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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