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Business Objectives

The following list shows the County Council's corporate objectives and maps alongside each one the Environment Directorate's business objectives and the key activities we carry out in order to meet those business objectives..

Corporate Objectives
Business Objectives
Key Activities
1. Feel safe

Develop and maintain safe and effective transport systems.
Support & Protect the Citizens and Businesses of Lancashire

Improve safety and security for all modes of transport.
Improve and maintain Street Lighting.
Ensure the safety of consumer goods

2. Live healthy lives

Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Lancashire and the Quality of Lancashire's Environment.

Provide impartial advice leading to improved well-being
Cycling/Walking/Pedestrians/Mobility
School Travel Plans
Home Zones
Waste minimisation and management services
Lancashire Countryside Service
Environmental Improvement Programme
Provision of recreational facilities
Reducing car use through improved travel choice
Reducing air pollution
Administration of Concessionary fares schemes
Materials recycling
Reducing noise pollution

3. Get help when in need

Support & Protect the Citizens and Businesses of Lancashire

Provision of the statutory functions of Public Analyst and official Agricultural Analyst
Provision of an accredited Official Food Control Laboratory, and a specialist team of food scientists for food business inspections
Provision of food export certificates
Provide information, advice and advocacy relating to all cash benefits entitlements.
Provide information services relating to public transport, tourism and local government services.
Trading Standards Advisory Service.
Enforcement of public protection.
Investigate and resolve civil and criminal complaints.
Undertake consultation with public and appropriate organisations and groups.
Provide a service to handle consumer enquiries and complaints.
Prepare/plan for and respond to emergencies.

5. Have jobs and good standard of living

Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Lancashire and the Quality of Lancashire's Environment
Contribute to the Regeneration of Lancashire's Urban and Rural Areas

Increase personal incomes of the elderly, disabled people and families.
Provide new opportunities for real community engagement in finding solutions to local problems.
Development Control Process.
Respond to Consultations by Districts on Strategic Planning Applications determined by them.
Economic Intelligence Services.
Development of innovative transport schemes to promote social inclusion, access to employment and services and to meet regeneration needs.
Promotion of major highway and transport schemes to improve access to employment and industrial sites.
Advise and support businesses to comply with regulatory requirements

6. Travel easily and safely

Develop and Maintain Safe and Effective Transport Systems

Highway Development Control.
Traffic Management.
Intelligent Transport Systems.
Accident Investigation & Prevention.
Local Safety Schemes
Lancashire Road Safety Partnership.
Policy Development.
Maintain adequate load capacity of bridges including those on PROW.
Maintain/Improve condition of bridges.
Highway Safety Inspections.
Winter Maintenance Service.
Structural Maintenance.
Road network serviceability.
Response to emergencies.
Street lighting.
Street lighting energy provision.
Provide an integrated public transport information service through a call centre, CICs 24 hour information points and internet
Promote and develop public transport in partnership with service providers and other stakeholders.
Promote improvements to transport infrastructure.
Support for non-commercial bus services.
Support for Community Transport schemes.
Organisation of school and college transport.
Promotion of Travel Awareness programmes and Travel Plans for schools and businesses.

7. Enjoy a high quality environment

Plan a Better and Sustainable Future for Lancashire
Contribute to the Regeneration of Lancashire's Urban and Rural Areas
Improve the Quality of Life for the People of Lancashire and the Quality of Lancashire's Environment

Prepare and Review the Joint Lancashire Structure Plan
Prepare and Review Joint Lancashire Minerals and Waste Local Plan.
Respond to Consultations on National Policy, Planning Guidance Documents, and the plans of Neighbouring Authorities. Liaise with the NWRAR on the Production and Monitoring of RPG
Work to address problems of poverty and social disadvantage.
Non-statutory Planning Services.
Specialist Advisory Services.
LA21 co-ordination.
Information Management Services.
Prepare and implement LTP
Monitor and evaluate transport proposals.
Evaluate development proposals to negotiate provision of supporting transport systems.
Raise the take-up of benefits entitlements leading to increased spending in the local economy.
Implement the Building Better Communities Strategy. Work with District Councils to improve services in deprived areas. Lobby for additional resources.
Lancashire Rural Partnership.
West Pennine Moors Area Man/ment Committee and the Forest of Bowland Joint Advisory Committee.
Derelict Land Reclamation.
Operate and Improve Monitoring and Enforcement Activity on Minerals and Waste Developments.
Working and Liaising with the EA on Plan and Regulatory Work.
Reduce Noise Pollution

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