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Sustainable Communities Act

Introduction

The Sustainable Communities Act gives local groups, residents and the Council the chance to put forward ideas to Government aimed at improving the borough.

This means that the Council can suggest changes proposed by residents with a view to improving the economic, social or environmental sustainability of a local area.

Proposals need to require action from central government and must relate to functions that the Council is not able to carry out under its existing powers.

Proposals that are received need to be discussed by a panel of local representatives before being considered by the Cabinet of the Council.  Proposals that are formally endorsed are then submitted to the Local Government Association (LGA).  The LGA then shortlists all the proposals that they receive and recommend to the Secretary of State those that they think should be taken forward.

2009 Proposals

The deadline for submitting proposals to the LGA in the 2009 application round was Friday 31st July 2009.  To allow time for proposals to be considered by the panel of local representatives and by Cabinet, proposals needed to be submitted to the Council by Friday 3rd July. 

The panel considered the proposals at a meeting on Tuesday 14th July.  Cabinet then agreed which proposals should be submitted to the LGA at their meeting on Tuesday 28th July.   In coming to their decision, Cabinet took account of the recommendations of the panel. 

The proposals submitted to the LGA on 31st July were:

  1. a proposal to amend legislation to allow certain traffic signs to be made of reflective materials rather than being illuminated;
  2. a proposal to amend planning legislation to have greater control over the number of coffee shops and takeaway food shops in a local area;
  3. a proposal to amend legislation that requires publication of statutory notices in the London Gazette and, instead, to publish notices on Redbridge-i, in Redbridge Life and in local newspapers.

More information on the Act can be found on the LGA's website.

If you would like further information, please contact strategic.services@redbridge.gov.uk