Verulamium Park Management Plan 2012-2017 v2.1

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Chapter 2 The Strategic Context There are a number of strategies that the Council and its partners are using to ensure that services are meeting local needs in the best possible way. These strategies will therefore influence the development of this Management Plan and in turn, this plan can help contribute to the success of key parts of those strategies. 2.1 St Albans City and District Council’s Vision and Priorities St Albans City and District Council has a clear set of visions, aims and commitments and these are laid out below: Vision Our vision, aims and commitments provide the over-riding direction for our work and help us to play our part in delivering the District’s Sustainable Community Strategy, produced by the Local Strategic Partnership. Vision and aims • To contribute to a high quality of life for all residents • To deliver excellent services to residents • To support a cleaner, greener and safer District • To represent the entire District and deliver localism by working closely with residents, community groups and Town and Parish council Commitments • Protecting the vulnerable • Planning for the future • Delivering for young people and families • Attracting more business and tourism • Delivering sports and leisure facilities • Enabling and delivering transport improvements • District cleaner, greener and safer • Ensuring value for your money The corporate plan is structured around the four priorities previously agreed by Council in February 2010 and in developing the corporate plan for 2012-16 we will fully reflect the new priorities. The following sections set out how our priorities will deliver the priorities of the Sustainable Community Strategy, along with the key milestones to take these forward over the next three years. Links to the new priorities are also highlighted. We have also identified supporting initiatives which will help us to address these priorities and to play a bigger part in delivering the Sustainable Community Strategy’s priorities and gap areas. All supporting initiatives will be picked up in the relevant departmental business plans. In addition to our supporting initiatives, we have a number of ‘statutory services’ which we have a legal obligation to provide and other key services which we consider central to the aims of the Council. As part of our budget and corporate planning process we look to minimise our activity on non-statutory services that are not a priority, in order to make sure that we focus on delivering our service priorities. 28
2.2.1 The Corporate Plan, the Local Development Framework and the Community Strategy The Local Development Framework (LDF) is the spatial expression of the Sustainable Community Strategy and the corporate plan. The LDF is a set of planning documents which will describe how growth and development should be guided and managed over the next 20 years. This plan will influence and support much of our work and will have an impact across our aims on issues such as the need for additional affordable housing and protecting our natural and built environment. The corporate plan also links with other local, regional and national key strategies such as the three-year Local Area Agreement with Hertfordshire County Council, which sets out targets for our work to make sure public services across the county continue to improve. The corporate plan priorities flow through into the departmental business plans, which identify the work programmes and performance targets for each of the Council’s departments. Ultimately the work programmes and performance targets set for individual staff as part of the appraisal process come from these. The diagram below shows how our corporate plan is shaped by key external strategies and how it guides the work of the Council. 2.3 St Albans City and District Council's Green Spaces Strategy The draft Green Spaces Strategy is to be adopted by the Council, and will include an Action Plan. Work on drafting the strategy is in its final stages. The strategy will set the overall objectives for all Green Space policy and management, and it will be linked into the Council’s new Local Development Framework and City Vision. The Green Spaces Strategy will allow the Council to put forward a more rigorous case for additional funding for parks and open spaces, including a 29
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Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Vision Statement .........
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Page 7 and 8: Chapter 1 Historical and Geographic
Page 9 and 10: 1.2 The Geographical Context 1.2.1
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4 CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES PRELIMI
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5 BILL OF QUANTITIES 1a Description
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