Decent Neighbourhoods
We are committed to effectively maintaining and improving our neighbourhoods and the external environment around council homes. We recognise the benefit that high-quality outside spaces have for our residents.
Decent Neighbourhoods is a programme of external improvement works. It is focused on the outside spaces around council homes. The programme is funded from rent money collected by the council. The aim is to reinvest this money back into projects which benefit our council tenants.
The aims of the Decent Neighbourhoods programme include:
- Ensuring neighbourhoods are modern and attractive
- Improving accessibility and connectivity to surrounding areas
- Promoting nature and biodiversity
- Addressing community safety concerns by 'designing out' crime and anti-social behaviour
- Alleviating parking pressures on neighbourhoods
- Promoting pride in the neighbourhood and community spirit
Projects can range from small scale works to major projects aiming to improve and redesign an entire area.
Neighbourhood improvement request
As part of the programme we want to give residents the opportunity to give us ideas for small scale improvements. These improvements would be for the communal outside spaces which would benefit you and your neighbours.
You can request an improvement if you are a council tenant or leaseholder. If you have an idea for a minor improvement to the outside space close to where you live, please contact the Decent Neighbourhood team.
Examples of small improvements which can be carried out include:
- Installing a dropped kerb to make a footpath more accessible
- Installing raised flower beds for residents to plant up and look after
- The installation of benches to give residents somewhere to sit outside on a nice day
- Planting of trees
- White lines repainted within a car park to make best use of the space
- Improvements to signage
Community gardening
We support a large number of residents who participate in community gardening in their neighbourhood. Help can include the installation of raised flower beds, the provision of plants and compost, and the installation of water butts.
Residents can do community gardening on their own or as part of a group. As long as the garden areas are communal (and not private spaces) then we should be able to help. Please contact the Decent Neighbourhoods team for further information on this scheme.
