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Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7 th November 2006

Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7 th November 2006. Tom Warburton Head of Regeneration, One NorthEast. Outline. English Context Regionalism in England Regional Development Agencies Policy shifts North East of England Region Regional Economic Strategy

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Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7 th November 2006

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  1. Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7th November 2006 Tom Warburton Head of Regeneration, One NorthEast

  2. Outline • English Context • Regionalism in England • Regional Development Agencies • Policy shifts • North East of England • Region • Regional Economic Strategy • Use of Assets in Regeneration • One NorthEast’s role and use • Role of other programmes and use of assets

  3. English Context • Regionalism in England • Regional Development Agencies • Policy Shifts

  4. Regionalism in England • Government Offices and Regional Planning Guidance pre 1997 • New Labour in power 1997 • Regional Development Act - 1998 • Set up RDAs in 1999 • Regional Economic Strategies • Referendum for directly elected Assemblies –November 2004 - No vote • Regional Assemblies (non-elected) • Regional Spatial Strategies – statutory role in land use planning • Regional Housing Strategies/ Boards (£84 million/annum in NE) • Regional Transport Strategies/ interim Boards (£47 million/ annum in NE)

  5. Regional Development Agencies

  6. Regional Development Agencies • 8 Regions (plus LDA in London) • £2 billion per annum • One NorthEast has around £250 million /annum – highest per capita • Statutory role from Act: • economic development and regeneration • business efficiency, investment, competitiveness • promote employment • development and application of skills • contribute to sustainable development

  7. Policy Shifts: Regions • New Deal for Communities • Neighbourhood Renewal • Sustainable Communities Plan/ Housing • City Regional debate • Local Government White Paper • Transport investment/ Boards • “Communities England”: The review of Regeneration (English Partnerships and Housing Corporation merger?) • Sub-National Review • CSR 2007 • Quirk Review of Community Ownership and Management

  8. Policy shifts: RDAs • Single ‘pot’ from 11 previous programmes - 2002 • Role on Housing Boards • Role on Transport Boards • PSA 2 • New Targetary Framework - 2005 • Independent Performance Assessment - 2006 • CSR 2007

  9. North East of England • Region • Regional Economic Strategy

  10. North East economic performance

  11. RES priorities • Collective regional leadership • Business • Enterprise • Business solutions • Preparing for structural change • People • Skills • Economic inclusion • Place • Strategic transformational regeneration • Business accommodation • Transport & ICT connectivity • Promoting, enhancing and protecting our natural, heritage and cultural assets

  12. RES targets Move from 80% of national average GVA per head to 90% of national average GVA per head by 2016 Achieve sustainable economic growth through: • Increased participation: Tackle worklessness & unemployment to increase economic activity rate to UK average. (61,000 to 73,000 jobs created by 2016) • Greater productivity: Focus on raising GVA per head i.e. average contribution of each individual worker to GVA. (18,500 to 22,000 new businesses created by 2016)

  13. North East economic performance

  14. The RES Principles • Increase productivity and participation • Tackle barriers and constraints • Fewer, bigger more strategic interventions • Clear investment criteria • Maximise economic impact • Sustainability

  15. Use of Assets in Regeneration • One NorthEast’s role and use • Role of other programmes and use of assets

  16. One NorthEast: Assets in Regeneration • RDA Role • Economic development • Economic Inclusion - barriers to labour market participation • Community assets vehicles • Local Development Trust (particularly in rural settlements) • Some enterprise assets vehicles • Special Purpose Vehicles/ Local Asset Backed Investment vehicles • Private leverage vehicles using public owned assets or cash • Local, City Regional, Regional, Northern?

  17. Role of other programmes • More local community based programmes • Neighbourhood Renewal/ LSP • Sustainable Communities Plan • New Deal for Communities • Sure start etc • One NorthEast linked but not core role

  18. Community management assets • Quirk Review – October 2006 • Build on Communities taking control • Stephen Thake study of Community assets • Reports to Ruth Kelly and Ed Miliband in Spring 2007 • Community Interest Companies • Potential for asset locked vehicles

  19. Summary • English Context • Regionalism in England • Regional Development Agencies • Policy shifts • North East of England • Region • Regional Economic Strategy • Use of Assets in Regeneration • One NorthEast’s role and use • Role of other programmes and use of assets

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