Item 14 - Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025-26 - Mid-year Progress
West Dunbartonshire Council · 12 November 2025
Back to Corporate Services Committee — 12 November 2025 and its agenda
Text extracted from the council's PDF. Layout and reading order may differ from the original.
Page 1
WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Report by Chief Officer - Regulatory & Regeneration Committee: Corporate Services Committee 12 November 2025 Subject:Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Mid-year Progress 1 Purpose 1.1 This report sets out the mid-year progress of the Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26. 2 Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that Committee notes the progress achieved at mid-year. 3 Background 3.1 In line with the Strategic Planning & Performance Framework, each Chief Officer develops an annual Delivery Plan which sets out actions to help deliver the Strategic Plan and address the performance challenges and service priorities identified in the planning process. The Plan also provides an overview of services and resources, including employees and budgets, sets out the performance indicators (PIs) for monitoring progress and considers the relevant risks. 3.2 The Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26 was presented to Corporate Services Committee on 21 May 2025 with a commitment to report mid-year progress and year-end progress in November 2025 and May 2026 respectively. 4 Main Issues 4.1 Full details of mid-year progress are set out in Appendix 1. 4.2 The progress of the Plan’s 34 actions is summarised below: Progress No. (%) Completed 2 (6%) In progress and on track 30 (88%) Not on track 2 (6%) Overdue 0 (0%) 4.3 Four of the Plan’s 26 PIs are monitored quarterly and a further eight are monitored half-yearly. Performance is summarised below, based on all data available at this time. ITEM 14
Page 2
For PIs where data is collected quarterly For PIs where data is collected half yearly Performance Against Target Q1 Q2 H1 Target met or exceeded 3 3 2 Target narrowly missed 0 0 0 Target significantly missed 1 0 4 Value not yet available 0 1 0 Not applicable in this period 0 0 2 Total No. of PIs 4 4 8 4.4 The significantly missed targets relate to the following PIs, with further details set out in the appendix: Percentage of planned underage sales visits carried out by Trading Standards to premises registered on the Scottish Government tobacco and nicotine vapour product retailers register Planning Applications (Other Locals): Average number of weeks to decision Planning Applications (Other Locals): Percentage decided within statutory 8-week timescale Cash savings achieved from procurement activity Percentage of building warrant applications responded to within 20 working days 5 People Implications 5.1 There are no direct people implications arising from this report. 6 Financial & Procurement Implications 6.1 There are no direct financial or procurement implications arising from this report. 7 Risk Analysis 7.1 Failure to deliver on the actions assigned to Regulatory & Regeneration may have a direct impact on the delivery of the Council’s Strategic Plan. It is essential that remedial action is taken to ensure strategic delivery plans achieve the commitments detailed. 8 Equalities Impact Assessment 8.1 Screening and impact assessments will be carried out on specific activities as required. 9 Consultation
Page 3
9.1 The delivery plans were developed through consultation with officers from the strategic service areas.
Page 4
10 Strategic Assessment 10.1 The delivery plans set out actions to support the successful delivery of the strategic priorities and objectives of the Council. Chief Officer: Alan Douglas Service Area: Regulatory & Regeneration Date: 23 October 2025 _____________________________________________________________ Person to Contact: Lynn Henderson lynn.henderson@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Appendices: Appendix 1: Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Mid-year Progress Background Papers: Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Corporate Services Committee, 21 May 2025 Strategic Planning & Performance Framework 2022/27 Wards Affected: All