The Gateway 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 – The GatewayType The Gateway Claremont Brunswick Talbot Tyldesley Total J obs

Flytips 632 273 136 156 67 1434

Graffi ti 4 0 2 2 0 18

Street Cleansing Requests 153 52 27 50 24 397

Neat Misc 7 4 2 1 0 33

NEAT Inspect and Quote 49 17 12 8 12 169

Syringe / Tablets / Knives 13 6 2 4 1 27

NEAT FPNs Issued 1 0 0 1 0 2

NEAT Warning Leters 27 3 6 13 5 98

Alley Gate Repairs 73 25 18 20 10 149

Alley Gate installations 0 0 0 0 0 0

Blocked Drains 9 1 2 3 3 33

Blocked Gullies 0 0 0 0 0 0

Highway Defects Cat 1 72 19 19 26 8 239

Highway Defects Cat 2 297 18 70 152 57 876

Highway Defects Cat 3 316 18 99 123 57 1191

Bag it Bin it 40 17 7 8 8 110

Dog Fouling 8 4 0 4 0 16

Litter bin not emptied 0 0 0 0 0 0

Missed Collections 209 56 47 41 65 975

Noise Nuisance 94 41 23 20 10 358

Refuse Complaint - Private Land (Business) 7 3 0 4 0 25

Refuse Complaint - Private Land (Residential) 80 32 27 14 7 217

Refuse Complaint - Unadopted Land 6 1 1 4 0 32

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Flytips 826 339 188 207 92 2055

Highways Defects 685 55 188 301 122 2306

Dog Fouling 48 21 7 12 8 126

Street Cleansing Requests 153 52 27 50 24 397

Noise Nuisance & ASB 94 41 23 20 10 358

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Neighbourhood Priorities identified at the last meeting

• Noise nuisance & Anti Social Behaviour

• Houses of Multiple Occupation

• Fly tipping & refuse in back alleys

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) 81(Caught doing right)Challenges (CDW) 10(Caught doing wrong)Dog Fouling (FPN): 0Littering (FPN): 0

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 Brunswick resident suggested that fly tippers were becoming cleverer and smarter prevention methods and the cause of the problems needed to be identify e.g. possible restrictions at the Bristol Avenue waste disposal centre.

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You said, We did…A local resident referred to

previous amnesties on fly tipping and suggested installing a skip in problem

areas.

We did

You said, We did…Could the Council look at

providing resources at the times when dogs are allowed to foul i.e. early morning?

We did

You said, We did…A resident of High Street

commented on the number of dog fouling incidents in the area where bags had been dumped on the floor.

Confirmation that it is not necessary to dispose of dog excrement in a specific bin and the purpose of the ‘Bag it, Bin it” campaign was to highlighting this point.

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News and activities

Open floor issues / ideas / comments

Responses from

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