2010:

"You Choose" Budget Consultation

We asked you to help us decide where we could save money, what your priorities are and what could we do differently, as part of an interactive on-line budget setting exercise. Nearly 200 people took part and the feedback, which you can see below, helped us make our spending decisions..

Budget Consultation Feedback

Licensing Policy

We consulted on the review of our Licensing Policy. The revised and adopted Policy are available here.

Dovercourt Regeneration

There were a total of 113 responses received back to questionnaires handed out at an exhibition, at the town library, online or through the post.

• Some 90 per cent were in favour of redeveloping vacant sites in High Street; 74 per cent wanted shop fronts there improved and 65 per cent called for a better design.
• More than half wanted better landscaping of the street scene and new street furniture, and almost 50 per cent were in favour of new lighting and paving.
• Better signage was picked up by 22 per cent and only 19 per cent wanted more public art.
• When asked about their first impression of Dovercourt Town Centre, 88 per cent described it as unwelcoming and untidy.
• What people did like about the area was the seafront (81 per cent), heritage (64 per cent) and open space (45 per cent).
• Some 90 per cent were in support of the changes put forward in the proposals for redevelopment.
• In the area of the railway station people wanted general refurbishment, a landscaped plaza and more trees and parking.
• On the seafront the calls were for more landscaping, improvements to Kingsway, new signage and lighting.

There is £106,000 already in the pot from the Lidl store development to be spent by January 2014 and the Council will also be looking to other funding sources to raise money.

Planning Policy - Core Strategy and Development Policies

The Council's "Proposed Submission Draft" of the Core Strategy and Development Policies Document was placed on public consultation between 21st October and 6th December 2010. During this time people were invited to submit comments on the draft Core Strategy and set out changes they felt were needed. View more information and the comments submitted here.

We consulted on arrangements for New Political Management Arrangements.

The Cabinet of Tendring District Council have agreed their recommended proposals to the Council in respect of the new political management arrangements which the Council is required to adopt by 31 December 2010. The proposals relate to the adoption of the new Leader and Cabinet Executive and were due to be considered by the full Council at their meeting on Thursday 16 September 2010. However the item was withdrawn by the Executive Leader as he wished to have further discussions and consultations on this matter with the other Group Leaders.

2009:

We consulted on the future of a piece of land in Holland on Sea and more than 1,500 people have responded. You can view further information here.

We consulted on further Conservation Area Management Plans for Great Holland and Kirby. You can view the final management plans here.

We asked for your nominations for the Design Award Scheme and from the buildings you nominated, the winner was chosen as an extension to Romford House, a residential property in Tendring village. Read more about the winner and runners up in the press release.

2008:

In 2008 we carried out the first Tendring Place Survey providing a new focus on improving outcomes for local people and places. The results of this survey will feed into the development of the Council's Corporate Plan for 2009 to 2016. Tendring Listens, 2 page summary is available here or you can read the Place Survey Full Report here.

The draft Walton Conservation Area Management Plan was published for consultation and comments were invited from local organisations and the general public between 9^th June until 4^th July. The final Walton Conservation area management plan is available here.

We held a meeting about setting Council Tax and budgets with a range of organisations and people from the community. You can see the presentation and read the notes of the meeting here.

The current planning system is undergoing a period of major change. Every local planning authority is under a duty to replace its Local Plan with a new Local Development Framework (LDF). We consulted with all interested parties from December 2007 to February 2008 on the draft Statement of Community Involvement. The Representations Statement (Regulation 31) shows the process and the comments received.

Results of Earlier Consultation