Hoddesdon Neighbourhood Forum - 4 March 2020 - Borough of Broxbourne
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Hoddesdon Neighbourhood Forum 4 March 2020
Policing Priorities
New River Bridge Improvements
Essex Road, Hoddesdon
www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
Project Scope:
Hertfordshire County Council has been working in partnership with
Broxbourne Borough Council and Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
to build a new access road and bridge over the New River.
The scheme will deliver improved access to and from Hoddesdon Business
Park for all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists.
• New access road
• Bridge over New
River
• New links for
pedestrians and
cyclists.
• Improved access
into Business
Park.
• Toucan crossings
for improved
safety
Project Programme:
• Construction started in January 2020
• Completion planned for Spring 2021
• Most of the works are offline and will result in low impact to traffic.
Approximate
Works Traffic Management Indicative Dates
duration
Essex Road repairs Overnight Road Closure 1 week Spring 2020
Eastern Tie-in Overnight 2-way Traffic Lights 2 months Summer 2020
Western Tie-in Overnight Lane Closure 1 month Spring 2021
Resurfacing Overnight Road Closure 1-2 weeks Spring 2021
Progress Photographs
Site set up
Site Entrance and Compound Site Offices & Welfare Facilities
Progress Photographs
Haul Road
RoadCem Soil Treatment Haul Road topped with stone
Progress Photographs Site taking shape Looking East towards Pumping Station Temporary Footbridge over New River
Progress Photographs Diverting Sewer and Electricity Cables Thames Water Sewer Diversion Electricity Cable Diversion
How can I find out more? Dedicated Website including Monthly Newsletter • www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/newriverbridge Subscribe to e:mail updates • www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/updateme Contact us If you have any questions, please email newriverbridge@hertfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 123 4047 Roadworks For the latest information about roadworks and road closures please check the website before you travel.
thank you
Scheme Layout
Scheme 3D Visualisation
High Leigh Development In November, the Council’s Planning and Regulatory Committee refused the first submission of a design code for the first phase of development. This code is currently being revised. A planning application for the first phase of housing development along Lord Street has been submitted. There are 100 dwellings in that application. The County Council has recently approved a two form of entry primary school which will sit at the heart of the development. That school is proposed to house the relocated Westfield Primary School.
Lowewood Museum After several months of searching for possible solutions to continue the museum service at Lowewood Museum, the Council, in conjunction with the Friends of Lowewood Museum, has identified a viable solution to keep the facility up and running. It was announced in December 2019 that the Council could not commit to the additional funding required to run Lowewood Museum, and that the museum would close in June 2020. However, following a search for an alternative solution, the Council has entered into negotiations to establish a trust which will enable a team of volunteers to run a service. The trust will be established with the support of the Friends of Lowewood Museum. The work of volunteers will be an invaluable and crucial element to the running of the service, as has been the case in the past. Members of the public can contact enquiry@broxbourne.gov.uk should they be interested in supporting Lowewood Museum through volunteering.
Public Space Protection Order (PSPO)
A PSPO is an order designed to stop anti-social behaviour being committed in a public place.
The PSPO for Hoddesdon will center on the Pound Close playing fields.
It is hoped that the Hoddesdon PSPO will tackle persistent problems of street drinkers using the area in question by
prohibiting consumption of alcohol in the area 24 hours a day. In line with other Borough PSPO’s, dog fouling will also
be covered.
Once the order is in place it is effective 24 hours a day for the set period until review and or renewal.
Enforcement action is dealt with by Police, Parkguard and other authorised officers. These enforcers cannot be present
at all times but will have the extra powers afforded by the order when they visit the park. The enforcers will also be able
to exercise discretion in the application of the order.Love Hoddesdon BID
Love Hoddesdon BID
• Love Hoddesdon BID established
in January 2018 for initial 5 years.
• Generates an annual income of
£100k from local businesses to
invest in the town
• Current events/initiatives include
– Brown tourist attraction signs
on key routes (A10) to be
installed shortly
– ‘Shop Local’ campaign
– Publicly accessible defibrillator
to be on outside of Library
– Enhanced town centre events
programmeLove Hoddesdon BID
• Planned for this year are the
following –
CCTV scheme covering
whole of town centre
Increased level of floral
displays at ‘gateway’
entrances to town and
throughout High Street
Lighting improvements to
Hoddesdon Clock tower
New Heritage trail boardsLove Hoddesdon BID
• Significantly enhanced events
programme to celebrate the
Year of Culture includes
– Love Hoddesdon Spring Clean
– Tuesday 31st March
– May Fair and VE 75th
Anniversary – Saturday 9th
May
– Vintage and Classic Car Day –
Saturday 11th July
– Rock Around the Clock Tower
– Sunday 16th August
– Love Hoddesdon Food Fest –
Saturday 5th September
– Give Your Town The
Runaround – Sunday 20th
SeptemberEU Settlement Scheme
If you’re an EU citizen you may need to apply
for Settled Status but check on the
Government site for full details.
Visit www.gov.uk and search settled status.
If you need assistance to complete the
application visit Broxbourne Citizens Advice
Bureau (CAB)
CAB drop-in session
Hoddesdon:
Hoddesdon Library, 98a High St,
Hoddesdon EN11 8HD
Thursdays 10 am - 12.30 pmNew Council Website
The Council has launched the first phase of its new
website. Customers can now do a number of things online
not previously available including:
- report a fly-tip and pinpointing the location without
having to key in all the address details
- requesting business advice via an online form
- search for waste and recycling collection dates
- find housing advice tailored to individual circumstances
- report a missed bin
The new website can easily be accessed from a mobile device
or tablet as well as on a personal computer or laptop.
To complement the new website, the Council’s new reception
is now open to the public enabling a self-serve service for
those customers that do not have access to the internet at
home and assisted self-serve for those that need assistance to
use the new digital servicesNew Monthly E-newsletter The Council has launched a new monthly e-newsletter for residents ‘ Our Broxbourne’. Sign up at www.broxbourne.gov.uk/emailalerts
Reporting an issue on the new website
The `My Account` functionality provides residents What can you report?
with a single portal whereby they can track the • Fly-tipping
progress of a form or application and engage in • A planning breach
message correspondence with staff regarding an • A missed bin collection
array of matters. • Antisocial behaviour
• A parking offence
• An environmental health issue
• Overgrown trees, shrubs,
hedges and grass
• A parks or play areas issue
• A road or footpath issue
• A street care or cleaning issue
• A business rates issue
New features
• Pin drop functionality to mark a location on the map
• Nationwide postcode search, making it easier for those
living outside of the borough to report issues
• Additional questions asked specific to the form a customer
is submitting (previously it was a generic report form for all
services)
• Can be tracked and allocated to many members of staff
• Promotes assisted and self-serve optionsPrint Services The Council now offer print services at a competitive rate. If interested, please contact: • designandprint@Broxbourne.gov.uk • 01992 785555 and dial extension 5838 • www.Broxbourne.gov.uk/designandprint
New Council Corporate Priorities
In 2017 the Council produced a Corporate Plan which set out three main priorities. These focused on:
A thriving economy Enhancing the quality of life An effective and enabling Council
The Corporate Plan is due for renewal this year and the Council is planning to review its priorities to respond to
changing circumstances and today’s issues.
The Council is considering changing its priorities to focus on the following:
• Maintaining the emphasis on economic development so that local residents have an
opportunity to access high skilled, high paid jobs locally without having to travel
• Shifting the emphasis of its priorities towards environmental sustainability given the climate
change issues and air quality problems which have become more prominent recently
• Focussing on the needs of our customers, striving for excellent service and making it as easy
and convenient as possible for people to communicate with the Council
The Council would like your views about whether this change in emphasis feels right or whether there are
other issues which you think should be addressed.Register to Vote – Borough Council and Police and Crime Commissioner Elections The Borough Council election as well as the Police and Crime Commissioner election will be taking place on Thursday 7 May 2020 Polling hours 7am to 10pm • Last date to register- Tuesday 21 April • Deadline for postal vote applications- Wednesday 22 April 5pm • Deadline for proxy applications- Wednesday 29 April 5pm The successful candidate in the Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner election will oversee how the county is policed, set the police budget and decide the amount of council tax that is charged for the police.
Canoe Championships –
Lea Valley White Water Centre
The Championships are taking place at Lee Valley
White Water Centre on the Olympic course built an
opportunity to see the GB team in action just two
months before the start of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Dates: 15-17 May
Ticket prices:
Friday
Junior: £4
Adult: £8St George’s Fun Day The Council’s annual St George’s Day celebration will be held at Grundy Park on Saturday 18 April - 12pm to 5pm. There will be events, competitions and entertainment for all the family including; • Inflatables • Swimming • Miniature Railway • Bubble football The event is free to attend, with lots of free or low cost activities on offer.
Cheshunt Park Golf Centre
The Spotlight – Upcoming Events
Roy Hudd - A Comedy An Evening With 'The
Robert White: The Tank The Best of Queen
Legend Chat Show– 8th Whirlwind' Jimmy
March Top Tour 2– 22nd May performed by The
Bohemians - 27 May White— 21st March
Please find more information about future events at: https://thespotlight.ticketsolve.com/showsContact us
Facebook Twitter Instagram
LinkedIn YouTubeResident Items
Resident Items
• Grass verges on the pavements in surrounding areas of The Drive
,Dorchester Avenue - The verges are the responsibility of Herts County
Council and we maintain them on their behalf. Despite the Council having
limited resources to tackle this problem, measures such as raised kerbs and
tarmac have been used to protect the verges The authority are also looking
at adopting enforcement options to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for offenders.
• Rubbish at Bridge of Rye House- The Borough boundary stops before the
bridge. Waste from canal boats is the responsibility of the Canal and River
Trust and there will usually be collection points along the tow path. We will
from time to time contact them if it is obvious this is where the waste has
originated. Upon inspection, it did turn out to be the barge waste collection
point, which was cleared prior to the inspection.
• Pothole/road surface the width of the bridge at Rye House – This is the
responsibility of Herts County Council. Please contact them via the report it
page on their website. Link:
https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/Highways-roads-and-
pavements/Report-a-problem/Report-a-street-light-or-pothole.aspxResident Items
• Parking around Rye House Station - This area is patrolled between the hours of
8-10am and 4-6pm as this is when the restrictions are. There are a lot of areas
with no restriction. The roads with restricted parking are Bosanquet Rd, Salisbury
Rd and Cecil Rd. Rye Road only has restrictions on the corners of Bosanquet and
Cecil Road. There are bays in Plumpton Rd. Any request for new, extended or a
review of parking restrictions needs to be endorsed by one of the local ward
Councillors before it is added to the works programme. The Councillor can
request an evidence pack to document the parking problem.Information can be
found here: https://ex.broxbourne.gov.uk/resident-environment-parking/requests-
new-or-extended-parking-restrictions-including-controlled
• Parking issues with the "New Build/Re development" at present in Rye Park
- The application for seven houses was presented to Committee in February
where the Committee deferred the application. The scheme currently would
provide 14 spaces at two spaces per house having been revised up from 10. The
Council sets out its parking guidelines in Supplementary Planning Guidance
where 2.5 spaces are sought for each three bed dwelling. This total can have a
discretionary reduction of 25% in the vicinity of transport corridors and hubs [such
as railway stations]. This would indicate that the parking levels proposed on this
scheme sit within or close to Council guidelines.You can also read
