Annual Plan for 2023/24

Delivering and innovating

Listening to our residents and businesses more and using this information to improve our services
Involving communities in the design, development and delivery of services
Building strong, effective partnerships across the public, private, voluntary and community sector taking a place based approach to achieve more for the district
Modernising the way we work to ensure we continue to deliver high quality services
Considering new ways to generate income achieving financial self-sufficiency

Develop plans to sustainably close our budget gap by capitalising on commercial opportunities to increase our income stream and identifying a deliverable efficiencies programme
Develop an Asset Management Strategy to implement a more coherent approach to all property interests across the district
Consider an operating model for residents and businesses to potentially subscribe to the garden waste collection service
Continue to develop our online and digital services to support changes in customer demand and expectations
Understand the impacts of the reforms to national planning policy and mainstreaming biodiversity net gain in the planning system
Provide fit for purpose car parking machines across our car parks

Inform and influence negotiations with Government around a Greater Essex Devolution deal to ensure the benefits are felt locally for residents and businesses
Deliver on the plan for North Essex Authorities to work more closely together on shared priorities and improving resilience
Drive forward Levelling Up for the district including the rural pilot with Essex County Council
Review and adopt a new Joint Municipal Waste Management Strategy for Essex