Corporate Plan 2023-2027

Introduction

Welcome to West Lindsey District Council’s new Corporate Plan; our flagship strategy that sets out our vision for the district over the next four
years and beyond.

The Corporate Plan seeks to address the issues and challenges that exist across the district and to take advantage of the opportunities that arise in order to support and meet the needs of our people, our place and our council.

The Corporate Plan is centred around our core vision that:

“West Lindsey is a great place to be where people, businesses and communities can thrive and reach their full potential.”

This vision recognises the many and varied strengths of the district, its people and communities; but it is also an acknowledgement of the challenges that exist across a number of areas.

As a council, our mission and central purpose is to deliver a Corporate Plan that enables the district to thrive so that people, businesses and communities are supported to reach their full potential.

In a world of complex and increasing challenges, such a vision is ambitious and we recognise that the council cannot achieve it alone. Our staff and elected members are dedicated and focused on the hard work needed to deliver the aims and objectives set out in this Plan. That is our commitment to the whole district over the next four years and beyond.

In return, we will continue to work closely with key stakeholders and other partners to ensure everybody understands our values so that we may work collectively to deliver on our priorities.

The following pages set out the challenges faced by the district, informed by key evidence and the wider policy context.

Through the three key themes of ‘Our People’, ‘Our Place’ and ‘Our Council’, we will set out our strategic aims, objectives and desired outcomes for the next four years, clearly demonstrating how we intend to address these challenges.

Finally, we will outline how progress against the delivery of our Corporate Plan will be monitored. This is not only important for our staff and elected members to monitor progress, but demonstrates our commitment to transparency and accountability to the people of West Lindsey.

As a council, we are excited by the vision we have created for West Lindsey and the opportunity to build on the progress of the last four years.

We hope you share our vision as we move forward; together.