Local Neighbourhood Survey

Have your say on the priorities for Scarborough.

Local priorities

Last year, over 2,000 people in Scarborough told us what changes they would like to see in the town. Through local events and online comments, you shared your ideas for making Scarborough better.

From everything you told us, we identified six local priorities:

• improving the town centre: cleaner streets, tackling seagull mess, fewer empty shops, and better public facilities like bins and toilets
• better public transport: reliable buses, especially in evenings and weekends, with improved connections from areas like Sandybed and Barrowcliff
• balancing local and tourist needs: affordable, year-round family activities and better promotion of events to local residents, not just visitors
• improving public spaces: more green areas, seating, and bringing empty or unused spaces back into use
• supporting young people: more safe spaces, youth clubs, and sports facilities to reduce anti-social behaviour
• community safety: reducing drug and alcohol-related issues, better lighting, visible policing, and safer parks and streets

Now, the government has launched its new Plan for Neighbourhoods programme, and Scarborough is set to receive £20 million to invest over the next 10 years.

To access this funding, we need to show how local priorities align with the government’s eight national themes. We need your help to decide which of these eight themes best reflect what matters most to Scarborough.

Tell us your views

Local Neighbourhood Survey