Policies and strategies

Our district is already a special place. We want to build on this distinctiveness, so the new corporate plan sets out our high level areas of focus for the district over the next four years. It outlines areas where we want to concentrate work both within the council and with partner organisations, to improve the quality of life for our residents and visitors, and address the climate change emergency.

These efforts will result in better connected communities socially; digitally; and through improved transport. During this four year period, patterns for the longer term sustainable future will be established as the district’s new Local Plan (covering up to 2041) will start to emerge.

This means that work over the lifetime of this corporate plan will provide a critical foundation with long term consequences.

Corporate Plan 2019 to 2023 - pdf - 13.27 Mb

Here are the council's key policies and strategies: 

Access to Information

• Access to Information Procedure - pdf - 93 Kb

  Access to Information Policy - pdf - 195 Kb

Allocations Plan

• Allocations plan

Cinderford Northern Quarter

• Cinderford Northern Quarter Area Action Plan

Community Outcomes and Objectives

• Community Outcomes and Objectives 2017 - pdf - 161 Kb

Core Strategy

• Core strategy

Corporate Enforcement

• Corporate Enforcement Policy - pdf - 748 Kb

Counter Fraud and Anti-Corruption

• Counter Fraud and Anti-Corruption Policy - pdf - 633 Kb

IPA 2016 Acquisition of Communications Data

• IPA 2016 Acquisition of Communications Data Policy - pdf - 809 Kb

Local Plan

• Local Plan

Preventing Homelessness

• Preventing Homelessness Strategy 2019 to 2023 - pdf - 495 Kb

Procurement & Social Value

• Procurement and Contract Management Strategy - pdf - 367 Kb

RIPA 2000 Surveillance & CHIS

• RIPA 2000 Surveillance & CHIS Policy V2.1 - pdf - 1.24 Mb

Safeguarding Policy

• Safeguarding Policy - pdf - 510 Kb

Armed Forces Corporate Covenant

• The Armed Forces Corporate Covenant - pdf - 158 Kb

Tourism Destination Management

• Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Destination Marketing Plan 2023 - pdf - 578 Kb

  Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Sustainability Action Plan - pdf - 162 Kb

Use of the Internet and Social Media in Investigations and Enforcement

• Use of the Internet and Social Media in Investigations and Enforcement Policy - pdf - 453 Kb

Whistleblowing

• Whistleblowing Policy - pdf - 716 Kb

Related Pages

• The Council's Constitution
• Future Cabinet decisions - the executive forward plan