Issue - meetings

To receive and consider the report of the Director of Communities.

1.    To agree that the neighbourhood priorities proposed within each neighbourhood management meeting are agreed. (paragraph 19)

2.    When scoping out the detail and financial resources required for each priority, financial or in-kind contributions are sought from partners within the neighbourhood including parish councils, County Council, voluntary sector, and other stakeholders.

3.    Where a priority is subsequently scoped out as requiring increased financial resources, consideration will be made in consultation with the Executive Member (Early Intervention) for this neighbourhood priority to be carried out at additional cost, phased, or developed further as an individual corporate project.

Councillor Bev Murray, Executive Member (Early Intervention), presented the report of the Director of Communities which provides a summary of the decision-making process which has taken place (September / October 2021) to agree this current year’s neighbourhood priorities 2021/22. It also presents the proposed neighbourhood priorities that have been agreed within each neighbourhood management group.

Due to the timings of the Neighbourhood Area meetings this year, Members recognised there were more projects to be delivered in a shorter period of time before the next round of meetings in the new year. Reassurances were provided that there was enough capacity for officers to deliver these within the timescales.

Decision:

1.    To agree the neighbourhood priorities proposed within each neighbourhood management meeting. (paragraph 19)

2.    When scoping out the detail and financial resources required for each priority, financial or in-kind contributions should be sought from partners within the neighbourhood including parish councils, County Council, voluntary sector, and other stakeholders.

3.    Where a priority is subsequently scoped out as requiring increased financial resources, consideration will be made in consultation with the Executive Member (Early Intervention) for this neighbourhood priority to be carried out at additional cost, phased, or developed further as an individual corporate project.

Reasons for recommendation(s):

1.    Neighbourhood working and associated projects is a key priority within the council’s corporate strategy and encourages the improvement of environmental, health, and social features within the identified neighbourhoods of Chorley.

2.    The council is committed to supporting projects and partnership delivery that focuses on the wider determinants of health as these issues impact on the daily lives of our residents, how happy and healthy they feel living in their community and in turn their individual life choices and outcomes.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

To not support the continuation and development of neighbourhood priorities across the borough and not make the £50,000 funding available.