Item 7 - R&N 25-26 Delivery Plan Year-End Report and R&N 26-27 Delivery Plan
West Dunbartonshire Council · 20 May 2026
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL Report by Chief Officer – Roads and Neighbourhood Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee on 20 May 2026 Subject: Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Year-end Progress & Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2026/27 1 Purpose 1.1 This report sets out the year-end progress of the 2025/26 Delivery Plan and presents the new Delivery Plan for 2026/27. 2 Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that Committee notes the progress achieved at year-end and the new Plan for 2026/27. 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. 4 Main Issues 2025/26 Year-end Progress 4.1 The 2025/26 Delivery Plan was presented to Infrastructure, Regeneration and Economic Development Committee on 21 May 2024 and mid-year progress reported on 12 November 2025. 4.2 Full details of year-end progress are set out in Appendix 1. ITEM 7
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4.3 The progress of the Plan’s 34 actions is summarised below: Progress No. (%) Completed 30 (88%) Overdue 4 (12%) 4.4 Overdue actions relate to the following and will be carried forward and progressed / completed in 2026/27: • Progress plan to increase the number of 4G pitches – 50% complete. • Develop a new local bio diversity action plan – 75% complete. • Provide recommendations to Council based on draft Surface Water Management Plans – 87% 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 – 83% complete 4.5 Year-end data is available for 22 of the Plan’s 24 PIs. The performance of those PIs is summarised below: Performance Against Target No. (%) Target met or exceeded 15 (68%) Target significantly missed 3 (14%) Target marginally missed 4 (18%) Performance Over Time No. (%) Improved over short term (or maintained high level of performance) 4 (18%) Improved over longer term (or maintained high level of performance) 6 (27%) 4.6 Where target was significantly missed, this relates to the following PIs: • % Residents satisfied with the waste service overall; 51% against a target of 70%. • % Residents satisfied with roads maintenance; 20% against a target of 40%. • % residents satisfied with the street cleaning service; 46% against a target of 60%. 4.7 The full set of PIs will be reported through the Council’s annual performance reporting process once all data becomes available.
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2026/27 Delivery Plan 4.8 The 2026/27 Delivery Plan is set out at Appendix 2. 4.9 Key priorities include: • Progress phased delivery of public and fleet electric charging points. • Progress preparatory work for Gruggies Burn Flood Management, progress flood management improvement plans and provide recommendations on draft Surface Water Management Plans. • Progress strategy to implement 20 miles speed limit in residential areas • Progress the delivery of the Exxon City Deal Project • Progress ash die back action plan and finalise a new local biodiversity action plan • Progress plan to increase the number of 4G pitches and complete the upgrade of 4 existing play parks and deliver two new destination parks. • Revise service provision of litter collection and street cleaning of trunk road • Revise service provision of Crematorium • Within Working4U, ensure compliance with External Funding 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. • Develop Strategy for transition to electric fleet and introduce operational management of the corporate 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.
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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: 6 May 2026 _____________________________________________________________ Person to Contact: Karen Connelly Performance & Strategy Business Partner karen.Connelly@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Appendices: Appendix 1: Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Year-end Progress Appendix 2: Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2026/27
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Background Papers: Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2025/26 - Infrastructure Regeneration and Economic Development Committee, 21 May 2025 Roads and Neighbourhood Delivery Plan 2025/26 Mid- year Progress - Infrastructure Regeneration and Economic Development, 12 November 2025 Strategic Planning & Performance Framework 2022/27 Wards Affected: All