Corporate Plan 2023-2027 Our Place

As a predominantly rural district, it is vital that we seek to safeguard what is important to current and future residents of West Lindsey. Central to this is ensuring economic growth and regeneration, creating employment opportunities and meeting the need and demand for homes. Greater Lincolnshire is at the heart of the UK’s £234 billion agri-food sector, with 11% of England’s food production concentrated in the area. The creation of an Agricultural Growth Zone along the A15 corridor within West Lindsey will secure significant additional investment to help farmers adopt new technologies and to attract the next generation into the industry.

With the Red Arrows due to relocate from their base at RAF Scampton, the council remains committed to supporting the local community and formally submitted an expression of interest in acquiring the site in April 2022. This will contribute to improving economic and social outcomes across West Lindsey and the wider area.

In 2022 West Burton, just over West Lindsey’s border in Nottinghamshire, was announced as the site for the world’s first prototype energy fusion plant which, once operational, will produce limitless clean energy. This multi-billion pound, long-term investment will create thousands of jobs and create opportunities for a skills ecosystem that will bring significant opportunities for the local economy in West Lindsey. As a council, we have a key enabling role which will help us to maximise all of these opportunities for the benefit of both our people and our place.

We have identified three strategic aims under this theme:

1. Economic Growth and Regeneration: To ensure that economic growth and regeneration is sustainable and benefits all our communities.

Economic Growth and Regeneration objectives and key outcomes
Objectives Key outcomes
Create a thriving and dynamic economic environment in which businesses can reach their full potential
  • An increase in the economic performance of our market towns and an increase in rural productivity levels
  • A circular local economy that reduces waste in line with our commitments to sustainability
  • Sustained growth in our existing and emerging priority sectors
Diversify the economic base and support the creation of more highly skilled jobs
  • An increase in the number of new jobs, including the creation of jobs that support environmental sustainability
  • An increase in the number of businesses located in the district
  • Appropriate support is available to help our businesses grow and develop
Maintain a sustainable Local Plan for Central Lincolnshire
  • Deliver homes and jobs to meet identified need and drive sustainable economic growth
  • Central Lincolnshire is a Net Zero area resilient to the effects of climate change, through careful planning and design of the built and natural environment
  • Regeneration that maximises benefits for our most deprived areas and communities promoting access to services, healthy lifestyles and reducing social exclusion

2. Quality Housing: To facilitate quality, choice and diversity in the housing market, assist in meeting housing need and demand, and to deliver high quality housing related services that support growth.

Quality Housing objectives and key outcomes
Objectives Key outcomes
Maintain housing growth to meet need and demand, using private sector solutions where appropriate
  • Improved quality and choice across the housing market
  • Housing that is affordable relative to people’s income
  • Neighbourhood Plans that are developed and delivered in line with local needs and aspirations
Improve housing standards and take appropriate enforcement action where necessary
  • An increase in the levels of tenancy sustainment
  • Improved housing standards and a reduction in the number of criminal landlords
  • An effective enforcement service that meets need and demand
A long-term plan for housing investment that maximises opportunities for affordable housing
  • A comprehensive understanding of current and future housing need through improved partnership working
  • Delivery of additional affordable homes through Section 106 spend
  • Increased investment through Section 106 to maximise external funding opportunities

3. Clean, Green and Safe Communities: To create a safer, cleaner and greener district in which to live, work and socialise.

Clean, Green and Safe Communities objectives and key outcomes
Objectives Key outcomes
Connecting our local communities and increasing the quality and provision of green space
  • Increased rural connectivity via key walking and cycling routes
  • An increase in green space provision so that everyone has access to good quality green space within five minutes of their home
  • Established nature recovery networks which promote and conserve biodiversity & geodiversity
Use the council’s statutory functions to reduce anti-social behaviour and increase people’s feelings of safety in their local communities
  • A sustained increase in people’s perception of safety in their local community
  • A reduction in incidents of anti-social behaviour
  • A high standard of quality and compliance across all regulated areas
Ensure the council is meeting its new duties and obligations under the Environment Act, 2021
  • A reduction in the amount of household waste and an increase in the quantity and quality of recycling
  • A reduction in environmental related crime such as fly-tipping and littering
  • Enhanced air quality achieved through a reduction in air pollution