A forum for joint working in environment and health, land use planning and transport

"working to actively shape a sustainable economic, social and environmental development strategy for the Lower Don Valley".

The group was brought together in March 1998, for a seminar on "Air Quality, Land Use Planning and Transport in the East End". The main discussion item concerned the implications of the Government’s, then, new Air Quality Standards on the Lower Don Valley in Sheffield.

Our activities have included:

• Sustainable Development Appraisals of Planning applications and masterplans
• Organised planning seminar on Planning and Sustainable Development
• Contributed to Babtie brief
• Organised three East End Standing Conferences
• Made submissions to consultants preparing Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for Objective One M1 Corridor Strategic Economic Zone (SEZ)
• Arranged meetings to put views to consultants preparing IDP
• Commented as a group to Sheffield First Strategy for City
• Facilitated five Intermediate Labour Market Environmental Monitoring Workers working within EPS
• Organised Well-being and Sustainable Development workshop

• Influenced installation of noise barriers on M1 (Tinsley Forum)
• Tinsley Environment and Health Audit and Draft Action Plan (Sheffield EPS & Sheffield Health)
• Darnall Environment and Health Audit (EEQOL, Sheffield EPS & Sheffield SEPCT)
• Completed Health Impact Assessment on Rotherham Sheffield Motorway Corridor Study (EEQOL)
• Community organisations part of Yorkshire Forward Waverley AMP Monitoring Group, Junction 33-34 Community Forum
• Participated in development of Air Quality Action Plan
• Make representations to Learning and Skills Council re training and skills for local people to work in Technology Corridor

Principle Purpose Working with key partners, to actively shape a sustainable economic, social and environmental development strategy for the Lower Don Valley, and, in addition, co-ordinate and comment upon proposals and developments in the area.

Area of operation Darnall and Brightside Area Panel boundary.

• Sheffield City Council officers (Area Planning, Environmental Protection Service, Transportation Planning, Darnall Area Co-ordinator, Brightside Area Co-ordinator, Community Partnerships and Regeneration, Housing)
• City Councillors (Chair, Darnall Area Panel or deputy, Chair, Brightside Area Panel or Deputy, Cabinet member for Economic Regeneration and Planning Policy or deputy)
• Community Fora (Tinsley, Darnall, Handsworth, Community North)
• Health (Sheffield Primary Care Trust, East End Quality of Life Initiative)
• Environment
• Business (British Land, Sheffield Business Park, Sheffield Arena)

• Shape and comment on the formulation of Planning Guidance for the Lower Don Valley
• All relevant reports to the City Centre and East Planning Board to have a paragraph summarising the views of EESG concerning how the planning proposal conforms to the principle purpose
• Shape briefs for all studies, surveys and reports relevant to the area and monitor progress
• Coordinate the work of all groups which contribute to the principle purpose (see chart)
• Shape parameters for all relevant consultation commissioned by this group
• Advise on all externally organized studies, surveys and reports
• Set terms of reference for individual members when liaising with external bodies on behalf of this group
• Set and monitor progress towards quality of life targets and outcomes

Report to

• Sheffield City Council Cabinet Member for Development, Environment and Leisure
• Sheffield City Council Cabinet Advisor for Transport
• Sheffield City Council Regeneration Board
• Sheffield Primary Care Trust
• Sheffield City Council Darnall Area Panel
• Individual members need to ensure their organisations are aware of the work of EESG and good practice would be to report back to their member organisations at least every 6 months, or more frequently if required:
• Chamber of Commerce
• Tinsley Forum
• Darnall Forum
• Handsworth Forum
• Community North Forum

Report to other groups as appropriate:

• Sheffield First Partnership
• Yorkshire Forward
• Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber
• Objective One Driver Partnership

East End Standing Conference as appropriate.