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Current opportunities to get involved

Council Tax reduction scheme consultation 2023

We currently provides a Council Tax Reduction scheme to help those on a low-income. The scheme will reduce the council tax cost for a household by up to 100%. Despite a reduction in government funding, the Council has retained the discount to the same as it was when first implemented in 2013.

Closes 29 October 2026

Implementation of a Clean Air Zone in Arlen Hill

The Government has implemented limits for pollution which we must abide to by law. To tackle this, we are introducing a Clean Air Zone in an attempt to tackle high levels of pollution and make Arlen Hill a cleaner and safer place to live. We are proposing two options of clean air zones which we would like your feedback on.

Closes 29 October 2026

Closed consultations and engagement

Issues we've asked you about previously

Road Safety Strategy

We are inviting the public to take part in this survey so that we can respond better to demands surrounding road safety. We would like to encourage any organisations, businesses or individuals affected by current issues or our proposals highlighted in this consultation to interact and give us their views.

Closed 26 September 2024

Safer Streets for Women and Girls

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. Violence Against Women and Girls is defined as crime that disproportionately affects women and girls including, but not limited to, domestic abuse, sexual violence, exploitation and harassment, stalking, verbal abuse and violence and forced prostitution. These crimes should not be happening and we want to work with you to understand which areas of...

Closed 22 September 2024

Transport: EV Charging Points (with Geo Select)

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. Conventional petrol and diesel vehicles are recognised as a major source of pollution and contributor to the climate emergency. Electric vehicles provide a low-emission solution to driving in the UK. In order to make electric vehicles a viable and attractive possibility for London residents we need to create a charging infrastructure to support...

Closed 20 September 2024

Your impact

Read more about how we have used your feedback to make changes

Road maintenance

We are allocating an additional £6.03million of the budget for highway maintenance. This will be invested in more proactive maintenance to preserve the condition of its roads.

Homelessness

We have successfully secured a further £1.3 million of government funding from the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.

Bike It Plus project

Over 470 children in the county have been supported to learn how to ride a bike or improve their cycling skills. According to the project, this has led to an increase in the number of children now travelling to school by active means.

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