Issue - meetings

A report from the Leader of the Council, Councillor E O’Brien is attached.

Councillor O’Brien, Leader of the Council, presented a report updating the Cabinet on the development of the Bury 2030 Strategy, proposal for consultation. 

The draft report represents all the thinking to date and proposes a framework branded as “Let’s do it”, drawn from some of Victoria Wood’s comedy and based on three components:

Let’s: A call to collective action; a strategy which reflects that the Borough of Bury is the sum of its parts across the six distinct townships and individual communities of identity and experience.

Do: The strategy proposes delivery through a local industrial strategy for Bury across the tenants of People; Place; Ideas; Infrastructure and Business Environment; a new delivery model on a neighbourhood footprint and four common principles which all public and community services and residents themselves will be called to demonstrate: inspiration; aspiration; participation and collaboration.

It: Our definition of success will be equal life chances for all our residents across every township and, as a result, in ten years the life expectancy of all residents in our Borough will exceed the average for England as a whole. In order to secure the vision the strategy is structured around five policy commitments to carbon neutrality; digital-first delivery; economic recovery and growth; inclusion and healthy communities.

Delegated decision:

Cabinet agrees to:

1. Endorse the strategy as a basis for public consultation, subject to similar agreement from other partners.

2. Approve the process for consultation set out in the report

3. Note that a further report will be produced with the final draft strategy that has taken into account the results and feedback from the consultation

4. Note that the final approved strategy will be submitted to full Council for approval and adoption.    

Reasons for the decision:

Although there is no requirement for a community strategy, it is best practice and provides for consideration of associated duties such as homelessness provision. This report presents the new draft strategy, which ties into wider sub-regional strategies, including the Greater Manchester Strategy and is informed by local strategies, such as the emerging housing strategy.

Other option considered and rejected:

To reject recommendations contained within the report.