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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 1: TRANSFORMATION - We want to take the Borough forward to reach its full potential, we want to create and develop
opportunities to deliver the following priorities:

Priority 1 – Economy and Business - building on our strong economic record, growing our economy, capitalising on our strengths,
promoting our Borough, telling our story

      By 2022 We                By March 2020 We           Relevant       Measured by
      Will:                     Will:                      Directorate

 1.   Implement a coherent      Adopt a Marketing          Housing,      Strategy adopted
      strategy for promoting    Strategy for the borough   Communities &
      the Borough                                          Economic
                                Increase the use of        Development
                                various media to
                                promote the borough.

 2.   Deliver the first phase   Agree phase 1 of           Planning &     Milestones
      of the Transforming       Transforming Nuneaton      Public         reached
      Nuneaton Programme        with Warwickshire          Protection
                                County Council

                                Deliver phase 1 actions    Planning &     Milestones
                                that fall before 31st      Public         reached
                                March 2020                 Protection

                                Secure an anchor use       Planning &     Anchor use
                                for Abbey Street           Public         secured
                                development                Protection

                                                                          Demolition
                                                                          completed
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By 2022 We              By March 2020 We            Relevant         Measured by
     Will:                   Will:                       Directorate

                             Complete partial            Planning &
                             demolition of Nuneaton      Public
                             Co-op site                  Protection

3.   Establish a Town        Consult upon the priority   Operations       Consultation
     Centres Area Action     requirements for                             started/finished
     Plan ( Development      Bedworth town centre
     Plan Document) for
     both Nuneaton and       Complete a consultation     Planning &
     Bedworth town centres   on Issues & Options.        Public           Consultation
                                                         Protection and   started/finished
                                                         Housing,
                                                         Communities
                                                         and Economic
                                                         Development
                                                                        Consultation
                             Commence a                  Planning &     started
                             consultation on             Public
                             Preferred Options.          Protection and
                                                         Housing,
                                                         Communities &
                                                         Economic
                                                         Development
4.   Increase the level of   Review the Local                           Annual Gross
     economic activity       Discount Scheme                            Value Added
     within the borough                                                 (GVA) – overall
                             Assess the feasibility to                  measurement
                             deliver flexible business
                             spaces                                       Reviewed LDS in
                                                                          place
                             Assess the feasibility to
                             deliver short term

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By 2022 We               By March 2020 We          Relevant        Measured by
     Will:                    Will:                     Directorate

                              accommodation for start                   Feasibility
                              up / test businesses                      studies
                                                                        completed

5.   Allocate increased       Adopt the Borough Plan    Planning &      Plan adoption.
     employment land in                                 Public
     the Borough Plan                                   Protection

                              Proactively market        Housing,        No. of marketing
                              employment land           Communities &   campaigns /
                              availability              Economic        approaches
                                                        Development     undertaken
6.   Increase the level and   Develop a proactive                       Strategy in place
     value of engagement      communications strategy
     with local businesses    for new and existing
                              businesses within the
                              borough.

                              Support town centre
                              businesses that are                       BID submitted
                              applying for a Business
                              Improvement District.

                              Use ‘grow local’ to       Finance &       Amount of local
                              engage more local         Procurement     suppliers bidding
                              suppliers in the                          for opportunities
                              procurement process.

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7.   Have started to        Have completed a          Operations      Visioning Study
     implement actions      Bedworth Town Centre      [Town Centres   completed and
     arising from the       Visioning Study and       Team]           signed off.
     Bedworth Town Centre   implemented any “quick
     Visioning Study        win” actions identified
                            in it.

                            Have made a
                            submission to Round 2
                            of the Government’s
                            Future High Streets
                            Fund for Bedworth Town
                            Centre.

                            Have made further
                            improvements to
                            Bedworth Market.

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 1: TRANSFORMATION - We want to take the Borough forward to reach its full potential, we want to create and develop
opportunities to deliver the following priorities:

Priority 2 – People - promoting skills and improving health within our communities, empowering and supporting our employees to
deliver excellent services for residents

      By 2022 We Will:           By March 2020 We Will:      Relevant       Measured by
                                                             Directorate

1.    Adopt and have          Established a baseline for     Customer       Baseline
      commenced delivery of a employees using the            Services and   produced
      Thrive at Work plan.    Thrive at Work Staff Well      Business
                              Being Survey                   Improvement

                                 Established an action                      Action Plan in
                                 plan                                       place

                                 Engaged partners to
                                 support improved health
                                 and wellbeing at work
2.    Support the reduction of   Establish an engagement     Housing and    The reduction in
      the long term gap in       strategy, including local   Communities    the attainment
      NVQ Level 2 & Level 3      and national education /                   gap
      attainment, between the    skills providers, to
      borough and national       promote learning and
      statistics                 skills attainment
                                 opportunities

3.    Embed the use of the       Deliver appropriate         Customer       Report from the
      DELTA training system      training to relevant        Services and   DELTA system
      across the Council         employees                   Business
                                                             Improvement

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By 2022 We Will:             By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant      Measured by
                                                               Directorate

                                  Ensure employees have
                                  completed or booked onto
                                  all mandatory training

                                  Have a comprehensive
                                  database of delivered
                                  employee training
4.   Deliver the first phase of   Continue to work with        Finance &     Number of
     an early intervention        internal and external        Procurement   referrals
     project to improve           partnerships to reduce                     received.
     financial capability in      debt and support                           Reduction in
     JSNA priority areas          customers to help                          arrears in area.
                                  themselves. Signposting
                                  to trusted and supportive
                                  partners, help protect LA
                                  revenue stream.

                                  Evaluate the options for     Finance &     Reduction in
                                  affordable credit,           Procurement   arrears.
                                  including online platforms
                                  to give customers
                                  cheaper safer available                    Take–up of
                                  Loans, Life insurance and                  services.
                                  savings opportunities.

                                  Look at the potential of     Finance &     Reduction in
                                  Community Financial          Procurement   arrears
                                  Independence Officers                      Number of
                                  (CFISO) working in                         outreach visits
                                  schools as well as local                   carried out
                                  communities which are
                                  hard to reach.

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By 2022 We Will:         By March 2020 We Will:         Relevant      Measured by
                                                             Directorate

                              Identify further projects to   Resources
                              commence in 2019/20
                                                                           Further projects
                                                                           identified
5.   Support delivery of the  Develop a work plan to         Resources     Work Plan in
     recommendations for the address initial priority                      place. First phase
     Borough arising from the actions in the JSNA.                         of actions
     Warwickshire Joint                                                    completed or
     Strategic Needs                                                       underway by
     Assessment (JSNA)                                                     March 2020.

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 1: TRANSFORMATION - We want to take the Borough forward to reach its full potential, we want to create and develop
opportunities to deliver the following priorities:

Priority 3 – Housing and Communities - enabling housing development to match our aspirations for the Borough; building homes,
investing in safe, empowered, sustainable communities

      By 2022 We Will:          By March 2020 We Will:         Relevant      Measured by
                                                               Directorate

 1.   Enable the delivery of    Consult on and adopt a     Planning &        Adoption of the
      affordable housing to     revised Affordable Housing Public            SPD
      meet housing need         Supplementary Planning     Protection        Percentage of
      through the planning      Document                                     housing gaining
      applications process                                                   planning
                                                                             permission that is
                                                                             affordable
 2.   Continue to deliver the   Identify the feasibility for                 Completion of
      Council’s Development     land acquisition                             assessment
      & Acquisition Strategy
                                Deliver a minimum of 25                      Homes
                                new social housing homes                     completed &
                                                                             occupied
                                Undertake a feasibility
                                study for alternative                        Feasibility study
                                delivery models for                          completed
                                affordable housing

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By 2022 We Will:             By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant      Measured by
                                                               Directorate

3.   Adopt a refreshed Anti-      Produce a draft document                   Draft document in
     Social Behaviour             for consultation with all                  place
     Strategy                     partners
                                                                             Consultation
                                                                             undertaken &
                                                                             feedback
                                                                             received
4.   Ensure there is              Adopt the Borough Plan     Planning &      Whether
     sufficient land to meet                                 Public          sufficient land is
     the Borough’s housing                                   Protection      available to avoid
     need.                        Commence a process of      Planning &      ‘planning by
                                  review of the Borough Plan Public          appeal’.
                                                             Protection
                                  Establish a Borough Plan   Arts, Leisure   Committee has
                                  Committee under the        &               been formally
                                  Council’s Constitution     Governance      constituted.
                                                             and Planning
                                                             & Public
                                                             Protection
5.   Monitor delivery against     Begin preparation of the   Planning &      Number of
     housing targets in the       first annual review and    Public          housing units with
     Borough Plan and             monitoring report to cover Protection      planning
     respond to variances         the period 2019/2020                       permission.
                                                                             Number of
                                                                             housing units
                                                                             built.
6.   Prepare a Gypsy and          Consult on the Publication   Planning &    Milestones
     Traveller site allocations   version of the Gypsy and     Public        achieved
     Development Plan             Traveller DPD and submit     Protection
     Document (DPD)               to the Secretary of State

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 1: TRANSFORMATION - We want to take the Borough forward to reach its full potential, we want to create and develop
opportunities to deliver the following priorities:

Priority 4 – Technology - maximising the opportunities presented by technology for our communities and services

      By 2022 We Will:           By March 2020 We Will:        Relevant      Measured by
                                                               Directorate

 1.   Adopt a Digital Strategy   Produce a Digital Strategy    Customer      Digital Strategy in
                                                               Services &    place
                                                               Business
                                                               Improvement
 2.   Have increased the         Increase self-serve           Customer      Number of online
      number of services         transactions by 10% for       Services &    services
      available online and the   the 3 highest volume          Business
      number of Self accounts    transactional services        Improvement   Number of Self
      created                    i. Revenues & Benefits                      accounts
                                 ii.Waste Management
                                 iii. Housing General                        Number of self-
                                                                             serve
                                 Have Open Portal live for                   transactions
                                 customers to access their     Finance &
                                 Revenues and Benefits         Procurement
                                 accounts online.                            Reduction in
                                                                             telephone calls
                                 Promote the availability of
                                 online services and Self      Customer
                                 Accounts                      Services &    Promotional
                                                               Business      campaigns
                                                               Improvement   undertaken

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By 2022 We Will:       By March 2020 We Will:        Relevant      Measured by
                                                          Directorate

3.   Reduce the level of    Reduce telephone contact      Customer      Telephone
     telephone contacts     by 10% for the 3 highest      Services &    contacts
                            volume services as above      Business      Self-Serve
                            by creating online service    Improvement   transactions
                            requests and improving                      Avoidable
                            processes                                   Contacts

4.   Reduce levels of       Work with Service             Customer      Volume of
     outgoing post by 20%   Managers to change            Services &    printing
                            delivery methods for high     Business
                            volume outgoing post          Improvement   Volume of
                                                                        outgoing post
                            Implement a Mailsort
                            solution                                    Cost of outgoing
                                                          Finance and   post
                            Increase in customers         Procurement
                            using online methods in                     Increase in
                            Revenues and Benefits         Finance and   number of
                            (e.g. e-billing) by 10%       Procurement   customers with
                                                                        an online account
                            Increase Direct Debit take-
                            up by 10%                                   Increase in
                                                                        number of
                                                                        customers signed
                                                                        up to Direct Debit

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 2: COLLABORATION – achieving more by working together
We recognise the importance of working with others to deliver our vision and recognise that collaboration needs to be central to our
work. Our areas of focus will be:

Priority 1 – Communities -We will work with our communities

      By 2022 We Will:           By March 2020 We Will:        Relevant      Measured by
                                                               Directorate

 1.   Engage younger            Establish an engagement        Housing,      Strategy in place
      persons to identify their strategy                       Communities
      future requirements and                                  & Economic
      aspirations               Undertake Community            Development   No. of community
                                based fun family days                        days undertaken

 2.   Complete all               Continue to work with key     Arts, Leisure Agreements in
      agreements for the         community groups to           & Democracy place
      community                  transfer management of
      management of the          assets for Bulkington;
      pavilions in Bulkington;   Weddington and Galley
      Weddington and Galley      Common wards
      Common
 3.   Have in place a digital    Have invested in a            Customer      Customer
      system for gathering       Customer Satisfaction         Services &    Satisfaction
      customer satisfaction      Text system and piloted       Business      gathered for
                                 with revenues & Benefits      Improvement   Revenues &
                                 Services                                    Benefits
 4.   Identify a suitable site   Upon adoption of the          Arts, Leisure Report to Cabinet
      for a cemetery in          Borough Plan, commence        & Democracy on or before 31
      Nuneaton and submit a      the search for a site for a                 March 2022
      business case for          cemetery in Nuneaton
      approval for the           through a review of
      creation of the facility   suitable Council land and
                                 a call for sites.
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5.   Support the review of    Work with WCC to engage Housing,           Joint engagement
     the Community Forums     stakeholders                 Communities   undertaken
                                                           & Economic
                                                           Development
6.   Continue to improve      Participate in the review of Housing,      Review
     consultation with NBBC   the STAR Tenant Survey       Communities   undertaken & any
     tenants                  to ensure appropriate        & Economic    amendments
                              engagement with tenants      Development   agreed

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 2: COLLABORATION – achieving more by working together
We recognise the importance of working with others to deliver our vision and recognise that collaboration needs to be central to our
work. Our areas of focus will be:

Priority 2 – Partners, Businesses and Suppliers -we will work with our partners, businesses, suppliers

      By 2022 We Will:            By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant        Measured by
                                                               Directorate

 1.   Deliver the Homelessness Work with partners to           Housing,        Nos Rough
      Prevention Strategy      reduce the levels of            Communities     Sleepers reduced
                               Rough Sleeping within the       & Economic      from Nov 18
                               borough                         Development     baseline

                                  Work with partners to                        New options
                                  develop new ways to                          identified
                                  promote tenancy
                                  sustainment

                                  Consult with Private                         Consultation
                                  Sector Landlords to                          undertaken &
                                  identify options to increase                 feedback received
                                  availability of affordable
                                  accommodation in this
                                  sector
 2.   Commence work on an         Consider options for the     Arts, Leisure   Options appraisal
      updated Leisure Contract    current Leisure Contract     & Democracy     completed
      specification to be         and longer term financial
      implemented from 2024       planning and make
                                  recommendations to the
                                  Council

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By 2022 We Will:            By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant      Measured by
                                                              Directorate

3.   Explore additional          Working with other
     opportunities for sharing   authorities and external     Finance and   Wider shared
     resources                   partners for shared          Procurement   working in place
                                 services in Revenues &
                                 Benefits.

                                 More closely integrate the   Finance &     Shared KPIs, fully
                                 Procurement Shared           Procurement   aligned
                                 Service with RBC to                        procedures, No.
                                 maximise efficiency and                    collaborative
                                 value.                                     projects and E-
                                                                            Procurement?

                                 Fully implement a new        Planning &    Partnership fully
                                 partnership for Building     Public        implemented
                                 Control with five other      Protection
                                 councils.
                                                            Planning &      Evaluation
                                 Evaluate options for a
                                                            Public          completed and
                                 shared Environmental
                                                            Protection      decisions taken
                                 Health & Licensing service
                                 with Coventry City
                                                                            Evaluation
                                 Council.
                                                            Arts, Leisure   completed and
                                 Evaluate options for a     and             decisions taken
                                 shared service for         Democracy
                                 Elections

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By 2022 We Will:             By March 2020 We Will:        Relevant      Measured by
                                                                Directorate

4.   Support the Warwickshire     Develop a Northern            Finance &     Action plan in
     Financial Inclusion          Warwickshire Financial        Procurement   place
     Partnership to deliver its   Inclusion Action Plan to      / Housing,
     strategy                     support the strategic         Communities
                                  priorities of the wider       & Economic
                                  Warwickshire Partnership      Development

5.   Increase the level of        Undertake an internal         Finance &     Level of spend
     Think Local First            promotion campaign to         Procurement   from March 2019
     spending to support          increase the level of         / Housing,    baseline
     SME’s within the borough.    NBBC spending.                Communities
                                                                & Economic
                                  Undertake a promotion         Development   Promotional
                                  campaign with local                         campaign
                                  businesses and residents                    undertaken
                                  to increase spend with
                                  local businesses within the
                                  borough
                                                                              ‘Think Local’
                                  Incorporate ‘Think Local’     Finance &     included as a
                                  into the Contract             Procurement   consideration in
                                  Procedure Rules (CPRs),                     the CPRs
                                  and Procurement Training

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 2: COLLABORATION – achieving more by working together
We recognise the importance of working with others to deliver our vision and recognise that collaboration needs to be central to our
work. Our areas of focus will be:

Priority 3 – Employees and Elected Members -we will work with our employees and elected members

      By 2022 We Will:          By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant        Measured by
                                                             Directorate

 1.   Complete additional       Complete Income                              New approach
      Lean System reviews       Recovery / Financial         Finance &       piloted & adopted
                                Inclusion/ Housing Lean      Procurement
                                systems review               / Housing,
                                                             Communities
                                                             & Economic
                                                             Development

                                Complete the Lean            Planning &      Review completed
                                systems review of            Public
                                Licensing                    Protection

                                Complete Lean Systems        Housing,
                                Review of Landlord           Communities     New approach
                                Services                     & Economic      piloted
                                                             Development
 2.   Complete the Borough      Begun the review of the      Arts, Leisure   Cabinet and
      Plan Review in            Borough Plan.                & Democracy     Council to have
      readiness for                                          and Planning    approved a
      submission to the                                      & Public        revised Borough
      Secretary of State                                     Protection      Plan for
                                                                             submission to the
                                                                             Secretary of State
                                                                             on or before 31st
                                                                             March 2022.

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By 2022 We Will:          By March 2020 We Will:    Relevant      Measured by
                                                         Directorate

3.   Have in place an online   Launch a refreshed                      Employee
     system for collecting     Employee Survey                         Feedback
     employee feedback,                                                gathered online
     comments and              Developed an online       Customer
     suggestions               Employee Feedback         services &
                               system for comments and   Business
                               suggestions               Improvement

4.   Improve staff and         Replace the current       Customer      Sharepoint in
     Elected Member            intranet “CLIP” with      services &    place
     communication             “Sharepoint”              Business
     mechanisms                                          Improvement

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT – making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 1 – Getting the most from our assets – from our people, land and property

      By 2022 We Will:          By March 2020 We Will:      Relevant      Measured by
                                                            Directorate

 1.   Meet the government’s     Work with Service           Customer      Number of start
      target for new start      Managers to review all      Services &    apprentices
      apprenticeships           new/vacant posts and        Business
      (2.3% of staff by 2021)   current training            Improvement
                                requirements

 2.   Adopt and implement a     Undertake a Play Strategy   Arts, Leisure Report to cabinet
      revised Play Strategy     review taking account of    & Democracy on or before 31
      for the Borough.          current provision and                     March 2022
                                future developments.                      seeking adoption
                                                                          of the revised
                                                                          Strategy

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By 2022 We Will:       By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant       Measured by
                                                         Directorate

3.   Utilise the land and   Release Council land for     Planning &     Number of
     buildings we own to    the provision of social or   Public         housing units
     encourage              other housing                Protection     supported/created
     development that                                    and Housing,
     benefits the Borough                                Communities
                                                         and
                                                         Economic
                                                         Development

                                                         Planning &     Number of
                            Offer Council
                                                         Public         businesses
                            land/buildings to local
                                                         Protection     retained/relocated
                            businesses that are
                                                         and Housing,
                            threatened with
                                                         Communities
                            displacement by
                                                         & Economic
                            development.
                                                         Development
4.   Have encouraged        Update and improve car       Customer       Improvements
     greater use of our     park safety at Keresley      Services &     made
     Community Centres      Community Centre             Business
                                                         Improvement    Increase footfall
                            Provide Wi-Fi at Keresley
                            and Stockingford
                            Community Centres

                            Review potential building
                            improvements to Keresley
                            and Stockingford
                            Community Centres and
                            identified investment
                            required

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5.   Have further             Have updated our Capital   Operations    Updated Capital
     rationalised our         Strategy And Asset         [Building     Strategy And
     physical assets (land    Management Plan            Surveying &   Asset
     and property) in order                              Engineering   Management Plan
     to make on-going                                    Team]         in place.
     revenue savings.
                                                                       Reduction in
                                                                       numbers of
                                                                       physical assets.

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT– making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 2 - Maximising funding – identifying and securing funding opportunities, being creative, maximising income streams

      By 2022 We Will:          By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant      Measured by
                                                             Directorate

 1.   Maximise Homes            Submitted funding            Housing,      Applications
      England funding for the   applications for new build   Communities   submitted
      Borough                   social housing.              & Economic
                                                             Development

 2.   Ensure we maximise        Identify any funding         Resources     No. of bids
      submission of bids for    available and submit bids                  submitted
      external funding to       where relevant
      support Borough
      priorities including
      Transforming
      Nuneaton, New Build
      housing and community
      infrastructure

 3.   Secure any national      Bid for any funding           Housing,      Funding applied
      opportunities to improve available                     Communities   for subject to
      domestic energy                                        & Economic    availability
      efficiency                                             Development

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4.   Generate a pipeline of   Develop our                    Planning &     Number of
     schemes for funding      understanding of the West      Public         schemes
     through the Combined     Midlands Combined              Protection     submitted
     Authority and/or Local   Authority’s new Single         and Housing,
     Regeneration             Commissioning                  Communities
     Partnership              Framework (SCF).               & Economic
                                                             Development

                              Prepare and submit             Planning &
                              pipeline projects to test      Public
                              the SCF as a potential         Protection
                              future funding process.        and Housing,
                                                             Communities
                                                             & Economic
                                                             Development

5.   Deliver the Council’s    Update the Capital             Management     Post-project
     Capital Strategy         Strategy to facilitate large   Team           reviews completed
                              scale regeneration
                              projects

                              Undertake post-project
                              reviews of business cases
                              approved by the Council’s
                              Corporate Asset
                              Management Team

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6.   Increase income from      Identify the feasibility for a   Resources   Business Case
     NABCEL by 20%             3rd NABCEL business                          produced &
                               stream.                                      evaluated

                               Increase NABCEL                              Level of turnover
                               turnover by 80%                              achieved from
                                                                            March 2019
                                                                            baseline
7.   Deliver the first phase   Have in place a Corporate        Resources   Corporate
     of the Corporate          Commercial Strategy and                      Strategy in place
     Commercial Strategy       action plan                                  & action plan
                                                                            consulted upon

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT– making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 3 - Managing our resources – maintaining our robust financial management arrangements to deliver efficient, economic and
effective services

      By 2022 We Will:         By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant      Measured by
                                                            Directorate

 1.   Maximise income from     Increase the Council’s       Planning &    Budgeted income
      investment property      stock of commercial          Public        from new
                               investment properties        Protection    investments.

 2.   Deliver a balanced and Update the Housing             Finance &     Updated Business
      sustainable revenue     Revenue Account               Procurement   Plan & narrative
      and capital budget each Business Plan                 / Housing,    adopted.
      year and maintain a                                   Communities
      prudent level of                                      & Economic
      reserves                                              Development

                               Update the Medium Term       Finance &     Updated Strategy
                               Financial Strategy, taking   Procurement   adopted
                               into account the Spending
                               Review, Fair Funding
                               Review and Review of
                               Business Rates and
                               identify the savings
                               required to achieve a
                               balanced budget in
                               2020/21

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Carry out updated
                                 benchmarking and unit
                                 costing analysis with
                                 Nearest Neighbours

3.   To maximise future          Consult on draft CIL            Resources      Funding secured
     contributions to            charging schedule               and Planning
     infrastructure                                              & Public
     development through                                         Protection
     the Community
     Infrastructure Levy         Develop a schedule of           Resources
     (CIL) and s106              priorities for infrastructure   and Planning
     contributions               investment                      & Public
                                                                 Protection

                                                                 Planning &
                                 Adopt the Borough Plan
                                                                 Public
                                                                 Protection
4.   Implement the Leisure       Adopt the Leisure               Arts, Leisure Cabinet report
     Facilities Strategy         Facilities Strategy 2019 as     & Democracy adopting the
     through the completion      a basis for negotiating                       Leisure Facilities
     of strategic business       Developer contributions                       Strategy to be
     cases for key leisure       through Section 106                           submitted on or
     sites and, subject to       Agreements                                    before 31 March
     funding, commence                                                         2020; subsequent
     construction on the first                                                 approvals of
     project.                                                                  Capital Schemes
                                                                               by Council on or
                                                                               before 31 March
                                                                               2022.

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT– making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 4 – Promoting a sustainable, green economy; minimising our carbon footprint

      By 2022 We Will:            By March 2020 We Will:          Relevant      Measured by
                                                                  Directorate

 1.   Have renewed around         Have renewed 5 Refuse           Operations    Delivery of
      half of our vehicle fleet   Collection Vehicles and         [Waste and    vehicles into
      [35+ vehicles] with the     the depot “JCB” with the        Transport     operational fleet
      most fuel efficient and     most fuel efficient and low     Team]
      low emission models         emission models
      available.                  available.

 2.   Ensure that all lights in   Ensure that all lights in the   Operations    Number of Lights
      Council owned               Town Hall have LED bulbs        [Building     with LED bulbs in
      buildings have LED          in them where it is             Surveying &   them.
      bulbs in them where it      technically possible to do      Engineering
      is technically possible     this.                           Team]
      to do this.

 3.   Work with the Nuneaton      Have drawn up a detailed        Operations    Existing floodlights
      Harriers Community          business case for the           [Building     replaced with LED
      Association to replace      replacement of the              Surveying &   ones.
      the existing floodlights    existing floodlights and        Engineering
      at the Pingles Athletics    agreed a procurement            Team]
      Stadium with LED            process and funding
      floodlights.                mechanism

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4.   Explore the use of          Identified the carbon          Housing,      Carbon savings
     greener energy in the       emissions savings for a        Communities   logged.
     Council’s new build         variety of greener             & Economic
     programme and               installations.                 Development
     existing stock
                                 Produce a specification for                  New specification
                                 use in the Council’s new                     in place.
                                 build programme
                                                                              No. of properties
                                 Install energy efficient gas                 with new energy
                                 boilers in existing stock                    efficient boilers
                                                                              installed.
5.   Have put in place           Have decided whether or        Operations    Arrangements in
     arrangements for the        not to make a capital          [Waste and    place.
     ongoing processing of       investment into the            Transport
     dry recyclable materials    construction to building a     Team]
     collected from the          new sub-regional
     kerbside.                   materials reprocessing
                                 facility y [MRF]

6.   Stop using single use       Stop using single use          Arts, Leisure Substitution of
     plastics wherever           plastics wherever possible     & Democracy single use plastic
     possible in the delivery    in the delivery of Borough                   items for
     of Borough Council          Council Services:              Customer      alternatives
     Services and minimise       minimise their use where it    Services &
     their use where it is not   is not possible to stop        Business
     possible to stop using      using them completely          Improvement
     them completely             and use up any existing
                                 stock of single use plastics

7.   Complete an approved        Enhance provision of           Arts, Leisure Cabinet and
     scheme in Riversley         cycle storage (Miner’s         & Democracy Council reports to
     Park.                       Welfare Park) and submit                     be approved by
                                 proposals for new cycle                      31st March 2020.
                                 storage at and links in
                                 Riversley Park.

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT– making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 5 – Empowering our communities to make the most of their resources

      By 2022 We Will:           By March 2020 We Will:          Relevant      Measured by
                                                                 Directorate

 1.   Promote the use of         Have identified priorities to   Resources     No. of clauses in
      ‘social value’ clauses     utilise current clauses                       place
      within all major NBBC
      contracts

 2.   Increase support for       Produce a publicity             Housing,      Increased income
      Third Sector Partners to   campaign to increase the        Communities   to the Borough
      enable increased           Borough Lottery customer        & Economic    Lottery
      community                  base                            Development
      empowerment                                                / CS&BI

                                 Deliver a ‘Connecting           Housing,
                                 Communities’ project to         Communities   Delivery and
                                 enhance health, wellbeing       & Economic    evaluation of
                                 and community resilience        Development   project
                                 within the borough.

                                 Have developed                  Housing,      Hubs in place
                                 community hubs to enable        Communities
                                 the Armed Forces                & Economic
                                 community to better             Development
                                 access key services

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3.   Have developed a         Consult with partners to        Housing,        Consultation
     shared communications    establish principles and        Communities     complete
     platform with Third      action plan to increase         and
     Sector Partners and      community awareness of          Economic        Action Plan
     Community Groups         opportunities within the        Development     commenced
                              Borough
4.   Work with communities    Identify facilities for first   Arts, Leisure   Numbers of self
     to enable self-          phase of discussion with        and             management
     management of            community groups                Democracy       agreements in
     community and sporting                                                   place.
     facilities

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT– making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 6 - Environment – cherishing our physical environment; enhancing our built environment and open spaces, maximising the
value of our green spaces, improving our infrastructure

      By 2022 We Will:          By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant      Measured by
                                                             Directorate

 1.   Implement the             Adopt a revised Master   Arts, Leisure Masterplan to be
      approved masterplan,      Plan for key Destination & Democracy approved by
      utilising section 106     Parks (Riversley/Miners                Single member
      funding where             Welfare Park/Whittleford)              decision o or
      available.                                                       before 31st march
                                                                       2020
 2.   Implement the Air         Review the current Air   Planning &    Milestones
      Quality Action Plan and   Quality Action plan.     Public        achieved
      monitor trends in air                              Protection
      quality.                                                         Number of
                                                                       monitoring sites
                                Review whether to remove Planning &    where national air
                                the Leicester Road       Public        quality objectives
                                Gyratory Air Quality     Protection    are exceeded.
                                Management Area.

                                Consult on the Air Quality   Planning &
                                Supplementary Planning       Public
                                Document and adopt the       Protection
                                Air Quality Supplementary
                                planning document

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Work with the Public        Planning &
                                Health service on           Public
                                research into the use of    Protection
                                personal air quality
                                monitors as an incentive
                                to adopt active travel.

3.   Develop a Green            Adopt the Borough plan      Planning &   Milestones
     Infrastructure                                         Public       achieved.
     Supplementary              Prepare a draft ready for   Protection
     Planning Document          public consultation.
     (SPD)

4.   Implement the              Adopt the Borough Plan      Planning &   Percentage of
     biodiversity off-setting                               Public       planning decisions
     policy in the Borough      Apply the policy to         Protection   where biodiversity
     Plan to ensure no net      planning applications                    off-setting is
     loss of biodiversity                                                needed, where off-
                                                                         setting is secured
                                                                         by condition
5.   Adopt a revised Parks      Undertake Consultation on Arts, Leisure Report the results
     and Countryside            the priorities for Parks & & Democracy of the consultation
     Strategy                   Countryside facilities                   to cabinet by 31st
                                                                         March 2020. Have
                                                                         an approved
                                                                         strategy by 31st
                                                                         March 2022.
6.   Increase the number of     Continue to maintain the 9 Arts, Leisure To be reported to
     sites that meet the        sites to the green flag    & Democracy Internal OSP by
     Green Flag standard        standard                                 31st March 2022
     criteria from 9 to 12

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7.   Implement the            Submit and seek approval Arts, Leisure    Cabinet and
     approved Capital         for a capital business case & Democracy   Council report to
     Scheme for the Marston   for the extension of                      be submitted on or
     Lane Cemetery            Marston Lane Cemetery                     before 31st March
     extension.                                                         2020 and a
                                                                        Capital Scheme
                                                                        review be
                                                                        conducted by 31st
                                                                        march 2022.

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DELIVERING OUR FUTURE DELIVERY PLAN 2019 – 2022

THEME 3: INVESTMENT– making the most of what we have
We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority 7 - Environment – Heritage – promote and celebrate the rich heritage of our Borough, including our cultural and industrial
achievements

      By 2022 We Will:             By March 2020 We Will:       Relevant       Measured by
                                                                Directorate

 1.   Have established             Develop further location     Town           Branding proposal
      strong brand identities      and visitor signage to the   Centres        to be approved by
      for our Town Centres         borough and the arts and     (Operations)   Cabinet March
                                   cultural venues                             2020

 2.   Improved our town            Agree a programme of         Town           Milestones
      centres visitor              town centre visitor          Centres        achieved against
      experience by                improvements with            (Operations)   approved list of
      embracing and                Warwickshire County                         projects
      celebrating their            Council.
      heritage
 3.   To implement the Arts        To develop an Arts           Arts, Leisure Cabinet to
      Development Strategy         Development Strategy to      & Democracy approve the Arts
      utilising bids for funding   support funding bids and                   Development
      from the Heritage            seek developer                             Strategy on or
      Lottery Fund (in the         contributions to support                   before 31st March
      case of the Museum &         arts provision within the                  2020. Successful
      Art Gallery) and             Borough arising from the                   Heritage Lottery
      developer contributions      Borough Plan                               bid to have been
      for the Civic Hall                                                      approved by 31st
                                                                              March 2022.

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3.   Develop the George          Review the GE200 legacy     Arts, Leisure Cabinet reports by
     Eliot Gallery and visitor   Celebrations and develop    & Democracy March 2021 and
     trail to enhance the        links to the 2021 City Of                 completion of the
     attraction of George        Culture Events.                           works by March
     Eliot to the wider                                                    2022.
     community and to be a
     part of the ongoing
     Coventry City of Culture
     offer.
4.   Complete a review of        Review and complete a       Planning &     Publish the list of
     the conservation areas      Local List of Heritage      Public         heritage assets by
                                 assets                      Protection     March 2020.
                                                                            Approve the
                                                                            conservation area
                                                                            reviews by March
                                                                            2022.
5.   Have delivered the             Volunteers will have      Arts, Leisure Report to Internal
     Exploring Eliot Project      researched and digitised & Democracy OSP on the
     funded by Esme              the collections, circulated                outcome of the
     Fairbairn Trust raising     a pop up display related to                wellbeing project
     the profile of the           the project and delivered                 by March 2020
     George Eliot                the first well being project               and the outcome
     Collections whilst                to young people                      of the Exploring
     delivering wellbeing                                                   Eliot Project by
     benefits to local                                                      March 2022.
     residents
6.   Delivered a project in        We will have recruited    Arts, Leisure   Report to Internal
     conjunction with             community partners and & Democracy         OSP on the
     community partners          submitted a bid for funding                 outcome of the bid
     celebrating and               to support this action                    by March 2020
     promoting the role of                                                   and have reported
     Nuneaton priory in the                                                  upon the priory
     creation of Nuneaton.                                                   Project by March
                                                                             2022.

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