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Nunhead & Peckham Rye Community Council Agenda

Date: Tuesday 23 January 2007 Time: 7.00 PM

Place: St. Mary Magdalene Primary School, 48 Brayards Road, SE15

1. Introduction and welcome [Chair] 2. Apologies 3. Items of business the Chair deems urgent 4. Disclosure of Members’ interests and dispensations 5. Update on issues from previous meetings: 6. Minutes of previous meetings – 4th December 2006

7.00 PM

Community Slot

7. Southwark Refugee Communities Forum

7.10 PM

Deputation 8a. Lyndhurst Grove Traffic Resident’s Committee present deputation 8b. Councillors ask questions and respond to deputation

7.20 PM 7.25 PM

Main Business 9a. Joint CC Tram sub-group update: Cllr Robert Smeath 9b. Comments / questions

7.30 PM 7.35 PM

10. Section 106 consultation: Sarah Beuden • Introduction to Section 106, & consultation • Open discussion

7.40 PM 7.45 PM

BREAK 7.55 PM 11a. Funding streams overview: Adrian Newman 11b. Questions

8.10 PM 8.25 PM

12. Public Questions 8.30 PM

13. Members Decisions 8.50 PM 14. Close 8.55 PM

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Upcoming Community Council meetings Date, Meeting Type & Time Venue Monday 5 March 2007, 7pm

Venue to be confirmed

Wednesday 25 April 2007, 7pm

Venue to be confirmed

Upcoming Planning meetings

Date, Meeting Type & Time Venue Monday 29 January 2007, 7pm

Thomas Calton Centre, Alpha St, Peckham SE15

Tuesday 20 February 2007, 7pm


Monday 26 March 2007, 7pm


Monday 16 April 2007, 7pm


Wednesday 2 May 2007, 7pm


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council Membership Councillor Mark Glover Chair Councillor Evrim Laws Vice Chair Councillor Fiona Colley Councillor Aubyn Graham Councillor Susan Jones Councillor Gordon Nardell Councillor Robert Smeath Councillor Althea Smith Councillor Dominic Thorncroft Carers’ Allowances If you are a Southwark resident and have paid someone to look after your children, or an elderly dependant or a dependant with disabilities, so that you can attend this meeting, you may claim an allowance from the Council. Please collect a claim form from the clerk at the meeting. Deputations For information on deputations please ask the clerk for the relevant handout. Exclusion of Press and Public The following motion should be moved, seconded and approved if the Community Council wishes to exclude the press and public to deal with reports revealing exempt information. “That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of information as defined in paragraphs 1-15, Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution.” Transport Assistance for Disabled Members of the Public Members of the public with a disability who wish to attend Community Council meetings and who require transport assistance in order to access the meeting, are requested to call the meeting clerk at the number below to give his/her contact and address details. The clerk will arrange for a driver to collect the person and provide return transport after the meeting. There will be no charge to the person collected. Please note that it is necessary to call the clerk as far in advance as possible, at least three working days before the meeting. Wheelchair access St Mary Magdalene Primary School is wheelchair accessible. For further information, please contact the Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council clerk:

Liza Morshead Phone: 020 7525 1018 E-mail: [email protected] Council Website: www.southwark.gov.uk

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Issue no. 10Notes from the meeting on Monday December 4 2006

Saint Mary Magdelene Primary School

48 Brayards Road, SE15

Main items at this meeting

• Recycling and wastemanagement in Nunhead &Peckham Rye

• Cleaner greener safer

• Public questions

TAKEnoteNunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council

Cleaner greener saferRasita Chudasama, the cleaner greener safer project officer, environment and leisure,introduced herself and the work she has been doing since the applications closed forthis year’s cleaner, greener, safer (CGS) ideas.

She explained the CGS document that everyone had received by post. The map on thefirst page shows all applications and their locations. The remaining pages provideinformation on the feasibility assessment for each project undertaken by Rasita. Sheexplained that one or two applications had not been included in the document, asthey had not met the programme’s basic cleaner greener or safer criteria. However,these will be forwarded to the relevant departments, such as Highways, which may beable to consider them in developing priorities. This year’s programme was heavilysubscribed with a total of 48 ideas submitted costing £2.7m.

Faron Woodbridge from Groundwork Southwark introduced a five minute video of aCGS funded project from last year. It showed young people living on Cossall Estatetalking about how they would like money to be spent on Cossall Estate to make itbetter. The video was very professional and a good portrayal of the relationship theyoung people interviewed have with their estate, and their ideas to improve it. Someof these included more youth workers on the estate and raising funds to increasecapacity at the hub to provide more free-play focused sessions to support increasednumbers of young people from Cossall Estate.

Public questionsA variety of issues were raisedunder this item including:

• Portable changing rooms inDulwich Park / Belair Park bySouthwark Caribb FC

• Business concerns about the tramdepot, the proposed route andits possible impact for business

• Rules about dogs having to bekept on leads at all times by theFriends of Warwick Park.

For a full list of questions andresponses please see the Minutes and Agreement Form on-line athttp://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/AgendasMinutes/AMCommunityCouncils/AMNunheadPeckhamRye.html

Old Paddling Pool site in Peckham Rye Park, which will be refurbished with anatural water play with water jets, sand and boulders thanks to CGS funding

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TAKEnote

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Take Note and agendas available in other languages, Braille, tape or large print. Call 020 7525 7514 to order.

The next Nunhead and Peckham Rye community council meeting is on January 23 2007 at St. Mary Magdalene Primary School, 48 Brayard’s Road,SE15. Join us to hear more and give your views on planning related Section 106 money,fund-raising opportunities and new bye-laws relating to anti-social behaviour.

For more information please contact Liza Morshead, community council involvementcoordinator on 020 7525 1018 or [email protected]

Recycling and wastemanagementBarry Short, sustainable wastemanager, gave a presentationoutlining what the wastemanagement team is doing acrossSouthwark, and how this relates tothe Nunhead & Peckham Ryecommunity council area.

He talked about some new ideas suchas a nappy laundry to reduce theamount of waste created bydisposable nappies; and a ‘pass on’scheme where-by students pass onitems, e.g. toasters that they no longerneed to the new intake of students,rather than throwing them away.

He answered questions from residentson a number of issues includingwhether compost bins attract rats,the plastics that can go into recyclingbanks and the future of recycling inSouthwark. Please see Minutes andAgreement Form for full list ofquestions and responses online athttp://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/AgendasMinutes/AMCommunityCouncils/AMNunheadPeckhamRye.html

Please feel free to contact Barry on Tel. 020 7525 2395 [email protected] if youwould like anymore informationabout waste management andrecycling in the area, or visit therecycling pages on SouthwarkCouncil’s websitehttp://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourServices/environment/RecyclingPages/Resource.html

CGS article continued

Councillors' CGS recommendationsCouncillor Mark Glover, chair, explained that, after meeting to assess all CGSapplications in detail, councillors had put together a list of CGS proposals thatthey’d like to recommend for funding. Councillor Susan Jones, The Lane Ward, andCouncillor Dominic Thorncroft, Nunhead Ward, presented this list at the meeting.

Project Description Amount (£)The Lane Ward

Clayton Road To create a barrier/ noise reductor from the passing buses with the use of hanging plants acting as a screen 600

Crane House To convert a disused laundry at Crane House into a DDA compliant 10,000community centre

Warwick Park Gardens £2k - trees and benches; £10k children's play area 12,000

Copeland Rd, Atwell Est Feasibility and Children's Toddlers Area 30,000

Lyndhurst Way – Planting allocation to turn the concrete wide footpath Chadwick Way into a green 7,500

Nunhead Green To install a feeder pillar, reseed and make good the grass on the green and to increase the amount of informal seating 11,000

Rye Passage To complete Phase 1 to renew and realign the fencing along Rye Lane Passage at Peckham Rye 30,000

Goose Green Playground Improve the existing children’s play area 10,000

Peckham Rye Ward

Old Paddling Pool site To create a natural play area with water features/jets in this unused paddling pool site 100,000

Community Wildlife To create a community wildlife garden in Peckham Rye Garden Park’s disused depot site 15,000

Adventure Playground Replacement of the old play building, refurbishment of the sports area and construction of new adventure structures 48,000

Trees across Nunhead Planting of more trees in the Nunhead and Peckham & Peckham Rye Rye CC area 5,000

Nunhead Ward

Brimmington Park To contribute towards creating a children’s play area in the park 30,000

Cossall Park £1k for bins + £20k for mother-child area 21,000

Lausanne Road To carry out a safety audit of this site in order to have an independent recommendation of what this junction needs 8,000

Evelina Road Planting To replace plastic hanging baskets with real ones along this road 8,000

Barset Road Lighting To fit existing lamps outside the sheltered housing unit on Barset Rd with higher wattage light bulbs 20,000

Westminster Youth Club To upgrade the ball court fencing. To re-surface the ball court 27,000

Brockley Footpath cleanup To carry out a clean up along the length of the footpath 15,000

Finally, Rasita answered questions from residents about the CGS process. For a full list of questions and responses please see the Minutes and Agreement Form on-line at http://www.southwark.gov.uk/YourCouncil/AgendasMinutes/AMCommunityCouncils/AMNunheadPeckhamRye.html. If you have any queriesabout the CGS process or next steps, please contact Rasita on 020 7525 0865 [email protected]

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Public questions raised

Item 5 Matters Arising

Nabil Basri said Tim Walker will be writing a report regarding the parking on Rye Lane which will be brought back to the next meeting.

Q1 Cllr Nardell asked what was happening with the crossing at Nunhead Grove.

A1 Nabil Basri answered that it was now included in the Streetscene Programme.

Item 7. Recycling / Waste Management in Nunhead and Peckham Rye All questions answered by Barry Short unless otherwise stated.

Q2 A Clifton Estate resident stated that they were worried about rats appearing around the compost bins if they were introduced to the area.

A2 Rats are not attracted to compost from compost bins but people have to be aware that they should never put meat into these bins as this possibly would attract rodents.

Date Monday 4 December 2006

Venue St Mary Magdelene Primary School, 48 Brayards Road, SE15 3RA

Start time 7.05pm

Finish time 09.05 pm

In attendance Councillors: Glover, Smith, Thorncroft, Nardell, Jones, Smeath,

Absent Cllr Laws, Colley, Graham

Apologies received For absence: Cllrs Laws, Colley For lateness: Cllr Smeath

Urgent items None

Members’ interests and dispensations

None

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Q3 A resident enquired why Southwark did not give information on the grades of plastic recycling banks takes and added like it looked like rats had gotten to some of the bins in the area.

A3 We will receive most types of plastic polymers out there. Southwark is one of the only boroughs that do this. In terms of damage done to bins in the area, it was more likely to be squirrels and this is a risk.

Q4 A local resident asked if there would be a charge in the organisation that deals with the recycling of plastic from Housing Estates.

A4 I’m not sure. It may be possible that the new plant on Old Kent Road may. There are no guaranties yet

Q5 A local resident stated that they had heard that if in the future the recycling programme is very successful, then refuse pick-ups my be reduced to as little as once every 2 weeks. Also, people are asked to tag their recycling bags.

A5 I am not aware of any plans for the reduction of refuse collection. As for tagging bags, this is not mandatory.

Cllr Jones stated that Councillors became aware from residents that after 2007, Waste Management will be considering going along the path of refuse collection reduction. This will be very damaging for Southwark if the Council decided to go down this route.

Councillor Glover asked that further information on this be brought to the next Community Council meeting.

Item 8 Cleaner, Greener, Safer All questions are answered by Rasita Chudasama unless otherwise stated.

Cllr Glover informed residents that there were one or two schemes that Councillors felt were not suitable for the Cleaner Greener Safer fund. We’ve asked that these schemes be passed on to the Highways Dept to be incorporated in their annual schemes.

Cllr Glover read out the list of successful projects for the Cleaner Greener Safer Fund. Note. Application no. 23 - Trees for Cities will match the £5k of funding to make up a total of £10k for trees in the area. What the Community Council will do, later on in the year, is ask residents where they would like to see these trees planted

Q6 Mr Savas asked why his application was rejected? Is cleaner air not included in the CGS scheme?

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A6 Officers sat to look at all applications and it was decided that carrying out a survey (which was what the application was requesting), was an inappropriate way for CGS funds to be allocated (unless it was the first step to a capital scheme of some kind) because CGS funding is for Capital projects. It was therefore not included as a CGS nomination.

Cllr Nardell reiterated that it would be very unlikely for a survey to be funded as a capital project (it would be a revenue project rather than capital).

Cllr Glover asked that the application could be brought to the Councillors to look at.

Q7 A local resident said that last year Groundwork Southwark had been allocated money to do a survey on what people wanted to see at Cossall Park. Groundwork came up with a design that was then turned down by the Council. The application that focuses around the Cossall Estate doesn’t include any of the original survey results for the park, and I think that’s wrong.

A7 We are really keen to have Cossall park the way residents want to see it and are addressing the situation, incorporating information from the survey into the new project.

Note: Last year Groundwork Southwark were given money to do works and improvements on Cossall Park. The Council did not like their designs and works were put on hold. Eventually Groundwork Southwark decided they no longer wanted to work on the Cossall Park Project and there have been no further developments since then

Q8 A local resident said that their application for Aubury Rd had not been mentioned but that it was one of those that could go to the Highways Department for funding. Would the Councillors be applying on the behalf of the applicants or do applicants have to go to Highways themselves?

A8 Cllr Glover answered that Councillors would take the applications suitable for Highways funding to that department themselves and ask them to take the applications into consideration when setting out their planning budget.

Q9 A local resident asked if Councillors had taken into consideration the benefits of the projects when making their decisions. Was there a set of criteria available for the public to view that could help with projects that were unsuccessful for next year.

A9 Cllr Glover stated that when Councillors met to look at applications, then took into account all aspects of the application, they didn’t look only at the summery that the residents had in front of them.

Q10 A local resident said that even though application was an improvement on previous years, there’s still not enough space on the form to put all the information people want to have on it.

A10 There is scope to improve the forms and application process.

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Item Public Questions

Q11 Janet Scafe (Southwark Caribb FC) asked why she had seen some of the NPR Councillors walking around Peckham Rye. She also asked why there are two unused portable changing rooms in Dulwich Park/ Belair Park (which were offered to Southwark Park for use but declined) and if it would be possible for these to be brought over to Peckham Rye for the young people who use the park to use.

A11 Cllr Smeath answered that he had been walking in the park at the weekend but it had been a personal visit. He had gone to look at banners that were being put outside the changing rooms. As for the portable changing rooms in Dulwich park, Councillor Mark Glover read out the following statement from Jon Sheaff of Environment and Leisure: “There are no unused temporary changing rooms at Belair or Dulwich. There are temporary changing rooms at Belair Park, currently fully in use, which might be re-located when we re-provide a permanent new changing facility at this site. I don't know whether or not this will be feasible from a technical point of view and would be at least a year off even if it was possible.

Should this be possible, my preferred destination for these units would be Southwark Park, which currently has no changing facilities but is actively used for organised sports. In this event, all four of our major parks would have changing facilities.”

Q12 A local business person said: years ago we were told we needed to sell our shop for the depot. Are we likely to be told this again?

A12 Cllr Smeath said he wasn’t aware that shops had been approached in this way. The two Peckham Community Councils would be getting together to set up a joint working group to meet on a regular basis to discuss issues around the PAAP in terms of the tram route, depot and site of the depot. We will ensure that everyone on the NPR CC distribution list is notified when a date and venue is set for this meeting.

Q13 A member of The Friends of Warwick Park Gardens said they were worried about plans to introduce keeping dogs on leads at all times.

A13 Cllr Glover said that there was a proposal in action that all dogs should be on leads in parks. We will request information will be brought back to the next meeting.

Cllr Nardell said that signs had been put up before any consultation had been done and this was out of order as normally there is a process of idea, consultation, notification to the public then implementation

Q14 A resident of Avondale Road spoke of changes to their road with no consultation to the local residents. When the council were contacted to give their opinion on the changes, there were told they didn’t have a choice.

A14 Cllr Jones said this had been handled badly and that when the proper procedure of consultation is not properly adhered to (as in this case), this needs to be highlighted.

Cllr Glover said he would write to the Council to request an explanation for why this happened.

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Q15 A resident asked was it fair that only 2 people form each ward were going to represent that ward on the joint tram sub-group. Who would these 2 people be?

Q15 Cllr Smeath said that the first meeting would be an open meeting that everyone would be invited to and at that meeting we can decide on the Terms of Reference (TOR) of the group and who should be the representatives for the various ward areas.

Summary of the decision or action

The following is a summary of the decisions and actions taken at this meeting. The item number relates to the agenda item number where possible. Clarification or queries on any points should be raised in the first instance with Rachael Bannerman on 020 7525 1022

Item number Summary of the action Action by

6. AMMENDMENT: Item 9a. The location of restricted parking for businesses is Rye Lane and not Peckham Rye as stated in the minutes. AGREED: That the minutes of the 30th October 2006 meeting are true and accurate recordings of that Community Council meeting.

Rachael Bannerman (PPSO)

9. ACTION: That information regarding whether Southwark may be reducing the frequency of their refuse collection in future years if recycling efficiency significantly increases, be brought back to the next Community Council Meeting on January 23 2007.

Members/ NPR Community Council

9. ACTION: that Cllr Glover write to the Council for an explanation of why disruptive road works are constantly happening on Avondale Avenue with no consultation with the local residents.

Cllr Mark Glover

5. E

AGREED: that the first Joint CC Tram Sub Group meeting will take place on January 15 2007.


5. E

ACTION: That residents on the Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council distribution list be notified of the first Joint CC Tram Sub Group meeting on January 15 2007. Venue – to be announced.

Liza Morshead (Community Involvement Officer)

5. E

AGREED: NPR Community Council resolved that the Southwark Disability Event be awarded £3k from the Community Fund.


8. E

NPR Community Council resolved that the following groups be awarded the following amounts from the Cleaner Greener Safer Fund

Project Description Allocation (£)

The Lane Ward Clayton Road - Planting 600

Crane House – Community Centre 10,000

Warwick Park Gardens - £2k trees 12,000


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and benches; £10k children’s play

area

Copeland Rd, Atwell Est – Feasibility

and children’s toddlers area

30,000

Lyndhurst Way – Planting allocation

to turn the concrete wide footpath

into a green

7,500

Nunhead Green 11,000

Rye Passage – To complete phase 1 30,000

Goose Green Playground 10,000

Peckham Rye Ward Old Paddling Pool site 100,000

Community Wildlife Garden 15,000

Adventure Playground 48,000

Trees across Nunhead & Peckham

Rye

5,000

Nunhead Ward Brimmington Park 30,000

Cossall Park 21,000

Lausanne Road 8,000

Evelina Road Planting 8,000

Barset Road Lighting 20,000

Westminster Youth Club Ball Court 27,000

Brockley Footpath cleanup 15,000

8. E

NPR Community Council resolved that the following projects be declined Cleaner Greener Safer funding. Project Description

The Lane Ward Pelican Estate youth club sign

Consort Road Junctions

Ammott Road tree planting

Keston Road resurfacing

Brookstone Court

Peckham Rye Ward Children's Playground

Changing Rooms

Kelvington Road pedestrian crossing

Brenchley Gardens

One Tree Hill

South East London Green Chain

Nunhead Ward Juniper House

Astbury + Colls Road

Kirkwood Nature Garden

Stanbury Road

Evelina Road Railway Arch

Nunhead Station

Harlescott Road pavement

Inverton Road tree planting


10. E

AGREED: Item No. Location Type of

Restriction

Members/ NPR Community Council Nabimanya (Technical Officer – Parking)

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2076 The Gardens – outside the

Surgery

Disabled persons

parking place

(DPPP)

The Gardens – outside the

Surgery

Resident Doctor

Permit Holder

10. E

DECISION: To appoint Mr. R. Silva as a School Governor at Hollydale Primary School (Hollydale Road, SE15 2AR)


The information included in this form, together with the attached notes, form the minutes from the above meeting and have been agreed as a true and accurate recording of that meeting. Any

necessary amendments shall be detailed in the Summary of Actions and Decisions held at the

Town Hall by the relevant Community Councils Development Officer.

Chair Date

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Bye Laws Briefing for Community Council

November/December

Introduction

On 14th March 2006 The Executive considered and approved report recommending

that officers commence consultation with Community Councils, relevant Council

Officers, the Police and other stakeholders about the repeal of Southwark’s outdated, existing byelaws and the adoption of the Department of Communities and Local

Government (DCLG) model byelaws.

Executive agreed to direct officers to capture issues arising from consultation and to

reflect them in drafts of the proposed new model byelaws for reporting to a future

Executive meeting, before being referred on to full Council with a recommendation for adoption and repeal of such existing byelaws as are rendered redundant.

The officer consultation was completed in October 2006.

We are now embarking on the Community Council consultation phase.

Background Information

In recent years Southwark Council has achieved great improvements in the quality of

the local environment for all stakeholders in the borough. There has been a dramatic

improvement in satisfaction of residents in fields such as street cleanliness, parks

and open spaces and overall satisfaction with the Council, and in 2005 there was a 16% rise in people thinking Southwark was improving as a place to live.

Southwark have achieved these improvements by using a combination of delivering quality services, comprehensive education campaigns and appropriate and effective

enforcement where education has not been effective. In order to continue to improve

the local environment it is essential to use up to date legislation, and to keep abreast

of government recommendations and guidelines.

In 2002 the ODPM, now the DCLG, published a set of ‘model’ byelaws that Councils

can adopt in order to deal with issues that are not covered in other legislation, and the enactment of these can be fast-tracked.

The Model Bye Laws

A byelaw is a local law, which is made by a statutory body, such as a local authority, under an enabling power derived from an Act of Parliament. If there is general

legislation to cover the subject causing concern, byelaws are not generally

considered suitable. Since byelaws create criminal offences, they cannot come into

effect unless they have been confirmed by a Secretary of State, having already been approved by the full Council.

The penalties for non-compliance vary, but are generally dealt with by the Courts imposing a fine following summary conviction. Southwark has a suite of historical byelaws, made under various pieces of enabling, primary legislation that control a range of issues. Many of these byelaws are clearly

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obsolete, such as byelaws about whistling for cabs. In addition to this, due to the

age of the byelaws, fines are often paltry, for example a fine of £5 for setting off fireworks.

New local byelaws have been added piecemeal as the Council has become aware of

new issues that it wants regulated, and subsequent pieces of national legislation have superseded local provision. The net result is that the Council now has an odd

mix of frequently outdated, locally applicable laws that are badly in need of overhaul.

New issues have also sprung up that current legislation does not address

satisfactorily, such as noisy entertainers on Bankside, barbecues in Rotherhithe,

(maybe some other examples) or mini-motos being used on recreational areas. Newer areas of public space are not included in current byelaws and so existing

controls do not apply; Bankside, for example, is not properly defined, nor is the river

walkway up to Tower Bridge.

The DCLG have published set of ‘model’ byelaws that Councils can adopt, either in

their entirety, or, in some cases, pick from a number of options, and make use of a

fast-track process for their enactment. There are currently seven sets of model byelaws which set out an appropriate wording for byelaws on a number of different

subjects. These may be added to or amended in the light of experience, demand

and changing circumstances. However since they are model byelaws there is limited scope for change and amendment.

The model byelaws contain summary offences that are dealt with by fines: generally

level 2 (£500), but in the case of fairgrounds etc, level 3 (£1,000) on the standard scale. In addition to this, the London Local Authorities Act 2004 enables local

authorities to issue a fixed penalty notice in lieu of prosecuting an offender, and the

penalty is payable to the local authority. It is the duty of Councils to set the levels of fixed penalties payable to them.

The Council and the Police can enforce the model byelaws once adopted.

Key issues for consideration

The adoption and repealing of byelaws can only be done at full Council. For the

‘model’ byelaws, there is a requirement detailed in the DCLG process maps for the new byelaws to be advertised, adopted by full Council and ratified by the DCLG.

It is proposed that Southwark adopts the model byelaws using the fast track scheme.

This means that the Council must make, seal and advertise the byelaws, and send the sealed byelaws to the DCLG. If objections are received they will be sent to the

Council for comments. A decision will then be taken and confirmed by the Secretary

of State.

The process that the Council are proposing to take is detailed in Table 1 below.

Table 1

When

1 Consult with Community Councils, Police, Council Officers, other stakeholders about the scope and application of the model byelaws

After decision by Executive, 14/3/06

2 Report to Executive on the results from the After November

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consultation and the proposals for the byelaws 2006

3 Report to Full Council repealing existing byelaws and proposing byelaws for sealing

Jan/February 2007

4 Advertise the byelaws and send sealed byelaws to DCLG

March 2007

5 Consider and comment on objections No less than 1 month from advertising

6 Receive decision from Secretary of State and a starting date for use of byelaws.

The model byelaws that are the ones most suitable for adoption in Southwark’s

context are as follows:

Model Byelaw 2: Pleasure Grounds, public walks and open spaces

Model byelaws for the regulation of public walks, pleasure grounds, open

spaces and burial grounds.

Includes byelaws on, controlling and or prohibiting model aircraft, archery, bathing, boats and model boats, camping, children's play areas, climbing,

cricket, field sports, fires, fishing, ball games, golf, grazing, hang gliding,

horses, hot-air balloons, ice-skating, kites, life-saving equipment, metal detectors, missiles, model aircraft (power-driven), noise, obstruction, opening

times, overnight parking, protection of flower beds, etc, public performances,

removal of offenders, skateboarding and roller skating, erection and removal

of structures, provision of services, vehicles, water pollution and interference with waterways, and wildlife protection.

Model byelaw 3: Amusement Premises

The model set includes byelaws on regulation of Amusement Premises controlling opening hours; safe egress, nuisance, cleanliness, order and

public safety and fire prevention. It doesnot allow for the setting of age limits

of the clientile.

These byelaws apply only to pleasure fairs within the meaning of section 75(2)

of the Public Health Act 1961, which are amusement premises, such as

• Circuses • Fun fairs

• Roller skating rinks

These byelaws do not apply to premises licensed or registered under Part II of

the Gaming Act 1968 or to members' clubs and miners' welfare institutes

registered under Part III of that Act.

Model byelaw 4: Fair Grounds

This model set includes byelaws on regulation of fair grounds in respect of opening hours; notice of intention to hold a pleasure fair; fire prevention, safe

ingress; sanitary conditions, cleanliness, order and public safety.

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Model byelaw 5: Promenades

This model set includes byelaws on regulation of promenades (such as the

South Bank) in respect of cycling, interference with life saving equipment,

kites and buggies, motor vehicles, protection of flower beds, removal of signs and structures, skateboarding, trading and unauthorised erection of

structures.

Model Byelaw 8: Good Government

This model set includes byelaws on controling, prohibiting and regulating the

following; climbing upon and hanging from bridges, fairground attractions causing obstruction to traffic, dangerous games near and on highways,

interference with life saving equipment and road warning lamps, riding on

road margins, skateboarding, touting, and urinating in public.

MODEL BYELAW 10: MARKETS

provides for a local authority who maintain a market to make byelaws for

market days and hours; prevention of obstruction ; authority to use space; for

maintaining cleanliness; for prevention of spread of fire; for preservation of order; use of water taps; animals and livestock.

It should be noted that in a number of the sets, some of the individual model byelaws are optional and only those, which are needed, should be adopted. For example, if

making byelaws using model set 2 (Pleasure Grounds, Public Walks and Open

Spaces), do not include byelaws to restrict horses if there is no experience of them ever entering the park, nor restrict fishing if there is no water.

Recently there has been little enforcement of the byelaws; either by Southwark’s own

enforcement officers or police partners. Should the Council adopt these new model byelaws, additional learning and development needs will be identified, as well as new

enforcement processes and sharing protocols.

Policy Implications Using the model byelaws supports the Council’s priorities of a cutting crime and the

fear of crime, a cleaner, greener Southwark, and improving the health of the borough. Resource implications

The cost concerned with consultation for byelaws, dog control orders and distribution

of free matter will be contained within existing budgets.

Existing staff will enforce the new powers. Additional costs are expected to be minimal; any costs associated with implementing the proposals will be contained

within existing budgets.

Community Council Consultation The Model byelaws allow Councils to choose what byelaws they wish to adopt and in

most circumstances where the byelaws should apply, either borough wide or in

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specific, defined geographical areas. This consultation process is designed to seek

the Community Councils view on: -

• What byelaws they feel should be adopted • What should we include and what should we leave out • Where should they be applied?

o Should they apply to the whole of Southwark; or just to specific places,

and if so which?

o Where should certain activities, such as horse riding or cycling, be allowed and where not?

A set of questionnaires available for interested parties to complete and return by

Monday 12th February 2007 to: -

Tim England Environmental Health and Trading Standards Manager

Environmental and Leisure Department

The Chaplin Centre Thurlow Street

London

SE17 2DG

Detailed information on the Model byelaws can be found at: -

http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1133678

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Item No.

Classification: Open

Date: 23/01/07

MEETING NAME Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council

Report title:

Local Parking Issues

Ward(s) or groups affected:

All wards within Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council

From:

Nicky Costin

RECOMMENDATION(S)

1. It is recommended that the local parking schemes set out in the Appendix B to this

report are approved for implementation subject to the outcome of any necessary statutory procedures.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

2. This report presents proposals for a number of local traffic management schemes,

which are matters reserved to Community councils for decision.

3. The origins of the proposals are indicated in the annexed schedule. KEY ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION 4. The reasons for the proposed traffic schemes are set out in the Appendix B.

5. The proposals are consistent with the policies set out in the draft Parking and Enforcement Plan, which in turn reflects the Council’s policy priorities as set out in the Community Strategy and the emerging Transport Plan.

6. The proposals will support the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy and will promote social inclusion:

by providing improved access for emergency vehicles and residents improving junction and pedestrian safety increasing parking provision

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS 7. Implementation of the proposals can be undertaken within existing budgets.

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CONSULTATION

8. Preliminary consultation of the occupants of properties directly affected has been undertaken where appropriate.

9. Should the Community Council approve the item, statutory consultation will take place as part of the making of the Traffic Management Order. A proposal notice will be erected in proximity to the site location and a press notice will be published in the Southwark News and London Gazette. If there are objections the proposal, or a modified proposal will be re-submitted to the Community Council.

10. The Head of Transport Services (Regeneration Department) and the Head of Highways (Environment and Leisure Department) have been consulted on the proposals and have no objections.

11. No Consultation or comment has been sought from the Borough Solicitor & Secretary or the Chief Finance Officer.

BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS

.Background Papers Held At Contact

The emerging Parking and Enforcement Plan

Parking Section, Environment and Leisure Department

Tim Walker 020 7525 2021

APPENDIX A Audit Trail

Lead Officer Nicky Costin Report Author Michael Herd

Version Final Dated 08/01/07

Key Decision? No Date final report sent to Constitutional Support Services 08/01/07

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Traffic Management Functions – Decision Making APPENDIX B Matters reserved to Community Council, under Part 3H of Southwark Council Constitution, 2004-5.

The following items are brought to the attention of Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council on 23 January 2007 Abbreviations: DPPP Disabled persons parking place CPZ Controlled Parking Zone

Item Number

Street Name Location Type of restriction

Hours of operation

CPZ Reason Origins of proposal

06-Q4-029

Gordon Road/Brayards Road

North east corner Waiting restriction

At any time N/a Improve sight lines at junction

CEO office

On approval, these items will be progressed to a statutory consultation so as to enable a Traffic Management Order to be made. These schemes are proposed by the Controlled Parking Team, Municipal Offices, 151-153 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RY. If you require any further information on the items please contact Michael Herd on 020 7525 2131, quoting the item number.

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Actions and Decisions from Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council meeting on 4th December 2007:

Agenda Item 5: update on issues from previous meeting

Issue: lack of short stay parking for businesses on Rye Lane

Action: that information on a request to look into giving small businesses at the top of Rye Lane special consideration for parking for the deliveries of their goods for their businesses, be brought back to the next meeting.

Response from Tim Walker (Controlled Parking Team Leader)

Officers from the three groups of Transport Planning (road safety, cycling and bus priority), Parking and Network Operations are still investigating the location and anticipate that a full response will be available for the meeting on the 23rd January 2007.

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Agenda Item Number 5: update on issues from previous meetings (Blenheim Grove road signs)

Issue originally raised at CC meeting on 30th October & request for further update requested at CC meeting on 4th December:

That information regarding Rye Lane and Blenheim Grove Junction, where there is a ‘no entry’ sign as well as an ‘entry’ sign up, causing confusion, be brought back to the next NPR CC meeting (4th December) for clarification.

Response from Nabil Basri (Strategic Transport Officer)

Response in agenda doc for 4th December: funds have been allocated from the Cleaner Greener Safer Grot Spot Fund to remove redundant signage. Updated response: the work to resolve this problem has been commissioned. A full progress report will be available at the meeting on 23rd January 2007.

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Agenda Item 7: Recycling / Waste management in Nunhead & Peckham Rye

Action raised:

That information regarding whether Southwark may be reducing the frequency of their refuse collection in future years if recycling efficiency significantly increases, be brought back to the next community council meeting.

Response from Recycling Department

A response will be available at the meeting on the 23rd January 2007.

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Agenda Item Number 9: public questions

Action raised:

That Councillor Mark Glover write to the Council for an explanation of why disruptive road works are constantly happening on Avondale Avenue with no consultation with the local residents.

Action taken:

Councillor Mark Glover sent the following letter to the Council on 11th January:

11 January 2007

Ivie Ikediashi

Senior Engineer, Highways Maintenance

151 Walworth Road

London Borough of Southwark

SE17 1RY

Dear Ivie,

Roadworks in Avondale Road

I am very concerned about the disruption there was on Avondale Avenue recently which severely impacted

on local residents and road users. In particular a period of time when the road became almost impassable

due to the number of different excavations and roadworks happening simultaneously on the stretch of road

between Bellenden Road and Copleston Road.

Could you reassure me that:

a) This will not happen again in such a manor with in the Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community

Council Area.

b) That residents will be informed and if possible consulted before any such future road works take place,

and

c) What measures are available to you to manage this process or indeed seek retribution from the

construction companies and contractors which inconvenience local residents more than should be

absolutely necessary!

I am determined to ensure that residents in Peckham are treated with the same level of service from their

local authority as in any other authority in London.

If you could respond to this letter in the appropriate time-frame I would be very interested in your views.

Yours sincerely,

Cllr Mark Glover,

Chair of Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council

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Actions and Decisions from Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council meeting on 4th December:

Agenda Item Number 5: Proposal for Joint CC tram sub-group

Action:

That residents on the Nunhead and Peckham Rye Community Council distribution list be notified of the first Joint CC Tram Sub Group meeting on 15th January 2007.

Action Taken:

Letter sent out on 3rd January 2007.

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DISTRIBUTION LIST MUNICIPAL YEAR 2006/07

COUNCIL: NUNHEAD AND PECKHAM RYE COMMUNITY COUNCIL NOTE: Original held by Constitutional Support Unit; amendments to Liza Morshead (Tel: 020 7525 1018)

OPEN COPIES OPEN COPIES To all Members of the Community Council: Councillor Mark Glover Chair 1 Councillor Evrim Laws Vice Chair 1 Councillor Fiona Colley 1 Councillor Aubyn Graham 1 Councillor Susan Jones 1 Councillor Gordon Nardell 1 Councillor Robert Smeath 1 Councillor Althea Smith 1 Councillor Dominic Thorncroft 1 LIBRARIES Libraries 6 Local Studies Library 1 PRESS Peckham Newsletter 1 Southwark 1 Evening Standard 1 South London Press 1 MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT Tessa Jowell MP 1 Harriet Harman MP 1 Simon Hughes MP 1 Peckham Programme Support Officer Sumner House, Sumner Road, Peckham SE15 310 Democratic Services Chloe Benson 1 Nagla Sheikh 1 Ellen Fitzgerald 1 Peckham Area Housing Office 1 Tunde Akinyooye 95a Meeting House Lane, Peckham SE15 EXTERNAL SAVO Olu Olasode 1 8th Floor Hannibal House Elephant & Castle SE1 6TE

Southwark Community Care Forum 1 8th Floor Hannibal House Elephant & Castle SE1 6TE Mr Martin Bonehill (R. Woodfall Ltd) 1 Southwark Chamber of Commerce 183 Rye Lane London SE15 4TP Geoffrey Banister 1 Audit Commission 222A Camberwell Road London SE5 0ED Valerie Shawcross 1 GLA Building City Hall Queens Walk London SE17 2AA TRADE UNIONS John Mulrenan, UNISON Southwark Branch 1 Roy Fielding, GMB/APEX 1 Alan Milne TGWU/ACTS 1 Tony O’Brien, UCATT 1 TOTAL DISTRIBUTION 300 Dated: Friday 12 January 2007

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