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RESOLVED
 
That the Executive:
 

a) Noted the progress that has been made on developing an
area-wide vision for North Northamptonshire up to 2050.

b) Acknowledged the positive contribution made towards the
development of the vision through the work of the Big50 Steering
Group, the Big50 conference and all who took part in it.

c) Endorsed the co-design of a short, medium and
longer-term action plan with the Steering Group.
 
 
Reason for Recommendations
– Local councils are ideally placed to act as place shapers
and enablers of change in their area. North Northamptonshire
Council, in its Corporate Plan adopted in December 2021, made a
clear commitment to work in partnership with a wide range of
organisations from public, private and voluntary sectors to help
improve the quality of life in North Northamptonshire. The work on
setting out a broader, longer-term vision for North
Northamptonshire represents the next natural step in the
achievement of this aim. A shared vision for the future of North
Northamptonshire will help focus the efforts of organisations
working locally on achieving a common set of priorities and goals
for the area. The recommendations ensure that the work carried out
to date by all entities involved progresses in a transparent,
inclusive and engaging way.
 
Alternative Options
Considered:
 

i) Continue ‘as is’
without a wider area vision – In practical terms, this would
mean continuing to focus on the Council’s own vision and
leave partner agencies to focus on theirs. There is nothing wrong
with this approach. Indeed, there is already a lot of activity
focused on aligning approaches and target outcomes which are
embedded in the current ways of working. It would however leave a
gap in terms of a cross-cutting, widely adopted vision for the
area. Given the clear support for a wider area vision evident at
the Big50 conference, failure to pursue the opportunity would
represent a suboptimal position