Deeping St Nicholas Action Plan

Key Aim Action Who Complete 1. Sustainability • Consider the • Parish Council, • Ongoing environmental, Neighbouring economic and social 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 • 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 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 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 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.