Affordable homes
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Housing built (usually by a Housing Association) for sale or
rent at a price level below market rate and kept in this use.
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Area Investment
Framework
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Regeneration funding which has replaced Single Regeneration
Budget. The funding comes from the Regional Development
Agency for the South East, (
SEEDA
), for
regeneration projects which fit into an investment programme called
an Area Investment Framework. It involves both public and
private investment.
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Broadmarsh Business and Innovation Centre
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The Broadmarsh Business and Innovation Centre is specifically
designed to accommodate technology and knowledge-based businesses
(see below). The 22 units offer innovative companies the space and
resources to develop new solutions and ideas to meet growing
technological needs. The Innovation Centre offers quality
accommodation on 'Easy in - Easy out' terms. With no long-term
finance commitments, businesses are able to concentrate on business
development and growth.
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Business Improvement District
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Business Improvement Districts enable businesses and local
authorities to work together to provide a range of business
benefits for an area including cleaner streets, new green spaces,
improved security and better transport links, as well as marketing
activity and high profile promotional events, all funded by a levy
which is additional to the business rate and is agreed by
ballot.
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Call and Go
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A bookable bus service for people with disabilities and people
who do not live close to a bus stop, using vehicles that have easy
access entrances for passengers. The buses are capable of carrying
people in their wheelchairs or with scooters and are easily
accessible to parents with buggies.
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Citizenship
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Conduct/behaviour as a citizen of a community.
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Common Bond
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A Common Bond is something that all the members of a Credit
Union (see below) must have in common. For example, the common bond
of living or working in a particular community. The Common Bond is
important since only those people who fulfil the criteria can
become members of the Credit Union (see below).
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Credit Union
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A non-profit-making financial co-operative whose members can
borrow money at low interest rates. It is owned, run and controlled
by its members. Credit Unions are unique in that they are not owned
by any one person or organisation but by all the people that use
them. All members are equal irrespective of the amount of
money they have invested in the Credit Union. Every member has an
equal say in the running of their Credit Union - one member, one
vote. The Leigh Park Credit Union was funded by the Single
Regeneration Budget (see below).
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Crime Reduction and Environment Week (CREW)
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A project in the “Pride of Place” initiative. If an
environment is run down and there is lots of litter, broken windows
and graffiti for example, it tends to increase people’s fear of
crime. The idea of a
CREW
Week is for lots
of local agencies, including the police, local council and
voluntary organisations to work together to improve the
environment, target offenders and put in place crime prevention
techniques to help local people feel safer.
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Discovery Centre
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A community-focused information centre providing not only
modernised library services but other information services
including art gallery and museum space, adult learning, IT
facilities and local history resources together with meeting rooms
and events space. Each Discovery Centre’s contents will be
adapted for its local community.
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Gateways
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Access routes into towns.
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Green Energy Scheme
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Green energy can be loosely defined as energy from renewable
or sustainable sources. Examples of green energy include wind
power, solar power and hydro (water) power. Green energy
schemes use suppliers who generate power from renewable sources so
that consumers are purchasing green electricity.
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Hampshire County Structure Plan
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A County Structure Plan sets out policies and major proposals to
guide new development, improve the transport system and conserve
the natural and built environment. It provides the framework for
local plans prepared by district, borough and city councils. (Note:
County Structure Plans are to be replaced by Regional Spatial
Strategies).
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Home Loans Pilot Scheme
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A scheme designed to enable low income owner-occupiers to
access affordable loans to carry out essential repairs and
maintenance to their property.
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Housing Allocations Guidance
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Guidance central government gives to Local Authorities about
how housing owned by Local Authorities and Registered Social
Landlords should be allocated.
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Knowledge-based businesses
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Businesses where 25% or more of the workforce are graduates
focusing on innovation and research and development in order to
provide enhanced (world-class) products and services.
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Litter Pick
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Community events to clean up an area, in partnership with
local authorities, the police and other agencies. Local
schools can be involved. The local authority can provide the
resources for the children and agencies to use (litter picks,
gloves, sacks) Representatives from partners join with a group of
children, not only to pick litter but to encourage them to think
about the impact of litter on the environment. During litter picks
the children are asked to think of ways they could alter their
litter behaviour and that of their families and friends.
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Liveability Project
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A government funding programme 2005/06 which focused on
public space management/development in communities: eg play areas,
lighting, grounds maintenance.
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Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT)
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Local
Improvement Finance Trust: a means of improving and developing
front line community services. It allows investment in new
premises in new locations and is run on a financial basis, whereby
money generated is paid back into the company: a way of bringing
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Local Strategic Partnership
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A voluntary grouping of public, private, business, community
and voluntary sector partners working together to improve quality
of life in an area through developing and publishing a Sustainable
Community Strategy.
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Major Development Area
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Large-scale mixed-use development in which provision is made
for the development of transport, housing, employment, health,
community and social facilities; and for shopping, education,
formal and informal recreation and leisure facilities and other
identified local needs.
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Masterplan
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An overall, comprehensive plan, drawn to an appropriate scale,
showing the position of major land uses and landmark buildings, for
a specific area.
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Pride of Place
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A community and partner initiative which involves engaging
with young people, working together to create a place where people
feel safe, and co-operating to make and keep an area looking
attractive. It involves everyone, from schoolchildren to
businesses to Senior Citizens, in taking care of their area and
feeling proud to belong to it. It can include projects such
as Litter
Picks and Crime Reduction and Environment Weeks
(CREWs).
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Project Integra
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A partnership of the 14 waste collection and disposal
authorities (local authorities) in Hampshire, established in 1996
to manage the waste generated by the county’s householders.
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Partnership of Urban South Hampshire (PUSH)
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Partnership of Urban South Hampshire: A voluntary partnership
of eleven local authorities in Hampshire, established to provide a
way of delivering a joined-up approach to the future development
and management of the South Hampshire economy. The initial
focus for the partnership’s work was the preparation of the South
Hampshire Sub-Regional Strategy, which is part of the South East
Plan.
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Quality Bus Partnership
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Partners such as bus companies, the Highway Authority
(
HCC
) and local
authorities work together to improve a bus service, for example by
improving frequency of buses, the buses themselves, bus stops,
kerbs.
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Registered Social Landlord
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The legal term for Housing Associations, which are voluntary,
not-for-profit bodies established to provide affordable housing
(see above) and subject to regulation by the Housing
Corporation.
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Safer Neighbourhoods
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Neighbourhood Policing is being introduced throughout England
and Wales. Safer Neighbourhoods is the name for the introduction of
Neighbourhood Policing in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The term Safer Neighbourhoods has been
chosen as Hampshire Constabulary believes the best
way to achieve neighbourhood improvement is for the community,
police and partners - such as the local authority, health and fire
services - to all work together. Safer Neighbourhoods is
not solely about policing.
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School Travel Plan
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A programme and partnership which aims to reduce car travel,
improve safety and the environment for walkers and cyclists, help
improve facilities for walkers and cyclists and help improve bus
and train services. It is an outline of the school's needs
and problems regarding travel to and from school and is set out in
a document written by the school.
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Urban Design Framework
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A set of drawings and reports for the design of buildings,
groups of buildings, spaces and landscapes in towns and cities and
the policies and processes which will bring about successful
development.
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Value-added businesses
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Businesses focusing on developing world-class products and
services, which distinguish themselves by competing through design,
brand presentation and innovative service delivery rather than
cost.
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Workplace Travel Plan
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A workplace travel plan is a package of initiatives to help
employers tackle different aspects of transport, including commuter
journeys, business travel and fleet management. It can
include:
- measures that encourage employees to travel to work by public
transport
- measures that encourage cycling and walking to work
- a flexible benefits package, to provide alternatives to a
company car that are attractive to employees and do not cost
employers any more
- a review of standard working hours, or encouraging working from
home
- a car-sharing scheme
- I.T. equipment to reduce business travel (such as video
conferencing).
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