Issue - meetings

That the Committee support the Council Plan 2023-28 Part 1 and Part 2 documents that outline the actions, measures and risks that underpin the Priorities, Sub-

Priorities and Well-being objectives of the Council Plan 2023-28.

The Chief Executive presented a report on the refreshed priorities, sub-priorities, and well-being objectives within the Council Plan for 2023-28 which reflected a long-term view of recovery, projects and ambitions over the period.  Part 2 of the Council Plan was being considered by Overview & Scrutiny committees to ensure full coverage of Part 1 and its respective measures and targets, prior to adoption by County Council.

Councillor Dave Evans referred to the Social Housing priority and the comment ‘ensuring increase in stock capacity meets the identified needs and demands by March 2028’.  He asked whether this was realistic.  The Chief Executive said that this was an aspiration and if stock capacity could be increased further then this would assist in addressing the issues outlined to the Committee in previous reports.  Issues to be mindful of were around availability of land and new requirements around phosphate but the Council was focused and determined to achieve the target. 

Councillor Dennis Hutchinson asked how the new requirements around phosphate would affect existing housing stock.  The Chief Executive explained that it was not retrospective so did not apply to existing stock.  He said that the basis of new requirements was right and proper with everyone wanting high levels of water quality unpolluted rivers but there would be difficulties around building if phosphate had not been considered as part of the building solutions.  

Councillor Glyn Banks asked if any baseline data could be provided to show that projects were moving in the right direction. The Chief Executive explained that there was a plan in place to map out the delivery of projects and he would take this comment back to ensure that updates on the delivery of projects were being effectively reported to Members going forward. 

The recommendation, as outlined within the report, was moved by Councillor David Evans and seconded by Councillor Dennis Hutchinson.

RESOLVED:

That the Committee support the Council Plan 2023-28 Part 1 and Part 2 documents that outline the actions, measures and risks that underpin the Priorities, Sub-

Priorities and Well-being objectives of the Council Plan 2023-28.