Neighbourhood Action Plan SUMMARY April 2011 - March 2012 Bredbury and Woodley

Introduction

This Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) has NAPs are influenced by a range of existing been developed for Woodley and Bredbury by polices, strategies and action plans at national, Homes in partnership with customers, regional and local levels. The information used services and organisations working and living to develop the plan links to Stockport Council’s in the neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is strategic plans and supports Place and People located within Stockport Homes’ East Area strategic objectives. The NAP has been Housing Team, the area is managed by one developed by analysing data about the area, Neighbourhood Housing Officer (NHO) and looking at current and developing policies and contact details are shown on the front page. plans in the area, results of consultation with customers and talking to other partners and The NAP covers two primary housing services about their plans for their areas. estates; Drive, Woodley and Goyt Valley, Bredbury and a number of dispersed Stockport Homes will work with its customers properties across the neighbourhood. Stockport and partners to deliver the NAP by taking Homes manages 659 properties, including account of it within business and financial 62 bungalows, 289 flats, 277 houses and 31 planning, by co-ordinating resources on agreed maisonettes. In addition Stockport Homes priorities within the neighbourhood. Stockport manages 26 garage units and landscaped areas Homes and partners will work together to within the neighbourhood. maximize any external funding opportunities.

Contact Details: East Area Housing Team Neighbourhood Housing Officer: Jackie Heapy Telephone No.: 0161 474 2906 Email: [email protected] Neighbourhood Activity Neighbourhood and Customer 2010-2011 Profiles

A range of projects have been delivered in Bredbury and Woodley lie to the east of As of March 2011 Stockport Homes holds the neighbourhood over the last 12 months. Stockport Town Centre, the properties customer information on age (96%), ethnicity This has included physical improvements to managed by Stockport Homes are located (96%) and disability (estimated 65%). The properties and within the neighbourhood, within primary residential areas, however the information has been collated over a number in addition to a programme of activities surrounding areas provide a mix of industrial, of years, from housing application forms, sign and events throughout the year. Regular retail and commercial areas. The housing ups, questionnaires and more recently (in updates have been made to customers areas are located south off the A560, a main summer 2009) a Tenants’ Needs Survey. through the Neighbourhood Newsletters, thoroughfare leading to Hyde, Mottram and this will continue throughout this year. the M67 motorway. Strategically, the location The following information provides data on of Bredbury and Woodley is good, within easy customers living within the neighbourhood. Of The following highlights the key areas access of the M60 junction 25, approximately the 714 customers which data is held living in of activity of the last 12 months in the 20 minutes from Airport by car. Bredbury and Woodley, 4% are from a Black neighbourhood: Bredbury and Woodley have two railway Minority Ethnic (BMW) background, which is stations served by the Manchester to Sheffield slightly lower than the Borough average. Of • A programme of community clean line, and a direct rail link into Manchester City the 714 customers, 28% indicated a disability, ups and estate walkabouts carried Centre and the . which is the highest percentage of customers out across the area with partners and within neighbourhoods managed by Stockport residents Bredbury and Woodley have distinctive Homes. The majority of customers are aged • Regular meetings held with Oldham centres, providing a range of local shops, 64 plus (40%) and there is a low percentage of Drive Tenants’ and Residents’ businesses and supermarkets. There are customers aged 16-24 (4%). Association a number of small open spaces within the • Phase 1 improvement works completed neighbourhood providing a range of formal and Stockport Homes customers are involved in at Oldham Drive to install steel security informal facilities. Within Goyt Valley, estate many ways to ensure that all customers have fencing following consultation with improvements have taken place to improve the chance to get involved and influence the customers children and young people’s facilities in decisions and services received that affect • Security lighting installed on Oldham partnership with Moss Bank Homes to provide their home and neighbourhood. In addition to Drive following consultation with new play facilities. a range of ways customers can get involved, Oldham Drive Tenants’ and Residents’ Woodley benefits from an active Tenants’ and Association The NAP covers two wards, Bredbury, Residents’ Association at Oldham Drive Estate. • Improvements to Parry Mead, Woodley Woodley and Bredbury Green (Oldham Drive to provide new perimeter fencing to the Estate) and (Goyt Valley Estate) and blocks one Area Committee, Werneth.

2 Neighbourhood Action Plan www.stockporthomes.org Frequency in which actions will be reviewed. Key: Monthly M Quarterly Q Bi-annually B Yearly Y

Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Maximize contribution to There is a good quality Environmental issues Estate wide Deliver programme of clean ups Apr 11 to social inclusion local environment relating to graffiti, litter and Mar 12 fly tipping M

Estate wide Deliver programme of monthly Apr 11 to community skips Mar 12 Q

Woodley Undertake clearance of scrub May 11 to land / litter at Parry Mead Oct 11 M

Lack of recycling facilities Estate wide Identify and implement new areas May 11 to for recycling facilities Mar 12 Q

Estate wide Support Environmental Services' Nov 10 to continued programme of recycling Dec 11 bin roll out M

Number of properties with Woodley Review with customers existing May 11 to communal areas where no communal areas to identify Dec 11 cleaning services areas to be included in cleaning M schedule, Oldham Drive and Smithy Green Limited number of cigarette Estate wide Identify areas for new litter bins May 11 to bins outside blocks and develop programme of Mar 12 improvements Q

www.stockporthomes.org Neighbourhood Action Plan 3 Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Maximize contribution to There is a good quality Dog fouling Woodley Raise awareness and May 11 to social inclusion local environment enforcement of dog fouling at Mar 12 Oldham Drive M

Environmental quality Oldham Work with residents and services May 11 to Drive to develop and implement Dec 11 neighbourhood agreement M

There are improved Improved play opportunities Estate wide Work with partners to identify May 11 to outcomes for children for children areas for improvement Mar 12 and young people Q

There is improved High levels of Estate wide Support the delivery of a training May 11 to economic wellbeing unemployment course on "How to get a job" Oct 11 for local people as part of the Skills for Life B programme Estate wide Develop projects with May 11 to Employment Support Officer Mar 12 M

Advice for people Estate wide Provide all customers at induction May 11 to with leaflet promoting home Mar 12 insurance M

There is an improved Support to existing Woodley Promote activities and facilities to May 11 to quality of life for older activities for older people all customers through newsletters Mar 12 people and the media Q

Ensure customers lead, There is a strong local No TRA Goyt Valley Review opportunity to develop May 11 to drive and shape services community where new Tenants' and Residents' Mar 12 people feel they can Association and implement if Q improve their area feasible

4 Neighbourhood Action Plan www.stockporthomes.org Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Ensure customers lead, There is a strong local Support to existing TRA Woodley Provide ongoing support to TRA May 11 to drive and shape services community where activity on Oldham Drive to deliver Mar 12 people feel they can programme of activity M improve their area Encourage community Estate wide Encourage customers to apply Apr 11 to funding for projects for Stockport Homes' Community Mar 12 Fund M

Effective asset There are good quality Vacant and underused land Estate wide Support identification of May 11 to management and housing and housing potential to be unsustainable property and sites Mar 12 maximize the use of services redeveloped within the neighbourhood Q resources to do more Long term sustainability of Estate wide Complete review of all garage May 11 to garage sites sites Mar 12 Q

Number of properties age Woodley Consultation with customers as May 11 to restricted part of an on-going programme of Dec 11 reviews of Oldham Drive M

Improvements required Estate wide Deliver annual Capital and May 11 to as part of Planned Planned Maintenance Programme Mar 12 Maintenance and Capital Q Programmes Woodley Develop programme of May 11 to improvements for external Dec 11 communal areas, lighting and M fencing at Parry Mead Bredbury Review external lighting to 71 May 11 to Higher Bents Lane and develop Mar 12 programme of improvement Q

www.stockporthomes.org Neighbourhood Action Plan 5 Stockport Homes’ NAP Objective Neighbourhood Issue Sub Area Action Timescale Strategic Aim Effective asset There are good quality Improvements required Bredbury Review condition of walkways at May 11 to management and housing and housing as part of Planned Vernon View Mar 12 maximize the use of services Maintenance and Capital Q resources to do more Programmes Woodley Deliver programme of fencing May 11 to project to rear of Grey Close Mar 12 Q

Woodley Develop programme to improve May 11 to external communal areas at 14- Jun 12 38 Oldham Drive Q

Improvements to Estate wide Work with customers to Apr 11 to physical appearance of identify and implement Estate Dec 11 neighbourhood Improvement Budget projects M

The area has a Perception of Bredbury Estate wide Promote projects in the bi-annual May 11 to positive image Neighbourhood Newsletter and Dec 11 other media Q

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