To receive questions from Councillors in accordance with Standing Order No.19.
Question submitted by Councillor
Fordham:
“To ask what engagement plans the Council has with regards to the Landscapes Review (lead by Julian Glover) and how might this be used to ensure our ambitions to be the Gateway to the Peak District are addressed and met?”
Question submitted by Councillor Fordham:
“To ask how much progress has been made on the declared ambition to have segregated or separated rubbish bins to ensure greater recycling of plastic and glass across the Borough and in particular in residential streets and housing estates?”
Minutes:
Under Standing Order No. 19 Councillor Fordham asked the following question:
“To ask what engagement plans the Council has with regards to the Landscapes Review (lead by Julian Glover) and how might this be used to ensure our ambitions to be the Gateway to the Peak District are addressed and met?”
Councillor Sarvent provided a verbal response confirming that, following the publication of the report in 2019, the Council had obtained funding from the Green Recovery Challenge Fund to help improve green infrastructure and biodiversity at sites accessible to the public.
The Council’s emerging visitor economy strategy included an aim for Chesterfield to be the Gateway to the Peak District and the Council had already discussed with the Peak District National Park Authority various aspects including Proposal 12; better information and signs to guide visitors.
Proposal 19 promoted new approaches to coordinating public transport and new, more sustainable ways of accessing national landscapes which would be relevant to Chesterfield. Work was already underway with Peak Resort and the Peak District National Park Authority to provide more effective sustainable transport choices for visitors and the communities of Chesterfield to be able to access the National Park.
The Council was also working with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Derbyshire County Council on mapping Natural Capital and Nature Recovery Networks and Cllr Sarvent referenced some fantastic places for wildlife and great partnership restoration projects already being delivered.
Under Standing Order No. 19 Councillor Fordham asked the following question:
“To ask how much
progress has been made on the declared ambition to have segregated
or separated rubbish bins to ensure greater recycling of plastic
and glass across the Borough and in particular in residential
streets and housing
estates?”
Councillor Serjeant provided a verbal response advising that the use of segregated bins was being piloted and work carried out to determine how best to collect the waste and reduce levels of contamination. Delays had arisen due to the problems the Council had experienced with the performance of the kerbside waste recycling service contractor, which had now been resolved. The Council was also aware of planned Government reforms to waste collection that could result in major changes for the sector. These would be given more detailed consideration in the autumn.