South Derbyshire District Council

South Derbyshire Local Strategic Partnership is currently developing a new Sustainable Community Strategy that will set out the vision for the district and identify priorities to make South Derbyshire a better place to live, now and in the future. This will be published in April 2009.

The Sustainable Community Strategy is a document which demonstrates how South Derbyshire District Council and its partners will work together to improve the economic, social and environmental well-being of the area.

To make sure we have the right priorities in this strategy we are talking to local people across South Derbyshire and working with specialist groups representing the needs of older people, minority ethnic communities, disabled people, young people etc.

The purpose of this questionnaire is to find out local priorities so that we can use the feedback, along with other consultation mechanisms, to help shape future priorities, understand why they are important and what action can be taken either by organisations, communities or individuals to achieve them.

All the information we gather will influence the new Sustainable Community Strategy and by completing this questionnaire you will have the opportunity to feed in your views.

The survey has now closed - a summary of results is attached in the related documents section.

Priorities list

Strengthening a sense of community

This priority covers the following topics:
Community activities, community facilities, people from different backgrounds getting on well together, influencing decisions by service providers, supporting the voluntary and community sector, reaching all sectors of the community, supporting the local democratic process, volunteering

Tackling climate change

Topics: Saving energy, energy advice, grants available to the public, using your car more effectively using renewable energy, adapting to climate change

Highways, roads and transport

Topics: Road condition, pavement condition, verges, parking on pavements, traffic congestion, pollution, street lighting

Access to services

Topics: Public transport, walking and cycling, car parking, electronic access e.g. websites, libraries

Parks and open spaces

Topics: Play areas, parks, flower displays, ‘in Bloom’ awards, access to nature

Support people to live independently

Topics: Social care support, helping vulnerable people live independently, grants for people with disabilities to make adaptations in their home, support for carers and vulnerable people, services for disabled people, end of life care

Affordable decent housing

Topics: Delivering affordable homes, providing grants for home improvements to make them a decent standard

Improve fire safety

Topics: Deaths and injuries caused by fires, fire prevention

Reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and fear of crime

Topics: Vehicle crime, burglary, violent crime including domestic violence, preventing re-offending, young offenders, anti-social behaviour, drug misuse and adult drug treatment, CCTV, bullying

Reduce road traffic collisions

Topics: Road traffic deaths or serious injury, traffic calming

Improve qualifications, skills and job prospects

Topics: Increase income levels, increase post-16 skills and qualifications, skilled jobs, retaining graduates, increase number of young people in education, training and employment, adults with learning disabilities in employment, people out of work in deprived areas

Vibrant town and village centres

Topics: Develop the local economy, regeneration projects, more businesses, public toilets, car parking, paving, street furniture e.g. benches

Improve health and well-being

Topics: Reduce obesity, increase breastfeeding, reduce under 18 pregnancy, reduce alcohol related hospital admissions, increase life expectancy, health promotion

Reduce, re-use, recycle

Topics: Reduce waste sent to landfill, increase and promote recycling e.g. plastics, maintain/improve the condition of recycling facilities

Clean streets

Topics: Litter, graffiti, fly-posting, enforcement

Activities for adults

Topics: Increase the number of adults participating in sport, leisure and cultural activities

Activities for children and young people

Topics: Sports and leisure, arts, young people being involved in their local community, youth centres, youth service provision

Tourism

Topics: Promotion of tourism, enhance positive impact on the local economy, increase day and staying visitors, tourist information centres

Educational attainment

Topics: Increase attainment at all key stages in Maths and English, reduce absenteeism, increase attainment levels of children in care

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Local Priorities Questionnaire