Council Plan theme - Every neighbourhood thriving

Year Ahead Delivery Plan 2022

Outcome: Work with communities on the things that matter to them

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
1.1 Produce ward plans with ward priorities informed by local communities.  Martin Hughes
Head of Neighbourhoods 
Assistant Chief Executive’s June 2022 Cllr Allen
1.2 Increase the number of subscribers for the ward bulletins to 9,000 (25% increase). Chris Burton Head of Communications and Marketing  Assistant Chief Executive’s Ongoing - March 2023 Leader 
1.3 Increase the number of subscribers for the new ‘Rotherham Round up’ borough wide email to 9,000.   Chris Burton Head of Communications and Marketing  Assistant Chief Executive’s Ongoing – March 2023 Leader 
1.4 Evaluate the Controlling Migration Fund programme. Simon Dennis
Acting Head of Policy, Performance and Intelligence 
Assistant Chief Executive’s November 2022 Leader 

 

Outcome: Residents, organisations and businesses use their skills and resources to help others  

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
1.5 Work with VAR to establish 80 new volunteering opportunities across voluntary and community organisations.   Martin Hughes Head of Neighbourhoods

Simon Dennis Acting Head of Policy, Performance and Intelligence
Assistant Chief Executive’s March 2022 - SLA in place until March 2024, targets reviewed annually

Cllr Sheppard

 

Outcome: Neighbourhoods are welcoming and safe

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
1.6 Improve enforcement outcomes by making greater use of legal powers. This means issuing more than 350 community protection notices.   Tom Smith, Assistant Director Community Safety and Street Scene Regeneration and Environment August 2022 Cllr Alam
1.7 Develop interventions that seek to reduce hate crime and improve community safety by tackling harmful narratives, including via the ‘Who is your neighbour’ and Remedi projects. Tom Smith 
Assistant Director Community Safety and Street Scene
Regeneration and Environment May 2022 Cllr Alam
1.8 Design and implement new neighbourhood road safety measures, including 20mph zones. Simon Moss
Assistant Director
Planning Regeneration and Transport
Regeneration andEnvironment March 2023 Cllr Beck 
1.9 Repair an estimated 595 estate roads (137.7km) (between April 2020- March 23) through the 2024 roads programme.  Tom Smith
Assistant Director Community Safety and Street Scene
Regeneration and Environment Ongoing - March 2023  Cllr Beck
1.10 Work with Councillors   to identify hot-spot areas for nuisance pavement parking and develop plans to prevent nuisance pavement parking, including parking restrictions. Tom Smith
Assistant Director Community Safety and Street Scene
Regeneration and Environment March 2023 Cllr Beck

 

Outcome: Local people have access to libraries, cultural activities, parks and green spaces 

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
1.11 Complete the new library at Thurcroft.   Zoe Oxley
Head of Service
Operations and Business Transformation
Regeneration and Environment December 2022 Cllr Sheppard
1.12 Hold cultural and sporting events across Rotherham to appeal to a range of ages and backgrounds, including:

• Women’s Euro 2022
• Rotherham Show
• Rotherham 10k
• Summer reading challenge
• Fun palaces. 
Leanne Buchan
Head of Service Creative Programming and Engagement
Regeneration and Environment Jan-Jul 2022
Sept 2022
May 2022
September 2022

October 2022
Cllr Sheppard 
1.13 Complete restoration of the grade II listed site Keppels Column.  Zoe Oxley
Head of Service
Operations and Business Transformation
Regeneration and Environment October 2021 – May 2022 Cllr Sheppard
1.14 Complete feasibility study for a new Rotherham Theatre.  Leanne Buchan
Head of Service Creative Programming and Engagement
Regeneration and Environment October 2021 – April 2022  Cllr Sheppard

 

Outcome: Local towns and villages are improved

Ref Activity  Lead officer  Lead directorate  Timescales for delivery (from and to) Lead Cabinet Member
1.15 Create a plan of developments across the borough to maximise the impact of the Towns and Villages fund. Paul Woodcock
Strategic Director Regeneration and Environment 
Regeneration and Environment October 2021 – April 2022 Cllr Allen
Cllr Lelliott 

 

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