Annual report 2022/2023
Our annual report 2022/23 summarises Lichfield District Council’s performance over the last 12 months.
The purpose of our annual report is to provide residents, businesses and partners with information on how we have performed, key achievements and a look forward to priorities for 2023/24.
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Read our performance highlights
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- £5m invested in a new cinema for the district, repurposing the old Debenhams store into a new leisure destination and building work has already started.
- £1.5m invested in the future of leisure provision in the district by bringing management of the leisure centres into a local authority trading company wholly owned by the council.
- Over 10,000 people have engaged with us on the future of the district, leisure facilities and our budget.
- Established a new ‘Lichfield District Youth Council’ to engage differently with young people.
- Over 250,000 people have now enjoyed the annual, free, Lichfield Proms in Beacon Park since it started in 1999 with 15,000 attending in 2022.
- £10m invested in a new leisure centre at Stychbrook Park and we are bringing the management of the leisure centres back in-house.
- Provided support during the cost-of-living crisis through energy rebates and discretionary housing payments.
- We created a network of Warm Spaces across the district with partners and prevented more than 80 individuals and families from becoming homeless.
- £35,000 has been raised for 60 local good causes through our Community Lottery.
- We’ve investigated over 1,000 reports of different issues including, housing conditions, nuisance noise, smells and smoke.
- We’ve undertaken over 445 food safety inspections and cleared up 265 reports of fly-tipping.
- Two new play areas have been installed further enhancing our 16 parks and 80 public open spaces.
- Provided over 600 residents with community safety information and support to help them stay.
- Awarded £3.2m of UK Shared Prosperity Funding to deliver a range of projects across the whole district, including Burntwood and our rural communities.`
- We emptied over 2.5m bins and bags, working with our residents to reduce the amount of waste we produce and increasing how much we reuse and recycle.
- Created a new business hub in Lichfield for 11 local businesses, with a further 10 moving in during 2023/24.
This year we saved £1.5m by Being a Better Council, which has helped us to freeze Lichfield District Council Tax for residents in 2023/24. As a result, the average household pays £3.61 per week towards our services, which is only 9% of your total council tax bill. Read our annual report highlights.
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Annual report highlights 2022/2023