Special Parish Liaison meeting Highways verge maintenance John Richardson Head of Community Services

Special Parish Liaison meetingHighways verge maintenance

John RichardsonHead of Community Services

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Urban area highway verge improvements

Typically trees, hedges, shrubbery, landscaping etc.

• £15,000 available• 50% match funding from Parish/Town Council• Max. Total project cost £5,000 ie £2,500 NWLDC and £2,500 Parish• Works to be agreed with, quoted by and undertaken by NWLDC Grounds

Maintenance Team (subject to type of works)• Expressions of interest by 24 November• Quotations to be undertaken by 12 December• Notification of in principle funding by 22 December• Works undertaken Jan-March 2015

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North West Leicestershire Growth PlanAction Plan – consultation

• Pre notice of a consultation on NWL Growth Plan – emailed 9 Oct

• Conversations with some Parish/Town Councils• Consultation live – 31 October 2014 for six weeks

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• Partnership working• Linked to the Leicester and Leicestershire

Enterprise Partnership Strategic Economic Plan• District Council’s role• Provides opportunity• Allows for evidence to be constantly reviewed

Why have a plan?

Additional consultationReview of street trading policy• 31 October to 12 December 2014• consultation link will be sent to Parish/Town Councils• four proposed changes

- to add the Town or Parish Councils to the list of consultees- to add LCC Highways Authority to the list of consultees- to refer all applications where a relevant objection is made to a hearing of

Licensing Sub-Committee for determination- to assist consultees and for reasons of transparency it is proposed to introduce a list of reasons for objecting to or refusing an application

• the draft policy will be submitted to Council for approval on 24.02.15• further information - Stephen Eyre, Licensing Team Leader tel: 01530 454844 stephen.eyre@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Future meetings

• HS2 update by HS2 Ltd – 3 December, 4pm• Parish Liaison meeting - 3 December, 5pm

Please confirm attendance for both meetings to daphne.robinson@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Contact detailsWendy May – District wide01530 454769 wendy.may@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Emma Trahearn – Ashby, Measham and Moira01530 454567 emma.trahearn@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Catherine Ridgway – Coalville Area (from 17 Nov)01530 454541 catherine.ridgway@nwleicestershire.gov.uk

Gillian Squires – Northern Parishes01530 454771 gillian.squires@nwleicestershire.gov.uk