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

3. 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

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

5. Village Enhancement Scheme 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

6. Village Enhancement Scheme 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

7. Village Enhancement Scheme 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Price quoted by AMEY / Staffordshire County Council is £98.6K 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 £10k in the project. The Village Enhancement Committee will raise the balance. BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT Work in Progress – Detailed Design

12. BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT 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 Support (Gratefully) Received So Far

13. 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. Project Completion and Implementation BETTER SAFER BARTON PROJECT

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