Place & Performance

Rina SinghStrategic Director

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PlaceSpatial policy & planningStrategic housing Development ManagementConservationEconomic Development, Heritage & TourismRegeneration

Areas & CommunitiesThird sector and partnershipsGIS and web development

Performance & efficiency programmeDiversity & equality

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Performance & Cohesion

PlaceSpatial Policy & Planning

Creating sustainable future Right levels of development Bringing together community aspirations

Through Local Development Framework process

Covers Planning policy Strategic housing Strategic transport

Strategic Housing

Development of affordable homes

Bringing in external investment

Supporting People• 432 affordable Homes

built in 2010• £44m investment from

HCA

Recognition from SW Housing Initiative – ‘Affordable housing through planning application’

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Place Development Management

Planning & Enforcement 83% success rate – defending planning appeals Above national average performance £991k- highest fee income in 2 years Costs £300k less than in 2009 79% applicant satisfaction

Place Conservation

Natural environmentEcology & wildlife Architecture & urban designBuilding conservation

Eg Rope Walk project

Place Economic Development

Increase economic prosperityEmployment sites and

premises Town centre redevelopment Attraction of inward investment Supporting business

Lufton 2000 Business Park

Joint venturePhase 1 & 2 completeNow in Phase 3

Place Economic Development

Yeovil Innovation Centre

Partnership SSDC, SCC, SWRDA

Accommodation for up to 50 start up businesses

Managed successfully by SSDC for 2 years

Now 60% floor space occupiedBusiness plan on target

Place Regeneration

Foundry House, Yeovil

£7.2m scheme delivered through recession

13 Code certified homes

Somerset’s first zero carbon home

Won the Green Apple Award 2011

Artist impression of finished development

Place Regeneration

Boden Mill

Former ACI Site

Mill Square concept sketch

Chard Regeneration Scheme

A vision for Chard

Developed by SSDC, SCC, Chard Town Council and the community

‘Commendation’ at RTPI SW planning achievement awards 2011

Place Heritage & Tourism

Museum of South Somerset – Lufton CHAC

TIC (Cartgate)Tourist Information Desk – Petters Way

Provide informationBookings for shows, travels etcLeafletsOrganise events

Cost of service reduced by £100k,

22% since 2010

Nationwide recognition for customer service - Outstanding Achievement at SW Tourism Excellence Awards - Nov 2010

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Area Teams deliver actions identified

in Parish & Community plans

Facilitate partnership workingLocal Strategic PartnershipCrime & Disorder partnership

Regeneration of Market towns

Work with the voluntary sectorNetwork of 750 voluntary and community groupsOver 31% of people volunteer in South Somerset

SSDC services benefit from over 4000 volunteer days

Place

Grants for local projects

94 grants awarded in one year

Total awarded approximately £500k

(cost of projects supported over £5m)

For every £1 invested, £9 external

funding secured

Example £80k for village halls

Milford Village Hall

 

 

 

 

Transfer of assets -Crowshute House Chard

Working in partnership – Westfield Holiday Playscheme

Crewkerne Pedestrian Link

Community Speedwatch

Place Community Grants project examples

Place Geographical Information systems (GIS) & Web Development

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• Improving access to information using digital mapping and the property gazetteer

• Delivering more online services.

Apply for a planning application

Report anti social behaviour

Renew green binsMake payments

• Links information with location

• Enables residents to use online services.

Examples:

Shaw Trust Accessibility Award

Performance & Cohesion

Performance is about Corporate health of the organisation Comparison with other councils Relationship between cost and

performance

‘Lean’ - more for same or less Saving of approx £1m in 3 years

Cohesion Equalities & Diversity

MJ Award Finalist (in top 5 Councils) - Diversity Achievement of the Year 2011

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