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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Councillor Jim Armstrong – personal reasons Inspector Gordon Fenwick |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS Minutes: Councillor Georgina Culley expressed an interest in item 4, ‘Proposals for a Scheme Of Selective Licensing for Privately Rented Housing’, and did not take part in the discussion. |
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PROPOSAL FOR A SCHEME OF SELECTIVE LICENSING FOR PRIVATELY RENTED HOUSES PDF 147 KB Joint report of Corporate Directors of Development and Growth, and Commercial and Operations, to be accompanied by a presentation Additional documents:
Minutes: Graham de Max, Housing Strategy and Partnerships Manager, gave a presentation and introduced a report consulting the Committee on a proposal to introduce a citywide selective licensing scheme for privately rented houses. Graham highlighted the following:
(a)
the scheme forms part of the Council Plan, and is part of a wider
housing strategy to improve standards and living conditions, make
improvements for residents and communities and reduce crime and
antisocial behaviour; (b)
licensing is already mandatory for larger Houses in Multiple
Occupation (HMOs), and there is additional licensing in place for
smaller HMOs. This proposal would potentially cover the majority of
the remainder of the privately rented houses in the city; (c)
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey ward has a high proportion of
privately rented houses, with significant property condition issues
and deprivation and large parts of the ward suffering from
antisocial behaviour and crime. Wollaton West ward has a smaller
proportion of private rental, but has been included for coherence
of the scheme; (d) further consultation on the scheme and the consultation can be found at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/qualityhousingforall with an online survey at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/selectivelicensing. The deadline for the consultation is 31st March 2017;
The following points were raised during the discussion which followed:
(e)
the existing licensing scheme for HMOs has improved behaviour. The
majority of landlords have good standards, but some don’t and
this scheme will bring them all up to standard; (f)
inspection of properties will be done on a reactive basis rather
than all properties being routinely inspected. The cost of this
will be covered by the license fee. Tenants will be encouraged to
report any problems that need resolving; (g) there is no legal requirement to register rented properties so some may stay under the radar. However, these will be at a disadvantage legally if discovered. If there is blanket coverage of private rented properties across the city, tenants should realise that their homes should be licensed.
RESOLVED to note the contents of the report.
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POLICING UPDATE Verbal update from Nottinghamshire Police Minutes: Inspector Robert Wilson, Nottinghamshire Police, gave a verbal update on policing and crime in the area, highlighting the following:
Wollaton
West (a)
there are ongoing parking issues around
the ward. Leaflets are placed on inconsiderately parked cars and
around schools. Parking outside schools is a citywide problem and
there is ongoing work on this; (b)
since April 2016, overall crime has
reduced by 69 offences, burglary from homes has reduced and theft
from cars has considerably reduced. However, antisocial behaviour
has increased by 12%; (c) there are ongoing speeding operations taking place in the Torvill Drive area, with some success in the afternoon, and more work expected in the mornings;
Councillors noted that cameras procured for tackling antisocial behaviour have since been moved to other areas and never returned, and sought assurance that this would not happen again. Inspector Wilson ensured that this would be fed back.
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey
(d)
there has been a decrease in antisocial
behaviour, but an increase in domestic violence. There has been an
reduction of home burglaries but an increase of shed or garage
burglaries, mostly at the university; (e)
there has been a large increase in cycle
theft since Christmas of 24 offences. Operations have taken place
to tackle this with a tracker bike and CCTV footage; (f) the university does have a security team who can gather intelligence and pass information to the police, but they cannot make arrests. |
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Report of the Chief Executive of Nottingham City Homes Additional documents: Minutes: Paul Howard, Tenancy and Estate Manager, Nottingham City Homes (NCH), introduced the report which provided summary updates on the following key themes:
· Capital Programme and major work; · area regeneration and environmental issues; · key messages from the Tenant and Leasehold Congress; · Tenant and Residents Associations updates; · area performance; · good news stories and positive publicity.
Paul highlighted the work to improve the Sheila Roper Centre in Lenton Abbey which is almost complete. NCH recorded their gratitude to Councillors Longford and Webster for their support, as well as the contractors who offered their services for free.
RESOLVED to
(1)
note the update and performance information in
appendices 1 and 2; (2) note the allocation of funds for 2016/17, detailed below:
(3) approve the Area Capital Programme funding request below:
(4) request a presentation on the Sheila Roper centre at the next Area Committee meeting. |
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RADFORD BRIDGE ROAD ALLOTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT UPDATE Principal Planning Officer, Jennifer Cole, to provide a verbal update. Minutes: Jennifer Cole, Principle Planning Officer, updated the Committee on developments taking place on the Radford Bridge Road allotment site.
Jennifer told the Committee the planning permission has recently been granted for phase 1 which is work on new allotments, and the application for phase 2 has recently been received. The developers have asked for advice on phase 3, the housing element, and will be meeting with the Planning department on Wednesday 1st March.
The following points were raised during the discussion which followed:
(a)
in the Local Plan the allotments were
designated as open space. However , they are private allotments so
not statutory; (b)
phase 1 was due to start in February but
there has been problems with access and the developers are
assessing options. The Highways department turned down permission
to access the site from Reynolds Drive, stating that is
is unsuitable for heavy
vehicles; (c)
there is likely to be very little reason to refuse permission for
the housing, unless the developers stay within their boundaries or
they increase the number of houses; (d)
hedgerows and trees that have been cut
down around the site have been agreed by Planning officers. These
will be replanted and there will be a fence erected around the
site; North Wollaton Residents’ Association are supportive of the reinstatement of the allotments and moving forward, and would like to be informed on progress where possible.
RESOLVED
to (1)
thank Jennifer for the verbal update; (2) approach the Highways department to negotiate about access to the site. |
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COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE UPDATE The opportunity for Community Representatives to raise issues of concern and provide feedback on events. Minutes: The following updates were given by Community Representatives:
(a)
there have been parking problems in the Lambourne Drive area, and residents would welcome a
parking scheme; (b)
trees on Russell Drive are being removed as there have been
problems with roots affecting the pavements and a number of
diseased trees; (c)
there have been problems with erosion of grass verges on Wollaton
Vale, and funding from next year’s Area Capital Fund is being
considered for this; (d) the new café in Wollaton Park is now at the final stages of planning, and should be open for the summer. |
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Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services Minutes: Lylse-Anne Renwick and Pauline Dorey, Neighbourhood Development Officers, introduced the report providing the Committee with the latest spend proposals under the Area Capital Fund (ACF) including highways and footways.
RESOLVED to
(1) note the monies available to Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey, and Wollaton West wards as outlined below:
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Ward
Wollaton West Ward
(2) approve the Area Capital Programmes of schemes for Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey and Wollaton West, as set out below:
Wollaton East & Lenton Abbey Public Realm Schemes
Wollaton West Public Realm Schemes
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Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services Minutes: Lylse-Anne Renwick and Pauline Dorey, Neighbourhood Development Officers, introduced the report focussing on current priorities and issues facing the area and providing details of forthcoming events and activities.
Councillor Webster thanked the Parks and Open Spaces team and the Princes Trust for their work on restoring the pavilion at Lenton Abbey Park.
RESOLVED to note the priorities, current issues and supporting information for the Wollaton West and Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey Wards.
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DELEGATED AUTHORITY PDF 309 KB Report of Director of Neighbourhood Services Minutes: Pauline Dorey and Lysle-Anne Renwick, Neighbourhood Development Officers, introduced the report informing the Committee of decisions taken under delegated authority that support the local community.
RESOLVED to note the actions taken under delegated authority, as detailed below:
Wollaton East and Lenton Abbey
Wollaton West
No actions taken under delegated authority for this period
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PROPOSED FUTURE MEETING DATES To note that the next meeting is provisionally proposed for Monday 5 June 2017, at 5pm in the Dining Room of the Council House.
Further meeting dates are provisionally proposed for Mondays at 5pm at the Council House on 18 September 2017, 11 December 2017, and 26 February 2018. Minutes: RESOLVED to note that the next meeting is provisionally proposed 5th June 2017 at 5pm in the Dining Room of the Council House, and that further meeting dates are proposed for 18th September 2017, 11th December 2017 and 26th February 2018. |