Annual Plan 2023/24

Council Strategy Vision

Community Wellbeing

Objective One

1a. Continue to support residents impacted by the cost of living crisis, including signposting and collaboration with other organisations.

1b. Work with Surrey County Council and Technology Enabled Care experts to build on the success of the innovative Enabling You With Technology service and Community Responder Service, so that older and vulnerable residents can live independently in their own homes.

1c. Continue to provide Disabled Facilities Grant funding to enable residents to remain in their own homes as long as possible.

Objective Two

2a. Build community capacity and support community infrastructure through the implementation of a grant scheme to support this work

2b. Support the development of new community groups and volunteer workforces to contribute to, for example, the Council’s response to the Ecological and Climate Change Emergencies

Objective Three

3a. Enable young people to access and take part in a range of activities that they might not ordinarily be able to afford by running a programme of out of school activities

3b. Complete the re-procurement of leisure centres contract so that communities continue to have access to good quality sports and leisure facilities

3c. Undertake refurbishment works at Dorking Halls

3d. Provide funding to support communities to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III

Objective Four

4a. Implement the revised approach to CCTV across the district

Environment

Objective Five

5a. Continue to work towards adoption of the Local Plan as required and when adopted, commence work on Supplementary Planning Documents as set out in the Local Development Scheme

Objective 6

6a. Use funds collected from developers, from sites where it has not been possible to provide affordable homes as part of that development, to subsidise the provision of affordable housing elsewhere in the District

Objective 7

7a. Continue to implement the Climate Change Strategy Action Plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, including investigating options for alternative methods of funding Climate Change initiatives, particularly solar provision at Leatherhead Leisure Centre and electric vehicle charging provision for the Council motor fleet*

7b. Reduce the Council’s carbon emissions by installing LED lighting in Dorking and Leatherhead Leisure Centres*

Prosperity

Objective 8

8a. Achieve the 2023/24 milestones for Opportunity Dorking:

Apply for National Lottery Grants for Heritage funding for Pippbrook House, progress the regeneration of the Foundry/Church Street site through demolition and scheme development to RIBA Stage 2 Concept Design, and obtain Cabinet approval of the Dorking Asset Management Plan

8b. Achieve the 2023/24 milestones for Transform Leatherhead:

Claire House and James House development partner to commence redevelopment, work with our Joint Venture partner to undertake consultation and detailed design for Phase 1 of the Bull Hill and Swan Centre regeneration scheme, and Riverside Park Landscape Architect to produce the Final Concept Design Masterplan

Objective 9

9a. Continue targeted investment in our car parks to ensure they are fit for the future. This includes completing works to St Martin’s Walk car park in Dorking and refurbishing Lower Road car park in Bookham

9b. Retain the employment and skills hub in partnership with Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership, DWP and a range of training providers and employers to support people of all ages in Mole Valley who are unemployed or facing redundancy

MVDC Guiding Principles

Objective 10

10a. Review our Council Strategy and Medium Term Financial Plan to ensure the sustainability of council services beyond April 2024

10b. Embark on a programme of Customer Service and Digital Transformation. Bring forward a strategic framework for transformation that will lead to improved customer service, increase efficiency and reduced costs, where there is a clear business case

10c. Continue to engage in discussions regarding greater collaboration among Surrey authorities and ensure that any changes are in the best interests of the Mole Valley community

10d. Consider the opportunities and benefits that could be delivered through the provision of a joint depot for Mole Valley and Elmbridge in close proximity to the existing facilities at Randalls Road

* Achievement of these objectives are subject to receipt of external funding