Thanet's Economy: Looking forward to 2009/10

The Council recently refreshed its Corporate Plan. As part of this process a number of sub-themes were identified within each theme. The sub-themes for Thanet’s Economy are:

Thriving coastal towns with unique identities:	Focussing regeneration efforts to build on the strengths, unique identities and visitor economy of Thanet’s towns.
An Integrated Transport Hub:	Improved transport links within Thanet and across Kent, the south east and Europe.
Available Employment Opportunities:	Increase the number of employment opportunities through supporting existing and new employers.
Employable Workforce:	Ensure that people in Thanet are “work ready” and have the skills necessary to be able to access job opportunities.

For details of the new projects identified through the refresh please look at the Corporate Plan. The following table provides an update for the top 4 indicators identified against this theme through the refresh:

Key

	On target
	Target missed

			08-09 Performance			Future Targets
PI Ref	Description	Service Area	Target	Actual	PI Status	2009 -10	2010 -11	2011 -12
NI157a	Percentage of major planning applications decided within 13 weeks	Regeneration Services	85%	94.50%		90%	90%	90%
NI171	Proportion of business registrations per 10,000 resident population aged 16 and above	Regeneration Services	49.0	Available Dec	N/A	49.5	50.0	50.5
LI129	Percentage of working aged people who are unemployed	Regeneration Services	5.20%	5.50%		7.00%	6.00%	5.00%
LI130	Average weekly earnings of those who live in Thanet	Regeneration Services	£430	£426.8		£430	£435	£440

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