina Marshall Wollaton Park Tenants and Residents Assoc. Denis McCarthy Connexions Nottingham Tony Oliver Wollaton Care Group Sheila Roper Lenton Abbey New Residents Association (LANRA) Roger Williams Nottingham Primary Care Trust
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APPENDIX 3 Overview Structure / Process for Area Action Strategic Management Planning, Delivery, Consultation and Area Focus Team Team Performance Management for Wollaton & Lenton Abbey Committee
- Area Cttee Reps Area Chair / Vice Chair Members, Officer and - Community Events and Co-ordinators Lead Officer Planning - Newsletter - Website Briefing Meetings Meetings
Wollaton and Area Chairs Executive Lenton Abbey Board Area Committee
Neighbourhood Renewal External Consultations Steering Group (4 Sector) Internal Consultations
Working Groups
Bramcote Lane Public Crime and Community Education, Health and Housing and the Forum Safety Working Group Employment Working Living Environment Group Working Group 72
Action Planning Theme Groups for Wollaton and Lenton Abbey APPENDIX 4 Wollaton & Lenton Abbey Committee Area Committee
Consultation / Participation Neighbourhood Renewal Decision making / Events Steering Group (4 sector) Consultation & Performance Monitoring
Crime and Community Safety Education, Health and Housing and the Living Working Group Employment Working Group Environment Working Group
Action Planning • • Lenton Abbey Estate • Lenton Abbey Estate Wollaton Park & Village Areas • • Wollaton Park Estate • Wollaton Park Estate Lenton Abbey Park • • Wollaton Wollaton Park Estate • Lenton Abbey Estate
• Crime Prevention • Family Resource Team • Area Contract Managers • Police • Sports Dev & (Hsg) • ASB Team = Housing Community Sports • Street Scene • • Players / • Neighbourhood watch Community T+R Groups • Local Businesses Organisations • Traffic Management Stakeholders • T & R Groups • Schools • Highways • Social Services • Health Promotion • Parks Services • Youth Services • City Development • University / Jubilee • Business Crime at • Youth & Play • Playground and Park Dev. Bramcote Lane Development – Lenton • Local Nature Preservation • Anti-social Behaviour – Abbey • Litter – Woll. Pk Estate Lenton Abbey & Wollaton • Community use of • Transport & Traffic Park Estates Schools • Street Lights – Woll. Pk Key Issues • Anti-social Behaviour – • Health and Disability Est Arleston / Latimer Dv. / (Woll. Pk Estate) • Parking – Lenton Abbey & Radford Bridge Road • Wollaton Park Access Wollaton Park Estate • Anti-social Behaviour – • Youth Provision – • Business Expansion & Grangewood Road Estate Wollaton Security 73 • Skills Training - Lenton • Paving – Woll Pk Estate Ab bey •
APPENDIX 5 NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWAL STEERING GROUP: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY: TERMS OF REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION Although the steering group will have responsibility for ensuring the needs of ‘geographically’ designated neighbourhood renewal areas are met, they will also have responsibility for ensuring that the broader agenda for ‘renewing neighbourhoods, remains a key focus. Establishing an area action plan will prompt positive action in areas, which may otherwise be overlooked. For the purposes of clarity, the following areas will be targeted as priority for “renewing” and “sustaining” neighbourhoods:-
Ward Priority Areas
• Lenton Abbey Estates and Woodside Road area Wollaton East / • Lenton Abbey Park Lenton Abbey • Wollaton Park Estate
• Radford Bridge Road & surrounding areas • Wollaton Vale & surrounding areas: Grangewood Road Wollaton West Bramcote Lane Fernwood Crescent Arleston Drive • Lambourne Drive & surrounding areas
City Wide • Wollaton Park
ACCOUNTABLE TO : Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee
LINKAGES TO CORPORATE STRUCTURE : Executive Board - through the Area Committee Crime and Disorder Partnership – through Crime & Community Safety working Group Children’s and Families Strategic Partnership/Connexions – through Education, Health and Employment working group Primary Care Trust – through Education, Health and Employment working group
CHAIR: (The role of Chair is to ‘steer’ the agenda) A representative from the business or community, voluntary or faith sector to enhancethe prospect of political neutrality OR ‘Lead Officer’ (Wollaton and Lenton Abbey).
MEMBERSHIP : Elected members, local council services, non council public services, business sector, Community, voluntary & faith sector
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS AND VENUE Bi-monthly accessible to local community and be based in the locality where possible.
74 ADMIN SUPPORT To be provided by the Area Co-ordination Team
ROLE OF GROUP : To provide strategic guidance/facilitation/advisory role to the area action planning, implementation and review process, by inspiring vision, enthusiasm and commitment.
AIM : To guide the production, implementation and performance management of a strategic action plan for the area by identifying common issues and concerns, agreeing priorities and joint working with partner agencies and stakeholders.
KEY OBJECTIVES • Develop a framework of priorities for the area with regard to the National Neighbourhood Renewal Floor Targets and strategic aims and core values of the council • Recommend resources required for implementation of the area action plan • Ensure that actions of the themed working task groups are carried out in accordance with the priorities of the framework area action plan • Maintain and disseminate reliable demographic statistics and qualitative information on local neighbourhoods, and use this intelligence to shape future area action plans • Review and monitor performance against agreed targets and indicators • Ensure that active engagement is sustained in partnership and joint working. • Ensure that appropriate consultation and dialogue is undertaken with stakeholders including local communities • Collaborate with the process of service planning and delivery, and performance monitoring of local services • Ensure that Best Value is integral to the planning and implementation process • Ensure that Equality and Diversity remain central in all areas of its responsibility • Advise and report back progress to the area committee
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APPENDIX 6 CRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY WORKING GROUP: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY – TERMS OF REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION At its meeting of the 4 th September 2003, Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee agreed to establish a Crime and Community Safety Working Group to be accountable to the Area Committee through the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group.
Crime and Community Safety consistently emerges as a key concern to local people and the following areas in particular, have been identified as the primary ‘hotspots’:
Ward Priority Areas
• Wollaton Vale & surrounding areas:- Bramcote Lane Grangewood Road Arleston Drive Fernwood Crescent Wollaton West Rivergreen Crescent Latimer Drive Calderdale • Wollaton Road & surrounding areas:- Radford Bridge Road
• Wollaton Park Estate Wollaton East / Lenton Abbey • Lenton Abbey Estates (primarily Baslow Drive)
KEY ISSUES TO ADDRESS
• Domestic Burglary • Business Robbery • Street Crime • Fear of violent crime • Drugs • Gang intimidation • Gang criminal damage • Scooters • Lack of policing/slow response from police • Litter/Graffiti • Street lighting
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LINKAGES TO CORPORATE STRUCTURE: Crime and Disorder Partnership – through representation on the steering group/panel
CHAIR Local Area Commander/Business Sector/Local Councillor
MEMBERSHIP Crime Prevention Officers, Police, Victim Support, Youth Offending Team, Nuisance and Harassment Officers, Group Disorder Unit, Neighbourhood Watch Groups, Tenants and Residents Associations, local businesses, local councillors, and other relevant bodies.
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS AND VENUE As and when required, but bi-monthly as a minimum. Meetings are to be held in neighbourhoods accessible to local people.
ADMIN SUPPORT To be provided by lead agency
ROLE Non-political task group, with a co-ordinating and implementation role for all crime and community safety activity in the area.
AIM To work in partnership with a range of stakeholders to:-
(i) establish/develop and implement strategies to reduce crime and the fear of crime with the outcome of:- (ii) narrowing the gap between the poorest neighbourhoods and the wider community.
OBJECTIVES • Identify local priorities in relation to theme and identify solutions that will meet both local and national targets and which will be sustainable to mainstream services • Ensure that an evidence based approach is used when identifying problems and identifying solutions • Develop ‘patch’ responsibilities with a clear expectation that police officers establish formal and informal networks in those communities • Make optimum use of legislative powers to reduce crime and anti-social behaviour • Develop a SMART action plan for implementing the strategic priorities detailed in the area action plan • Ensure group meetings are publicised to those who live and work in the area • Set up and ensure data recording, analysis and reporting procedures are in place • Ensure relevant action plans and monitoring information is fed back to the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group • Attend meetings of the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group as necessary
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HOUSING AND THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT WORKING GROUP: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY – TERMS OF REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION
At its meeting of the 4 th September 2003, Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee agreed to establish three themed working groups to develop and deliver the strategic aims of the area action plan. One of those groups was: Housing and the Living Environment working group.
Although, housing and the living environment affects all parts of the area, there are those areas which are disproportionately affected and therefore warrant priority. These are:-
Ward Priority Areas
Wollaton West Wollaton Park
Wollaton East Wollaton Park Estate
Lenton Abbey Estate Lenton Abbey Lenton Abbey Park
KEY ISSUES TO ADDRESS
• Housing Stock/Decent Homes • Pavement Repairs
• Parks Development • Boundary Fences
• Street Lighting • Pathway Maintenance
• Car Parking • Conservation
• Transportation • Preservation
• Grounds maintenance (eg trees and hedges)
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Area Committee through Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group
LINKAGES TO CORPORATE STRUCTURE: Area Committee through Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group
CHAIR Area Contract Manager: Street Scene Area Contract Manager – Housing
78 MEMBERSHIP Neighbourhood Housing: (Bill Hayward), Housing Associations: (Tuntum Housing, Metropolitan Housing), Arts & Events (Bob Chaffin), St Scene (Andy Croft), Traffic Management (Andy Gibbons), Community Liaison Officer (Paul Owen), local schools, local businesses, Community groups, voluntary sector, faith groups as relevant, and local councillors.
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS AND VENUE As and when required, but bi-monthly as a minimum. Meetings are to be held in neighbourhoods accessible to local people.
ADMIN SUPPORT To be provided by lead agency and Area Co-ordination Team.
ROLE Non-political task group, with a co-ordinating and implementation role for all housing and the living environment activities in the area.
AIM To work in partnership with a range of stakeholders to:- (i) establish and develop strategies to bring all social housing in deprived areas into decent condition (ii) Build on street scene initiative to increase the capacity to deliver and ensure a locally responsive service that is locally accountable (iii) Establish an accessible and value for money transportation network in the area which links effectively to the city and the new NET system (iv) Support environmental sustainability by maximising, the use of existing resources and facilities and ensuring development enhances the conservation and understanding of the area’s environment
OBJECTIVES: • Deliver plans for the Improvements to Wollaton Hall and Park, to include disabled access • Develop a programme of environmental works for Lenton Abbey Park • Encourage the development of environmental education in participation with schools, with focus on the following sites: Harrison’s Plantation, Martin’s Pond, Wollaton Park and Hawton Spinney. • Develop a programme of environmental works for improvements to paving, lighting and car parking provision on Wollaton Park Estate • Develop a programme of environmental works for improvements to paving, lighting and car parking provision on Lenton Abbey Estates • Develop the environmental vicinity in front of Woodside Road Shops • Develop an implementation programme for the various functions of St Scene e.g. graffiti removal, street cleaning, parks maintenance, abandoned vehicle removal etc.
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APPENDIX 8 EDUCATION, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT WORKING GROUP: WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY – TERMS OF REFERENCE
INTRODUCTION At its meeting of the 4 th September 2003, Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee agreed to establish three themed working groups of which one was: Youth and Older Persons Strategy Group.
Since the revising of the area committees in April 2003, a number of concerns have been raised by primarily, local people regarding lack of youth provision and provision for older people. The particular areas of concern for youth issues are:-
Ward Priority Areas
• Lenton Abbey Housing Estate • Lenton Abbey Park Lenton Abbey • Baslow Drive • Lenton Abbey Community Centre
• Margaret Glen Bott School Wollaton East • Harrow Road Community Centre Inc. Farndon Green
• Bramcote Lane • Grangewood Road area Wollaton West • Torville Drive / Lambourne Drive • Radford Bridge Road
The particular areas of concern regarding older people are:-
Ward Priority Areas
Lenton Abbey • Lenton Abbey Housing Estate
Wollaton East • Wollaton Park Housing Estate
KEY ISSUES TO ADDRESS
• Youth Provision – Community facilities / sports development • Family Support services to young families Young People • Health • Employment & Education • Education
• Isolation • Health Older People • Lifelong Learning • Independent Living
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LINKAGES TO CORPORATE/PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURES: Area Committee through steering group Connexions, through representation on the working group Older Persons working group, through officer representation on working group Children and Families Strategic Partnership, through representation on working group Health Partnership Team, through representation on working groups
CHAIR Local community group representative
MEMBERSHIP Young People, local community groups, schools, uniformed groups, youth workers, sports development officers, University of Nottingham, colleges, Wollaton House, Older People, Age Concern, local councillors, others as relevant
FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS AND VENUE As and when required, but bi-monthly as a minimum. Meetings are to be held in neighbourhoods accessible to local people and based in localities where possible.
ADMIN SUPPORT: To be provided by Area Co-ordination Team
ROLE Non political task group, with a co-ordinating and implementation role for all education, employment, and health issues as they relate to youth and older people’s activities/initiatives in the area.
AIM To work in partnership with a range of stakeholders to:- (i) establish/develop and implement strategies to reduce inequality in health (ii) establish/develop and implement strategies to raise educational standards (iii) expand and sustain youth provision (iv) involve young people and older people in planning and delivering local services
OBJECTIVES • Develop an implementation plan for the social and economic development, and capacity building of Lenton Abbey Estates to include Lenton Abbey Park • Develop an implementation plan for youth provision across the area • Develop an implementation plan for health and lifelong learning in Wollaton Park Estate • Establish projects that encourage young parents to return to work • Ensure group meetings are publicised to those who live and work in the area • Attend meetings of the Neighbourhood Renewal Steering Group as necessary
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APPENDIX 9 WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY AREA TOUR 2003
ATTENDEES
Cllr Margaret Cobb Conservative Member, Wollaton West Cllr Georgina Culley Conservative Member, Wollaton West Cllr Bill Smith Liberal Democrat Member, Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Roger Anderson Community Services Officer Mick Barratt Beat Officer, Canning Circus Police Vivienne Flanagan Reverend, St Barnabas Church, Lenton Abbey Simon Gladwin Development Manager, Street Scene, NCC Bill Hayward Housing Manager, Bilborough Housing, NCC Trina Marshall Wollaton Park Tenants and Residents Assoc. Tony Oliver Wollaton Care Group Paul Owen Recreation Management Malcolm Price Neighbourhood Services Sheila Roper Lenton Abbey New Residents Association (LANRA) Madge Saunders Area Co-ordinator, NCC Brenda Serrant Meadows Housing Carol Scott Nottingham Building Society Parbinder Singh Asst. Area Co-ordinator, NCC Dr Anthony Swannell Wollaton Vale Residents Association Paul Tordoff Beat Manager, Canning Circus Police Steve Walsh Crime Prevention, Nottinghamshire Police
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APPENDIX 10 QUSTIONNAIRE WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY AREA ACTION PLANNING AREA TOUR 2003
The Power of Well Being (Local Govt Act 2000) gives local authorities the opportunity to undertake any activity which they believe will promote the social, economic or environmental well being of the area it serves. Wollaton and Lenton Abbey Area Committee therefore wish to explore with partners how this can be done and are inviting you to list below what you consider to be the priorities for the area under the following themes. You may indicate your views by completing details in the relevant boxes as you proceed with the area tour. PLEASE RETURN COMPLETED FORMS TO THE AREA CO-ORDINATOR BEFORE YOU LEAVE – THANK YOU.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Aim: To improve our schools and r aise the educational achievement of our children e.g . improve primary education, provide out of school education etc.
CRIME REDUCTION AND COMMUNITY SAFETY Aim: To work in partnership with all sections of the community to make Nottingham a safer place to live, work and visit, and a place where business life can develop and prosper e.g. reduce fear of crime, robbery, domestic violence and vehicle crime etc.
83 THE HEALTH OF OUR POPULATION Aim: To provide high quality social care, promote healthy lifestyles, prevent illness and reduce the inequalities in health across the city e.g. reduce under 18 year old pregnancies, reduce mortality rates, increased G.P. services etc.
CREATING JOBS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCA L PEOPLE Aim: To reduce unemployment and create a competitive local economy that encourages inward investment, growth and a highly skilled workforce e.g. develop return to work programmes for lone parents, ethnic minorities, people over 50 years, provide affordable child care provision etc.
HIGH QUALITY HOUSING Aim: To ensure that local people are housed in a safe and comfortable environment, that meets their needs, resources and expectations e.g. bring all social housing up to a ‘decent’ standard, increase the proportion of private housing standard occupied by vulnerable groups etc.
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OTHER ISSUES OF LOCAL SIGNIFICANCE e.g. street cleansing, street lighting, transportation, play and youth provision, library services etc.
OPTIONAL: We would like to retain a mailing list for future contact, consultation, information and participation purposes. However, if you do not wish to leave your details, please feel free to return the form without it.
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APPENDIX 11
Age Distribution in Area 7
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Gender Split in Area 7
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Marital status in Area 7 (over 16 year old)
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Ethnicity in Area 7
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Religion in Area 7
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APPENDIX 16
Health in Area 7
Employment in Area 7
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Employment in Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey
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Employment in Wollaton West
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Housing Tenure in Area 7
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APPENDIX 20
Vehicle Ownership / Use in Area 7
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Wollaton West Wollaton East 7
Lenton Abbey
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30 Domestic Burglary in Area 7
by Beat Area UNIVERSITY PARK BEAT 25 WOLLATON EAST BEAT WOLLATON WEST BEAT CITYWIDE MEAN
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10 Number of Reported Incidents Number of
5 both Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Park Estates as well as Estates Park Wollaton and Abbey Lenton both follows Wollaton Road through the village and Trowel and village the through Road Wollaton follows The Wollaton East and Wollaton West beats together together beats West Wollaton and East Wollaton The and exits the park at the intersection of Wollaton roa Wollaton of intersection the at park the exits and The University Park Beat is equivalent to the Wollat the to equivalent is Beat Park University The 0 Pa Wollaton through runs beats these between boundary Jul-03 Jul-02 Jul-01 Apr-03 Oct-02 Apr-02 Oct-01 Apr-01 Jun-03 Jun-02 Jan-03 Jun-01 Jan-02 Jan-01 Feb-03 Mar-03 Feb-02 Mar-02 Feb-01 Mar-01 Aug-03 Sep-03 Aug-02 Sep-02 Nov-02 Dec-02 Aug-01 Sep-01 Nov-01 Dec-01 May-03 May-02 May-01 97
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50 Vehicle Crime in Area 7 by Beat Area 45 UNIVERSITY PARK WOLLATON EAST 40 WOLLATON WEST CITYWIDE MEAN 35
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Number of Reported Incidents Reported of Number 15
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5 both Lenton Abbey and Wollaton Park Estates as well as the Univers the as well as Estates Park Wollaton and Abbey Lenton both follows Wollaton Road through the village and Trowell Road as far as th as far as Road Trowell and village the through Road Wollaton follows The Wollaton East and Wollaton West beats together represent the represent together beats West Wollaton East and Wollaton The and exits the park at the intersection of Wollaton road and St. Leon and road of Wollaton intersection at the park the exits and The University Park Beat is equivalent to the Wollaton East and Lenton A Lenton and East Wollaton the to Beat equivalent is Park University The 0 followin Park Wollaton through runs beats these between boundary Jul-03 Jul-02 Jul-01 Apr-03 Oct-02 Apr-02 Oct-01 Apr-01 Jun-03 Jan-03 Jun-02 Jan-02 Jun-01 Jan-01 Feb-03 Mar-03 Feb-02 Mar-02 Feb-01 Mar-01 Aug-03 Sep-03 Aug-02 Sep-02 Nov-02 Dec-02 Aug-01 Sep-01 Nov-01 Dec-01 May-03 May-02 May-01 98
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AREA RESOURCES/FACILITIES
Wollaton Hall and Park – A Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), set in over 500 acres of historic deer park. Wollaton Park is perhaps best known for its red and fallow deer herds, and for Wollaton Hall, which houses the City’s natural history museum, a range of wildlife habitats, as well as a lake which is a feeding ground for at least 5 species of bats. The City has recently been awarded £50 millions pounds for the extensive refurbishment of Wollaton Hall, to include disabled access.
The University of Nottingham plays a key part in the regional East Midlands Economy and is also a vital national and international educational institution. We recognise the importance of its contribution to the local and national economy and the active part it plays in the community at all levels e.g. The Arts, educational development like partnerships with schools, summer school activity for young people etc.
The University of Nottingham Health Service is situated in Cripps Health Centre on the main University Campus near Cripps Hall. It was built in 1968 and has undergone significant extension and refurbishment. It is a practice that specifically looks after students and staff at the University. The building also contains a dental practice, a pharmacy, the University Occupational Health Unit and an 8 bed sick bay for students. It is fully accessible for patients with disabilities.
The Jubilee Campus opened in September 1999; a Brownfield site very near to University Park and former home of Raleigh bicycle factory. The £50 million campus houses the Schools of Education, Continuing Education, Computer Science and Information Technology and the Business School. Student’s benefit from state of the art technology and modern facilities, including on-site accommodation, restaurants, library and computing centre. The Campus has received The Millennium Marque Award for Environmental Excellence.
University Park – located on University Boulevard, has many areas of interest. In general the park is very much in the ‘English Landscape’ style, with many trees, shrubs and water features. In particular it benefits from the adjoining lake that divides it from Highfields Park.
Lakeside Arts Centre – is one of the region’s most exciting arts venues. The Djanogly Art Gallery is nationally renowned for its exhibition programme. The Hall is one of the UK’s best compact concert halls. The 250 seater Djanolgy Theatre hosts a lively programme of drama, dance, music, cinema and comedy, with two excellent cafes and craft cabinets selling original works by leading craft makers.
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LIST OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SERVICES IN WOLLATON AND LENTON ABBEY WARD
WOLLATON WEST
• Wollaton Village and Pre School Playgroup, Wollaton Road • Wollaton Library, Bramcote Lane • Mobile Library: Wollaton Park Crescent and Hawton Spinney • Mr Man’s Chinese Restaurant (north entrance of Wollaton Park) • Learning Works for Young People - • Wollaton Vale – Health Centre • Martins Pond – (Nature Reserve) • Harrison’s Plantation – (Nature Reserve) • St Leonard’s Church – Elvaston Road • Methodist Church – Grangewood Road • Methodist Church – Bramcote Lane • Wollaton St Mary’s Parish Church – Bramcote Lane • Wollaton Police Station – Russell Drive • Fernwood Infant and Junior School • Fernwood Comprehensive School • Harrow Road Community Centre • Rushford Playground • Lambourne Drive Open Space • Wollaton Hall and Park • 245 Radford Bridge Road (Residential Home) • Leapfrog Day Nursery – Bramcote Lane • Royal British Legion – Bramcote Lane • Scouts Club – Bramcote Lane • Middleton Primary School • Bluecoat School (Margaret Glen-Bott) • Wollaton Care Group
WOLLATON EAST
• Farndon Green – Medical Health Centre • Farndon Green Post Office • Jubilee Campus • St Mary’s Church – Wollaton Hall Drive
100 LENTON ABBEY TH • 15 Nottingham Scout Group, Woodside Road • Lakeside Arts Centre, University Boulevard • Mobile Library: Lenton Abbey: Baslow Drive, Limetree Court and Woodside Road (shops) • Tenants Hall – Baslow Drive • Lenton Abbey Recreation Ground • St Barnabus Church and Community Centre • University of Nottingham • University Park • Woodside Road Shops • Lenton Youth Project (Buzz) • CRIPPS Hall – University of Nottingham
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