parklands area forum hugh wignall head of neighbourhood services october 2012

Parklands Area Forum

Hugh Wignall Head of Neighbourhood Services

October 2012

Neighbourhood Services

Who we are and what we do• Dedicated team• Joint tasking• Geographic focus • One contact for a problem• Differing schedules based on need • Community prioritisation of service

What are we trying to achieve?• Improved access to services with increased

community involvement in planning and decision making

• Open and honest dialogue

• Identification of neighbourhood issues

• Prioritisation of issues

• Partnership working to address these

Update on activities – ParklandsType Parklands Park Layton Total J obs

Flytips 110 20 90 1434

Graffi ti 0 0 0 18

Street Cleansing Requests 32 14 18 397

Neat Misc 4 1 3 33

NEAT Inspect and Quote 16 11 5 169

Syringe / Tablets / Knives 4 2 2 27

NEAT FPNs Issued 0 0 0 2

NEAT Warning Leters 5 0 5 98

Alley Gate Repairs 1 0 1 149

Alley Gate installations 0 0 0 0

Blocked Drains 5 2 3 33

Blocked Gullies 0 0 0 0

Highway Defects Cat 1 16 5 11 239



Bag it Bin it 9 3 6 110

Dog Fouling 0 0 0 16

Litter bin not emptied 0 0 0 0

Missed Collections 111 68 43 975

Noise Nuisance 21 3 18 358

Refuse Complaint - Private Land (Business) 0 0 0 25

Refuse Complaint - Private Land (Residential) 14 4 10 217

Refuse Complaint - Unadopted Land 1 0 1 32

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Flytips 154 38 116 2055

Highways Defects 227 81 146 2306

Dog Fouling 9 3 6 126

Street Cleansing Requests 32 14 18 397

Noise Nuisance & ASB 21 3 18 358

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Neighbourhood Priorities identified at the last meeting

• Dog fouling

• Fly tipping & refuse in back alleys

• Condition of roads

Update on Environmental Enforcement activities•Dog Fouling•Irresponsible Management of Waste •Fly Tipping•Littering (including from vehicles)•Abandoned Cars•Noise Nuisance•Criminal Damage/Graffiti/Fly Posting•Nuisance Parking•Scrap Metal Theft•Problem Alleys

Enforcement To Date:Challenges (CDR) 21(Caught doing right)Challenges (CDW) 2(Caught doing wrong)Dog Fouling (FPN): 1Littering (FPN): 0

Update on Environmental Enforcement activities

Parking Enforcement events

• Layton Primary School

5 Penalty charge notices issued for parking on Zig Zags

Bag it, Bin it

• DOG CONTROL ORDERS –RESULTS OF CONSULTATION

• (1) The Fouling of Land by Dogs Order:

• Failing to remove dog faeces: The fixed penalty will increase from £50 to £80. The Order is town wide

• (2) The Dogs on Leads Order:

• Not keeping a dog on a lead in areas where dogs are required to be on leads. The areas where dogs are to be on leads will be decided following the consultation process

• (3) The Dogs on Leads by Direction Order:

• Not putting, and keeping, a dog on a lead when directed to do so by an authorised officer: This gives Council, PCSO's and Police Officers the ability to instruct dog owners to put their dogs on leads. The Order is town wide

• (4) The Dogs Exclusion Order:

• Permitting a dog to enter land from which dogs are excluded: The areas where dogs are to be banned will be decided following the consultation process

You said, We did…

A suggestion was made that the Council use unemployed volunteers to help clear areas.

We did

You said, We did…An update on the meeting

held on 7th August between the Council and NHS regarding parking issues

We did

You said, We did…A resident reported that

there were issues with residents parking or driving over grass verges which then caused damage.

We did

You said, We did…Requested that the Council

ensure staff coverage at appropriate times to enforce dog fouling

orders.

We did

You said, We did…In order to improve

attendance at the Forum it was suggested that we consider the production of a Parklands newsletter, and a Parklands web site and that members encourage

neighbours to attend.

We did

You said, We did…You said We did

Community Payback

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News and activities

Open floor issues / ideas / comments

Responses from

• Councillors, • Neighbourhood services, • Police, Fire and • NHS Blackpool

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