Deliberations to begin for draft Long-Term Plan 2024-34

Our Long-Term Plan process is taking another step forward, with Councillors meeting to discuss and consider the feedback received during the consultation period. 

Deliberations are scheduled to run over two days in the Council Chamber, beginning Wednesday 22 May. 

The meetings will see key decisions made that will shape the final Long-Term Plan, and are open to the public. The agendas will be available on our website.

More than 1300 individuals and groups provided feedback during the initial submission period, which closed on 14 April. This number is comparable to those received for the 2021-31 Long-Term Plan. All submissions are now available on our Long-Term Plans page. 

153 people gave oral submissions during hearings, which you can listen to on our website. 

We thank those who took the time to tell us what they think; whether it was signalling we’re on the right track, asking us to do more, or suggesting areas where we could cut back.

Next steps

During deliberations, Councillors will consider all the information they’ve received including submissions from the public, staff advice, conversations with constituents and other sources. They may decide to make changes to the draft plan.  

Council will then meet at the end of June 2024 to adopt the final Long-Term Plan 2024-34, which will set out the confirmed programmes and budgets – including rates figures – for the upcoming financial year (2024/25).