18.6.09	PROGRESS CHART FOR PROJECT PROFILES
ACTION PLAN REF:	BRIEF DESCRIPTION	PROGRESS TO DATE
Economy
EC1	Revive all en-compassing Milford Traders Association	Meetings have been held with the Milford Business Association. Nothing to report.
EC2	Encourage patronage of our shops, pubs, restaurants & village services	Updated Milford-on-Sea leaflet being produced
EC3	Encourage hinterland communities, hold street/green markets controlled by MBA	Progress is still to be made to bring hinterland residents/visitors to Milford-on-Sea although it is hoped that the Horsedrawn Omnibus Service may help with this
EC4	Reuse of farm buildings
EC5	Bring closed/unused shops back into retail use	Several closed shops have re-opened, primarily as eating establishments, which is giving visitors (and residents) several new placed to eat and drink
EC6	Improving Trading Estates
EC7	Innovative Public Transport from hinterland communities to village	A summer Horsedrawn Omnibus service has had its first summer and it is anticipated that it will be developed for 2010.
EC8	Seafront enhancements: marine café, LNR, Footpath, Putting Green/Sensory Garden, Needles Eye Café & TIP	The Marine Café is being re-developed and it is envisaged by the owner that the project will be completed December 2009. Sturt Pond is a Local Nature Reserve Designate.
EC9	Tourist Information Point	Ongoing discussions with NFDC, NFNPA and the Parish Council are held to see if the Parish Office could accommodate more Tourist Information.
EC10	Business Diversification
Environment
EN1	Pedestrian safety, crossing enhancements environmental improvements, slowing traffic	Many of these aspirations for the village centre have been realised within the Hampshire Villages Initiative. Further enhancements are being considered by the MCP and the Parish Council which will include a feasibility study and full public consultation
EN2	Community & Youth Centre	The temporary Youth Building has been established and is extremely popular
EN3	Affordable Housing	The Parish Council is working with NFDC to bring to fruition MS-2 which includes an element of Affordable Housing
EN4	Resist infilling	The Parish Council has continued to fight infilling wherever possible and the new Local Development Framework will hopefully reduce the number of properties that can be demolished to be replaced with two, three or more units on the same footprint
EN5	Enhance sewage infrastructure	The Parish Council continues to meet with SWA to try and resolve the situation
EN6	Enhance biodiversity and LNP designation	The Parish Council continues to work closely with our two conservation groups, the Milford Environment Group (MEG) and the Wildlife Recording Group (WRG). The WRG has helped achieve LNR designation for the Pleasure Grounds, Studland Common & Sharvells Copse, while the PC, WRG & MEG are close to having Sturt Pond designated
EN7	Resist Gravel Extraction	The Public Inquiry has recently re-opened and the Parish Council and DAMAGE have sent in their representations
EN8	Improve footpaths & pavements – village wide, school routes	A feasibility is the next step
EN9	Improve school routes
EN10	Improve information dissemination	Work is ongoing on the Parish Council website . Information included in “Village Voice” magazine.
EN11	Encourage ‘ownership enterprise’ to improve shop and housing stock
EN12	Update Village Design Statement	Waiting to hear from NFDC when the new survey will be undertaken by them and then assess whether an update is appropriate
EN13	Eradicate illegal school parking	The Parish Council works closely with the Police and NFDC on this matter. It will not be resolved until MS-2 is completed
EN14	Extend recycling scheme
EN15	Improve A337/B3058 junction at Everton – by provision of a roundabout	The Parish Council continues to keep this priority project at the forefront of discussions with NFDC and HCC
EN16	Re-use of the Putting Green see EC8
Social & Community
SC1	New Community Centre	The Lottery Grant Application £50,000 was successful. A bid for SEEDA is currently in progress.
SC2	Maintain village & hamlet individualities	The Local Development Frameworks for NFDC and NFPA are currently being put together and the Parish Council is being consulted on all documents. The Conservations Area Boundaries and Character Appraisal review has recently been available for public consultation
SC3	Extend Conservation Areas/Areas of Special Character	See above
SC4	Protect Pleasure Grounds & adjoining floodplains from develoment	The Pleasure Grounds have recently been designated as a LNR.
SC5	Protect & manage small green spaces
SC6	Protect Sturt Pond (LNR) from sewage overspill	The Parish Council continues to discuss this matter with the Environment Agency and SWA. A complaint has also been raised by the Parish Council with OFWAT
SC7	Protect against light pollution
SC8	Provide central indoor multi purpose games hall	This is being looked at with MS-2
SC9	Provide additional youth football/sports pitches	See above
SC10	Provide new purpose-built & safe BMX/Skateboard facility	Part of MS-2?
SC11	Provide permanent youth venue	This will form part of the Community Centre
SC12	Release small areas of land near school & other areas in perpetuity for affordable housing	NFDC and the Parish Council have looked at various sites. It would seem at this moment in time only the MS-2 site is suitable
SC13	Enhance War Memorial Hospital useage	The War Memorial Hospital is now used for many day clinics. The League of Hospital & Community Friends has worked tirelessly for this.
SC14	Retain ‘Beat Bobby’	The new PC Marco Marchiori has replaced PC Del Jones and stays in close contact with the Parish Council. A surgery is operated on the 1^st Monday of the month from 10.00am – 12.00pm in the Village Hall, Park Road and is open for all residents.
Transport
T1	Pedestrian safety, crossing enhancements, environmental improvements, slowing traffic, increase policing/wardening	See EN1
T2	Slow vehicles through village (20mph) & along B3058 (30mpg) limits	With the initial work completed in the village centre, this additional aspiration (to reduce speed limit to 20mph) in the village centre becomes more likely
T3	Improve footpaths to school
T4	Improve cleanliness of street, decrease dog fouling, provide more waste bins
T5	Improve temporary/short-term parking for shop delivery vehicles & restrict HGV movements to specific times
T6	Provide specific off-street parking (away from village centre) for village centre residents/traders without garage or off-street parking
T7	Increase/improve village centre parking for disabled badge holders	Disabled bays are still required outside of Monks Fish Shop and in Church Hill
T8	Provide adequate provision of safe schoolparking	See EN13
T9	Rationalise road signage & environmentally improve village centre
T10	Improve poor road junction access	The next step is a feasibility study
T11	Improve exit from Church Hill onto B3058	As above
T12	Improve disabled access into shops, businesses and services
T13	Determine public transport needs
T14	Improve & extend cycle network & review interrelationship between pedestrians & cyclists	A status quo position has been take by NFDC on the cliff-top path, thus allowing cycling to continue