Issue - meetings

The Corporate Performance Report provides an analysis of the Council’s performance for the fourth quarter of 2022-23. The report, set out at Annexe 1, is being presented to each of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees for comment and any recommendations they may wish to make to the Executive.

Pages to note under the Services O&S remit are pages 59 to 86 of the agenda (pages 41-68 of the document).

Jenny Sturgess, Policy and Performance Officer, explained to members the purpose of the Corporate Performance Report and what the committees remit was in relation to this. They were advised that the report was primarily the ownership of the Executive but that members were encouraged to consider the report and highlight areas that may need further investigation/action.

Cllr Jerry Hyman had registered to speak on this item and asked members to look at the planning performance relating to national indicators and how the improvement action plan was performing.  Members were advised, as previously outlined, that this would be addressed at the next meeting with Claire Upton-Brown, Executive Head of Planning Development.

Members then commented on the Q4 report.

Chris Wheeler was asked about the indicators E3a and E3b which were showing as not meeting the target. He advised that software issues had meant some bins had been counted as missed when they had not been put out for collection as the operators had been unable to log them as not there for collection.  He also highlighted that the numbers missed were a small percentage of the total number collected and that the target/aspiration was a high one.

It was noted RP1- Actual number of dwellings commenced (all housing providers) was still hugely under achieving.  Abi Lewis advised this was an ongoing issue which was out of the control of Waverley Borough Council as the council were at the mercy of developers commencing their builds after applications are granted.

Officers were asked if the Saturday Night Project, launched at Godalming Leisure Centre, would be rolled out to other areas? It was explained that it was already in hand in Farnham and Cranleigh and would be rolled out to Haslemere in due course.

Members asked if the Planning Development – Improvement Action Plan could be circulated prior to the September meeting.