Issue - meetings

Presentation by Tom Bell, Neighbourhood Investment Manager.

The Commission received a PowerPoint presentation by Tom Bell, Neighbourhood Investment Manager, relating to NAS projects in Local Neighbourhood Centres.

Particular reference was made to the following:-

• Neighbourhood centres:-

-          successful centres and their qualities

-          failing neighbourhood centres – reasons they were deemed to be failing

• Physical interventions at:-

-          Wath Town and Swinton Town Centres;  Rawmarsh Local Centres;  Bellows Road;  Canklow Local Service Centre; 

-          Gateway improvements at:-  Dalton

-          Dinnington Town Centre

• Non-physical interventions:-

-          Business Regulation Services:-  Food, health and safety team;  Trading Standards;  Licensing

-          Community Protection Services:-  Local Environmental Quality;  Neighbourhood Wardens:  Environmental Impact assessments

·        Neighbourhood Partnerships:-

-          Community Planning

-          Area Assemblies

-          Local Action Plans

·        Resources:-

-          Noting less capital and less revenue

·        Working differently:-

-          2010 Rotherham Ltd now reintegrated

-          Corporate Asset Management:-  Environment and Development and Neighbourhoods and Adult Services working together on Swinton assets

-          Locality based services:-  bringing together housing management, ASB, community partnerships and resident engagement

·        Prioritisation and targeting:-

-          LIP

-          Community Planning

A questions and answers session ensued regarding:-

• Dinnington:-

-          identified as a “principle town” in the LDF

-          Master Plan

-          Sites with planning permission left undeveloped

-          Condition of town centre

-          Areas of high deprivation

·                    Stated aim of ensuring no community is left behind