Council Plan and Medium Term Financial Strategy
The Council Plan 2023 to 2027 was agreed in February 2023 and was effective from 1 April 2023.
The Council Plan is a high level document that sits alongside the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS). These two documents set out the council’s vision for future years, including how it will deliver key priorities.
The Council Plan sets out the overall priorities we want to achieve for our residents, our businesses and our borough and guides what we do.
It doesn’t include everything we do but it outlines the activities and actions that we will most focus on. It sets out what we will prioritise as a council for our borough over the next four years.
The Council Plan for 2023 to 2027 focuses on these three priorities:
- a place where people can live happily
- a borough where the environment can flourish
- a council that provides good quality services for our residents
This is a key document for the council and the plan will be delivered through the council’s budget for 2023 to 2027.
Council Plan 2023 to 2027(PDF) [2 Mb]
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023/24 to 2026/27 (MTFS) and Budget Update
MTFS is a four year plan which sets out the council’s commitment to provide services that meet the needs of people locally and that represent excellent value for money within the overall resources available to it and is what links the priorities set out in the Council Plan 2023 to 2027 with estimated resources to deliver them. It shows how the council’s finances will be structured and managed to support the delivery of the council’s priorities over the medium term planning period.
The strategy brings together the key issues affecting the:
- Revenue Budget
- Capital Programme
- Treasury Management Strategy
- Capital and Investment Strategy
Medium Term Financial Strategy 2023/24 to 2026/27 and Budget Update(PDF) [299 kb]
Other Strategies
In addition to the Council Plan, there is a range of published strategies and policies that guide the council’s work.