Community Plan Action Timetable

Appleton with Eaton Community Plan: Action Plan Timetable July 2010

 

TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY

 
Issue How it will be tackled Priority TImescales Responsibility (lead and partners)  Resource implications Monitoring
Improvements in Road Safety Formation of a road safety group to look at parking problems, pedestrian access, speeding, heavy traffic and potholes, and report on possible solutions ♦♦♦ Report to Parish Council by early April 2011 and to parish at next Annual Parish Meeting in April/ May 2011 Lead: Parish Council to form road safety group to investigate solutions and cost implications, liaising with Oxfordshire Highways, Police, Neighbourhood Action Group, and other bodies Unknown at this stage Parish Council
Improvements in Bus Services Lobbying for return of daily 63 and/or for re-routing of some Stagecoach 66 buses through the village during the day  ♦♦ At next review of services in 2011 Lead: Parish Transport Representative with support from Parish Council Cost to Oxfordshire County Council which subsidises the 63 Parish Council

 

FACILITIES AND SERVICES

 
Issue How it will be tackled Priority TImescales Responsibility (lead and partners)  Resource implications Monitoring
Provision of a Playground & Recreation Area Securing of site, design of playground, planning permission, grant applications & fund-raising, building, fencing and landscaping the playground ♦♦♦ Phase 1 by March 2011 Lead: Playground Committee £53,000 already raised through grants. WREN grant of £50,000 being applied for. Fund-raising activities in parish eg Family Fun Day in Sept 2010 Parish Council
Improved Broadband Internet Access Collecting hard evidence of the problems, exploring alternative methods of providing broadband services, seeking means to pressurize BT into improving infrastructure ♦♦♦ As soon as possible Lead: Appleton Broadband Group Will depend upon solution(s). BT have said it would cost £360,000 to upgrade the cable Parish Council
Increased Use of the Sportsfield More publicity and encouragement of local groups to use the facility and explore additional uses ♦♦ By end of Summer 2011 Lead: Sportsfield Committee Small funding implications for initial publicity Parish Council
Retention of Doctors’ Surgery in Village Hall Parish Council to survey views of parish and work with Malthouse Surgery  ♦♦ Before lease comes up for review in 2012 Lead: Parish Council Cost to Malthouse Surgery in rent and doctor’s time Parish Council

ENVIRONMENT

 
Issue How it will be tackled Priority TImescales Responsibility (lead and partners)  Resource implications Monitoring
Resolution of Future of Northmoor Weir Weir Action Group to work on solutions to access issues and alternatives to the Environment Agency’s plan to mechanise the weir ♦♦♦ By Autumn 2010 Lead: Weir Action Group, with support of Parish Council Small amount of funding needed for stationery, postage, publicity Parish Council
Improved Flood Prevention & control Aquasacs, pumps, hoses and safety equipment now available for use by households at risk of flooding. Work by Oxfordshire Highways Dept in Netherton Road, Oaksmere and Badswell Lane planned for 2010-2011. Improved ditch and drain maintenance by parishioners with land or property adjacent to water courses(‘riparian landowners’) ♦♦♦ Ongoing Lead: Flood & Rainwater Group already set up by Parish Council, Oxfordshire County Council, riparian landowners in parish

 

£5,000 grant received from Vale of the White Horse District Council for aquasacs and pumps Cost of OCC work not known

 Parish Council
Litter Continued involvement in spring clean as in March 2010 ♦♦ Planning from autumn for spring clean in following March each year Lead: Volunteer leaders (who have already come forward) to form committee Vale of the White Horse DC supports by supplying equipment and collecting litter Parish Council
Dog Fouling More waste bins and bags ♦♦ By end of 2010 Parish Council to take up issue again with VWHDC and encourage individual action Cost of bin(s) and emptying Parish Council
Recycling Further consideration of issue after implementation of new waste recycling system in October 2010 ♦ April 2011 Parish Council Unknown at this stage. Possibly cost of installation and emptying of bins for items not collected under new system, eg textiles and footwear Parish Council
Footpaths

a) Improve maintenance of footpaths

 

 ♦♦ a) Ongoing a) Volunteers and leader (who have already come forward) to be co-ordinated into an action group with support from Parish Council and VWHDC Minimal Parish Council
  b) Investigate Lock Road as a right of way for pedestrians ♦♦ b) Initial actions by Summer 2011  b) Volunteer(s) to be enlisted by Parish Council Minimal Parish Council

 

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