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Key Work Targets

The Authority has put in place the following range of high level key work activities to support the delivery of the above Corporate Improvement Objectives and the additional specific targets set out in the Strategic Grant Letter from the Welsh Assembly Government.

  • To improve the ecological conditions of three chosen sites through bracken and gorse control, bog restoration and scrub willow control and demonstrate the wider applicability of these techniques
  • To streamline grant application procedures wherever possible, advertise the existence of the Physical Regeneration Fund scheme and to prioritise applications against the Buildings at Risk Register
  • To draft and publish a Sustainable Development Design Guide (‘the Guide’) and to adopt Supplementary Planning Guidance based on the Guide. All Planning Officers to score planning applications using the sustainability checklist in the Guide and to make recommendations to the planning committee accordingly.
  • Analyse customer service success and failure and regularly review the results of visitor satisfaction surveys and questionnaires, identifying trends and implementing any necessary changes. Produce a 'Customer Service Charter’.
  • Ensure up to date Social Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan; provide awareness training on social inclusion/exclusion for members and staff.
  • Implement the Social Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan; monitor and evaluate outcomes against outputs.
  • Identify actions for rights of way improvements that can be carried out within existing resource constraints; seek funding for improvements currently un-resourced; research feasibility of commercial sponsorship of routes; Production of a hierarchy of trails for vehicular use and target improvements within the Area Action Plans.
  • Appoint a web-master; establish an internal review group to draw up and implement a detailed web site project plan; major PR launch of new web site and establish continual monitoring of the site.
  • Prepare and implement and Action Plan and timetable to develop the Corporate Governance Infrastructure; through regular meetings and monitoring, engage all staff and members in delivery of the Corporate Business Plan; Full participation in the Pan Wales Performance Management System software project; Establish a working group to devise an integrated document management handling system;
  • Complete an overview of the terms of reference for all Brecon Beacons National Park Staff.
  • To develop outreach resources for the Mosaic Project; extend the geographical spread of education services to the south of the Park;
  • Research the feasibility of a joint web-based facility for the three Welsh National Parks to enhance accessibility; Widen Access to the Events Programme.
  • To devise and Action Plan to achieve Green Dragon Level Four.
  • To establish a sustainable tourism steering group to provide direction for appointed tourism consultant ensuring six trade members from the trategic Tourism Partnership are appointed to the group; develop draft strategy and organise public consultation; submit application for the European Sustainable Tourism Charter.
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