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BETTER BARTON LIVE – WELCOMES YOU

BETTER BARTON LIVE PART OF THE BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT BY Barton-under-Needwood Parish Council JOHN TAYLOR TRAINING CENTRE 14 NOVEMBER 2015

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Background and Context • The nature, volume and speed of traffic continually: • present a risk to all residents and visitors; • deteriorate the historic fabric • impact on the village environment affecting people’s enjoyment of the centre • Ongoing developments in the surrounding area will keep increasing traffic • Vehicle restriction not possible - key route • Once the village centre is gone - it is gone forever! • PC objective - Improve environment while maintaining historic character – but how?

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT - AIMS ECONOMIC REGENERATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT CULTURAL AND SOCIAL REGENERATION

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Village Enhancement Scheme Phase 1 • 2012 Parish Council / VEC research ways to mitigate impact of traffic. • Poynton (a town in the northwest where a similar project has been done) was visited with Staffs County Council. • Poynton advice – CONSULT BARTON VILLAGE RESIDENTS • NODE Urban Design & Heritage Consultants employed by Parish Council

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Village Enhancement Scheme Phase 2 • Extensive / intensive consultation exercise - what do residents want – using NODE • Workshops and Public Exhibitions • 88% wanted changes / political mandate to go ahead • NODE produced Design Statement

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Village Enhancement Scheme Phase 3 • SUSTRANS use NODE designs to produce scaled drawings • Barton PC commission surveys necessary for Detailed Design • ESBC working on pollution & conservation issues • AMEY / SCC to produce fully costed Detailed Design / Risk Analysis

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Construction Work Required • Refurb carriageway / pavement Main Street and Station Road + three new squares by The Shoulder of Mutton, The Middle Bell & outside Thomas Russell Infant School • Gateways at main entrances to the village • In total around 7, 000 square metres new surfaces

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Next Steps • Completion of Detailed Design, Programme to Completion, Risk Analysis by AMEY & SCC • Finalisation of Total Project Cost. • Funding - but how?

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Work in Progress – Detailed Design • AMEY/Staffordshire County Council have provided a quote to the Parish to produce the Detailed Design • The Detailed Design will provide the following: • • Precise Technical Drawings based on a assessments and testing of options and infrastructure surveys Details of materials to be used, street furniture, lighting etc. with costings Ensure compliance with highways standards and traffic legislation A virtual reality tour of what the design would look like A schedule and risk analysis with labour costings A pack of information that can be handed to a build team This will be an iterative process • Once complete the Detailed Design will be presented to villagers at an exhibition hopefully in mid 2016

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Work in Progress – Detailed Design • Price quoted by AMEY / Staffordshire County Council is £ 98. 6 K including VAT • The Parish Council has agreed to support the Detailed Design phase based on the following funding plan: • That no agreement to proceed will be given to AMEY/SCC until all funds are raised • The Parish Council will pay the VAT and reclaim it • Section 106 money due if the Cameron Homes development goes ahead at the Marina will be allocated to the project (see scenarios below, availability is dependent on when building commences) • The Parish Council will invest £ 10 k in the project. • The Village Enhancement Committee will raise the balance. Funding with S 106 Money VAT S 106 Money Parish Council Investment Better Barton existing Funds to be Raised Total £ 15, 600 £ 30, 000 £ 10, 000 £ 4, 700 £ 38, 300 £ 98, 600 Funding without S 106 Money VAT Parish Council Investment Better Barton existing Funds to be Raised Total £ 15, 600 £ 10, 000 £ 4, 700 £ 68, 300 £ 98, 600

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Support (Gratefully) Received So Far Michael Fabricant - Member of Parliament for Lichfield. Mark Winnington - Cabinet Member, Staffordshire County Council. Tim Corbett - County Councillor, Staffordshire County Council. SUSTRANS ESBC AMEY / Staffordshire County Council. Aggregate Industries / HOLCIM

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Project Completion and Implementation Exciting community-led project to enhance the centre of an historic village - the first project of its kind in Staffordshire and one of the first in The UK. It will become a showcase / reference point for what might be done to enhance the environment for all.

BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT End of Presentation Thank you for your time and attention Ask a Parish Councillor or, email your question to: betterbarton@gmail. com