Item 7b - R&N Del Plan 24-25 Year end report and R&N Delivery Report 25-26
West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 May 2025
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Report by Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee on 21 May 2025 Subject: Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2024/25 - Year-end Progress & Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2025/26 1 Purpose 1.1 This report sets out the year-end progress of the 2024/25 Delivery Plan and presents the new Delivery Plan for 2025/26. 2 Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that Committee notes the progress achieved at year-end and the new Plan for 2025/26. 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 In the last few months of 2024/25, several services and teams across the Council were realigned to other Chief Officer areas. For consistency and transparency, the year-end progress reports reflect the content of the 2024/25 delivery plans reported to the relevant committees at the beginning of that year, with none of the organisational changes that took place in-year included. Those changes are, however, reflected in the new delivery plans for 2025/26. 4 Main Issues 2024/25 Year-end Progress 4.1 The 2024/25 Delivery Plan was presented to Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee on 22 May 2024 and mid-year progress reported on 6 November 2024. ITEM 7b
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4.2 Full details of year-end progress are set out in Appendix 1. 4.3 The progress of the Plan’s 29 actions is summarised below: Progress No. (%) Completed 22 (76%) Overdue 7 (24%) 4.4 Overdue actions relate to the following and will be carried forward and completed in 2025/26: • Pavement parking, develop and implement the enforcement strategy - 25% complete • Upgrade 8 play parks and construct 4 new MUGA's – 80% complete • Prepare a plan to increase the number of 4G pitches – 75 % complete • Develop a new local bio diversity action plan – 50% complete. • Undertake flood management Improvement Study for Dumbarton and Vale - 66% complete. • Consider the initiatives recommended within the draft surface water management plans and present to Council for consideration and budget allocation - 66% complete • Work force planning; Develop and implement wellbeing, employee engagement quality and learning and development plans to enable capabilities, improve resilience and promotion of a diverse workforce – 90% complete 4.5 Year-end data is available for 18 of the Plan’s 22 PIs. The performance of those PIs is summarised below: Performance Against Target No. (%) Target met or exceeded 13 (72%) Target significantly missed 3 (17%) Target marginally missed 2 (11%) Performance Over Time No. (%) Improved over short term (or maintained high level of performance) 12 (66%) Improved over longer term (or maintained high level of performance) 11 (61%) 4.6 Where target was significantly missed, this relates to the following PIs: • % Residents satisfied with the Waste service overall; 60% against a target of 82%.
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• % Residents satisfied with Parks & open spaces; 72% against a target of 85%. • % Residents satisfied with roads maintenance: 24% against a target of 40%. 4.7 The full set of PIs will be reported through the Council’s annual performance reporting process once all data becomes available. 2025/26 Delivery Plan 4.8 The 2025/26 Delivery Plan is set out at Appendix 2. 4.9 Key priorities include: • Work jointly in partnership with Glasgow City Council and the wider City Region to progress collaborative working opportunities • Progress plan to introduce pavement parking, and enforcement strategy and phased delivery of public and fleet electric charging points. • Finalise detailed design for the construction of the Gruggies Burn Flood Management, progress flood management improvement plans and provide recommendations on draft Surface Water Management Plans. • Introduce 20 mile speed limits and revised service provision for school crossing patrols. • Review Roads and Transport Winter Plan and introduce road construction consent charging. • Support the progress of Exxon City Deal Project • Explore funding opportunities for delivery of Dumbarton Common allotment site, progress ash die back action plan and develop a new local biodiversity action plan • Review Greenspace maintenance programme and implement service redesign • Prepare to close Dalmuir golf course. • Progress next phase of cooperation agreement with Glasgow City Council and implement the prioritisation of collection of recycling project. • Finalise upgrade of 8 playparks and Multi Use Games Areas (MUGA’s) and progress increase of number of 4G pitches. • Working4U, ensure compliance with Shared Prosperity Fund requirements and continue partnership working. • Develop a new employability partnership investment plan and explore the potential for securing training and opportunities in the green energy sector • Compile and publish the local child poverty actions and manage and deliver the Community Learning Development partnership and plan. • Reduce Working4U team and realign the service.
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• Develop Strategy for transition to electric fleet and introduce operational management of fleet. 4.10 Implementation of the Plan will be monitored by the management team with mid-year and year-end progress reported to Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee around November 2025 and May 2026 respectively. 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 Roads and Neighbourhood 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 9.1 The delivery plans were developed through consultation with officers from the strategic service areas. 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: Gail Macfarlane Service Area: Roads and Neighbourhood Date: 7 May 2025 _____________________________________________________________
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Person to Contact: Karen Connelly Performance & Strategy Business Partner karen.Connelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Appendices: Appendix 1: Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2024/25 - Year-end Progress Appendix 2: Roads and Neigbourhood Delivery Plan 2025/26 Background Papers: Roads and Neigbourhood Delivery Plan 2024/25 - Infrastructure Regeneration and Economic Development Committee, 22 May 2024 Roads and Neigbourhood Delivery Plan 2024/25 Mid- year Progress - Infrastructure Regeneration and Economic Development, 6 November 2024 Strategic Planning & Performance Framework 2022/27 Wards Affected: All