Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – Perth, 7th November 2006

Tom WarburtonHead of Regeneration, One NorthEast

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

English Context

Regionalism in EnglandRegional Development AgenciesPolicy Shifts

Regionalism in England

Government Offices and Regional Planning Guidance pre 1997New Labour in power 1997Regional Development Act - 1998

— Set up RDAs in 1999— Regional Economic Strategies

Referendum for directly elected Assemblies –November 2004 - No voteRegional 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)

Regional Development Agencies

Regional Development Agencies

8 Regions (plus LDA in London)£2 billion per annumOne NorthEast has around £250 million /annum – highest per capitaStatutory role from Act:

— economic development and regeneration— business efficiency, investment, competitiveness— promote employment— development and application of skills— contribute to sustainable development

Policy Shifts: Regions

New Deal for CommunitiesNeighbourhood RenewalSustainable Communities Plan/ HousingCity Regional debateLocal Government White PaperTransport investment/ Boards“Communities England”: The review of Regeneration (English Partnerships and Housing Corporation merger?)Sub-National ReviewCSR 2007Quirk Review of Community Ownership and Management

Policy shifts: RDAs

Single ‘pot’ from 11 previous programmes - 2002Role on Housing BoardsRole on Transport BoardsPSA 2New Targetary Framework - 2005Independent Performance Assessment - 2006CSR 2007

North East of England

RegionRegional Economic Strategy

North East economic performance

RES priorities

Collective regional leadershipBusiness

— 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

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)

North East economic performance

The RES Principles

Increase productivity and participation

Tackle barriers and constraints

Fewer, bigger more strategic interventions

Clear investment criteria

Maximise economic impact

Sustainability

Use of Assets in Regeneration

One NorthEast’s role and useRole of other programmes and use of assets

One NorthEast: Assets in Regeneration

RDA Role— Economic development— Economic Inclusion - barriers to labour market

participationCommunity assets vehicles

— Local Development Trust (particularly in rural settlements)

— Some enterprise assets vehiclesSpecial Purpose Vehicles/ Local Asset Backed Investment vehicles

— Private leverage vehicles using public owned assets or cash

— Local, City Regional, Regional, Northern?

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

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

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