Ash Parish Council have used Parish Online to effectively manage their local street assets as powers were devolved to them. Using Parish Online gives them an interactive tool to save time and money and deal with issues in real-time.
Ash Parish Council has grown into an expansive residential area with a population that could soon reach above 18,000. This created a number of challenges;
Working with Guildford Borough Council, Ash Parish Council signed up for the Public Sector Geospatial Agreement (PSGA) and used Parish Online to access high-quality Ordnance Survey data.
Once they started to use this tool, it quickly identified a significant advantage – in addition to managing street lights, it could also oversee its entire assets, producing a comprehensive online log across property, green spaces, sports grounds, cemeteries, parish notice boards, bins and bus stops – this exceeded all expectations.
This tool has provided Ash Parish Council with detailed mapping, meaning it no longer depends on Guildford Borough Council for assistance. Through Parish Online, highly-detailed and accurate Ordnance Survey data is immediately accessible. Processes are now less complex and time consuming, meaning that assets such as street lights can be well maintained.