SALTFLEETBY COMMUNITY PLAN - ACTION

ISSUE / SOLUTION / PARTNERS / ACTION / ACHIEV-ABILITY / TIME-SCALE / PRIORITY
Priority 1. Condition of Highways & Pavements
Highways
Poor state of repair / Planned programme of maintenance / LCC, ELDC, PC / Convince Highways
LCC to commit considerable funding / Low / 1-2 years / High
Suitability for HGV’s on some roads / Obtain and enforce bans / LCC, ELDC, PC / Undertake survey
Convince Highways / High / 1 year / High
Pavements
Areas of the Parish without pavements limiting mobility / Establish a better network of pavements / LCC, ELDC,PC / Undertake detailed survey.
Convince highways
Look for other funding sources / High / 2-3 years / High
Poor state of repair of existing pavements / Planned programme of maintenance / LCC, ELDC, PC / Convince highways
Look for other funding sources / High / 1-2 years / High
Overhanging hedges, encroaching grass verges / Cut back and reclaim pavements / Land/property owners
LCC, ELDC / Owners to undertake work / High / 6 months / High
Insufficient street lighting / More street lighting / ELDC, LCC / Get street lighting installed or ensure council tax cut / High / 6-12 months / High
Priority 2. Local services including Police, Ambulance and Public Transport
Lack of pride in the village, unkempt verges etc. / Make the village look attractive and well cared for / Local people, PC, ELDC, LCC, MDB / Regular and effective mowing and litter picking. Cut flower beds / High / 6 months / High
Lack of visibility of the police, resulting in lack of confidence / Opportunity for parishioners to meet the Beat Team and understand reporting systems / Police, PC / Arrange open meeting, well advertised / High / 3 months / High
Wish for an active Neighbourhood Watch Scheme / Establish and recruit to a NWS / Police, PC, Local people / Find out what the existing scheme covers and who is involved, extend to the whole of the village / High / 3 months / high
Parts of the village are covered by one post code for many houses. The ambulance service often can’t find the right house / Ambulance service to revise their systems to take this into account / EMAS, PC / Arrange to meet with EMAS to discuss the issue and find a solution
Ensure house signs are easily seen / High / 12 months / High
Priority 3. Speeding
Excessive speed through the village / Introduce a variety of methods to control speed through the village and ensure enforcement of speed limits / Police, LCC, ELDC, PC, / Explore and introduce appropriate traffic calming methods, More and bigger speed limit signs. Advisory speed limit device. Volunteer operated speed gun. / High / 18 months / High
Safety at the village school / Introduce a pedestrian crossing and/or a Lollipop Person / Police, LCC, School, PC / Explore and implement most appropriate method. / High / 18 months / High
Priority 4. Community Facilities and Activities
Few opportunities for villagers to meet socially / Introducing regular events and advertising them well / PC, Local people / Introduce a monthly luncheon club at St Peter’s Church. Open to anybody / High / 3 months / High
Encouraging Tourists and walkers / Present Saltfleetby as an attractive and interesting place to visit / PC / Develop history information boards, better footpath signage and footpath maps, linking the footpaths and the historical sites / High / 6-12 months / High
Welcoming new residents / Encourage new residents to take an active part in village life / PC / Develop an information pack / High / 2 months / High
Dog Fouling / Dog Owners to be more responsible / Police / Introduce more bins, provide more information for dog owners. PCSO patrols / High / 3-6 months / High
Planning and organising village activities to bring the village together. / Establish a Village Organising Committee / PC, Local People / Set up a charitable community group, to enable funds to be applied for and to organise activities. / 3 months
Priority 5. Communal Space
No places to meet and play / Identify a suitable site(s) / PC / Take forward the leasing of the land at the Electricity substation.
Consult with the young people about facilities. / High / 3 months / High
No suitable Village Hall / Build a bespoke community Centre for the village / Confirm status of Louth United building and land,
Develop a business plan to enable funding to be applied for. / High / 2-3 years / Medium

Key: PC Parish Council

LCC Lincolnshire County Council

EMAS East Midlands Ambulance Service

MDB Marsh Drainage Board

ELDC East Lindsey District Council

AUGUST 2011