Corfe Castle Environment Working Group Action Plan
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Corfe Castle Environment Working Group Action Plan Adopted 9 December 2019
AIM "How can what an individual, business or organisation is doing in our Parish be done in such a way that it reduces its impact on the Environment (in terms
of Climate Change Emergency)?"
Category Item Actions Notes Recommendations
Public Engagement
Low Carbon Dorset Meeting Acting on the Feed-back: (1) circulate a list of things Communication by: (1) email to members of the community (1) That CCPC agree to support its
residents and businesses can do to reduce their who have signed a form wanting to be on a circulation list for Environment working group in the
impact on the Environment; to include suggestions more information (Clerk to ensure that we are compliant with actions identified in this Action Plan
on how to implement these; (2) offer of a speaker GDPR), (2) posting on the website, and (3) in the CVN/Dubber. and support the Environment Group in
from Wales who has experience of setting up a actively forming a Purbeck-wide
Community-led Energy Project for a Purbeck-wide Environment Group with others across
group; (3) support for the formation of a Purbeck Purbeck to enable a formal method of
Environment Group (either linked or not to DC); (4) sharing ideas and working on common
encourage community buildings to introduce projects. (2) That funds are allocated
climate emergency mitigation in how they are run; in the 2020/2021 budget for the
(5) lowering the carbon footprint of older listed Environment working group to cover
properties and or; (6) encouraging landlords to additional work of the clerk and for
adapt tenants properties by writing to them as the meeting hall hire.
parish council; (7) ask the community to come
forward if they have any expertise they can share
with the Working Group and (8) if they would like to
join the group and or a Purbeck-wide group.Biodiversity meeting 25 November Invites, Publicity, Equipment, set up, facilitate, (1) Projector - to borrow? ASK NT, (2) Invites -all Cllrs (inc. our (3) That CCPC support the meeting of
refreshments... suggested what to achieve want to tree officer), CHECK Ali sent flyer to email list held, then, 25 November on Biodiversity to
form a community environment group for Michael Bond and other large landowners such as Rempstone include paying for hall hire, (4) Should
community projects... Estate (who else?), ASK NT to circulate to volunteers and the outcome of the Biodiversity
tenant farmers, landowners, Rev Jackson, Holiday letting meeting be the formation of a
businesses,(3) CONFIRM yes to NT for help with refreshments; community working group on
NT Jonathan to circulate to Commons Committe and to ask implementing ways of Enhancing
Sophie and the ‘Beaver’ lady (name not known - back from the Biodviersity in the community, that
brink? They both attended last Commons meeting). (4) CCPC help support that in terms of co-
following from (3) can Clerk ask NT about if beavers have ordination.
already been introduced onto NT land given that a dead
mother beaver and baby beaver have been found on NT land ;
we thought consultation was still happening about
introducing beavers...have concerns about negative affects
such as the knowing of trees (David Brown, Tom Clarke). (5)
Tree Charter Scheme info SHARE onto NT... We have missed
the deadline for the November planting but would like offers
of sites and a choice of trees from the list to be worked on
ready for the next offer.
Website Can there be a permanent area on the website for For sharing good practice on waste, on planning matters (5) That a section of the CCPC website
Environment Working Group info and news to be? relating to housing, on transport, on energy use and on be allocated specifically for the
enhancing Biodiversity. In addition, one outcome of the Low Environment group info and news.
Carbon Dorset meeting was the realisation that our country
does not have an Action Plan in place; there is therefore a
need for the council to lobby government for necessary
changes and to inform the community so they can in turn
choose to lobby as individuals.
CVN/Dubber/letters in local press A monthly section dedicated to this issue; for
example celebrating achievements and ‘did you
know’ facts about for example the brown food
waste bin.
Email
Clerk to hold the list and to ensure that the way we
are using the list is compliant with GDPR
Internal Audit - All parish councillors need to audit their areas listed below for issues to be identified
(6) That a deadline be agreed for Cllrs
to add their comments re: auditing
their areas of responsibility, suggest by
25 November so updates can be
agreed at December meeting and any
potential additional budget allocations
can be considered.Energy (power and heating) (1) Public Toilets - use green energy supplier
(ACHIEVED) and low energy lights (To check), (2)
rented halls, (3) staff office
Transport (1) Car share where possible
Products Green Cleaning products/refillable containers where Clerk to check with JD Facilities (7) the clerk be instructed to install a
appropriate drinking water tap at West Street
public toilets
Working Groups Co-ordination & Agenda Be mindful of aim for climate mitigation
(8) That the Finance Committee
consider how the Financial Regulations
can be amended so that Climate
Mitigation is worked in as a criteria for
Work climate mitigation into a criteria for financial financial decision making.
Finance decisions
Highways Maintenace Enhance roadside flora/fauna Look into ways of achieving this
Housing (1) Check that new housing development and Clerk to write to DC and MP to insure that Planning Officers (9) The clerk to write to our MP and to
improvements are meeting the legal requirements are fulfilling their current obligations re: climate mitigation. DC on behalf of PC asking for
to mitigate for Climate Change. (2)Rental homes Clerk to write to DC to lobby to change planning regulations necessary changes to planning law to
need updating, (3) Need to lobby to change listed re: listed buildings to make it a requirement for climate allow climate mitigation on existing
buildings regulations so that they can have solar mitigation to be carried out by property owners and and new housing.
panels and double glazing. developments over a certain amount should have car charging
points
National Trust Scrutinise NT Local Climate Mitigation Plan Lobby for water tap by their loos
(10) Clerk to ask NT for their current
Local Climate Mitigation Plan and (11)
to ask NT to install a water tap by their
loos near the Castle Entrance.
Planning Similar to Housing above
Playground
Rights of Way (1)Woody Hyde permissive footpath to avoid people Follow this up through our Unitary Cllr (12) That CCPC ask our Unitary Cllr to
walking along the road, and other opportunities drive the permissive footpaths forward
from other campsites? (2) Norden Park footpath (Woody Hyde and Norden)
Tourism (13) Clerk to contact known Holiday
Holiday let properties should follow the letting companies re: their Climate
Communities good practice on mitigating for Emergency Mitigation Plan
Climate Emergency
Youth liaison/School liaisonEnvironment (14) Increase the budget for training to
allow for attendance at
training/events re: Climate Emergency,
(15) That the Environment Group meet
monthly on the third Thursday of the
month to approve recommendations
of any changes to the ACTION PLAN to
be recommended for approval at the
next full council meeting and
circulated in advance.
Car parking Car charging points should be installed in all car Contact NT and DC and our MP (16) Clerk to write to our MP, DC and
parks NT to ask for car charging points to be
installed
Nominees to other bodies Corfe Castle Charity
God’s Acre
Sport’s Trust
Town Trust
Representatives on other bodies Chamber of Trade & Commerce
Commons Management
CPRE CPRE promote Climate Change Mitigation and could
be a useful resource
DAPTC
DAPTC is concerned about promoting Parish
Councils involvement in Climate Change Mitigation
as they fear it is political; this has the unfortunate
consequence that parish councils who hold the
same fear, are failing to take any mitigation action Lobby - I have the support of the group to lobby
DCA DCA Chairman Alan Clevett is supportive of CCPC
Environment Group and is keen to work in
partnership where appropriate
Emergency Planning
Friends of the Library
Imreys
Local Archeology liaison
Parish tree warden Tree Charter Joan to be involved
Perenco Liaison Oil - Infrastructure Law
Swanworth Quarry
Swanage Railway Should be free to Lobby for drinking water
Transport (Purbeck Transport Action) (1) Lobby for carparks to have car charging points and (2) to
Raise making changes so that this group can have look into lamp posts having charging points, (3) lobby to
more teeth and work better and to include adding improve public transport so that it is a realistic alternative. (4)
climate Mitigation in order to re-think the transport create solutions on the narrow country roads for safe cycling
network and lobby for change
Village Hall
Litter-Free Purbeck
Swanage Community DefibrillatorWider Engagement All expressing support/interest to work together,
Supportive: Langton Matravers PC, sharing ideas and forming a Purbeck-wide group -
Swanage TC (Sustainable Swanage), RECOMENDATIONS
West Lulworth PC, Wareham TC, Arne
PC, Lytchett Minster and Upton TC,
Lyme Regis Town Council, past
members of PEAT
Waste - promoting the Circular Economy (Reduce, Re-use, Re-cycle)
Avoid use of single-use plastic (1) Water re-fill points, (a) Audit of re-fill points in
Corfe, (b) install tap/water fountain, (c) work
towards Plastic-Free status with the community
(Surfers Against Sewage); (2) Encourage local shops
to take on re-fill schemes, (3) Encourage use of re-
usable glass bottles with a deposit scheme; (4) more
glass refuse containers; (5) a communal glass bottle
cleaning plant for use by small businesses (AONB
interested - possible funding)
Encourage use of the brown waste Support Sarah Spurling’s aim for there to be a food Contact businesses for their view. Carole and Terry (Corfe
bins for food waste including cooking waste collection service for businesses Castle Village Stores) have already expressed an interest
fat CVN page
Better information on what can be DWP to do short U-Tube videos on (1) what can be To build confidence in that waste is not simply dumped
recycled recycled and where, (2) what happens to Dorset
waste
Adopt the scheme run in Poundbury
by Darmers First School which recycles
waste which DWP doesn’t deal with
An annual village re-use day. Everyone
puts stuff they no longer want on
same day outside house and
encourage villagers/outsiders to take
them with donation to charities (eg
Germany)
Introduce a Free-cycle scheme Post on website or use social media
EnergyRenewable energy/switch to (1) Actively promote Non-Conservation area to Purbeck and Dorset-wide initiatives
renewable energy supplier/improve adopt solar panels by using worked examples
insulation/be more energy efficient showing pay-back, trusted trader scheme, sources
of low cost finance and grants. (2) Actively promote
improving insulation in homes through publicity and
trusted trader recommendations, (3) Engage with
landowners to improve tenanted properties
insulation and energy efficiency, (Freecycle -
scheme)
Climate Law contrasting Infrasturcutre law
Community-led renewable energy projectWind turbines, bio-mass
Transport
Public Transport (1) Summer service on SWR from Bournemouth to Should be free transport for young people, lobby for free
Plan an improved public transport Corfe/Swanage to reduce car use public transport
strategy with a view that more funding
may be released to mitigate.
Comments at AONB workshop was
that public transport needs to be a
realistic option
Cycling A safer and more effective cycling Lobby Dorset Council
network needs to be developed to
serve the needs of both commuters
and visitors
Cars Encentives to swap to electric cars and
vans (1) car charging points needed in the village
Biodiversity Enhancement
Off-setting Frequent travellers could pay to offset
into local initiatives to enhance
biodiversity and could actively
volunteer
Tree Charter Need to do some work with NT, list of native wild flower for this area ASK about for when we
engage with other landowners... Talk grow flowers for spring... Church re:re-wilding project,
about tree charter project and ask possible LMPC working group biodiversity iversity talk 5 mins -
who would like to be part of that Steve to CHAIR Nominated recommendation...
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