Our Corporate Strategy guides everything we do as a Council. It has been informed by asking residents what is important to them.
The priorities are reviewed every two years to reflect local needs. The strategy has been refreshed for 2024 and has four priorities:
Tackling the climate emergency
Policies will support the county to tackle the climate crisis, helping to reduce carbon emissions and minimise the impact of climate change on the lives of residents and local businesses.
Our objectives:
- reduce carbon emissions and adapt to the impact of climate change
- maintain our rural identity and support nature recovery
- further increase recycling rates and reduce levels of waste
- improve public transport links and opportunities for greener forms of travel
A diverse and sustainable local economy
Building a strong rural economy with a productive, sustainable, and diverse business base that provides opportunity for all.
Our objectives:
- grow a more productive local economy, working alongside our business partners to provide greater opportunities for better paid jobs locally
- invest in infrastructure to enable a growth in economic productivity
- meet the housing needs of our community
- deliver a safe, vibrant and attractive place
Support the most vulnerable
Working collaboratively to improve outcomes for residents, helping those that need additional support to live their best lives.
Our objectives:
- provide inclusive education provision for children with additional needs
- improve wellbeing and reduce health inequalities
- improve outcomes for vulnerable children
- enhance outcomes for vulnerable adults through locally integrated services
Provide good public services
Delivering modern and cost-effective services which are easy to access and provide good levels of customer care.
Our objectives:
- accessible services which offer good customer care
- an effectively governed and financially viable council
- empower and enable communities to support their local area
- support a dynamic and sustainable Council workforce
Council performance
To understand if we are delivering effectively against our Corporate Strategy we monitor our progress against key indicators.
We produce performance reports on a quarterly basis. These reports help us to:
- understand our overall progress
- identify areas where we may need to do something differently
Corporate performance reports and summary documents are submitted to Cabinet - these are available in the minutes for Cabinet meetings.
Summaries of Council performance:
Performance Dashboard 2023-2024 Quarter One
Performance Dashboard 2023-2024 Quarter Two
Performance Dashboard 2023-2024 Quarter Three
Performance Dashboard 2024-2025 Quarter One