Our key objectives

Stronger place

Economic growth objectives

• Create skilled jobs for residents on council-owned or influenced sites.
• Focus on key development areas such as Harlow and Gilston Garden Town and North Weald.

Council asset programme objectives

• Leverage Epping Forest District Council assets to enhance financial stability, growth, and attract inward investment.
• Refine the asset portfolio through engagement with members and officers before the fiscal year ends.

Planning objectives

• Improve decision making on major application sites in the Local Plan through Planning Committee reform
• Develop aspirational objectives when national policy regime becomes clearer through revised National Planning Policy Guidance

Waste and recycling service development objectives

• Develop a wholly-owned waste and recycling company following the end of the Biffa contract.
• Collaborate with Essex County Council and the government to adapt to policy and legislative changes.
• Align customer strategy with digital investments to maximise the customer experience.
• Prioritise complex and urgent customer needs to ensure high customer satisfaction