Area Plan 2015 Humberstone and Rowlatts Hill Districts Put in photograph of the area 3 rd September 2015 – Area Manager – Ela Krychaska Hall
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA – Ward Councillors Thurncourt ward Troon ward Councillor Councillor Councillor Councillor Teresa Paul Baljit Singh Diane Cank Aldred Newcombe North Evington ward Humberstone & Hamilton ward Councillor Councillor Councillor Luis Councillor Councillor Councillor Abdul Jean Kohote Fonseca Gurinder Vi Rashmikant Razak Singh Dempster Joshi Osman Evington ward Sandu Councillor Councillor Councillor Ratilal Sue Deepak Govind Hunter Bajaj
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA – About the area Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA has a relatively large population compared to the other HMAs - there are 75,814 persons living in the HMA, more than a fifth of the City’s population. There are 27,147 households. It is the largest HMA in terms of the area it covers, covering almost a quarter of the City – (1,755 hectares). The density of persons per hectare is similar to that of the City – 43.19, compared with 44.99 for the City. There 4,941 LCC homes in the area, of which 28 are HomeCome properties. Impact of the new ward boundaries - Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA has gained an area of what was previously the old Rushey Mead ward which is now incorporated in the new Troon ward and sits within the Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA.
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA - Tenure Tenure ‐ % of all households 70.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 Owned or shared Private renting/living Social housing (LCC housing) (RSL housing) ownbership rent free Humb & Row 59.4 22.2 18.3 3.9 18.4 City 50.3 25.4 17.1 8.3 24.3 Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA has a larger proportion of owner occupied housing than is the case for the City. A relatively small proportion of the households in this HMA live in RSL and private rented homes.
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA – Stock Profile Bedrooms (inc. HomeCome): Humberstone has a large proportion of its stock which is 1 bed properties (44.4% compared to 33.8% for the City) A significant proportion of these 1 bed properties are 1 bed bungalows Property types: This HMA has a larger proportion of bungalows - 24.4% compared to 12.9% for the City’s stock. The HMA has relatively few maisonette properties - they make up 1.6% of its stock, compared with 7.3 for the City.
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA – Private sector empty homes (Council Tax, 2015) No. of empty Row/Humb Empty duration properties HMA % City % 18 months + 257 28.0 25.2 6 to 18 months 251 27.3 30.2 Under 6 months 411 44.7 44.6 Grand Total 919 % of all private sector empty homes 18.9 Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill contains the second largest number of empty private sector homes of all HMAs. A larger proportion of the PS empty homes in this HMA have been empty for 18+ months (and thus eligible to be addressed by the PS Empty Homes Team) than is the case for the City.
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA – LCC evictions • At Quarter 3 in 2015 there were 40 evictions in total. • 8 of these evictions were in the Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA. • 2 of the evictions were families and 6 were single tenants.
Humberstone & Rowlatts Hill HMA - new developments (LCC schemes, completed or due to complete after April 2014) Laburnum Road Phase 2 (Persimmon Homes) : Forty-eight 2 bed homes Eight 3 bed homes Six 4 bed homes These were completed between September 2014 and March 2015
Capital works 2014 / 2015 • Boiler replacement £826,831 • Electrical improvements £255,940 • Kitchens and bathrooms £568,475 • Windows and doors £ 4,500 • Re-roofing £ 15,300 TOTAL £1,671,046
Key achievements for 2014 / 2015 • Worked in partnership with LFRS & CPN on a case of hoarding. Tenant involvement has so far avoided a VARM • Planted 21 trees across whole area • Completely landscaped areas of Lombardy Rise & Oak Street Spring bulbs – Lombardy Rise
More key achievements for 2014 / 2015 • Installation of 8 piece outdoor multi-gym – Netherhall • Refurbishment of Thurncourt Rd shopping parade • Grounds maintenance taking shape across Rowlatts Hill Estate • Repainting of internal communal areas – Rowlatts Hill flats • Refurbishment of Ethel Road flats courtyards (4 year project) • Door entry system – Netherhall shopping parade maisonettes Netherhall door entries – ASB now nil
More key achievements for 2015 / 2016 Much tighter fire control in flats and maisonettes throughout the area. Key safes available to allow emergency service staff easy access though security gates and doors
More key achievements for 2015 / 2016 • Netherhall Estate – Spring bulbs planted on road sides Local residents and councillors think it’s made the estate look ‘bloomin’ marvelous’ !!
Capital Works – Environmental and Communal 2014 / 2015 - Achievements • Charnwood • Metal security gates to flats £50,000 • Metal fencing - Tomlin Road £ 4,255 • Parking – Hastings, Brammall & Blickling £18,000 • Door Entry – Ickworth Close £20,000 • Evington • Ethel Road last courtyard refurbishment £26,000 Metal Fencing Tomlin Road
Capital Works – Environmental and Communal 2014 / 2015 - Achievements • Humberstone & Hamilton • Painting – Manor House & Monks Rest £ 5,500 • Parking – Grantham Road £45,000 • Thurncourt • Shopping parade refurbishment £16,000 Grantham Road Parking Bays
Capital Works – Environmental & Communal 2014 / 2015 - Achievements • Thurncourt shopping parade April 2015 Thurncourt shopping parade July 2015. Hanging baskets courtesy of Coles Nursery
Capital Works – Environmental and Communal 2014 / 2015 - Achievements • Installation of outdoor multi-gym – Willowbrook Park Please note – Even staff members are using it (Though clearly under duress !!)
Environmental improvements 2014 /15 Some ‘Befores and Afters’ Brixworth Drive before Brixworth Drive after knee-rail fence installation Sandford Court shrubbery before Sandford court – shrubbery removed. Awaiting turfing
Environmental improvements 2014 /2015 More ‘Befores and Afters’ • Steele Close before Steele Close after turfing Beatty Avenue garage site before Beatty Avenue garage site after resurfacing
Environmental improvements – More ‘Befores and Afters’ Netherhall greenspaces churned up by residents parking as close to their properties as possible With a little help from some knee-rail fencing the greenspaces are beginning to come to life again and hopefully will be planted with more spring bulbs in the future if funding becomes available
Priorities for 2015 / 2016 • Rowlatts Hill flats internal painting - Phase 2 • Beatty Avenue parking improvements – resurfacing - Phase 1 • Rowlatts Hill grounds maintenance – Phase 2 Rowlatts Hill – need for further grounds maintenance / shrub removal
More Priorities for 2015 / 2016 • Phase 4 – final refurbishment of Ethel Rd courtyards • Spring bulb planting – Ethel Rd – St Austell Rd – Bowhill Grove • Thurncourt Road Shops – new metal gates to rear • Thurncourt bungalow lighting – Bulkhead PIR’s to front & floodlight to some at back • St Austell Rd – renovation to brick sheds & shed doors to flats Clearly a need for renovation of brick sheds and shed doors to St Austell Road flats
More priorities for 2015 / 2016 • Charnwood courtyards / communal open space - supplying 4 x rotary lines on slab base • Creation of 2 x circular pattered slabbing with seating & tables Proposed communal areas for rotary lines, residents seating and tables
Challenges – Future Resource Needs • Beatty Avenue – Further renovation of parking areas, to include additional paths once shrub clearance completed • Beatty Avenue – Renovation to halt ASB & litter. Clearance of shrubs to entrances which are completely obscured (below)
More Challenges – Future Resource Needs • Beatty Ave - Grounds Maintenance – overplanted – unwelcoming – poor visibility – poor access – only one footpath
More Challenges – Future Resource Needs • Thurncourt - Further parking schemes • Evington – Consideration for resident parking permits • Thurncourt bungalows – Phase 2 lighting – Ocean Road / Homestone Gardens • Ethel Rd / Harwin Rd – Brick shed renovations More parking schemes like the above are needed throughout Thurncourt ward
More Challenges – Future Resource Needs • Necessary refurbishment of external communal areas - Helena Roberts House – Sheltered Unit Some residents of Helena Roberts House have taken interest in gardening the grounds themselves. We will encourage more by relaying uneven slabs, renewing top soil in planters, replacing worn benches and planting clematis to grow up existing trellis
More Challenges – Future Resource Needs Entrances to both Sandford Court and Harrowden Court flats Most unwelcoming as arches and rails need completely sanding down and repainting
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