Item 8 - R&R 24-25 Del Plan Year end and 25-26 Del Plan - Economic Development
West Dunbartonshire Council · 21 May 2025
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Report by Chief Officer - Regulatory & Regeneration Committee: Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee 21 May 2025 Subject:Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2024/25 – Economic Development Year-end Progress & Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26 – Economic Development 1 Purpose 1.1 This report sets out the year-end progress of the 2024/25 Delivery Plan and presents the new 2025/26 Delivery Plan, both in relation to Economic Development. 2 Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that Committee notes the progress achieved at year-end and the new Delivery 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 & Economic Development Committee on 22 May 2024 and mid-year progress reported on 6 November 2024. 4.2 Full details of year-end progress are set out in Appendix 1. ITEM 8
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4.3 The progress of the Delivery Plan’s eight Economic Development actions is summarised below: Progress No. (%) Complet ed 7 (88%) Overdue 1 (12%) 4.4 The overdue action relates to the following and will be carried forward and completed in 2025/26: Support town centre revitalisation - 75% complete 4.5 Year-end data is available for two of the Delivery Plan’s four Economic Development PIs. The performance of those PIs is summarised below: Performance Against Target No. (%) Target met or exceeded 2 (100%) Performance Over Time No. (%) Improved over short term (or maintained a high level of performance) 0 Improved over longer term (or maintained a high level of performance) 0 4.6 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 4.7 An extract from the 2025/26 Delivery Plan is set out at Appendix 2. This outlines Economic Development’s achievements and challenges over the past year, as well as the priorities for the year ahead. These include: delivering key regeneration sites across West Dunbartonshire promoting the next phase of Queens Quay Housing exploring commercial opportunities supporting business recovery supporting town centre revitalisation monitoring and reporting the Climate Change Action Plan developing the Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Strategy Delivery Plan developing Community Planning contributing to the Community Learning and Development Plan concluding the Cash First Project 4.8 Implementation of the Delivery Plan will be monitored by the management team with mid-year and year-end progress reported to Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee around November 2025 and May 2026 respectively.
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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 Economic Development 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: Alan Douglas Service Area: Regulatory & Regeneration Date: 24 April 2025 _____________________________________________________________ Person to Contact: Lynn Henderson lynn.henderson@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
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Appendices: Appendix 1: Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2024/25 - Economic Development Year-end Progress Appendix 2: Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Economic Development Background Papers: Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2024/25 - Economic Development, Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee, 22 May 2024 Regulatory & Regeneration Delivery Plan 2024/25 - Economic Development Mid-year Progress, Infrastructure, Regeneration & Economic Development Committee, 6 November 2024 Strategic Planning & Performance Framework 2022/27 Wards Affected: All