Our Corporate Plan for 2023-28 sets out the council’s priorities and how we will work alongside local people and partners to provide services over the next five years.
Called ‘Delivering Together,’ the plan is designed to be easier for people to engage with.
It has been produced using feedback from staff, residents of all ages and backgrounds, users and providers of council services, elected members, partner organisations, other local authorities and more.
Bridgend County Borough covers around 100 square miles with a population of 145,760 (2021 census).
We have a diverse geography, with beautiful valleys in the north to the 12.5 miles of coastline and beaches to the south.
The M4 runs right through the centre of the county borough, and we have main-line rail links to Cardiff and London to the east, and Swansea in the west.
Our assets help us keep our communities connected and supported. Without our land, buildings, roads and footpaths we wouldn’t be able to provide most of our services.
We also maintain 882km of road network and 613.72 km of public rights of way, which include footpaths. This is further than the distance from Bridgend to John O’Groats!
The priorities in this plan have been developed alongside very detailed financial plans, to make sure we can afford to deliver them. Taking into account expenditure and services which are funded by specific grants or fees and charges, the council’s gross budget will be around £530 million in 2025-26.
The majority of our gross revenue funding comes from Welsh Government (52%) through the Revenue Support Grant and a share of non-domestic rates. We supplement this through council tax collection (20%), other grants (19%) and fees and charges (9%).
Where does our budget go? The council’s net revenue budget is planned at £383.226 million for 2025-26.
More information on the Council’s budget for 2025-26 can be found in our 2025-26 Budget Book.
Over the term of the plan (2023-28), we want to invest in the right things, the things that make the biggest difference and are most valued by you.
The council’s wellbeing objectives have been reviewed for 2025-26 to match our budgets and shifting challenges and priorities.
There are now four wellbeing objectives:
Your council's five ways of working:
