place & performance rina singh strategic director 1
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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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