This is the performance update for quarter 4, 2024 to 2025.
Each of the reported actions that remains in progress at the reporting date has a green, amber or red status. Otherwise it is marked as completed.
The colours represent the progress made in relation to each objective. Green indicates that progress is being made as per our planned schedule. The numbers represent how many objectives have been allocated that status.
Status
Green
2
Amber
4
Red
0
Completed
8
Action details
Select an action to learn more about what we've been doing.
Directorate: Communities
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
The product has been fully implemented and handed over to business as usual and is managed within the service area, so it is considered complete.
Directorate: People
Stage: In progress
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 35%
Status: Amber
Comments:
Progress on the Day Services project has been slower than anticipated due to limited capacity and conflicting priorities.
However, in the last quarter more discussions with providers of day services have taken place and a review of other Local Authorities' Day Services Strategies is underway. The project group will meet in April to redefine the workstreams for this project.
Directorate: People
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
Overall trading (when accounting for services discontinued at the end of 2023 to 2024) ended the 2024 to 2025 financial year within 1% of prior year.
Directorate: Resources
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
During quarter 4 two careers events were attended
- Preparing for Adulthood Roadshow
- Edgbarrow Careers Event
Delivering a programme of careers events is also included in next years service plan for 2025 to 2026.
Directorate: Place
Stage: In progress
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 70%
Status: Amber
Comments:
The plan for direct tenants being displaced has been agreed and will be executed as planned for vacant possession by 31 December 2025. Cabinet gave approval for the demolition contract to be procured through Joint Venture partner on 18 March 2025.
The project will seek to meet the Open Public Estate funding criteria.
Directorate: Place
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
Continue to monitor new funding streams under One Public Estate and Home England. Have been advised that funding streams will be announced as part of spring budget statement on 26 March 2025.
Directorate: Place
Stage: Completed
Due date: 30 September 2024
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
Bracknell Forest Council formally adopted the Bracknell Town Centre Masterplans Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on 15 October 2024.
Directorate: Resources
Stage: In progress
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 50%
Status: Amber
Comments:
The annual refresh of the Joint Venture Business Plan is expected to be brought to Cabinet in July 2025, by which point it is expected there will be more certainty regarding timing of future developments.
Directorate: Place
Stage: In progress
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 80%
Status: Amber
Comments:
Approximately 80% of year one activity has been delivered, with the shortfall being largely due to capacity restraints. The team structure and resources have been now implemented and the remaining activity will be rolled over to year 2 of the programme.
Phase 1 of the improvements to the IT system are complete and the system is live, with further work on phase 2 planned for next year.
The asset management strategy has been drafted and will shortly go through the governance process for adoption.
Good progress is being made on other workstreams and work on the depot site is currently on hold pending discussions with affordable housing providers.
Directorate: Communities
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 December 2024
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
Ballot delivered successfully and outcome published. Project completed.
Directorate: Place
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
1,590 permits were received in quarter 4, a total of 5,825 during 2024 to 2025. All are processed in accordance with the Bracknell Forest Street Works Permit Scheme which is designed to minimise all possible disruption.
There has been significant change in the street works industry during 2024 to 2025. There is much more change planned in 2025 to 2026.
We are currently considering applying for new powers to enable us to charge for working on the busiest roads at the busiest times
Directorate: Place
Stage: In progress
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 85%
Status: Green
Comments:
The final quarter of the first year of the economic strategy continues to progress well. The monitoring reports for the quarter 1, quarter 2 and quarter 3 have been published on the council website.
Progress is being made by the Bracknell Forest Economic Partnership. The third meeting was held early April 2025. Following discussions, it has set out priority actions to focus on for the forthcoming 4 to 6 months. These will seek to address the actions on the monitoring report that are red. The next step is to create working groups for each priority.
The Bracknell Forest Economic Partnership also oversees the successful implementation of the strategy, they provide challenge and insight to support the vision, objectives, and actions of Bracknell Forest Economic Strategy.
Directorate: Place
Stage: In progress
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 75%
Status: Green
Comments:
The Berkshire Digital Adoption Strategy is being refreshed to make sure it is delivering against targets and is included in the 2025 to 2026 Service Plan. Progress to date is positive.
Directorate: Resources
Stage: Completed
Due date: 31 March 2025
Percentage complete: 100%
Status: Green
Comments:
Business Improvement District (BID) bills for the second term produced and delivered in March 2025. Task completed.