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Newark and Sherwood District Council agrees new Community Plan

Friday, 8 March 2019 06:57

At its annual budget meeting tonight, Newark and Sherwood District Council agreed a new plan of action to improve the quality of life for local residents and businesses.

In approving its Community Plan, the council set out an ambitious programme of action including: 

 

·   Improving the cleanliness and appearance of the local environment

·   Reducing crime and anti-social behaviour

·   Improving transport infra-structure to reduce congestion and encourage inward investment

·   Accelerating the supply of new housing

·   Improving local shopping centres

·   Reducing levels of deprivation.

 

Councillor David Lloyd, leader of Newark and Sherwood District Council, said: “Between October and December, the council carried out a major consultation exercise which generated more than 11,000 responses from the public. These responses have helped to inform our new Community Plan so that we can be confident we are working on the things that matter most to local people and businesses.

“Our new plan is a combination of ensuring that the everyday essentials are in place – like feeling safe and having somewhere decent to live – alongside tackling strategic challenges that include the decline in town centres and national rise in homelessness. 

“Over the next four years, we’ll be investing in enhanced CCTV provision; helping to fund the much needed Southern Link Road; supporting improved leisure facilities at Southwell and Ollerton; funding flood mitigation works at Lowdham and Southwell and delivering improvements to Newark and our other town centres.”

 

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