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Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House, Abbey Close,
Abingdon, OX14 3JE
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Key targets, actions and measures per priority

For tables showing key targets, actions and measures per priority see the following:

 

Enable affordable homes to be built in the district each year in line with the Vale's ambitious targets- targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
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actions		Facilitate the provision of affordable housing for people who live and work in the Vale through the current Local Plan and the Local Development Framework once it has been agreed
Ensure the development of new and other suitable types of affordable houses
Provide the right balance of rented, shared ownership and other types of intermediate housing. Use regular housing needs surveys to give an accurate picture of the district’s housing requirements
Provide new affordable housing in rural communities
MeasuresNI 154 Net additional homes provided (LAA)
NI 155 Number of affordable homes delivered (LAA)
LPT - Develop five rural affordable housing exception sites by the end of 2011

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Help people in housing need to resolve their housing problems - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
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actions		Provide high quality advice and support to help prevent households becoming homeless
Provide high quality temporary accommodation suitable for the needs of homeless people
Promote housing mobility by setting up a scheme that enables Vale residents to apply for housing throughout Oxfordshire
Keep the number of households who are accommodated in nightly charge properties to a minimum
MeasuresNI 156 Number of households living in temporary accommodation (LAA)
NI 181 Time taken to process housing benefit/council tax benefit new claims and change events
LPT – The number of households who are placed in temporary accommodation because they are homeless
LPT – A reduction in the number of homelessness acceptances
LPT - The average number of days that households are accommodated in nightly charge properties during the year
Implement the sub regional Choice Based Letting Scheme by 31.5.09
Eliminate the use of out of district bed and breakfast placements for young people by 31.12.2009

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Work in partnership to sustain vibrant market towns - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
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actions		Prepare a market towns strategy for the Vale and action plans for Abingdon, Faringdon and Wantage, in collaboration with stakeholders, by the end of March 2010
Support the creation of an Abingdon Town Partnership and part fund a partnership officer to manage an action plan
MeasuresLPT 1 – Actions in the market towns that maintain or improve business confidence (measured by survey)
LPT 2 –Vacant retail units - set a target for the % change year to year from a baseline date

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Support rural businesses and communities - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
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actions		Ensure that rural communities benefit from the EU rural development funding that has been allocated to southern Oxfordshire, including the Vale
MeasuresLPT – The amount of funding allocated to projects within the Vale
LPT – The number of jobs created / safeguarded as a result of projects delivered

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Promote "Science Vale UK" as a world leading area for science and technology - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
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actions		Increase the profile of the area so that it is seen as a first choice location for high value added businesses and research and an attractive place to live
Project manage the partnership developing Science Vale UK as a global hotspot for enterprise
Promote additional investment in physical and social infrastructure for the benefit of residents and businesses
MeasuresCo-ordinate the implementation of the agreed business plan 2008/11 which will include the following measures:
 - LPT 1 – At least one new large science related enterprise employing more than 50 people locates in the area during the next four years
 - LPT 2 – There is an overall growth in employment of at least 250 new jobs in the next four years
 - LPT 3 – Level of business confidence (measured by survey). Over a four year period business confidence is maintained or improved. 

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Provide value for money services that meet the needs of our residents and service users - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
and
actions		Maintain the Vale’s reputation for high quality services and low Council Tax
Ensure delivery of the highest quality services and demonstrate VFM in all of our key services by using up-to-date cost and performance information
Agree and deliver a Business Process Improvement Programme to achieve planned efficiencies
Identity further joint working opportunities, principally with SODC, and deliver cashable efficiency savings
Undertake reviews and bring forward proposals, in time for implementation in the 2010/11 budget, for a significant reduction in the costs of:
 - Tilsley Park
 - Abingdon Guildhall
 - Wantage Civic Hall
 - Faringdon Corn Exchange
MeasuresNI 179 Value for money – total net value of ongoing cash-releasing value for money gains (LAA)
LPT – Percentage of residents satisfied with the overall quality of council services
LPT – Average sickness absence per employee per annum
LPT – Average time to pay an invoice

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Optimise access to our services - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
and
actions		Agree a new / updated Customer Contact Strategy, which promotes moving customers to the web wherever possible, in time for implementation in the 2010/11 budget
Deliver the Equality and Diversity Scheme Action Plan, including equality impact assessments
MeasuresNI 140 Fair treatment by local services (LAA) (Place Survey)
LPT – the % of payments made on line or electronically

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Improve communication about the Council's activities and objectives - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
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actions		Use Vale Voice, our residents panel, to measure progress with our strategic objectives and priorities
Improve communication with our residents and customers so that the council can demonstrate that it provides high quality VFM services
Communicate effectively with staff to ensure that they are engaged with and motivated by the Council’s activities
MeasuresNI 5 - Overall/general satisfaction with local area (LAA) (Place Survey)
NI 4 - % of people who feel they can influence decisions in their locality (Place Survey)
LPT – Times best council staff survey

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Minimising our impact on the causes of climate change - targets, actions and measures

Key
targets
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actions		To reduce the carbon footprint arising directly or indirectly from the Council’s operations
Implementing the Carbon Management Plan to achieve a: 
1. A reduction in carbon emissions of 20% by March 2012 (baseline 2007)
2. A 10% reduction in business mileage (council staff) by March 2010
Investigate the purchase of renewable energy for Vale buildings in time for implementation in the 2010/11 budget
Investigate the use of grey water schemes for Vale parks and gardens in time for implementation in the 2010/11 budget
MeasuresNI 185 CO2 reduction from local authority operations (LAA)
NI 186 Per Capita reduction in CO2 emissions in the LA area

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Respond to the effects of climate change, particularly flooding - targets, actions and measures
Key
targets
and
actions		Produce a Climate Change Adaptation Plan by 31.12.09 using the outcomes of the ‘Profile of Climate Impacts’ assessment
Facilitate the creation of a Vale Flood Alliance of Local Community Flood Groups (as a self governing body)
Deliver an agreed number of projects on ‘ordinary water courses’ (streams, brooks, ditches) which will reduce the impact of flooding
MeasuresNI 188 Adapting to climate change (4 levels of performance)
NI 189 Flood risk management
NI 37 Awareness of civil protection arrangements in the local area (includes flooding) (Place Survey) 
LPT – 100% take up of grants for capital schemes (flooding)
LPT – 100% take up of grants for capital schemes (flooding)

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Minimise the waste we produce and maximise recycling - targets, actions and measures
Key targets and actionsIncrease the percentage of household waste sent for recycling and composting
Reduce the amount of waste produced per household
MeasuresNI 192 Percentage of Household waste sent for reuse, recycling and composting (LAA)
NI 191 Residual household waste per household (LAA)

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Help to maintain, or further reduce, low levels of crime and anti-social behaviour - targets, actions and measures
Key targets and actionsDevelop and support a range of initiatives to reduce irresponsible drinking and behaviour
Continue to develop and support the Vale "Nightsafe" scheme, working with licensees to reduce town centre violence
Develop the young peoples targeted alcohol project to reduce alcohol abuse
MeasuresNI 20 Assault with less serious injury rate (LAA)
NI 15 Serious violent crime rate
NI 16 Serious acquisitive crime rate 
NI 32 Repeat incidents of domestic violence (LAA)
NI 30 Re-offending rate of prolific and priority offenders
LPT - Alcohol test purchasing exercises – deliver an agreed number 

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Reduce the fear of crime and anti social behaviour - targets, actions and measures
Key targets and actionsReduce the fear of crime by making sure that local people are aware that the Vale is a safe place to live
Improve the partnership approach to crime reduction by further developing neighbourhood action groups
MeasuresNI 21 Dealing with local concerns about anti-social behaviour and crime by the local council and police  (LAA) (Place Survey)
NI 17 Perceptions of anti-social behaviour (Place Survey)

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Deal effectively with litter and detritus - targets, actions and measures
Key targets and actionsEnsure that the Vale retains a clean environment
Improve community satisfaction with the cleanliness of the district
Improve co-ordination between relevant contractors and the county highways department to improve the quality of litter picking of principal roads and open spaces
MeasuresNI 195 Improved street and environmental cleanliness (graffiti, litter, detritus and fly posting) (LAA) – also included in priority 2
LPT – Satisfaction with street cleanliness (former BVPI 89). Vale Voice Survey

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Tackle "envirocrime", such as fly-tipping, dog fouling and graffiti - targets, actions and measures
Key targets and actionsImprove the local environment by reducing fly-tipping
Take robust enforcement action to reduce the overall number of "envirocrimes"
Designate "dog fouling action areas" where a co-ordinated programme of publicity, community engagement and enforcement will be used to reduce the problem
Develop a more robust response to graffiti in the Vale
MeasuresNI 196 Improved street and environmental cleanliness (fly tipping) (LAA)
NI 195 Improved street and environmental cleanliness (graffiti, litter, detritus and fly posting) (LAA) – also included in priority 1
LPT – "Grot Spots" will be investigated, assessed and an action plan produced within four weeks of it being reported
Designate four "dog fouling action areas" for 2009/10
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