Issue - meetings

Corporate Plan- Review of year 1 achievements

Meeting: 23/09/2021 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 26)

26 Corporate Plan: Achievements and forward look PDF 387 KB

Report of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet members: Councillors Chris Collier and Zoe Nicholson

Additional documents:

Corporate Plan: Achievements and forward look - Appendix 1, item 26 PDF 1 MB
Recommendation from Policy and Performance Advisory Committee - Corporate Plan: Achievements and forward look, item 26 PDF 136 KB

Decision:

(Non-key decision):

To note progress with the Corporate Plan aspirations and future plans.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning, considering the Council’s progress with the Corporate Plan 2020-2024 aspirations. A list of the Council’s achievements was set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

Councillor Collier drew attention to the £40,000 of financial support that had been provided to local groups and food banks because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cabinet paid tribute to the work of officers and the community throughout the pandemic.

Councillor O’Brien highlighted the achievements in planning, including the development of planning guidance on sustainability, biodiversity, local jobs and the circular economy. She paid tribute to the planning officers for their work in delivering the achievements. As it was her last meeting of the Cabinet, Councillor O’Brien thanked fellow Cabinet members and wished Councillor Gauntlett the best in his new role.

Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 16 September 2021, considered the report and were supportive of the officer recommendations in full. Councillor Miller, Chair of PPAC, was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion. Councillor Miller commented that part of the informal discussion at PPAC was on the wording of the bullet point related to the delivery of £42 million of Covid Business grants. PPAC discussed whether “delivery” should be amended to “distributed”. This did not however form a formal recommendation from PPAC and was noted by the Cabinet. The above comments by Councillor Miller were echoed by visiting member and Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Boorman.

Resolved (Non-key decision):

To note progress with the Corporate Plan aspirations and future plans.

Reason for decision:

To enable Cabinet members to consider specific aspects of the Council’s progress and performance.