At the start of each year the District Council considers and set its budget for the year ahead and that is very much central to the Councils proposals now and into the future. There are services that SDC are obliged to provide to residents, such as emptying the recycling and general waste bins and looking […]
In July 2019 a motion was put to Council to declare a Climate Emergency and to establish a working group to consider how best the Council can tackle the climate change agenda. Subsequent to that a Task and Finish Group was established by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to make interim recommendations and draw up […]
At the end of October, a paper was presented to Cabinet and Council to consider a regional recycling facility. The existing recycling contract for the Council runs until 2022 at which point the Council would need to consider new arrangements for its recycling. As a result, the Council, along with neighbouring authorities, undertook a procurement exercise […]
At our most recent meeting of The Cabinet, members of the Council were presented with the final draft of the Stratford-upon-Avon Area Transport Strategy. The document is the culmination of over four years of work launched by Nadhim Zahawi MP through a series of public meetings before being followed up by the then Portfolio Holder […]
In this video I give an update on where we are with the Avon Navigation Scheme, that was included in the Stratford upon Avon District Council priority project list. Please comment below to let me know your thoughts on the scheme or email me: peter.richards@stratford-dc.gov.uk
Community Infrastructure Levy On Monday 11th September the Council received its final report from the Planning Inspector on our CIL Policy. At the time of writing I have not seen a copy of that report but I will receive a copy shortly and will share further details on its content when possible. The next steps […]
Community Infrastructure Levy Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a fixed rate charge that developers will pay for each square metre of additional floor space. This will be paid at the start of development or through phased payments during construction. We are still waiting for our Inspectors Report on the final document prior to adoption. Initially […]
In April 2016 a decision was made by Council to amend the structure of the senior management team to be headed up by two Executive Directors, Dave Webb as Head of Paid Service and David Buckland as S151 officer, the officer in charge of finance. The new team has settled in well and we have […]
Transport Strategy The Transport Strategy that was announced on 9th February is still out for consultation. That consultation period ends on the 23rd of March (next week). I would encourage as many people as possible to make their thoughts known as this is a strategy that will shape Stratford and surrounding areas for the future. […]
Transport Strategy On 9th February our MP, Nadhim Zahawi, alongside the portfolio holder for Infrastructure, Cllr Robert Vaudry, launched the District Councils draft Transport Plan. Included within that plan were all of the items that have been presented to the PC in the past. They include: Southern Relief Road Eastern Relief Road Improvements to rail […]