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This page will let you know about Council consultations
that are taking place in Tendring, how to get involved, find out
what the responses were and what we've done about it.. You'll find
the key issues we're looking at in the district and take part if
you wish.
Your views are important to us and the results of consultations
help to shape the services the Council delivers. We want to know,
for example, about quality of life issues, how safe you feel in
your community and how well, you feel, public services are run in
your area The Council produces a
Consultation Programme and
Consultation Checklist each year .
Consultation and Engagement Guidelines are also produced for
officers who are planning to conduct consultation or engagement
with our residents.
The Council has approved the
Communication and Engagement Plan 2010 - 2016 and the
accompanying
Delivery Plan 2010 - 2011. These documents show how the Council
is planning to improve the way it engages with local communities
and residents. The Council's
Petitioning Scheme has details on how to present a petition to
the Council and how we will deal with petitions.
Have your say ........
Take part in our Quick
Poll. This month we are asking about whether you would like to
be more involved in the Council's decisions that affect your local
area.
From 1 April 2011, Essex County Council will
take over responsibility for issuing national bus
passes to older and disabled people. Whilst the main
features of the passes will not change (continuing the entitlement
to free off-peak travel throughout England), residents views are
needed about the additional benefits which are currently offered
and what are the most important to them.
Residents can take part in the consultation, from 1 July, by
visiting
www.essex.gov.uk/buspass
or calling 0845 743 0430 to request a copy. Residents can also
write in with comments to ENCTS Consultation, Essex County Council,
County Hall, Chelmsford, CM1 1YY.
The Environment Agency is assessing the
designs of two new nuclear reactors and are
seeking comments on their views so far, as this can help inform
their decision.
The UK needs new and replacement energy infrastructure that can
provide secure, reliable, low carbon electricity such as renewable
energy sources. The Government says that new nuclear power could
also play a vital role and power stations are proposed at Sizewell
in Suffolk and Bradwell in Essex.
Power companies will propose new reactor designs and a process
called 'Generic Design Assessment', or GDA, allows the Environment
Agency to assess them at an early stage in the process and so
identify any problems at a time when they can most influence
improvements. Two types of reactor are being reviewed - the
Westinghouse designed AP1000™ and the Areva/EDF designed UK EPR™,
which is proposed at Sizewell.
They are holding a consultation between 28 June and 18
October and you can take part.
Visit their on-line consultation:
www.consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/portal/ho/nuclear/gda
Call 08708 506 506* and ask for a consultation document.
Send an email to:
gda@environment-agency.gov.uk
requesting the consultation papers.
* Approximate call costs: 8p plus 6p per minute (standard
landline). Please note charges will vary across telephone
providers.
The
Council recognises the importance of taking a strategic approach to
planning for sport and recreation, and
acknowledges the benefits that participation in this service could
provide to the District and its residents. If you have views on
whether there are enough sports and recreation facilities across
Tendring - are there too many, or is there something lacking,
please contact Mike Carran on 01255 686688 or
mcarran@tendringdc.gov.uk
Parking services want to hear about your
experiences of the Council's car parks - please
fill out our
online customer satisfaction survey
The Forward Plan tells you about major decisions
we are planning to take in the next few months and how you
can influence them. Visit our
Forward
Plan page to find out more.
If you'd like to take this opportunity to put forward an area
you believe the Overview and Scrutiny Committee
should look at, find out what can be considered and how to put
forward your idea on our
Overview and Scrutiny suggestion page.
If you are a Council tenant there are lots of
opportunities for you to get involved. Visit the
Council Housing - Have Your Say pages for more information.
What you have told us
See the results
of recent consultations
See results
of previous quick polls
Contact the Council
Visit our Contact the Council page to
find out the various ways you can contact us.
1. Do you have a local issue which you feel strongly about?
2. Do you need more things to do in your area?
3. Are you worried about crime or the environment where you
live?
4. Do you feel that your voice isn't being heard?
If the answer is yes to any of these questions, why not get in
contact with the councillor that represents your part of the
District?
Find your Councillor.
Councillors are elected by the people of Tendring to represent
your views and to do something about the issues in our local
communities that affect us all.
If you feel strongly about an issue, don't just sit there and
wait for somebody else to do something about it, get together with
your friends and contact your councillor to get things changed for
the better.
Comment on Planning or Licensing Applications
You can now use the online planning tracker or licensing public
register to view and, if appropriate, make comments about
applications.
Go to the planning public access information page
Go to the licensing public register information page
Licensing consultee login page for responsible
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