Draft Newry, Mourne and Down Strategic Community Plan

The Draft Strategic Community Plan has been drafted following extensive engagement with Stakeholders across our District.

It sets out the key issues in the District that need addressed and outlines 5 Outcomes that we wish to work towards to 2030.

We will measure progress against 20 Indicators related to the Outcomes.

You can respond with views on the Draft Community Plan by completing this survey and emailing it to

Or post it to:

Community Planning

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Downshire Civic Centre

Downshire Estate

Ardglass Road

Downpatrick

BT30 6GQ

The consultation is open until 5pm on Wednesday 25 January 2017

The results will be analysed and, where appropriate, adjustments made.

Q1.
For each outcome please let us know whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed? (%)
Include
(Keep) / Exclude
(Remove) / Change
All people in Newry, Mourne and Down get a good start in life and fulfil their lifelong potential /  /  / 
Comment:
All people in Newry, Mourne and Down enjoy good health and wellbeing /  /  / 
Comment:
All People in Newry, Mourne and Down benefit from prosperous communities /  /  / 
Comment:
All people in Newry, Mourne and Down benefit from a clean, quality and sustainable environment /  /  / 
Comment:
All people in Newry, Mourne and Down live in respectful, safe and vibrant communities /  /  / 
Comment:
Q2.
For each of the indicators please let us know whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed?
Answer options / Include
(keep) / Exclude
(remove) / Change
Level of Early Years Support /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Educational Wellbeing /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Quality of School Life /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Connectivity /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Lifelong Learning /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Life Expectancy /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Work Life Balance /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Potentially avoidable premature Death /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Health Status /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Jobs and Earnings /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Income and Wealth /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Economic Investment /  /  / 
Comments:
For each of the indicators please let us know whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed?
Answer options / Include
(Keep) / Exclude
(Remove) / Change
Level of Tourism Revenue /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Sustainable Energy /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of quality housing /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of quality living environment /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of social connections /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of social capital /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Civic Participation /  /  / 
Comments:
Level of Personal Safety and crime rate /  /  / 
Comments:
Q3.
For each measure please indicate whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed?
Outcome: All people in Newry Mourne and Down get a good start in life and fulfil their lifelong potential
Indicator / Level of Early Years Support
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / % children aged 0-4 registered with Dentist /  /  / 
Birth weight rate /  /  / 
Level of Pre-school nursery places /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Educational wellbeing
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of educational attainment /  /  / 
Level of literacy /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of connectivity
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of Travel Times /  /  / 
Congestion Levels /  /  / 
Level of broadband connectivity /  /  / 
Indicator / Level Lifelong Learning
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Increase in skills base /  /  / 
Overall numbers in education/further education /  /  / 
Skills in growth area/growth sectors /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of quality of school life
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Attendance Levels /  /  / 
For each measure please indicate whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed?
Outcome: All people in Newry Mourne and Down enjoy good health and wellbeing
Indicator / Level of Life expectancy
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Measuring morbidity is challenging as morbidity encompasses a variety of conditions (physical and mental) of varying severity (e.g. disability, chronic conditions). /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Work life balance
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Employees working very long hours /  /  / 
Time devoted to leisure and personal care /  /  / 
Workplace health /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Potentially avoidable premature death
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Accidents rate /  /  / 
Suicide rate /  /  / 
Mental health /  /  / 
Smoking rates /  /  / 
Childhood and adult obesity /  /  / 
Indicator / Level Health status
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Percentage of those reporting good or very good health /  /  / 
Children who are overweight or obese /  /  / 
People with life limiting illness /  /  / 
People dependent on carers /  /  / 
Level of mental illness /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Jobs and earnings
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of Economically inactive /  /  / 
Level of GVA per head /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Income and Wealth
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of average earnings /  /  / 
Shift in spectral spread of business /  /  / 
Level of skills development across population /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Economic investment
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of economic investment /  /  / 
Size and quality of business base /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Tourism Revenue
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of overnight visitors /  /  / 
Average spend per trip by visitors /  /  / 
Hotel occupancy /  /  / 
For each measure please indicate whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed?
Outcome: All people in Newry, Mourne and Down benefit from a clean, quality and sustainable environment
Indicator / Level of Sustainable Energy
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Wind turbine and solar panel planning applications /  /  / 
Building control renewable energy applications /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of quality housing
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Quality of social housing /  /  / 
Housing need /  /  / 
Level of mixed tenure developments /  /  / 
Level of affordable housing /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of quality environment
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Properties impacted by flooding risk /  /  / 
Urban air quality /  /  / 
Fines for litter, dog fouling, noise pollution /  /  / 
For each measure please indicate whether you think it should be included, excluded or changed?
Outcome: All people in Newry, Mourne and Down live in respectful, safe and vibrant communities
Indicator / Level of social Connections
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Contact with others /  /  / 
Social network support /  /  / 
Level of attitudinal change (via PeaceIV) /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Social Capital
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Level of volunteering /  /  / 
Level of community networks/infrastructure /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of civic participation
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Voter Turnout and consultation on rule making /  /  / 
Indicator / Level of Personal safety and crime
Include / Exclude / Change / Comments
Measure / Crime Rate /  /  / 
Level of self-reported fear of crime /  /  / 
Number of Neighbourhood watch schemes /  /  / 
Q4.
Do you feel the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Community Plan would have a positive or negative effect on the following-
Strongly Positive / Mainly positive / No effect / Mainly negative / Strongly negative
With/without dependants /  /  /  /  / 
Disabled/ not disabled /  /  /  /  / 
Men and Women /  /  /  /  / 
Sexual orientation /  /  /  /  / 
Marital Status /  /  /  /  / 
Racial Groups /  /  /  /  / 
Different age /  /  /  /  / 
Political opinion /  /  /  /  / 
Religious Belief /  /  /  /  / 
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING QUESTIONNAIRE
Monitoring
This questionnaire is anonymous and will be strictly controlled in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. It will be used to provide statistics for monitoring purposes.
Please complete the questions below.
Date of Birth
Religious affiliation or community
Background / I am a member of the protestant community
I am a member of the Roman Catholic Community
I am a member of neither the Protestant or Roman Catholic Community
Gender / Male
Female
Nationality
My nationality is:
Ethnicity
How would you describe your ethnic group?
Sexual orientation
Which one of the following options best describes how you think of yourself?
Heterosexual / Bisexual
Lesbian / Gay
I do not wish to answer this question
My political Opinion is: / Unionist Generally
Nationalist Generally
Other
I do not wish to answer this question
Marital Status – please specify
Disability
Under the Disability Discrimination act 1995 a person is considered to have a disability if he or she has a “physical or mental impairment which has substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day-day activities”
Do you consider yourself to have a disability / Yes
No
If you have answered yes to the above question please indicate the nature of your impairment by ticking the appropriate box or boxes : / Physical Disability
Mental Health Disability
Learning Disability
Other
Dependants
Do you have personal caring responsibility for the care of: / Child/Children
Dependant adult
None of the above
Other
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