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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

Climate Change Planning: Flood Risk - Christchurch regeneration

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. The coastal region of Christchurch is at high risk of flooding in the near future due primarily to climate change and sea level rise, but worsened by land subsistence from the recent earthquakes. The area that we are consulting on will have to undergo "managed retreat", a process decided upon by Arlen Hill council due to the high risk nature and...

Closed 20 November 2024

Transport: Healthy Routes - Cycling

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. The Healthy Streets Approach and the 10 Indicators of a Healthy Street were developed by Lucy Saunders, a specialist in public health and transport. These were first included in TfL policy in the first Health Action Plan in 2014 and TfL has been working on how to deliver this Approach in London. The Mayor expects the Healthy Streets Approach to be...

Closed 15 November 2024

Transport: Cycle Lane Proposal

This is an example activity for demonstration purposes only. This site is operated by Delib Ltd and submitted responses will be discarded. We have been working hard to tranform our transport system into a more efficient and safer network for citizens, while also contributing to a reduction in pollution levels. Previous research has indicated that citizens often don't feel safe cycling around Arlen Hill due to high levels of congestion and very few designated cycle routes, we aim to...

Closed 13 November 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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