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Local Strategic Partnership April 2009 The Sustainable Community Strategy 2009 – 2021
The Sustainable Community Strategy 2009 – 2021
Foreword
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new Sustainable Community
Strategy for Rochford District.
This new strategy produced by the Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) has
included a diverse range of organisations and the public in its development. The
strategy gives all organisations a clear focus on the key priorities to be tackled
within the District. We are fortunate within the Rochford District to benefit from
beautiful landscapes, good standards of education, health and employment.
However, this does not mean that we can be complacent. The District does
have areas that don’t achieve as well as other areas and we need to tackle this.
We are also facing an ever increasing ageing population and whilst this is a
good thing we need to ensure that services are available to help people in later
life.
The Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) has been produced by the Local
Strategic Partnership – a partnership of key Public, Private and Voluntary sector
organisations who have a duty to develop a long term vision and strategy for the
area that contributes to and influences the Essex wide Local Area Agreement
and the Local Development Framework for the District.
Councillor Terry Cutmore,
Chairman Rochford Local Strategic Partnership Executive.
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Contents
Foreward 1
Introduction to the Sustainable Community Strategy 3
The Rochford Local Strategic Partnership 4
Delivery 5
Rochford Now 6
Our Priorities 8
Supporting the Ageing Population 9
Fostering Greater Community Cohesion 10
Strengthening the Third Sector 11
Increasing Accessibility to Services 12
Keeping Rochford Safe 13
Encouraging Economic Development 14
Promoting a Greener District 15
Appendix 1:
Related Strategies and Plans 16
Appendix 2:
Structure of Rochford Local Strategic Partnership 17
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“Working in partnership to make our District a
place which provides opportunities for the best
possible quality of life for all who live, work and
visit here”
An Introduction to the Rochford
Sustainable Community Strategy
The Rochford Sustainable progress for a number of years District have agreed to a basket
Community Strategy (SCS) with a significant number of of indicators that the LSP will
introduces the long term vision, outcomes already achieved. The seek to deliver as its contribution
aspirations and objectives for LSP does not seek to duplicate to the Essex Strategy.
the District of Rochford and its this work but to add value by In addition, individual
Local Strategic Partnership concentrating on issues that can organisations and the various
(LSP). The strategy was only be effectively delivered by partnerships have also agreed to
designed through consultation partnership working and are not sign up to targets within the
with the public, private, voluntary currently being addressed Essex LAA that meet their
and community sectors. It has efficiently by organisations or identified priorities and the
been developed with regard to partnerships. During the period needs of the local community.
national guidance and emerging of the Rochford District SCS’ The strategy is in line with
national policy. This strategy development the Essex Strategy national commitments to create
provides a focus for all and Essex Local Area Strong and Prosperous
organisations to work together Agreement (LAA) have emerged Communities, in regards to the
for the benefit of the whole that agrees with Government the development of local
community. priorities for Essex over the next government and how local
The LSP recognises that much three years. The LSP has had people should be able to engage
work either by individual the opportunity to input to this much more in the decision
partners or through partnerships document and where the issues making process in their local
to address the needs and issues identified at an Essex wide level area.
of the District has been in are also relevant to the Rochford
There is a range of mechanisms, local, regional and national in place that is designed to support the work of
the Sustainable Communities Strategy.
Rochford Local Strategic Partnership (LSP): Brings together the views of the local public, private, voluntary and
community sectors, to turn the vision of the Sustainable Community Strategy into a reality.
Our Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS): Creates a long-term, sustainable vision to 2021.
Local Area Agreement (LAA): A three year 'contract' between a local area (represented by the local authority
and other partners through the Local Strategic Partnership) and central Government to deliver particular
priorities as set out in its Sustainable Community Strategy.
Local Development Framework (LDF): The new Planning Framework that sets out the spatial development
within area.
Comprehensive Area Assessments (CAA): The new assessment regime for local public services in an area.
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About the Rochford Local Strategic Partnership
The Local Strategic Partnership following large scale support for elderly residents and
(LSP) is a non statutory multi- consultation with the public and people with disabilities.
agency partnership which brings other organisations and • The creation, development and
together, at a local level, the agencies. The Community extension of the Cherry Orchard
different parts of the private, Strategy contained a large Jubilee Country Park.
public, community and voluntary number of actions that the public • The delivery of 22 extra care
sectors. The Rochford LSP was felt would help make Rochford a units for elderly and frail elderly
established in 2002 and better place. Since then the residents.
produced its first Community majority of these actions have • The delivery of 5 supported
Strategy in 2004. The been delivered or are ongoing housing units for women and
Partnership is made up of an items, these include; children who have fled domestic
Executive Board consisting of violence.
representatives of Rochford • The Recruitment of Police • The delivery of 6 supported
District Council, Elected Community Support Officers housing units for adults with
Members, Essex Police, Essex who now provide high visibility learning difficulties.
County Council, NHS South foot patrols across Rochford • The development of Rochford
East Essex, representatives of District, providing support to Hospital as the main mental
the third sector and local police and increasing health service for South East
businesses along with reassurance to the community. Essex.
representatives of the five • A reduction of 32.9% in overall • A new leisure centre, outdoor
thematic partnerships that crime across the District. (as courts and skate park facility in
support the delivery of the measured by the British Crime West Rayleigh.
Community Strategy. Survey, the highest crime • The refurbishment and
reduction in the East of improvement of the Rayleigh
Achievements from the First England). Windmill that has enabled the
Community Strategy 2004 • The expansion of the facility to be enjoyed and used
Springboard Housing by the whole community.
The first Community Strategy for Association Handyperson • Development of the community
Rochford was published in 2004 scheme to include gardening transport scheme.
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2009
2021
Delivery of the Sustainable Community
Strategy 2009 - 2021
The Rochford LSP through it’s accountability and ensuring that from the National Indicator Set
Executive Board and its thematic delivery and performance are supplemented by a range of
partnerships is determined that monitored. Local Indicators. These will, in
the achievement of the the main be reported quarterly in
Sustainable Community Partnerships will be reviewed line with the Local Area
Strategy’s vision and its and encouraged to improve Agreement. Achievement will
identified priorities lead to real following national best practice, also be published in the annual
improvements in the overall currently there are five thematic report of the LSP which will be
health, well being and quality of partnerships underpinning the made available to partners,
life of all our communities. In LSP, and the Executive Board governing bodies, scrutiny
order to achieve this, the LSP is will be reviewing the structure of committees and the public,
committed to lead in improving these groups and the structure ensuring accountability.
partnership working and delivery and governance of itself.
across the District. It is also Performance will be monitored
committed to transparency, by a suite of indicators drawn
The SCS has been developed from a robust evidence base of work. The full evidence base can be
found here. http://www.rochford.gov.uk. The information and data used comprises of, but is not
exclusive of the following;
• Rochford District Area Profile undertaken by Local Futures and commissioned by the LSP and the
Planning Policy Department of the District Council to ensure synergy between the SCS and the LDF
• Joint Strategic Needs Assessment for Essex
• Strategic Assessment from the Crime & Disorder Reduction Partnership
• Work undertaken by Tribal for Rochford District Council’s Access to Services Strategy
• RRAVS Needs Assessment of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Rochford District
• The evidence base has created a joint understanding of the needs of the District now and in the
years to 2021.
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Rochford Now
Rochford District is situated in pattern, with wards around mortality rates for lung and
South East Essex within a Rochford town centre and to the breast cancer.
peninsula between the rivers north of the District recording
Thames and Crouch and with older average ages than those Rochford District has a small but
the North Sea to the east. The along the west border. reasonably productive and
south of the District adjoins the enterprising economy. Although
urban areas of Southend-on-Sea The black and minority ethnic the District does not record
and Castle Point. Much of the (BME) population is relatively significant levels of ‘high skills’, a
District’s 65 square miles is evenly dispersed amongst the solid foundation of basic and
designated as green belt and urban settlements. The intermediate skills underpins the
there are many miles of estimated population by broad local economy and supports a
attractive coastline and ethnic group, 2004 healthy share of knowledge-
nationally important areas of salt driven jobs. This is backed up by
marsh Rochford small-area data which shows
White % 97.0 that very few of the knowledge
The largest town, Rayleigh and Mixed % 0.9 workers in Rochford District
the other two main settlements Asian or Asian British % 0.9 work in the area, as relatively
of Rochford and Hockley have Black or Black British % 0.8 high proportions of people out-
good rail connections to London Chinese or Other % 0.5 commute to parts of Basildon
and there is access to the A127 Source ONS and Chelmsford as well as
London-Southend Arterial Road central London.
and then to the A13 and M25. The Government’s standard
London Southend Airport is measure of deprivation and The comparatively small
primarily situated within the inequality in England is the economic scale, modest levels
District and the airport and Index of Multiple Deprivation of high skills and local
surrounding area are part of the (IMD). The IMD covers a competition may be undermining
Thames Gateway regeneration number of aspects of deprivation the sustainability of the Rochford
area. including, disadvantage in District economy. The direction
education, income, employment, of travel for the local economy is
In the 2001 census Rochford health and housing. The District not as positive as many other
District had a population of is relatively affluent being 316th local authorities in the UK,
approximately 79,000 people. least deprived out of 354 resulting in Rochford District
The Office For National Statistics districts. The District has being ranked within the lowest
(ONS) 2007 mid year population approximately 33,700 homes quartile of local districts by its
estimates showed Rochford and one of the highest economic change score.
District as having a population of proportions of owner-occupation
82,200. Compared to the East of in the country at 86%. Social Overall, Rochford District is a
England Rochford has fewer housing comprises generally prosperous part of the
young children (0-4yrs), fewer approximately 8%. country. Conversely, higher
young adults (19-31yrs) and levels of deprivation are found in
overall more older adults (52-69) Rochford District scores well for some of the more rural parts of
and marginally more older adults the health of its population and the District.
aged 80yrs and over. The this is supported by the Joint
population is among the older Health Needs Assessment, this Rochford District is home to a
local populations in Britain and is despite having only average relatively large number of
this is likely to increase with the levels of physical activity. families, raising the average
over 65 population predicted to However, there are higher rates household size. The District is
grow by 60% by 2029. There are of hospital admission for cancers well connected overall, largely
some local variations in this and higher than East of England due to its rail links and proximity
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to London Southend Airport. health. The index examined data addressed through the Local
However, drilling down to lower at local authority level, 408 local Development Framework in
spatial levels reveals a stark authorities were analysed in this spatial terms and by the
divide between the urban and survey. Data has been gathered Economic Regeneration Group
rural areas in respect of the use from sources including DEFRA, of the LSP that has the private
of public transport, perhaps the Met Office, the Department sector and public sector
reflecting unequal transport for Transport and the Halifax agencies best able to support
provision across Rochford house price database and the this development.
District. This divide is Office for National Statistics.
emphasised by data on access The Social aspects of the District
to services which again results The LSP recognises that the score well but the LSP
in a clear east-west, urban-rural District does not exist in isolation acknowledges that there are
divide. but has ‘placed’ itself in terms of challenges at ward and sub
its offer to its communities and ward levels with lower skills
Overall, the combination of an those of neighbouring authorities levels, pockets of relative
attractive natural environment, as part of South East Essex and deprivation and a lack of
access to some good transport the wider Thames Gateway accessibility to facilities and
links and low levels of area. There is a reliance on services, partly through poorer
deprivation indicates a good these more urban centres of transport links in rural areas.
quality of life for local residents. Southend and Basildon for jobs, Whilst crime rates are low the
The Halifax survey 2008, which recreation and leisure facilities perception of and fear of crime
ranks areas for factors affecting with a reciprocal reliance from has been identified as an issue
quality of life, has placed these areas on Rochford District within our communities, which is
Rochford District seventh in providing a quality of life, already being and will continue
Great Britain as a choice of residential accommodation, to be addressed by the Crime
place to live. This is the 3rd schools and open green spaces and Disorder Reduction
annual survey conducted which to visit for recreation in a more Partnership. In addition with an
details those areas deemed to rural setting. Within the Thames increasingly ageing population
be one of the thirty best Gateway strategy Rochford there is a need to develop
locations in the country. The District has positioned itself as greater social cohesion between
survey tracks where living the green part of the gateway differing generations existing
standards are highest in Great and will seek to fulfil that role within our communities.
Britain by ranking local and balance that against the
performance across key need to develop greater support
indicators; covering the labour for its small entrepreneurial
market, the housing market, the workforce and niche markets
environment, education and where appropriate. These will be
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Supporting the Ageing Population
Fostering Greater Community Cohesion
Strengthening the Third Sector
Increasing Accessibility to Services
Keeping Rochford Safe
Encouraging Economic Development
Promoting a Greener District
Our Priorities 2009 - 2021
The Sustainable Community performance of, undertaking or • Keeping Rochford Safe
Strategy process has provided supporting work in other areas. • Encouraging Economic
the LSP with the knowledge and Development: Skills,
understanding of the issues that • Supporting the Ageing Employment and Enterprise
have been identified in our Population • Promoting a Greener District
District as the priorities for • Fostering Greater
consideration and action. Community Cohesion An Action Plan will be developed
The LSP will concentrate on the • Strengthening the Third annually that will performance
following seven key areas over Sector monitor projects, activity and
the next three years, we will • Increasing Accessibility to actions that relate to these
however also be managing the Services seven identified priorities.
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Supporting the Ageing Population
Our objective is to ensure that ways they feel able to access living, a range of services from
older people in Rochford District them. all sectors will be increasingly
are able to live independent lives needed to assist the growing
for as long as possible and Older people have told us that number of older people to live
receive high quality services they want to stay in their homes healthy, safe and fulfilling lives.
when they need them. as long as possible; this is an There is work to be done to
issue that is particularly pertinent ensure people have the
Rochford District has the highest to the subject of housing information available to them so
life expectancy in Essex at 80.3 provision. It is important that they can take advantage of
years although there are housing is designed to be services they are entitled to and
variances within the District and flexible to changes in people’s where there are currently gaps
it is predicted that between 2007 circumstances, therefore it will in provision that the LSP
and 2029 the population of over be a requirement within the provides additional help and
65 year olds is expected to grow District that homes meet the support to fill these gaps.
by 60%. At the same time the ‘Lifetime Homes Standard’,
number of people under 45 will ensuring homes can be adapted To achieve the above and meet
reduce, this will have an affect to meet changing needs, for the targets set by National and
on the types of services that will example, by having staircases Local Indicators the LSP will
be needed and the way they will that are wide enough to “have regard to” and be
be delivered to enable people to accommodate a chairlift. In measured by performance in
access services they need in addition, to support independent respect of the indicators below.
National Indicators (NI)
NI 8 Adult participation in sport and active recreation
NI 120 All-age all cause mortality rate
NI 141 Percentage of vulnerable people achieving independent living
NI 123 Stopping smoking
Local Indicators (LI)
LI 2.1 People over 65 who say that they receive the information, assistance and support needed to
exercise choice and control to live independently
Examples of our work
• Telecare Service
• Blues Body Care ‘Fit for Life’ Programme
• Adult Community Learning Voucher scheme
• Springboard Handyman and Gardening scheme
9Fostering Greater Community Cohesion
Our objective is to make and disorder a perception that make Rochford District a place
Rochford District a place where the LSP and it’s partners will where residents have a sense of
residents have a sense of address through greater belonging in their communities,
belonging in their communities. community engagement and have the opportunity to
To enable residents to have the various community projects. participate in civic life and where
opportunity to participate in civic inequalities are reduced. In the
life and to reduce all inequalities Our District will grow and BVPI survey 23% of respondents
within our communities. develop between 2001 and felt they would like to have more
2021, the East of England Plan influence in decision making
Sustainable and inclusive requires that 4,600 additional locally and 71% felt they couldn’t
communities where people have dwellings are built in the District do this at present. We need to
pride in the place they live helps and we need to ensure that encourage and increase the
create a good quality of life. developments are planned that numbers of people volunteering
There are currently ‘sticking meet local housing need and are and to increase the number of
points’ between the differing well related to infrastructure, intergenerational activities and
generations within our community facilities and play projects. We will also facilitate
communities. There is a space enabling new residents to innovation in the local
perception of anti-social integrate into their new democracy processes.
behaviour and a fear of crime community. We will endeavour to
National Indicators (NI)
NI 8 Adult participation in sport and active recreation
NI 6 Participation in regular volunteering
Local Indicators (LI)
LI 7.2 Feeling safe
Examples of our work
• Expansion and development of the Rochford District Neighbourhood Watch Scheme
• Further development and District wide provision of the STAR project
• Rochford District Citizen of the Year
• Open Arts project
• Sails in the Wind project encouraging public participation & volunteering
• DisabledGo
• Rochford District Sports Awards and Sports Festival
• Activerochford Community Activity Network
10Strengthening the Third Sector
Our objective is to support and social care, young people’s income of 80% of voluntary
encourage the development of a activities, work placements, groups is less than £10,000 per
vibrant Third Sector. training and transport. The exact year and the lack of
The Third Sector includes number of Third Sector collaborative working with other
voluntary and community organisations within the District Third Sector organisations has
organisations, charities, social is unknown although Rochford led to closures. Work needs to
enterprises, cooperatives and and Rayleigh Association of be done to educate groups to
mutuals. The Office of the Third Voluntary Services (RRAVS) has develop their volunteers in order
Sector and significant funding approximately 90 members. to improve and sustain their
encourages organisations to However a needs assessment organisation. The LSP will be
develop their capacity, the Quirk survey undertaken in 2006 working closely with the Third
Review and developing identified that half of RRAVS Sector and through support and
Community Asset transfer members had not undertaken additional funding it will ensure it
continues this process. This training or development or is in a more robust position to
enables the Third Sector to sought funding. The average provide these services.
provide a diverse range of volunteer age is over 50, there is
services to the community from a shortage of volunteers, the
National Indicators (NI)
NI 6 Participation in regular volunteering
NI 7 Environment for a thriving Third Sector
NI 135 Support for Carers
NI 11 Engagement in arts
Local Indicators (LI)
LI 7.2 Feeling safe
Examples of our work
• Funding for Third Sector developed via Chief Officer for RRAVS
• Laptop project
• Community Transport
• Sails in the Wind project encouraging public participation and future volunteering
• The annual Rayleigh Arts Festival
• Young Carers Scheme run by Rochford and Rayleigh Association of Voluntary Service
11Increasing Accessibility to Services
Our objective is to reduce within easy reach. Transport facility are also able to access
inequalities in service provision links within the District suffer our services.
and add extra value through a from congestion and public
holistic approach to ensure that transport links are poor outside Public sector agencies are
rural communities and those at of the urban areas, this will tasked with providing equitable
particular disadvantage have require all service providers to access to services and
access to all services. work collaboratively to take increasing efficiency, in rural
services to the more remote areas this is a particular
People’s expectation of being rural areas. challenge where relatively low
able to access services at a time populations make delivering
and place that suits them has The District has high levels of services less cost effective. The
changed. From research phone and internet connectivity LSP will encourage both
undertaken we know that with a population that regularly statutory and Third Sector
residents in Rayleigh have 100% uses the internet from home and agencies to work collaboratively
access to essential services.1 the work place. Service to provide, where needed,
Elsewhere access to services providers are able to make services where direct provision
declines and in the more rural services available online, is not cost effective.
parts of the District there are however, we must ensure that
relatively few essential services those who do not have this
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Essential services defined as post offices, banks, doctors, council services within 2km
National Indicators (NI)
NI 120 All-age all cause mortality rate
NI 163 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least
Level 2 or higher
NI 164 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least
Level 3 or higher
Local Indicators (LI)
LI 5.1 Access to Services
LI (NI 165) Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least
Level 4 or higher
Examples of our work
• Activity Sessions for children and adults with special needs at the Warehouse
• Increasing the number of and service provision of Children Centres
• School Holiday Disability Play Scheme
• Develop the use of mobile services in rural areas, Healthy Chance
12Keeping Rochford Safe
Our objective is to ensure that crime reduction in 2007/08. In areas in which they are not
our communities feel safe and contrast to such statistics, meeting their required targets,
that their fear of crime and their results of the latest Local this enables decisions around
perception of crime decreases. Government User Satisfaction where targeted resources are to
Survey (LUGSS) show be allocated to be made
In 2006, a review of the Crime perception of anti-social promptly. This process also
and Disorder Act 1998, sought to behaviour in Rochford as being demonstrates where issues
strengthen the process of the ranked 5th out of 15 similar have emerged that require some
requirement to produce a Local Authorities. It is also long term and preventative
detailed audit of crime, through recorded that local residents measures to be put in place,
consultation with key agencies display disproportionate levels of such as domestic abuse where
and the wider community, to use fear of crime compared to actual additional LSP educational and
the findings to identify strategic crime statistics. This suggests awareness projects have been
priorities and set targets and that perception and the fear of funded.
performance measures. This crime is an issue within our
resulted in each Crime and communities, the LSP in
Disorder Reduction Partnership partnership with the CDRP
(CDRP) producing a Strategic address this.
Assessment.
Performance monitoring allows
Rochford District CDRP has the CDRP to identify current
been the best performing CDRP patterns and trends within the
in the East of England, achieving crime and disorder agenda and
an unprecedented 32.9% in they are able to quickly identify
National Indicators (NI)
NI 17 Perceptions of anti-social behaviour
NI 18 Adult re-offending rates for those under probation supervision
NI 20 Assault with injury rate
NI 39 Rate of Hospital Admissions for Alcohol Related Harm per 100,000 population
NI 111 First time entrants to the Youth Justice System aged 10-17
NI 115 Substance misuse by young people
Local Indicators (LI)
LI 7.1 Repeat incidents of domestic violence
LI 7.2 Feeling Safe
Examples of our work
• Neighbourhood Watch funded co-ordinator to improve the scheme
• Teen Shelters around the District
• Sanctuary and Careline schemes for victims of domestic abuse
• Women’s Safety Worker supporting the Integrated Domestic Abuse Programme
• Youth diversion and education projects: Firebreak, Crucial Crew, Road Runner, Teen Café, Anti
Bullying and Domestic Abuse workshops, Alcohol and Substance misuse workshops, Leadership in
the Community Sports Awards, Hyper
13Encouraging Economic Development
Our objective is to encourage a available to employers who take encourage and support a growth
thriving and enterprising local this route. in high value jobs.
economy that has high levels of At present 48% of Rochford’s The potential for inward
skills, sustainable businesses employed commute out of the investment is limited due to
and increased employment District to work. The Office for geography, transport
opportunities. National Statistics (ONS) Annual infrastructure and rurality. The
Population Survey (2007) LSP will encourage small
Rochford has lower numbers of showed that 39,200 Rochford business creation and growth as
residents (of working age) residents were in employment. part of a sustainable community,
qualified to NVQ level 3 and The ONS Annual Business particular attention will be paid to
above than regional and national Inquiry showed that there were businesses that generate high
averages. Almost 19% of the 19,000 jobs in the District over skill, high wage employment to
working age population have no the same time period. The increase overall productivity and
qualifications which is average household wage in generate wealth for the local
significantly higher than regional Rochford (£28,725) higher than economy.
and national averages (Annual the average for the workplace
Population Survey 2007). We (£24,009) (Source: ASHE 2007),
need to encourage the take up this would indicate that the more
of Train 2 Gain provision by highly skilled residents commute
raising awareness of funding out of the area to achieve higher
and support services that are wages, we therefore need to
Examples of our work
• Rochford in Business Initiative
• Eco-enterprise centre
• Back to Work Skills Programme
National Indicators (NI)
NI 163 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least
Level 2 or higher
NI 164 Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least
Level 3 or higher
NI 166 Median earnings of employees in the area
NI 171 New Business registration rate
Local Indicators (LI)
LI (NI 165) Proportion of population aged 19-64 for males and 19-59 for females qualified to at least
Level 4 or higher
Skills, Employment and
Enterprise
14Promoting a Greener District
Our objective is to address the because of past human activity The increased demand for
causes of climate change at a and the inherent inertia in the development, population and
local level for the benefit of climate mechanism. lifestyle changes will increase
those that live, work in and visit the District’s vulnerability to the
the District Temperatures will continue to effects of climate change.
rise for approximately 40 years
There is scientific consensus as will sea levels for more than a As an LSP we should take steps
that man-made greenhouse gas century. It is therefore vitally to ensure that potential risks to
emissions drive climate change, important for all LSP partners to people, the environment,
the effects are potentially pursue actions of adaptation and property and businesses in the
irreversible. Various mediums mitigation in the future. The District are minimised. Our own
have addressed the subject and need for change is vital for impacts as separate partners
our everyday behaviours have Districts in Essex, because not are minimised and we recognise
been influenced for the better. only is the county low lying, and realise the opportunities that
The inevitable consequences of being situated within the Greater may arise due to the effects of
climate change will continue to Thames Estuary; it is also one of climate change (where they do
occur for the next few decades the driest parts of the UK. not worsen the impact on others).
National Indicators (NI)
NI186 Per capita reduction in CO2 emissions in the LA area
NI188 Planning to adapt to climate change
NI191 Residual household waste per household
NI192 Percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting.
NI 197 Improved local biodiversity
NI 195 Improved street and environmental cleanliness
Local Indicators (LI)
LI 10.1 Progressing the Living Landscapes Vision
Examples of our work
• Rochford District Council Climate Change Strategy adopted
• Continue to improve recycling performance
• National Indicator County working groups e.g. NI188 EPACC
(Essex Partners Adapting to Climate Change)
• Encouraging more sustainable travel options e.g. Greengrid, Travelbudi
• Promotion of renewables and minimising use of resources
• Improving environmental performance of residential and commercial development
across the District
• Minimise the climate change impacts of those who live in, work in and visit the District
Outlined are the seven areas the LSP will focus upon. The SCS Action Plan will further demonstrate
how the identified priorities will be addressed and will include Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Realistic and Timely (SMART) targets. The process and actions will be regularly reviewed to reflect and
adapt to any changing priorities and trends within our communities.
15Appendix (1)
Related Strategies and Plans
(The following Strategies and Plans were up to date at the time of preparation of the Sustainable
Community Strategy but should be checked for relevance subsequently).
• Essex Partnership
• Rochford District Council Statement of Place
• Local Futures
• Rochford District Council – Housing Strategy
• Rayleigh, Rochford and District Association for Voluntary Service
• Rochford District Council – Review of Global Warming Agenda
• Rochford District Council – Economic Development Strategy:
• The Rochford Compact:
• Rochford District Council – Environmental Policy
• Rochford District Council – Local Development Framework:
• Rochford Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership – Annual Partnership Plan
• Thames Gateway South Essex
• South East Essex NHS Rochford Joint Strategic Assessment
• Rochford Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership – Strategic Assessment
• Children and Young People’s Strategy
16LSP EXECUTIVE
*Joint with Castle Point
Crime & Employment and
Community *Health &
*Children’s Trust Disorder Skills
Involvement Wellbeing
Board Reduction (Enterprise)
Group Partnership
Partnership Group
Strengthening the Emotional Health *Prolific & Priority Healthy Living
Third Sector Offender Group
(PPO)
Parenting Mental Health
*Domestic Abuse
Integrated Youth Panel (DAP) Independent Living
Integrated Working *Drug & Alcohol
Reference Group
(DARG)
Our Priorities
Supporting Fostering Increasing Keeping Encouraging Promoting a Strengthening
the Ageing Greater Accessibility Rochford Economic Greener the Third
Population Community to Services Safe Development District SectorAcknowledgements
Original artworks by OPEN ARTS participants:
Open Arts is funded by South Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, East of England Development
Agency and NHS South West Essex.
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