Archived decisions

Hampshire County Council

Executive Member - Environment

23 July 2003

The Community Safety Initiative 2003/04

Report of the Director of Environment

Item 20

Contact: Tony Stephens, ext 6938

1. Summary

1.1 The following decisions are sought:

    (i) That the County Council offers to part-fund Community Safety Initiative bids, which have been received from parish, district, town and borough councils, on the priority basis set out in the attached appendix.

    (ii) That the schemes for Chilworth Road, Chilworth (£5,000), Midhurst Road, Liphook (£4,500); Jacklyns Lane footpath, Alresford (£3,950) and Botley Drive, Havant (£3,163) be approved in excess of the normal £2,500 limit.

2. Reason

2.1 Hampshire County Council annually invites all district and parish councils to participate in this shared initiative. Schemes are funded on the basis of a 50/50 split up to a maximum contribution of £2,500 from the County Council. The total cost of each scheme will normally be limited to a maximum of £5,000 to enable a reasonable spread across the county.

2.2 It is proposed to allocate the available funding to secure a reasonable spread of provision across the county, having regard to priority assessments. Schemes submitted should meet some or all of the following criteria:

    (i) provision in response to a strong local need;

    (ii) provision in response to a known or accepted night-time crime issue. Recommendations arising from consultations with the Police will be given favourable consideration, as will local Neighbourhood Watch requests; and

    (iii) provision of a demonstrable highway safety benefit.

2.3 Funding in excess of the £2,500 limit is sought for the following schemes:

    (i) Chilworth Road, Chilworth £5,000

      The County Council has helped to jointly fund this scheme over the last four years. Completion of this phase will conclude works on the site.

    (ii) Midhurst Road, Liphook £4,500

      Whilst the remainder of Midhurst Road, Liphook has been relit as part of the Sainsburys development, this last stretch of residential access road remains poorly lit. The additional funding would mean works could be completed within a single financial year. The scheme has the backing of local police.

    (iii) Jacklyns Lane Footpath, Alresford £3,950

      This footpath was the site of a serious sexual assault within the past 24 months and is viewed locally as an extremely unpleasant area. It is felt the benefits of this scheme in reducing the fear of crime outweigh the minor cost implications.

    (iv) Botley Drive, Havant £3,163

      This scheme forms part of a Borough Council crime reduction initiative for the local shops and pub and is required to provide adequate illumination for nearby CCTV cameras. The scale of the scheme is necessary to light the full area of CCTV coverage.

3. Other Options Considered and Rejected

3.1 No other options were considered appropriate for the delivery of the scheme objectives or to the principles of the programme.

4. Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Decision Maker or a Member or Officer consulted - None.

5. Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee - Not applicable.

6. Reason(s) for the Matter being dealt with if Urgent - Not applicable.

Approved by: Date:

Councillor K B Estlin

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

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Published works.

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APPENDIX

Community Safety Initiative 2003/2004

District/Parish Council

Location

Estimated Cost

County Council

Contribution

 

 

 

 

ACCEPTED BIDS

 

 

 

Beaulieu Parish Council

Lyndhurst Road

£1,000

£500

Binsted Parish Council

Thurstons

£1,000

£500

Bramshott and Liphook Parish Council

Midhurst Road

£9,000

£4,500

Bransgore Parish Council

Betsy Lane

£1,000

£500

Chilworth Parish Council

Chilworth Road (phase 5)

£12,000

£5,000

Colden Common Parish Council

Piping Road

£2,000

£1,000

Denmead Parish Council

Bere Road

£2,000

£1,000

 

Harvest Road

£2,000

£1,000

Eastleigh Borough Council

Woodhouse Lane (Maypole to Pavilion)

£4,000

£2,000

 

Ashdown Close Footpath

£1,200

£600

Eastleigh Borough Council

Walnut Close Footpath

£1,200

£600

 

Peverells Close Footpath

£1,800

£900

Fareham Borough Council

Fishermans Walk footpath

£25,000

£2,500

Grayshott Parish Council

Headley Road

£1,000

£500

Havant Borough Council

Botley Drive

£6,326

£3,163

 

Elettra Avenue

£2,400

£1,200

 

Brook Gardens to Far Meadow Way

£1,500

£750

Headley Parish Council

Beech Hill/Eddeys Lane junction

£800

£400

Horndean Parish Council

New Road, Lovedean

£800

£400

 

St Giles Way, Horndean

£3,200

£1,600

Laverstoke and Freefolk Parish Council

B3400 London Road

£1,000

£500

Kings Worthy Parish Council

Church Lane (junction with The Paddock)

£1,000

£500

Kings Somborne Parish Council

Muss Lane

£1,000

£500

New Alresford Town Council

Jacklyns Lane Footpath

£7,900

£3,950

New Forest District Council

Romsey Road, Copythorne

£700

£350

 

Greenbanks Close, Milford-on-Sea

£2,500

£1,250

North Baddesley Parish Council

Seymour Parade

£3,600

£1,300

Marchwood Parish Council

Twiggs Lane

£1,200

£250

 

Long Lane

£4,200

£2,100

 

Main Road

£1,400

£700

Old Alresford Parish Council

Kiln Lane

£937

£468

District/Parish Council

Location

Estimated Cost

County Council

Contribution

ACCEPTED BIDS (Cont.)

Olivers Battery Parish Council

Sunnydown Road

£5,500

£2,750

 

Beech Close

£5,500

£2,750

Petersfield Town Council

Torberry Way/Heath Road East Footpath

£3,200

£1,600

 

Tilmore Road junc Station Road

£1,000

£500

Otterbourne Parish Council

Regent Close to Main Road Footpath

£1,500

£750

Tadley Town Council

Rotherwick Rd to Gravelly Close Footpath

£4,000

£2,000

 

Brookside Walk to Main Road footpath

£1,200

£600

Wickham Parish Council

Fareham Road

£2,000

£1,000

Whitehill Town Council

Forest Road (phase 2)

£3,400

£1,700

 

Alma Road

£5,000

£2,500

 

Chalet Hill/Willow Close/Alma Rd footpath

£1,400

£700

Yateley Town Council

Potley Hill Road (phase 2)

£12,600

£2,500

 

 

Total

£150,962

£59,831

 

 

 

 

RESERVE BIDS

Eastleigh Borough Council

Itchen Navigation footpath

£7,500

£2,500

Botley Road, Hedge End

£19,000

£2,500

Long Lane, Bursledon

£21,000

£2,500

Havant Borough Council

Wakefords Way

£1,500

£750

Trojan Way/Zeus Lane

£4,000

£2,000

Puffin Walk

£3,000

£1,500

Well Meadow

£2,500

£1,250

Brookley Road, Brockenhurst

£3,000

£1,500

Marchwood Parish Council

The Gulls to Main Road footpath

£5,000

£2,500

Cork Lane

£5,000

£2,500

Petersfield Town Council

Crundles footpath to leisure centre

£4,200

£2,100

Whitehill Town Council

Drift Road

£10,500

£2,500

Total

£86,200

£24,100

 

 

 

 

REJECTED BIDS

Reason for Rejection

Liss Parish Council

Mint Road

Bid outside scope of Initiative

Southwick and Widley Parish Council

Castle Road

Unit already installed from separate funding