Neighbourhood plans explain the main issues affecting your area and what we're doing to make it a better place to live
Each neighbourhood will have different priorities and are based off your feedback on areas to improve. Our neighbourhood plans focus on different areas each year.
Changes we've made in the past 12 months
Every year we speak to residents in their communities and find out what they would like us to improve about the area.
Here we share with you what changes we’ve made over several of the areas we visited.
Southway
Residents in Southway asked us to look at problems around their area, including litter, dog mess and fly-tipping.
Over the past 12 months we’ve worked closely with our Environmental Services team on fly-tipping – we have tried to identify perpetrators and remove items as quickly as possible.
We have also added a reporting fly-tipping function to our website, complete with a map so residents can report it to us quickly and accurately.
Litter picks were arranged by Southway Community builder in areas identified by residents which has been positive and residents from the community have been happy to be involved.
Play parks in the area are owned by Plymouth City Council and we have reported issues to the local Cllr and reporting mechanisms.
CCTV has been proven as a successful tool for managing fly-tipping and other anti-social behaviour, we would need 60% of residents to support this for it to go ahead.
Southway drop-in sessions were well attended by residents to be able to report these issues as well as talk about any tenancy management problems.
Plympton St Maurice
Residents in Plympton St Maurice asked us to look at issues in the area including, considerate parking during school runs, potholes, overgrown gardens and anti-social behaviour.
We’ve been working with our Housing with Support team about parking, this is manageable for residents although it is difficult if dropped curbs have been blocked. We have asked the local school to send out reminders in their newsletter which has helped.
Potholes have been reported to Plymouth City Council’s highways department.
Gardens differ in the area, and the grass is not always cut. We are working to help anyone who may need support in the area.
Although minimal, we have worked to resolve Anti-Social Behaviour in the area and have had positive results.
West Park
Residents in West Park asked us to look at some of the problems they experience including cleaning of communal areas and block, fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour.
We have projected the costs to cover cleaning the extra areas and it is cost-effective so we are planning to look at the resources available and ensure it is consistent across the blocks to improve the environment.
Most of the surrounding land belongs to Plymouth City Council and can take a long time to be cleared, although since we have been reporting it, it seems to have improved.
We worked with the Police and other agencies to tackle anti-social behaviour which has improved the situation. We are working with the local Police to resolve issues with youths in the area, which is supported by social services, youth workers and schools.
Devonport
Residents in Devonport asking us to look at some of the issues in the area including fly-tipping, parking, outdoor spaces and drug use.
Anti-social behaviour and drink and drug issues are prevalent in the area – tenancy Management attend regular meetings with the local Police to share information. The Police are carrying out several patrols in the area each day. PCH has applied for further CCTV and magnetic fob entry doors for some of the blocks.
We are also working with the Safer Communities Team to resolve issues, and our Environmental Team are reporting incidents of fly-tipping and our CCTV is proving useful in managing this issue.
We are asking cars that shouldn’t be in our spaces to move which is proving effective.
Liskeard
Residents in Liskeard asked us to look at issues including parking, anti-social behaviour and seagulls.
We have worked with Safer Liskeard to help build relationships in the community and met local Cllrs to gain their help.
Our Partnership Manager has linked in with service partners in Cornwall to ensure consistency across Devon and Cornwall.
