Agenda item

To consider the projects nominated for the Team Up to Clean Up campaign.

The Development Officer informed the Partnership Board that eight site nominations had been received in relation to the Team Up to Clean Up Campaign, and summarised the nominations received.

The Partnership Board asked a number of questions related to the ownership of the land at the sites, and whose responsibility it was to maintain the sites. Board Members raised concern in relation to funding improvement projects on land where a local authority had a statutory duty to carry out maintenance.

The Head of Community, Partnerships and Customers highlighted that during the previous round of Team Up to Clean Up in 2016, the emphasis was on facilitating sustainable, aesthetically pleasing improvements to areas identified by the public, rather than just litter picking which was the statutory duty of responsible authorities.

The Partnership Board raised particular concerns in relation to nomination four, as there were safety issues associated with a lack of fencing around the pond area at Marsh Lane, Barlow. The Partnership Board requested that Selby District Council’s Legal team investigate who owned the land, and if it was Selby District Council, then they should consider erecting a fence for safety reasons.

Steve Shaw-Wright highlighted that the previous round of Team Up to Clean Up involved identifying ‘Grot Spots’ and then working with statutory authorities who owned that land to improve the site, with grant money being awarded to assist the work.

It was confirmed that the above approach would be replicated for the current campaign, and the Partnership Board members agreed to score the eight submitted sites upon receipt of an email from the Democratic Services Officer, and that the three highest scoring sites would be taken forward for further investigation to be undertaken in relation to potential improvements.

RESOLVED:

i.              To ask Selby District Council’s Legal team to investigate land ownership of the pond area at Marsh Lane, Barlow, as it posed a safety issue that needed to be rectified.

ii.            To score all eight submitted sites upon receipt of an email from the Democratic Services Officer, and that the three highest scoring sites would be taken forward.