Issue - items at meetings - Corporate Plan 2023 - 2027

Executive Summary

This report and accompanying appendix present the 2023 – 2027 Corporate Plan Action Plan for the period April 2024 – March 2025 to Cabinet for approval.

Options considered

The actions detailed in the Action Plan have been developed in support of the five themes in the adopted Corporate Plan through a series of member/officer workshops, recognising the challenges and opportunities facing the district and the Council over the next 18 months.

The actions proposed seek to balance the capacity of the organisation to deliver, taking into account the staff and financial resources available to the Council and potential to access external funding or partnership resources, with the aspirations laid out in the Corporate Plan. In this respect it is recognised that there is a degree of choice and prioritisation as to the actions proposed for delivery in the period April 2024 – March 2025.

Consultation(s)

The recent workshops involving elected members and officers have been an inclusive and consultative process, the outcomes from which have informed future priority actions and work programming by the Cabinet for delivery in the 2024/25 civic year. These will need to be aligned with the 2024/25 budget preparation and revised Medium-Term Financial Strategy in the coming weeks.

Recommendations

That the Cabinet approves the Corporate Plan Annual Action Plan for 2024/25.

Reasons for recommendations

Sound management of the authority’s staff, property and financial resources to deliver projects and initiatives which support improved service delivery and positive outcomes aligned to the previously agreed Corporate Plan themes.

Background papers

2023 – 2027 Corporate Plan

Notes from the recent themed workshop events attached as appendices to this report

Wards affected

All

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr Tim Adams, Leader of the Council

Contact Officer

Steve Blatch, Chief Executive

Email:-steve.blatch@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Tel:- 01263 516232

Links to key documents:
Corporate Plan:	This report details the list of actions and proposals the Council proposes taking forward in support of the five Corporate Plan themes in the twelve months April 2024 – March 2025.
Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)	Proposed actions, projects or initiatives will need to give due consideration to the Council’s financial position as detailed in finance reports and a revised Medium-Term Financial Strategy and have the necessary resources allocated to them or efficiency savings identified through the preparation of the 2024/25 budget.
Council Policies & Strategies	See comment under Corporate Plan heading above

Corporate Governance:
Is this a key decision	Yes
Has the public interest test been applied	Yes – there is no private or confidential information to be considered by this report
Details of any previous decision(s) on this matter	N/A

Decision

RESOLVED

To approve the Corporate Plan Annual Action Plan for 2024/25, subject to one minor amendment in ‘Meeting our Housing Need’ section 3 (removal of the word ‘two’)

Reason for the Decision:

Sound management of the authority’s staff, property and financial resources to deliver projects and initiatives which support improved service delivery and positive outcomes aligned to the previously agreed Corporate Plan themes.

The Chairman introduced this item. He began by thanking officers and members who had contributed to the development of the Annual Action plan. A lot of work had been done pulling everything together. He said that he was confident that the targets that had been set could be delivered, with the resources available and within the constraints of external factors such as the County Deal, changes to waste collections nationally and financial challenges. The Council’s was committed to delivering projects that would enable it to meet its Net Zero target, the commencement of coastal schemes in Mundesley and Cromer, the Local Plan and a greater focus on rural communities and businesses.

The Chairman said that the Annual Action Plan detailed broadly commitments to every locality and town, with everything from play equipment to affordable homes. He was confident that it set out clearly the Council’s intentions for the coming year.

Cllr A Brown, referred to page 21 ‘Meeting our Housing Need’ and the second action to promote to greater take up of neighbourhood plans. He said that the target of two a year was unlikely to be achievable and therefore suggested that the word ‘two’ was removed. He proposed this as an amendment. The Director for Place and Climate Change confirmed that this change in wording would be welcomed by officers.

The Chairman said that he supported the amendment.

Members voted on the amendment and it was supported unanimously.

It was proposed by Cllr T Adams, seconded by Cllr W Fredericks and

RESOLVED

To approve the Corporate Plan Annual Action Plan for 2024/25, subject to one minor amendment in ‘Meeting our Housing Need’ section 3 (removal of the word ‘two’)

Reason for the Decision:

Sound management of the authority’s staff, property and financial resources to deliver projects and initiatives which support improved service delivery and positive outcomes aligned to the previously agreed Corporate Plan themes.

Issue - meetings

Corporate Plan 2023 - 2027 - Annual Action Plan 2024/2025

Meeting: 06/11/2023 - Cabinet (Item 68)