Issue - meetings

The Lead Member for Housing and Health introduced the report and advised the Strategic Plan Refresh was focussed on updating the milestones for 2023-2028 as the Council responded to the National and Local environment. The changes to Embracing Growth and Enabling Infrastructure reflected progress on the local plan and the importance of engagement. Safe Clean and Green had an increased emphasis on climate change and biodiversity, as well as a broadened action on open spaces to ensure promotion as well as enforcement.. A Thriving Place had been updated to  raise the profile of the Town Centre Strategy investment. Homes and Communities reflects the commitment to deliver 1000 affordable homes and to reflect community resilience, partnership, working and those in financial crisis.

RESOLVED: That the Executive be recommended to approve the proposed refreshed areas of focus for the Council’s Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2028, set out in Appendix A, be approved.