Transcript Eastleigh’s Approach to Area Working

Eastleigh’s Approach to Area
Working
The Borough of Poole
Community Engagement
Best Practice Day
26 July 2012
Diccon Bright
Eastleigh Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
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31 square miles in area
with population of
around 125,000
High home and car
ownership (80/85%)
Low ethnic minority
population
Low unemployment
(2%)
Bursledon, Hamble-le-Rice
and Hound
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Southern Parishes
Includes some of most
affluent areas and
some of most deprived
(bordering
Southampton)
Strong Parish Council
presence and influence
Hedge End, West End and Botley
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Three large and active
Parish Councils
Home to Hampshire
County Cricket
Site for potential
development
Politically very active
Bishopstoke, Fair Oak
and Horton Heath
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Collection of ‘ribbon’
villages
Mixed housing
Youth issues dominate
local agenda
Eastleigh Town
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Declining railway &
manufacturing industry
Strategic Employment Zone
Good air and rail links
Town Centre regeneration
High density new
development
Remaining un-parished area
Chandler’s Ford & Hiltingbury
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Highest and lowest wage
earners in Borough
High proportion of
commuters
Low crime. Low
unemployment. Low
tolerance.
High number of latch key
children
New parishes
Local Area Committees
‘Taking Local Decisions at a Local Level’
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Committee dominated by decisions around
planning
Ability to determine local level of service
Drives capital programme
Public participation and engagement
Strong focus on health, transport and
community safety issues
Area Co-Ordinators
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Strengthen link between elected Members, Service
Heads and the community
Monitor revenue and capital budget
Provide link to corporate priorities via Management
Team
Take macro view on area planning across all
services
Link to parishes and other partners
Asset Transfers
Local budget example
Committee and staff costs
Projects
Devolved budgets
Discretionary
Total
£150k
£70k
£560k
£25k
£805k
What we do well
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Public participation
Delivering capital schemes
Mediation
Community Safety
Drive and influence priorities from the bottom
up
Service planning to reflect local need
What could we do better?
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Engagement of young people and agencies
Maximise influence corporately
Securing external funding
Communications and Identity