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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE KNUTTON CROSS HEATH AREA OF MAJOR INTERVENTION (AMI)

Aspire Housing, RENEW North Staffordshire and Newcastle Borough Council are working in partnership to make small scale environmental improvements to a number of highly visible sites in the Knutton and Cross Heath AMI. A total of £500,000 was secured from RENEW North Staffordshire and Aspire Housing to be spent on environmental schemes over a two year period that commenced in 2004. All schemes were developed in close consultation with local residents.

YEAR 1 (2004/5)
Year 1 saw a range of small scale improvements delivered after consultation with local residents to the value of £150,000. Examples of completed projects included resurfacing, car parking provision, security railings and a lighting scheme. See a selection of before and after photographs below.

Charter Road shop;

Douglas Road garage site;

Wilton Street/Hughes Ave garage site and access;

Poplar Court parking provision;

St Bernard's Road hardstanding ;

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YEAR 2 (2005/6)

Year 2 of the project complemented the Year 1 works and the Masterplan with a total budget of £350,000. Local residents were given the opportunity to put forward their ideas, following a meeting at the NMP Community Forum in April 2005 and leaflets were sent to all households inviting residents to formally submit their proposals.

The Year 2 schemes were appraised by a dedicated Project Group in June 2005. The Group consisted of local residents, a Borough Councillor and delivery partners, who scored and prioritised the projects. Local residents living near to the proposed improvements were then consulted before the improvements were implemented. The successful projects are listed below along with a selection of before and after photographs.

Cotswold Avenue ;

Gordon Court;

High Street;

John/Nash Street ;

Meadow Lane;

Peake Street;

Weston Close;

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YEAR 3 (2007/8)

A total of £200,000 will be spent by Aspire Housing and RENEW North Staffordshire on small scale environmental improvements in Knutton and Cross Heath during 2007/8.

Thirty-six proposals were received from residents following an application form being attached to Issue 5 of the New Beginnings Newsletter in March 2007, delivered to all households in the Area. These were appraised in June by a project group made up of residents and service providers. The criteria used to assess the proposals included visual impact, community safety and value for money.

Seventeen projects had been provisionally approved within the available budget to go out to wider consultation, although only 15 have been given the go-ahead. A number of other proposals put forward were to be included as part of the Public Realm Strategy for Knutton Village, which has separate funding allocated for 2007-8.

Cemetery Road;

High Street;

Stanton Close;

Albermarle Road;

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YEAR 4 (2008/9)

Fifteen small-scale environmental improvements project applications were submitted by local residents in July and August 2008 to take advantage of the £100,000 funding opportunity for 2008-9 provided by RENEW and Aspire Housing.

They have have been scored by a working party of agencies involved in the area including local residents and it has been agreed that six projects will be progressed to the next stage for more detailed public consultation and support before they are implemented.

Cheviot Close;

Roberts Avenue;

St Bernards Road;

St Giles Road;

Poplar Close;

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Environmental Improvement Schemes Summary

A full list of the environmental improvement projects completed to date is listed below along with a map showing the locations and type of environmental improvement.

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SMALL SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES-2004/2005
1	Resurfacing of Douglas Road garage site
2	Resurfacing and security fencing to the rear of 57-63 Wilton Street
3	Demolition of coal sheds at Ashfields Court
4	Demolition of garage between 7&9 Douglas Road
5	Demolition of Charter Road shops
6	Demolition of disused storage shed at Wilton Street
7	Resurfacing to Wilton Street garage site
8	Security gates at 26-32 Wilton Street
9	Resurfacing parking area at Poplar Court
10	Security lighting on Cotswold Estate
11	Removal of railings and resurfacing at St Bernards Road

SMALL SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES-2005/2006
1	Castletown Grange - opening restrictors to ground floor windows
2	John Street/Nash Street - alley way gating to alley between John St and Nash Street
3	Castletown Grange - installation of cctv, and improved lighting
4	Weston Close - convert green to parking area
5	Gordon Court - low decorative railing to perimeter
6	Meadow Lane- security lighting and fencing to 24 maisonettes
7	Pennine Way Knutton - convert green to parking area
8	Gordon Court - installation of cctv and improved lighting
9	High Street Knutton - improvements to public car park
10	John Street Knutton - landscaping/planting - to create a 'community garden'
11	Knutton Community Centre - railings to perimeter (at rear of centre)
12	Wilmot drive - decorative railings to front of community garden
13	Meadow Lane Ave/Lane - improvements to sub station site, including planting scheme and decorative fencing
14	Cemetery Road Knutton - improvements to sure start entrance and fencing to reduce asb
15	Peake Street Knutton - demolish garages, new surfacing and fencing to provide secure parking
16	Cotswold Avenue - convert green between 79-99, to provide secure car parking provision
17	Douglas Road - security lighting to bungalows

SMALL SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES-2007/2008
1	Window restrictors to stairwells - Poplar Court
2	Security lights to rear of bungalows - Meadow Lane
3	Improved car park and entrance lights - Poplar Court
4	Railings at school crossing - Church Lane
5	Fencing to rear boundary of bungalows - Ronaldsway Drive
6	Gates between houses - parts of Moran Road/Camillus Road/Arthur Street
7	Fencing to rear of properties - Liverpool Road/Poplar Avenue
8	Alley gates - Cemetery Road/ Children Centre
9	Reinstate fencing at playground - Knutton Lane/Arthur Street
10	Upgrade security lighting - Ashfields Court
11	Provide gates between houses - St Bernards Road (odd numbers)
12	New railings at Youth Centre - High Street
13	Individual driveways - Stanton Close
14	Community garden - Albermarle Road
15	Individual Driveways - Poplar Close

SMALL SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES-2008/2009
1	Upgrade the existing CCTV system at Ashfields Court (funded in total by Aspire Housing)
2	Clear up overgrown woodland at the top of Cheviot Close
3	Replace metal fencing behind Roberts Avenue (match funded by Newcastle Borough Council)
4	Tidy triangular island outside Dave's Chippy on St. Bernards Road
5	Install boundary fencing and gates between two properties leading to disused recreational land on St. Giles Road
6	Create extra individual driveways at Poplar Close

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Regeneration Team, Aspire Housing, Kingsley, The Brampton
Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, ST5 0QW. Tel: 01782 635200 Fax: 01782 715498

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