Heathgate Inspection-July 2024

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Want to see positive changes in Heathgate? We're listening and looking for your help to improve Heathgate in a practical way.

Your feedback will be used by the estate management team to improve the area and focus council resources. You can follow the progress as the results of the inspections start to take shape in your estate.

Here are three easy ways to get involved:

1. Join the walkaround

  • Join the estate management, local councillors and your area team during a guided walkaround of Heathgate
  • Date: 31st july 2024 in the afternoon.
  • Email involvement@norwich.gov.uk to join the inspection.

2. Complete the inspection questionnaire

  • Share your insights and feedback at a time which is convenient for yourself.

3. Map Chat

  • Drop a pin on the map to highlight any issues or share ideas for improvement.

Want to see positive changes in Heathgate? We're listening and looking for your help to improve Heathgate in a practical way.

Your feedback will be used by the estate management team to improve the area and focus council resources. You can follow the progress as the results of the inspections start to take shape in your estate.

Here are three easy ways to get involved:

1. Join the walkaround

  • Join the estate management, local councillors and your area team during a guided walkaround of Heathgate
  • Date: 31st july 2024 in the afternoon.
  • Email involvement@norwich.gov.uk to join the inspection.

2. Complete the inspection questionnaire

  • Share your insights and feedback at a time which is convenient for yourself.

3. Map Chat

  • Drop a pin on the map to highlight any issues or share ideas for improvement.
  • Inspection Issues.

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    Here is a list ifidentified issues and the servcie area to which they have been referred.


    Item

    Service to Action

    -Sinkhole + rats (2009 garage)


    Environmental health (Rats)

    Property Service (SH)

    Signs to be replaced

    “65-70” stairwell worn

    “71-76” stairwell missing

    Make more logical

    Many signs faded

    Estate Management.


    Window broken – held together with tape.

    Near stairwell.


    Property Services

    Old shute room – central stairwell.

    Boarded up – paint or repair. (location - see above)

    Property Services

    Missing door on plastic cupboard on external wall at block 104-107

    Property Services


    Bikes on landing.

    Keep landings clear – safety signage (already in progress?).

    Caretakers to remind.

    Caretakers

    Graffiti on walls and chalk on walls.

    Discussion about painting affected area.

    Cleaning required for chalk marks.

    Caretakers to clear

    Caretakers

    Yellow paint on stair edges faded – trip hazard.


    Property Services

    No smoking signs removed.

    Replaced with permanent signs

    New fire signs

    Estate Management

    Garage Flooding.

    Flat flooding

    121 to 124 (facing parkland).

    Property Services.

    (Recommend estate management raising work orders.)

    Extra bin required to stop overflow or change bins to large commercial types.

    City Wide Services

    Fly tipping on roundabout.

    Request to put cameras to deter fly tipping or adjust current cameras.

    Clean streets

    Drug use (gas) on parkland side in corner.

    Requires cleaning and/or signage


    ASB

    Bin rotten doors.

    105, 106, 107


    Property Services

    Dog poo on walkways – various places

    Environment Health

    Hand rails broken or rusting.

    Wooden fence rotting.

    Various places on estate especially small flat blocks (111, 112) - may have been reported.


    Also, around roundabout.

    Property Services

    Black felt broken on bin flat roof – 108

    Property Services

    Yellow hatch lines need renewing in front of garages to ensure access of garages and spaces for emergency services.


    Also renew lines required for roundabout parking

    Estate Management.


    Wires hanging down – possible electrical danger.

    Flat 100


    Property Services

    Electrical Box too high on wall and behind foliage.

    Flats 112


    Property Services

    Gutters and rooves have plants growing – smaller blocks.

    Check all rooves to ensure no future problems

    Property Services

    Rough sleeper in boarded up flat.

    Needs investigating and reporting to Rough Sleeper Team.


    Tenancy Management

    Stair deteriorated causing trip hazard (tenant already tripped needing hospital treatment)

    Flat 64


    Property Services

    Request for picnic table parkland side.

    Parks and Open Spaces

    Willow Tree need trimming – over cars and blocking windows.


    Trees Team

    One resident complained that weeds are left unmown under the trees(s), some of which are spiky, making it difficult to sit under the tree/in the tree’s shade


    Parks and Open Spaces


  • Inspection Result.

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    Below is the collective marks for the inspection. These are measured against the Housemark standard - see attached help document.

    Description of element Score Total possible score % element score Comments
    Litter removal from communal areas, grassed areas & shrubs 6 8 75%
    Graffiti removal 3 4 75%
    Security of tank and meter rooms N/A N/A N/A
    Rubbish chutes N/A N/A N/A
    Cleanliness of windows 2 4 50%
    Cleanliness of ledges & window cills 3 4 75%
    Cleanliness of light fittings & working condition 2 4 50%
    Sweeping & washing of stairs, landings, entrance halls & lobbies. Washing down of tiles and painted walls. 6 8 75%
    Entrance halls and lobbies 4 8 50%
    Handrails, ledges and banister rails. 2 4 50%
    Lifts – (Floors) 3 4 75%
    Lifts (Doors, panels and frames) 3 4 75%
    Cleanliness of walls in communal areas. 2 4 50%
    Bin chambers. N/A N/A N/A
    Communal bin shed & drying areas. 2 4 50%
    Security and tidiness of intake rooms and dry stores. N/A N/A N/A
    Fly Tipping. 2 8 25%
    Signage around Estates & Block Notice Boards 2 4 50%
    Quality score for Caretaking/Cleaning and Estate amenities (Benchmarking field ES 48a) 42 72 58%
    Car Parks 2 4 50%
    Garages and Garage Areas 3 4 75%
    Sheds 3 4 75%
    Paths, roadways & courtyards 2 4 50%
    Play areas & seating areas N/A N/A N/A
    Grounds Maintenance – grassed areas 6 8 75%
    Grounds Maintenance – weed clearance 3 4 75%
    Grounds Maintenance - shrub bed & hedge maintenance. 2 4 50%
    Quality score for Grounds Maintenance (Benchmarking field ES 48b) 21 32 66%
    Overall Total Quality Score (Benchmarking field ES 48) 63 104 61%


  • Inspection Day.

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    The inspection for Heathgate was carried out yesterday. The sun blazzed down while we made out way around the estate.

    I would like to thank all the residents who came along. Everyone contributed to the scoring, including the online survey results.

    We were joined by Councillor Kidman, Housing, Estates and ASB officers.

    We gathered a great deal of comments and suggestions which will be collated and listed in a future news article.

    A huge thanks you to all involved.

  • News

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    Once the walkaround has taken place the results will be placed here along with the improvement progress.

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