Report of the Keighley Area Co-ordinator to the meeting of the Keighley Area Committee to be held on Thursday 14th April at 1800 in the Keighley Council Chamber, Town Hall, Keighley AK Subject: Ward Plans Summary statement: This report informs members of the revised format for the reporting of neighbourhood and ward based action planning activity. Ian Bairstow Portfolio: Strategic Director, Department of Environment and Sport Corporate Report Authors: Jeff Bennett, Noreen Akhtar, Overview and Scrutiny Area: Susan Gledhill, Bernard Dunwoodie Report Contact : Jeff Bennett Corporate E-mail: [email protected] Report to the Keighley Area Committee 1. SUMMARY This report informs members of the revised format for the reporting of neighbourhood and ward based action planning activity. 2. BACKGROUND 2.1 Community involvement in Neighbourhood Action Planning and the dynamic linkage of local people with those who make decisions on their behalf, deliver local services and maintain a safe and healthy environment forms a significant part the core business of the Neighbourhood Service. 2.2 In response to the priorities of the Keighley Area Action Plan, Members approved the establishment of a locality planning framework that reconciled all current and previous action planning activity within sixteen neighbourhood action plans. 2.3 These plans were presented to and endorsed by the Keighley Area Committee on the 21st of October 2010. 2.4 A key feature of the Neighbourhood Action Planning process is the role of District Ward Councillors both as advocates and scrutinisers with a democratically elected mandate to ensure that local action plans accurately reflect and address the needs of the community. This is an essential element of the process that ensures and maintains the integrity of neighbourhood action plans free from the influence of self selecting bogus community leaders or so called activists and pressure groups who might seek to influence the direction of planning and decision making in their own favour. 3. OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION This report will be considered by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee should the item be called in. 4. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS On the 17th of February 2011, Members took part in a special action planning workshop to discuss the overall content and style of the next Keighley Area Action Plan. It was agreed that, for the purposes of reporting key emerging issues and actions, the content of the sixteen neighbourhood action plans that define the Keighley area should be condensed into six Ward Plans. 4.1 Those plans are detailed in Appendix A. 5. OPTIONS 5.1 That Members endorse the recommendations of this report. 5.2 That Members reject the recommendations of this report. 5.3 That Members agree alternatives to the recommendations of this report. Report to the Keighley Area Committee 6. FINANCIAL AND RESOURCE APPRAISAL 6.1 It is anticipated that any financial implications for Area Committee funding arising from this report would be subject to funding being made available via the Council’s budget setting process and the receipt of specific requests for support via standard reporting procedures. 6.2 The support and development of effective locality planning activity is part of the Neighbourhood Service core business which is to support the work of the Area Committees. 7. RISK MANAGEMENT There are no significant risks arising from this report; however the successful delivery of Ward Plans will depend entirely on the continuing maintenance of productive working relationships between the Council, its partners and the community. 8. LEGAL APPRAISAL None. 9. OTHER IMPLICATIONS 9.1 Equal Rights Equity of access to consultation and engagement opportunities for all Keighley Area residents is a fundamental principle that underpins the development of Ward Plans. 9.2 Sustainability Implications It is understood by all involved in the creation of Ward Plans that sustainability considerations be considered within any planned responses to the priorities and actions contained within them. 9.3 Community Safety Implications There are no significant community safety implications arising from this report. However Community Safety priorities are identified within each Ward Plan. 9.4 Human Rights Act None. 9.5 Trade Union Implications None. 8. NOT FOR PUBLICATION DOCUMENTS None. Report to the Keighley Area Committee 9. RECOMMENDATIONS 9.1 That the report be noted. 9.2 That Members approve the proposed Ward Plan format. 9.3 That Members consider the content of the revised Ward Plans and where appropriate, comment on the issues and opportunities contained within them. 9.4 That Ward Plans are revised and presented to the Area Committee on a 6 monthly basis. 9.5 That Ward Plans inform the continuing development of the Keighley Area Action Plan. 9.6 That Ward Plans continue to be developed in direct consultation with District Ward Councillors. 9.7 That Ward Plans inform and direct the work of their associated Ward Officer Teams. 10. APPENDICES Appendix A: Ward Plans 11. BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS Keighley Area Action Plan 2009-11. Report to the Keighley Area Committee Appendix A: Ward Plans Craven Report to the Keighley Area Committee Ward Councillors Cllr. Michael Kelly Cllr. Andrew Mallinson Cllr. Adrian Naylor The Manor House 38 Aireburn Avenue Far Ghyll Grange Farm Main Street Steeton Ghyll Grange lane Addingham Keighley High Brunthwaite LS29 0NS BD20 6NH Silsden BD20 0NJ 07531 031657 07971274785 07803 503643 A key feature of the Neighbourhood Action Planning process is the role of District Ward Councillors as Community Champions with a democratically elected mandate to ensure that local action plans accurately reflect and address the real needs of the community. District Ward Members are there to make sure that Ward Plans are not overtaken or influenced by groups and individual’s who given the chance would try to control the action planning process to suit their own agendas at the expense of the community. From time to time there will be issues and opportunities that occur in more than one ward or in some cases the whole area. Your Councillors are also your direct link with district and area wide decision making and can make sure that the priorities of the Ward Plan do not go un-noticed either by the Council or its partners. So if you are thinking of setting up a project or delivering a service in one of the Keighley Wards or Neighbourhoods, check out the Ward Plan and let your Councillors know about it. You never know, you might just do yourself a favour. Report to the Keighley Area Committee Partners Operating in the Craven Ward Project 6 Name Mike Cadger Project 6, Temple Row. Domestic Violence Services Di Reed [email protected] Extended Schools Derek Blackwell [email protected] Incommunities Sarah Benjamin [email protected] CBMDC Street Scene Philip Brook [email protected] Together Women Project Sarah Whitaker [email protected] Early Years and Childcare Amelia Bailey Services [email protected] Jobs @ Job centre plus Keighley Contact Worth House, Worth Way, Keighley, West Yorkshire BD21 5AG Bradford and Airedale Primary Collette Connolly Care Trust [email protected] Silsden Town Council Silsden Town Clerk [email protected] Steeton Parish Council Steeton Parish Clerk [email protected] Addingham Parish Council Addingham Parish Clerk [email protected] Groundwork Jane Halladay [email protected] Keighley Voluntary Caroline Schwaller Services [email protected] Integrated Youth Support Abina Dorgan – Smith [email protected] Wharfedale & Craven Insp. Susan Sanderson Neighbourhood Policing Team [email protected] Anti Social Behaviour Officer Ian Watson Report to the Keighley Area Committee [email protected] Ilkley Fire Station Mick Popple [email protected] Biz Fizz Candy Squire – Watt (Coach) [email protected] Airedale Partnership Rural Economic Policy Officer [email protected] Keighley Localities Office Localities Area Manager Services for Children and 01535 618599 Young People. CBMDC Countryside Service Danny Jackson [email protected] Keighley Volunteer Centre Gary Pedley www.keighleyvb.co.uk Area Parks & Landscapes Mel Smith Manager [email protected] Report to the Keighley Area Committee Ward and Neighbourhood Overviews Craven Ward is made up of three neighbourhood action planning area’s, these are Steeton with Eastburn, Silsden and Addingham Each Neighbourhood is distinct with its own unique characteristics and attributes. The Ward is bordered by Ilkley to the East and Keighley Central and East Wards to the South Steeton with Eastburn Steeton with Eastburn is located in the Aire valley in the Craven Ward of the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The Villages are between Keighley and Skipton and form a gateway from East Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. The villages have now evolved to provide homes for a blossoming community, a large number of who travel outside of the area for employment. There are several employers located in the village, the largest of which are Airedale NHS Trust, Cinetic Landis Grinding and Echostar Europe. There are also many other smaller employers such as nursing homes, a bakery, call centre, warehousing, pubs and local shops. There are two excellent primary schools, Steeton Primary School and Eastburn Junior & Infant School which feed in to South Craven School located in North Yorkshire. The population of Steeton with Eastburn is 4291. It has a slightly higher age profile than the District as a whole. 9.8% of the population are under 24 years of age, compared to a District average of 12.5%. 16.7% of the population is over 65, compared to a District average of 14.6%. Silsden Silsden is an attractive rural town in West Yorkshire, situated on the A629 in Airedale on the borders of North Yorkshire and within 10 miles of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.