Delivery Review Airedale Masterplan

Update December 2012 Introduction 3

Aspirations and Context 4

What has been achieved? 5

Table 1 Short to medium term interventions 6

Table 2 What else has been delivered? 12

What the table says

What is the difference between planned and actual? 10

Contents What is behind any changes and have alternatives been found? 10

What else has been delivered? 11

Projects Table 2 11

Other activities 11

Priorities for the future

What the Masterplan says about delivery 12

The continuing importance of Airedale 12

The role of the Airedale Partnership Board in the future 13

City Region opportunities 16

Recommendations 17

Appendices

Appendix 1 18 The Airedale Masterplan

The Airedale Masterplan was written in Links to the original Masterplan are 2005. Since then a number of reports have maintained throughout this review, in been written presenting progress with particular in what is said about delivery. implementation and delivery of the plan. Then, as now, the Airedale Partnership The reports have mainly looked at what Board and its delivery team play a key was achieved in terms of projects and role. The review considers what their other outputs. This review looks at things possible future role could be. There are a in a different way. Not only does it show number of possible roles that the Board what has been delivered against the short should consider as part of this review to and medium term targets, but looks at the re-invigorate the Masterplan for delivery Masterplan in a wider context. over the next few years. The review looks at the context in which • How do we maintain the initial impetus delivery has taken place over the last few since the launch? years, including what has changed both • What do we do to help delivery in the economically and politically, in policy terms long-term and other external influences that have affected the Masterplan. • How do we deal with external changes such as those described in this

The review compares proposed delivery Introduction review? as in the Masterplan against actual delivery to 2012. Table 1 shows where • What will the role of Board members projects have been delivered or are be in the future? underway, where projects have changed • Should we have Champions for and are likely to be delivered in a different projects in the future? way, and to those where no progress has been made and are not likely to be • How can we continue developing in the foreseeable future. Table 2 shows new partnerships and/or maintain some of the additional opportunities that existing ones? have been or are in the process of being • What should our coordinating role be? delivered. Some simple analysis shows approximately 60% of projects have been • The City Centre and Airedale are activated, with only 40% with no progress. interdependent. How do we maximise this for Airedale? Included in the report are some of the latest economic indicators for Airedale The recommendations are that this emphasising its continued importance review should be considered as essential as a wealth generator of the Bradford preparation for a Masterplan review district and as a place for opportunity and meeting that will redefine the Masterplan investment to the mutual benefit of the city. and its future direction over the period 2013 to 2020.

3 Airedale Corridors:

A Masterplan and Strategy for Airedale work, it is well connected, has a diverse was launched in 2005 to guide and economy and a focus on innovation accelerate the economic regeneration of and product development. It developed the area. At its heart are the three inter- a vision for Airedale as a ‘Creative, connected towns of Keighley, Bingley and Connected and Lifestyle corridor set in a Shipley and the rural landscape which is rural backdrop’. the ‘new raw material’ that gives purpose to Airedale and provides a backdrop for The Masterplan has been led its regeneration. by a Partnership Board made of representatives from public and private The Masterplan emphasised Airedale’s sector business and Chaired by Bradford strengths as an attractive place to live and Council which oversees regeneration.

Previous reviews were published in:

2005 Skills & Training Brokerage Report 2010 Delivering the Airedale Masterplan 2006 Airedale Corridors – One Year On 2005–10 Annual updates prepared for 2008 Airedale Corridors – Update the Area Committees

Since the last review in 2010 there have The aim of this review is to: been some major changes that will affect • look at planned progress against the the Masterplan’s delivery in the longer original Masterplan’s timetable of term. implementation • understand what has been achieved

Aspirations and Context Some of the major changes include: • consider how the Masterplan should • the election of a Coalition Government be developed in the future (in the light in 2010 of the changes above) and decide how • the dissolution of the Regional to build sustainability into its delivery in Development Agencies (including the longer term. Yorkshire Forward), • the introduction of the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) • the introduction of the ‘Localism Act’ • new planning guidelines under the new Planning Policy Framework • an extended and deep recession with its related cuts in public spending over the lifetime of the Government

4 This section looks at the key projects How to interpret the information What has been achieved? that were identified in the Masterplan to in the table? be delivered in the short to medium term ✔ denotes that the projects have been (2005 -2012). The projects are listed in completed or are underway a table under the themes described in the Masterplan; Creative, Connected, CP shows where a project has been Lifestyle and the Rural Backdrop. changed or is planned for the future NP Shows that there has been no progress to date and not likely to progress in the foreseeable future • Some descriptive text is also included to help explain why things have changed • A brief numerical analysis is included after the tables.

5 Table 1 Short and Mid Term Interventions 2005 - 2012

Creative Connected

Project Status Project Status

Keighley College – building of a Keighley Railway Station – brand new college on Dalton Lane ✔ improved access and waiting facilities, unlikely to see anything Dalton Mills Clock Tower Keighley – else in the near future ✔ fully refurbished with more business space ✔ A650 Quality Bus Corridor – Baildon Digital Park - also known improved access, real time and ✔ as Buck Lane frequency information ✔ Castlefields Industrial Estate Bingley – some investment to improve the site ✔ Saltaire Roundabout – planning approved for new junction ✔ Bingley Grammar School – specialist Status gained 2006-11 ✔ Airport capacity improvements – Advanced Digital Institute Saltaire – LBIA have their own masterplan ✔ now established in Salts Mill ✔

Greenhead School Keighley – Cycle way to Silsden Station – now the University Academy Keighley ✔ this is tied in with planning ✔ Salts Grammar School – now Titus application for housing Salt School and a specialist school in Maths and Computing ✔ Airedale Hospital Access – to Steeton and Silsden station ✔ Hard Ings Business Improvement District Keighley – possibility of bids for Business Improvement Districts Apperley Bridge Station – are currently being considered CP Planning approval given ✔ Eastwood Business Park Keighley – Asda foodstore built instead CP Dualling of Hard Ings Road, Keighley – to be Included in future LTP funding CP Bingley Technology Business Park – planning permission agreed. No progress due to economic downturn NP Canal Road Improvements Shipley – tied in with the Canal Road corridor Digital Industries Collaborators in masterplan CP Commerce Bingley – this was a Yorkshire Forward Initiative that was not progressed NP Feeder Bus Links Shuttle Bus Baildon NP Centre for Heritage Restoration Keighley NP Saltaire Wireless Zone – Environmental Recycling Centre broadband focus in other locations Keighley NP at the moment. If funding becomes available this area will be covered NP Shipley College Summer Language School NP

6 Table 1 Short and Mid Term Interventions 2005 - 2012 Lifestyle Rural Backdrop

Project Status Project Status

Carnegie Library Keighley – Cliffe Castle Museum & Park fully refurbished ✔ Restoration Keighley – funding is being sought for the park. The Arcade Chambers Keighley – museum undergoing refurbishment ✔ refurbishment now part of a wider THI project ✔ River Worth Fish Pass -– installed ✔

Grove Mills Keighley – redeveloped Roberts Park Restoration ✔ for housing large parts of mill lost ✔ Rejuvenated Bradford Beck Shipley – Myrtle Walk 5 Rise Centre – work now picked up by Aire Rivers Trust ✔ reconfigured ✔ Woodland planting in Airedale – Victoria Mills Shipley – old mill Forest of Bradford have been doing refurbished and new apartments built ✔ this as part of the Green Infrastructure programme ✔ Victoria Hall Keighley – refurbished ✔ Rough Holden Orienteering & North Street Hotel Keighley – Mountain Biking – trails have been is underway. Site being prepared for installed in Bingley at St Ives and development ✔ work is going on to link other sites CP

Keighley Arts Centre - the site is Park Wood Reinforcement Keighley – now new Central Hall including some tree planting and path Art space ✔ improvements undertaken CP

Saltaire World Heritage Visitor Worth Valley Country Park – may Centre – in Salts Mill ✔ progress in a different way through Damems Country Park CP Bronte Parsonage Haworth – tourism offer being developed CP Restored Bradford Canal – no funding to deliver. Canal Road Keighley & Worth Valley Railway – Corridor Masterplan has replaced continues to be developed along this aspiration CP with other tourism offers CP Rejuvenated Water Courses – Aire Town Centre Living Keighley – Rivers Trust established alongside no further progress due to Airedale Waterways Partnership to economic climate NP help make this happen CP

Temple Bazaar Keighley Wrose Woodland Plantation – Bolton Woods Masterplan has Cavendish Retail Park Keighley – replaced this will be private sector led. Interest has CP been shown in this location NP Devonshire Park Restoration Keighley Town Hall Hotel Bingley – NP dependant on Council’s review Rejuvenated North Beck Keighley NP of assets NP Marley Nature Reserve - initial enquiries made but unable to progress because of land issues NP

7 Creative Connected

Status Status Dockfield Road Business Park Bingley Interchange – no funding Shipley – due to delays on the to progress this idea, other Shipley Eastern Link road this has improvements planned NP not happened NP Shipley Academy & Creative Digital Shipley Eastern Link Road -– Facility – not progressed due to still working on feasibility of funding issues and changed priorities NP this project NP Shipley College Horticulture and Sports Facility – as above NP Frizinghall Park and Ride NP

Table 2 What else has been delivered?

Keighley Green Business Park – Airedale Greenway ✔ Dalton Lane area ✔ Airedale Connections ✔ Skills Brokerage work ✔ ✔ Fab Lab and the Centre Broadband Programmes for Manufacturing Excellence ✔ Leeds & Liverpool Canal Baildon Digital Park (Buck Lane) Destination Planning ✔ is underway ✔ Steeton Station access ✔ Aire Valley Business Park ✔ Business Support ✔ Tele-Health ✔ Central Hall – new community LEGI programme ✔ and arts venue and café ✔ Airedale Enterprise Service ✔ Harold Town Site – a cleared site ready for new businesses to locate ✔

8 Lifestyle Rural Backdrop Status Jubilee Gardens Bingley – currently River Aire Fish Passes - Aire Rivers Status no funding for the re-development Trust still working on this with the of the area NP Environment Agency NP

Shipley Market Square – no funding Dowley Gap Country Park Bingley NP to deliver at present NP Bolton Woods Botanical Garden – Shipley Market Hall – no funding this is being replaced by the Canal to deliver at present NP Road Corridor Masterplan NP

Airedale Stadium Keighley NP

Table 2 What else has been delivered?

Church Green Public Realm ✔ Sustainable Urban Fringes (SURF) ✔

Keighley Market Canopy ✔ Rombalds Moor Forum ✔

Worth Valley Shopping Centre ✔ LEADER Programme ✔

Watershed Landscape Programme ✔

Forest of Bradford ✔

9 What is the difference between planned and actual?

Looking at the short to medium and is now operational at its new site term projects only - 71 in total on Dalton Lane. ✔ Projects completed or The Regional Development Agency for underway 30 (42%) Yorkshire and The Humber was closed. Its annual budget of approximately £300m CP Projects changed or planned was immediately lost and again funding for the future 12 (17%) for projects was directly affected and we NP Projects not able to be saw the scaling back of funds for project progressed 29 (41%) delivery. The Baildon Technology Park was directly affected, however funding was The table also shows that if the top two secured to build the access to the site to sets of figures were combined, 42 (59%) of enable private sector investment to deliver the projects have either been completed, the rest of the project. started or have been changed and will be taken forward in a different way. The change to a Coalition government in 2010 has brought other changes such What is behind any changes and have as the new Localism Act which is aimed any alternatives been found? at transferring more powers to local communities. This raises early issues for The reasons are many and varied. When local government as does the introduction the Masterplan was launched in 2005, of the new Planning Policy Framework. public sector spending was still strong the economy was growing, a number However, despite all this, the Masterplan of the Masterplan project ideas were in has progressed but some things have motion or being planned and there were changed. For example, plans have been many development opportunities being approved to develop a high tech business pursued particularly in the residential park next to the Denso Marston factory, market. There was much optimism for the Shipley instead of the Bingley Technology future. This optimism continued through Park (however planning approval for this to 2007, which was then followed by the site is still valid). Projects along Canal deep recession of 2008/09, with a slight Road, Shipley have changed as we now recovery of growth followed by the double have the Canal Road Corridor Masterplan. dip recession 2010-12. Consequently The Mountain Biking (MTB) proposal the last three years have seen a long for Rough Holden has become part of a period of low or negative growth across wider MTB programme of activities and the economy. This coupled with the joint routes based around St Ives and other financial and debt crisis have affected sites in Airedale. The proposed Eastwood development funding and consumer Business Park was replaced with a new spending too. supermarket that has now opened up this What the table says northern gateway to Keighley. There are A net effect of this has been the limited still other areas in Keighley that will provide availability of funding to invest in new opportunity for further business growth, developments, so many of the projects including vacant land where the Harold that had planning approval have no Town building was and the Chatsworth longer been able to progress e.g. Bingley Works site in the Dalton Lane area, which Technology Park and Shipley Eastern could be used as possible housing and Link Road. mixed use locations. In 2010 the Learning and Skills Council The Council has stepped in to make ceased to operate as a funder for skills good the withdrawal of capital funding by and training across England and Wales. Yorkshire Forward in the case of Buck This affected some projects in the Further Lane and the former College building. Education (FE) sector such as Shipley Without this intervention the projects would College’s distributed estates strategy. have stalled. Fortunately the flagship new college building for Keighley was completed

10 In terms of revenue, the Council has • The Watershed Landscape Programme maintained its commitment to Airedale (programme of landscape conservation and has continued to invest in the delivery and improved access) team. Staff expertise is being drawn from • The Airedale Greenway (improving across the service as required. Despite walking/cycling infrastructure) the difficult economic climate, developer • Sustainable Urban Fringes project (part interest in Airedale remains and this EU funded to better connect the urban continues to occupy the Airedale team and fringes to the City Region) the Town Centre Managers within the Aire Valley. Town Centre Management outside • Keighley Green Business Park (to the City Centre is managed from the improve Dalton Lane as a business area) Airedale office. • Skills Brokerage and Network Coordinator work (the Learning What else has been delivered? and Skills Council funding to improve partnership with business sectors and At the time of the development and improve skills in the workforce) publication of the Masterplan there was already a high level of interest being shown • Church Green (improved public realm in Airedale as a place for investment either in Keighley partial completion) by developers, businesses and other • Airedale Connections (to provide local organisations. The Masterplan stimulated hubs with broadband connectivity in this interest further. Coincidentally for Silsden and Denholme) the first couple of years there was more • Rombalds Moor Forum (stronger money available to invest, the Regional partnerships for management of the Development Agency was still active and moor) driving the regional economy. • Leeds Liverpool Canal, destination planning (5 Rise to Shipley by the Canal Projects – Table 2 & River Trust to improve visitor economy) Since before 2005 other opportunities for • Wheels to Work (provided mopeds to investment have occurred that not only enable young people to access work) reflect the principles of the Masterplan • Central Hall, Keighley, a new community but support it too. Over 20 additional and arts venue and café. projects have been managed, supported or facilitated by the Partnership Officers. Other activities Including: Officers have also been involved in • Baildon Digital Park (Buck Lane has supporting other activities in Airedale. replaced Bingley Technology Park in In 2004/05 a number of events were the short term for high quality business held with key industry clusters such as space) manufacturing, creative and digital. Events • FabLab and the Centre for Manufacturing were also held to look at the environmental Excellence (to support manufacturing challenges facing businesses and to and design) promote lean manufacturing. These were • Broadband Programmes (enabling hubs important in the process of engaging with for broadband increasing fibre and businesses, which was further developed wireless capability) after the launch of the Masterplan. We • Worth Valley shopping centre (new held twice yearly business forums in the shopping centre for Keighley) Dockfield Road area of Shipley and the Dalton Lane area of Keighley. Invitations • Aire Valley Business Park (private sector to these meetings were later extended to a investment for more new business space) wider business community. • The LEADER (Liaison Entre Actions de Developpment de l’Economie Rurale Programme (to improve rural economy and investment in the landscape)

11 Developing relationships with other education and skills, retail, tourism, partners in and around Airedale has been socio-economic, business property and a considerable part of our work. This is residential. Information from these areas important to ensure that the aspirations informed the aspirations for the Plan and of the Masterplan can be taken up by which projects would be most effective in many people and organisations. This in delivering change in Airedale. turn has strengthened its delivery. The For this review we do not intend to Airedale Waterways Partnership is an undertake such a detailed and similar example of this. The involvement of a baseline study but there are a number of wider partnership has enabled us to offer things which should be considered when support to them particularly where they re-defining what the Masterplan should be have been seeking funding. We have delivering in the future such as: been able to strengthen their bids by linking them to regeneration. Similarly we • What are the priorities for the Bradford have worked closely with developers and district? Bradford’s 20:20 Vision was the others in a facilitation role for example guiding document behind the original bringing together partners and community plan. What are the priorities now? consultation. • The Regional Development Agency (RDA) was firmly in charge and mostly What does the Masterplan say funded the Masterplan and it was written about delivery? to meet the RDA’s aspirations. The ‘The Masterplan identifies a range of Leeds City Region Team and the Local projects that will change Airedale. Some Economic Partnership are now the are catalysts that will trigger a chain main organisations responsible for the reaction of regeneration. Some are regions economy. projects that will reinforce the overall • The Regional Spatial Strategy and the quality of Airedale raising confidence and Regional Economic Strategy were pride. Others are simply pilot projects the guiding policies. What policies are that can be rolled out elsewhere within driving the City Region and the Local Airedale. When people gain confidence Enterprise Partnership? from having achieved others’. • The priorities of the Board may have ‘These projects will be overseen by the changed over time. executive body of the Airedale Partnership but in many cases the responsibility for • What are the priorities for the Portfolio delivery will be with Bradford Council, holder that can be included? and other bodies such as Metro, The • Are there any economic drivers that Environment Agency, and the private will influence future priorities? sector. Delivery of the projects will require co-ordination and the Airedale On a more practical level – Partnership will require support in the form

Priorities for the future of a delivery team drawn from council • Should there be more or less officers and external consultants. This involvement in the detail of direct administrative support must be put in place project development particularly for as soon as the Masterplan is launched to the officer team? maintain momentum gathered during its • There is a need to provide a supporting preparation’. role to developers prior to and post planning. Priorities for the future • Coordination and Partnership support In considering the future direction of the that the team provide is of considerable Masterplan it is necessary to understand value in progressing and making the a range of influences which happened Plan happen. when the Masterplan was developed. A large team of consultants was employed to develop a baseline picture of Airedale. They covered a wide range of information such as the economy, the landscape,

12 Airedale Town Centre Vacancy rates for the period Sept 2011 to Sept 2012

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Sep 2011 Dec 2011 Mar 2012 Jun 2012 Sep 2012 Average Bingley 17.69 16.28 14.73 16.15 16.79 16.33 Keighley 14.06 11.9 14.71 14.17 14.36 13.84 Haworth 5.13 5.98 6.03 5.17 7.76 6.01 Shipley 17.33 14.85 15.35 13.37 13.86 14.95

The vitality of our main towns is important to the economy of Airedale. An indicator of this that is often cited is vacancy rates. A lot of emphasis has been given to this nationally through the work of Mary Portas. However, vacancy rates in themselves cannot be used as the sole indicator of the vibrancy of a town centre. There are other indicators that when taken together with vacancy rates, provide a more detailed and informative picture.

For example, the size of shop units. Modern high street chains need larger floor areas than independents, the proximity of ‘out of town’ centres, car parking, the population in and around towns and stalled developments.

The table and graph above show the vacancy rates for the towns of Keighley, Bingley, Shipley and Haworth over the last Five quarters (including the average rate). It is interesting to show that Keighley despite having an average of 13.84% vacancy rate is always busy. The continuing importance of Airedale

13 Headline figures Sector changes The Airedale economy supports The recession saw a fall in employment 58,100 jobs across a diverse range across a range of sectors, with business of manufacturing and service sectors. services, hospitality and manufacturing The service sectors accounts for seeing the biggest percentage falls. 80% (46,660) of all employment with There was an increase in retail manufacturing remaining a key sector employment between 2008 and 2011 with with 14% (8,500). a new supermarket in Keighley and the 5 Rise development in Bingley. Health Between 2008 and 2011 the number of and business services employment both people employed fell by 1,100 (1.9%). increased and there was some evidence Manufacturing saw a loss of 2,000 but that the construction sector in Airedale there was an increase of a 1,000 jobs in was weathering the recession better than the service sector. expected. Since the onset of the recession in 2008 Manufacturing, Electronic and Digital and in comparison with the wider district, technologies remain important sectors. the region and nationally Airedale has Engineering and metal fabrication fared slightly better with a 1.9% fall in account for 3,700 jobs with textiles also employment against 2.9% in the City employing over 1,000 people and has Region and 3% nationally. However seen growth since 2008. Airedale underperformed against the district as a whole (1.4%) Future growth Key sector information Projections from the Regional Econometric Model for Bradford District The health sector employs 10,600 have been applied to Airedale and people reflecting the presence of forecasts that employment will grow by Airedale Hospital, the Yorkshire Clinic 7.7% by 2020 creating 4,500 new jobs. and a number of larger care homes. Manufacturing is set to decline further in Manufacturing and retail occupy 2nd the short term but is expected to stabilise and 3rd place sectors employing around in the long term. There is likely to be 16,000 followed by education with 5,000 growth in electronics, automotive and and the hospitality sector employing the service sector. Health employment 3,000 people. is expected to increase by 12.5%. Other Comparing Airedale with the wider increases are expected in,hospitality, District, Leeds City Region and Great professional and business services with Britain shows that Airedale has a the latter seeing the creation of 2,200 greater proportion of employment in new jobs. health, wholesale and retail as well as Although growth in the economy is manufacturing. Compared to city region still likely to be sluggish it is expected and Great Britain, Airedale is under- that Airedale will see the demand for represented in financial and business commercial office space grow. services. Business services account for 9% of all employment compared to over A full report is contained in Appendix 1. 15% nationally.

14 Welcome to the Airedale Partnership

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15 Role of the Board for the future?

There are a number of possible roles that • How can we continue developing the Board should consider as part of this new partnerships and/or maintain review to re-invigorate the masterplan for existing ones? delivery over the next few years. • What should our co-ordinating • How do we maintain the initial role be? impetus since the launch? • The City Centre and Airedale • What do we do to help delivery are interdependent. How do we in the long term? maximise this for Airedale? • How do we deal with external • Should we lobby the City changes? RegionTeam/LEP? • What will the role of Board • How do we support the ‘Rural members be in the future? Backdrop’ and the rural economy? • Should we have Champions for projects in the future?

City Region Opportunities • Life Sciences and related industries • Digital and creative industries This review has highlighted many • Low carbon industries of the changes over the lifetime of • Advanced manufacturing the Masterplan. What will future • Financial sector opportunities bring at the Leeds City • Business services Region (LCR) level? The Leeds City Region City Deal was The Leeds City Region is a functional agreed with the Government in July economic area that covers the main 2012. It gives the Regions Councils towns and cities of Leeds, Bradford, greater control over spending and York, Wakefield, Harrogate, Skipton, decision making. It includes: Selby, Barnsley, Huddersfield and • £1billion to improve public transport Halifax. Two Boards have been and the highways network established to set direction and deliver • £400million to strengthen The future different aspects of the Leeds City Region Local Enterprise Partnership infrastructure (LEP) Economic Plan: Realising the • The creation of a 14-24yrs Potential. apprenticeship academy in Leeds • The development of an The LEP has secured nearly £100m apprenticeship hub for businesses across the Leeds City • Initiatives to increase overseas Region from the Governments three trade and inward investment rounds of the Regional Growth Fund • Ultrafast broadband to 88,000 (RGF). A number of local businesses homes and 16,000 businesses. have also received funding direct from the RGF. The second round of the Growing Places Fund was launched in September 2012 The LEP will receive RGF to support and was designed to kickstart stalled to programmes targeted at eight key projects that will create new jobs, growth clusters such as: cut carbon emissions and increase economic growth.

16 For rural areas the LCR has written its Green Infrastructure Strategy which includes some strategic projects one of which targets the Airedale, also more recently the Government has announced that it would like to expand its City Region Deal to include rural areas.

These are some of the current and potential future activities at the City Region Level that might affect Airedale and will need to be considered when setting future direction for the Masterplan.

Recommendations

It is recommended that the Board consider this review document as a basis for discussions at a future review meeting, with the aim of providing a general direction of travel for the delivery team as well as re-defining the role of the Airedale Partnership Board over the next few years.

More importantly we should consider whether we continue with the projects as defined in the Masterplan or should we acknowledge that some of them are not in our reach in the future and look at alternatives that are more likely to be achieved. This would require looking at those not achieved and those in the long term 2012-20. We should also consider how we prioritise projects for the future.

17 Appendix 1 Bradford Districtasawholewhichsaw underperformed whencomparedto a 3.0%fallnationally. However Airedale to a2.9%fallacrossthecityregionand 2011 totalemploymentfell1.9%compared Great Britainoverall.Between2008and Region asawholeandalsobetterthan Airedale faredbetterthantheLeedsCity that sincetheonsetofrecessionin2008 regional andnationalperformanceshows Comparing Airedale withthewiderdistrict, Airedale. people accountingforoneinsevenjobs remains akeysectoremploying8,500 all employmentin Airedale. Manufacturing account for46,660jobswhichis80%of Survey showsthatservicesectoractivities Business RegisterandEmployment and servicesectors.Datafromthenational across adiverserangeofmanufacturing The Airedale Economysupports58,100jobs Economy Airedale Masterplan–2012Update at Cottingleyisalsoakey privatesector around 3,000people. The Yorkshire Clinic General HospitalinSteetonwhichemploys reflecting inpartthepresenceof Airedale health isthelargestemployerin Airedale With 10,600peopleinemployment, Employment byIndustrialSector Alongside major supermarketsoperated largest sectoremploying over7,000people. After manufacturing,Retail isthethird large carehomes. healthcare employeralongside anumberof % change2008-2011 Employment change2008-2011 % oftotalemployment2011 Employment 2011 % oftotalemployment2008 Employment 2008 Great Britain Leeds CityRegion Bradford District Airedale 18 -18.9 -2,000 14.6% 8,500 17.7% 10,500 Manufacturing -9.2% -6.5% -3.9% -18.9% Manufacturing employment fallby1.4%.Manufacturing by 1,000,anincreaseof2.2%. growth inserviceswhereemploymentgrew of 2,000jobs,afall19.8%. This negated a fallof1.9%.Manufacturingsawtheloss people employedin Airedale fellby1,100, Between 2008and2011 thenumberof fall of-1.7%. a cityregionfallof-1.8%andnational was countertoadistrictfallof-1.0%, Airedale sawgrowthof2.2%which of -9.2%.Converselytheservicesectorin region declineof-6.5%andanationalfall of 3.9%acrossthedistrictasawhole,city contraction inemploymentcomparedafall was particularlyhardhitwitha18.9% Publishing in Bingleyakeycompany. high valuesectorin Airedale withEmerald technologies areasmall butimportant Site. Informationandcommunication country andSaltairevillage World Heritage reflecting thesignificant assetsofBronte hospitality industryemploys3,000people over 5,000peopleinemployment. The Ltd. Educationisamajoremployerwith Mobility ServicesandDamartexUK key localretailoperationsare Acorn by Asda, Morrisons andSainsbury’s, +2.2 +1000 80.0% 46,400 76.8% 45,500 Services -1.7% -1.8% -1.0% +2.2% Services -1.9 -1,100 100.0% 58,100 100.0% 59,200 All -3.0% -2.9% -1.4% -1.9% All Employment by Sector Health Manufacturing Retail Education Wholesale Hospitality Professional Services Construction Public Administration Business Services Transport & Storage Financial Service ICT Arts & Culture Motor Trades Real Estate

Employment by Industrial Sector major supermarkets operated by Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s, key local retail operations With 10,600 people in employment, health is the are Acorn Mobility Services and Damartex UK largest employer in Airedale reflecting in part Ltd. Education is a major employer with over the presence of Airedale General Hospital in 5,000 people in employment. The hospitality Steeton which employs around 3,000 people. The industry employs 3,000 people reflecting the Yorkshire Clinic at Cottingley is also a key private significant assets of Bronte country and Saltaire sector healthcare employer alongside a number village World Heritage Site. Information and of large care homes. communication technologies are a small but After manufacturing, Retail is the third largest important high value sector in Airedale with sector employing over 7,000 people. Alongside Emerald Publishing in Bingley a key company.

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n Great Britain n Leeds City Region 0 5 10 15 20 25 n Bradford District Airedale has a lower proportion of employment in public administration and n Airedale education particularly when compared to Bradford District and the city region.

19 Sector change There was a substantial increase in retail employment between 2008 and 2011 The recession has resulted in falling which reflected the opening of a new Asda employment across a range of industry supermarket in Keighley and the 5 Rise retail sectors with business services, hospitality, and development in Bingley town centre. Health manufacturing seeing the biggest percentage employment also increased over the period and falls in employment. In the public sector, public encouragingly there was an increase in business administration employment fell by over ten services employment. There is also evidence per cent between 2008 and 2011. The fall in that the construction businesses in Airedale education based employment may be have weathered the recession better than the explained in part by the takeover of Keighley national average with employment reducing by College by Leeds City College which will have 3% compared to almost 15% nationally. seen some administration functions reduced or moved to Leeds.

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Manufacturing

Manufacturing remains a key sector for Airedale. Electronic and digital technologies are also a Engineering and metal fabrication are key key activity with companies such as Pace, Radio activities accounting for 3,700 jobs although the Design, Teledyne and EchoStar UK. Textiles manufacture of machinery has seen a big fall in remain an important industry employing over employment following the onset of recession in 1,000 people and has seen growth since 2008 2008 with employment contracting by more than mirroring a resurgence across the district as 50%. Key engineering companies include Kone a whole. Key companies include Fibreline, Plc, Denso Marston, CarnaudMetalBox, Cinetic Pennine Weavers and Snugpack. Landis and Teconnex.

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Machinery & equipment Textile & clothing Wood & paper Computer, electrical & optical Printing & reproduction recorded material Automotive, transport Fabricated metals Chemical, plastics & minerals Furniture Food & drink Electrical equipment Basic metals

n 2008-2011 n Employment in 2011 -1600 -1200 -800 -400 0 400 800 1200 1600

Future Growth

Projections from the Regional Econometric Model years. Overall decline also masks likely growth in for Bradford District applied to Airedale forecast some high value sectors such as electronics and that employment on Airedale will grow by 7.7% automotive. by 2020 which will see the creation of around Service sector growth will more than compensate 4,500 new jobs. Manufacturing employment is for manufacturing decline with the creation of set to decline further with the projected loss of 5,700 new jobs, a 12.3% increase on 2011 levels. 1,300 jobs though the represents a slower rate of Key forecast growth areas will be health, retail, decline and it is likely that manufacturing hospitality, professional and business services. employment will stabilise over the next 10 to 15

Manufacturing Services All

Employment 2011 8,500 46,400 58,100 % of total employment 14.6% 80.0% 100.0% Employment 2020 (REM forecast) 7,200 52,100 62,500 % of total employment 2020 11.5% 83.3% 100.0 Employment change 2011-2020 -1,300 5,700 4,500 % change 2011-2020 -15.2% +12.3% +7.7%

Health employment is forecast to increase by Business and professional are also forecast to 12% which will see the creation of 1,300 new see growth that could lead to the creation of up to jobs. Retail employment is set to grow by 900 2,000 new jobs. This in turn will drive demand for that is likely to be driven by a number of new office space in Airedale. However it is important to supermarket developments. The hospitality sector note this growth figure is derived by applying the is also forecast to see growth of 25% which will forecast figure for Bradford as a whole to Airedale see around 800 new jobs created. based on the current employment share of this

21 sector in Airedale. We have noted previously that likely to be the key location for business and business services employment fell more steeply professional services jobs growth. However it is in Airedale following the onset of recession in still likely that Airedale will see significant growth 2008 and it is likely that employment growth will and suggests that demand for commercial office lag the district figure with Bradford city centre space could grow.

Health/Social Care Retail Manufacturing Education Hospitality Professional Services Wholesale Business Services Construction Transport /Storage Financial Services Public Administration Media/ICT

Arts/Culture n Employment Change 2011-2020 Motor Trades n Forecast Employment Property Services

-2000 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

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