Deeping St Nicholas Parish Action Plan
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Deeping St Nicholas Parish Action Plan Key Aim Action Who Complete 1. Sustainability • Consider the • Parish Council, • Ongoing environmental, Neighbouring economic and social Parishes implication of the Developers. decisions we make to • SHDC ensure the future wellbeing of our area. • Encourage and support projects aimed at conserving energy. • Encourage developers to incorporate the highest possible levels of energy efficiency into new buildings where this can be done without compromising affordability. 2. Development • Seek to ensure that • Parish Council, • Ongoing Infrastructure new developments are SHDC, LCC, supported by appropriate infrastructure improvements and that flood risk issues are addressed. • Promote Deeping St • Parish Council, • Ongoing Nicholas School. Village News • Support the local • Deeping St school to seek Nicholas School, opportunities for local adult education. 3. Community use • Develop Vine House • Survey to be • End of 2016 Farm Shop. conducted by VHFS to seek products and opening times to support community and business. • Work to improve and • Implement a new extend the range of Community Trust community facilities to Committee. include utilising outside • Parish Council to space for children and work with Trustees young people with a of the new Skate Park. community Trust • Develop outline plans committee. for a community Hall. 4. Housing • Consult with SHDC to • Parish Council to • Respond to better understand the work in all local need for partnership with consultations affordable housing. South Holland for the SELP. • Seek opportunities to District Council to – Completed provide affordable ensure that the Oct 2016 housing to meet local needs of the • Ongoing needs. community are recognised in any development plans to ensure section 106 monies can be sources to revitalise the Parish. 5. Employment • Seek opportunities to • Parish Council, • Ongoing use vacant or derelict NVCS, SHDC. commercial buildings to provide jobs for local people. • Encourage the • Highlight • Lincolnshire provision of facilities Lincolnshire Gateway for home workers, Gateway project. Project. 1st suitable office space • LCC building and increased completion broadband facilities as date 2017. part of mixed use developments. 6. Road Safety • Work with Highways, • Police to enforce accessibility and and other agencies to speed limits Parking improve road safety and accessibility. Continue to report repairs needed. • Campaign for extension • SELP of speed limits: 30 mph • Parish Council, consultation from school to St Lincolnshire October 2016 Nicholas Park and 40 County Council, – Completed mph to Chappell Farm. SHDC, Road Safety • New • Ensure new Partnership, consultation developments provide Spalding and April 2017 sufficient off street Peterborough parking. Transport Forum. • Provide alternatives to District Cllr the use of private car representatives. including public and community transport schemes. 7. Traffic and • Continue to campaign • Parish Council • 2017 Transport for the re-opening of Network Rail East • Ongoing Littleworth station. Midland Trains. Continue to campaign Deeping St James for improvements to Parish council. the bus service with a SHDC LCC Spalding direct service into and Peterborough Peterborough. Transport Forum • Partner with Deeping St James Parish. 8. Crime and Anti- • Promote membership • Parish Council, • Spring 2017 Social of Neighbourhood Police. Behaviour. Watch within the Parish. • Review the number of • District Cllrs SHDC. • Spring 2017 litter bins within the Trustees of new Parish. Ensure Community Trust adequate new bins are Committee. provided within new developments. • Litter picking group to • Litter picking • Summer 2017 meet 3/4 times each group to be year to tidy up formed throughout the parish. • Develop projects with • As above and DSN • To start school and local School. spring 2017. businesses to raise awareness of litter problems and consequences. 9. Heritage • Protect our countryside • Parish Council • End of 2017 Landscape and and scenery, by Biodiversity opposing development on Agricultural Land. • Seek to preserve • English Heritage. important historical buildings especially those connected to our industrial Agricultural Heritage. • Protect Sites identified • Nicholas Watts as important for biodiversity. Advocate the creation of new wildlife areas where opportunities arise. Create a village design statement to describe the distinctive characteristics of the parish and provide design guidance for future development. • To start • Gardening club to spring 2017. create flower beds at various locations throughout the parish. 10. General Aims • Consult with residents • Parish Council • End of 2017 and neighbouring SHDC LCC District parishes on moving the Cllrs boundary of Deeping St Nicholas and Tongue End so that the Parish of Deeping St Nicholas receives district representation. • Use the localism bill to ensure that its implications are considered in any decision making. .