Housing, Homelessness and Benefits Strategy - Basingstoke and ...

Return to ContentsPriority B - Neighbourhood Developmentand RegenerationAlthough Basingstoke and Deane is an affluent area as a whole,there are pockets of deprivation, where the quality of life ofresidents is poor by comparison. The Basingstoke and Deane LSPaims to ensure that by 2025 no one is disadvantaged by wherethey live. In support of this the Council aims to reduce deprivation,improve well-being, and provide access to decent housing.To meet these aims a Neighbourhood Renewal Strategyidentified the need for neighbourhood plans, alongside physicalimprovements to the living environment, to improve quality of lifefor residents within the wards of Popley, Norden, South Ham andBuckskin, as well as addressing education, skills and training;affordability of housing; and access to services across theborough as a whole.The Neighbourhood Renewal Strategy can be viewed atwww.basingstoke.gov.uk/community/renewalstrat.htmTo date the neighbourhood planning approach has been pilotedin one area, Popley. Results of this approach are due to bereported in June 2008.The Council continues its programme of environmental renewalschemes, aimed at improving the public realm and streetenvironment in accordance with the needs identified by the localcommunities. The primary objective of the programme is toenhance the appearance and fabric of the external environment.Developmentand regenerationSecondary objectives are to reduce crime and fear of crime bymaking pedestrian routes safer, to facilitate ease of maintenance,and to encourage active participation in the process of renewal bythe local community. Expenditure in 2007/08 was nearly £400,000.36