Step Change Programme Road Improvements

PROMOTER’S INFORMATION

Promoting Organisation: Council

Mark Ladyman Contact name and role: (Director of Regeneration and Neighbourhood Services)

Bassetlaw District Council, Queens Street, . Address: . S80 2AH

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01909 533160

SCHEME DETAILS

Scheme name: Step Change Programme: Road Improvements

Scheme location: Harworth Bircotes, North Nottinghamshire

Lead delivery organisation: Bassetlaw District Council

Other delivery partners & roles: Nottinghamshire County Council

Scheme Type (refer to and 100% Highways (New roads, widening, junction improvements) complete Annex 1)

Which category / code (Annex 1) does the majority of your scheme T1 fall within:

The scheme includes four separate road improvements spilt into two Total Scheme investment: 1 phases. This totals: £2.6m

£1m from private investment Total Private investment: (£0.75m from developer contributions & £0.25m from CIL payments)

Total Other public sector £0.65m from D2N2 LEP investment (non-SCRIF funding):

SCRIF as % of total scheme Total SCRIF funding sought (£): £0.95m 36.5% investment:

1 The cost of the works is based on the costings derived in the District Wide Transport Assessment. The figures have been verified by the County Council, who will be delivering this project, and have confirmed no further additions need to be added to provide a realistic cost for delivering the proposed improvements. Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

SCHEME SUMMARY

Please provide a summary description of your scheme (approx. 300 words). Append any graphics.

[Description to include a summary of scheme purpose, required investment, location, and direct and indirect benefits that will be delivered] The Council has developed an ambitious Step Change programme for Harworth Bircotes, as set out in its adopted Core Strategy, focused on the delivery of c.1500 new houses (including improvements to non- traditional housing stock); c.100 ha of new employment land; and focussed environmental improvements (chiefly public realm improvements to the town centre) over the next 15 years. The Council also wishes to secure the delivery of a key brownfield site, the former Site, for mixed use housing and employment development, comprising c.62ha of developable land (with planning permission for 996 houses and 76,645m2 of employment space, but has yet to be commenced). In order to facilitate this level of growth, improvements are required at key pressure points on the road network around Harworth Bircotes, to ensure that traffic continues to flow efficiently and to ensure that access to, and around, the town remains effective. This will ensure that it remains attractive to new residents and to businesses looking to locate to expansive areas with ready access to the A1; M1; and M18 The necessary road improvements (shown overall in Appendix A and in detail in Appendix B) to deliver the planned growth at Harworth Bircotes include: 1. A614 Road/Blyth Road junction (introduction of traffic lights); 2. Blyth Road/ Road/ Road/Main Street junction (removing two mini roundabouts and replacing them with traffic lights); 3. A1/A614 junction (circulatory carriageway closed on one of the two feeder roundabouts to the A1(M) junction at Blyth); and 4. A614/Scrooby Road junction (traffic lights added and junction widened). The preparation for the road improvements will be done throughout 2014/15 with the delivery of the road improvements within two phases:  Phase 1 (2015/16): road improvements 1, 2 and 3  Phase 2 (2016/17): road improvement 4 The road improvements will be partly funded through SCRIF, D2N2 Local Growth Fund, Developer contributions and CIL payments that the Council is expecting to receive. For more details, please see Appendix C. The injection of public sector funding could accelerate the delivery rates in Harworth as it is felt these are the fundamental improvements which will unlock the existing permissions and to ensure that the delivery of the second phase of employment sites come forward in a timely fashion to deliver the regeneration benefits and the step change planned for Harworth Bircotes. The percentage ask from the SCRIF has been calculated through establishing what other sources of funding is available and how important the road improvement is to the delivery of the economic benefits. For this reason, road improvements 1 and 3 in phase 1 are seeking a 75% contribution (the remaining the 25% will come from the D2N2 bid or if this is not successful, the Council will secure the funding either through CIL or developer contributions) to ensure swift delivery of these junctions. 25% of the cost of the other junctions are being applied for to link in with the other LEP bid/CIL/developers contributions, as these can be delivered at a later stage and allows for more match funding to be secured.

Why is the Scheme needed and what it will deliver for the Sheffield City Region (approx. 300 words) Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

This scheme will unlock a significant area of highly marketable and otherwise unconstrained employment land within the Sheffield City Region (see Appendix D). The economic growth planned is outlined in the Council’s Core Strategy (and the sites either with planning permission or are included within the Council’s Site Allocation Preferred Options document), which will result in inward investment and job creation. It is anticipated that the proposed levels of development identified in the Site Allocation Preferred Options document will lead to the creation of between 5,000 and 12,000 jobs over the plan period and enable Harworth Bircotes to make the step change it requires in its social and economic fortunes. The scheme will mitigate the effects on traffic flow caused by the proposed levels of growth set out for the town in the Core Strategy. It will also enable the delivery of highways schemes originally planned to be delivered as part of the former Colliery permission, which, until they are secured, could delay other development coming forward. Given the 15 year permission on the Colliery site, and the current lack of development there, it is important that alternative sources of investment are secured to deliver transport improvements for the wider benefit of the town. The road improvements have been identified as part of the District Wide Transport Assessment due to the impact of the proposed levels of growth identified in the Site Allocations Preferred Options document. The junctions above are identified as requiring improving for the following reasons: 1. Blyth Road is forecasted to be at 97% stress levels with the proposed levels of growth and traffic through this junction is experience material increases in 2-way traffic flows as a result of growth traffic2 2. The two mini-roundabouts on Blyth Road at its junctions with Scrooby Road and Main Street/Bawtry Road (see image overleaf) also suffer from existing capacity issues. The Blyth Road through the junctions is forecast to experience material increases in 2-way traffic flows as a result of growth traffic3 3. This junction was recently improved by the Highways Agency, but already experiences peak period congestion and will require improvement to be able to accommodate additional traffic flows as a result of future growth proposals4 4. This junction is currently a key link between Harworth town centre and the A614 and will experience increase flows of traffic with the proposed levels of growth planned for Harworth5. Furthermore, the scheme will work alongside other partners in the private sector to ensure that these sites deliver the economic benefits in a timely fashion, which are unable to be funded elsewhere.

1. STRATEGIC CASE

SHEFFIELD CITY REGION STRATEGIC VISION & OBJECTIVES Vision: Sheffield City Region will be the best place to collaborate, to invest, to innovate and grow a business, and live, work, play and study. It will be supported by an unrivalled skills base and quality of life.

Objectives: this vision to be delivered by:

 Increasing the Sheffield City Region’s Gross Value Added (GVA);

2 Taken from the District Wide Transport Assessment March 2014 table 9 and para 8.2.102 3 Taken from the District Wide Transport Assessment March 2014 para 8.2.108 4 Taken from the District Wide Transport Assessment March 2014 para 8.2.96 5 Taken from the District Wide Transport Assessment March 2014 para 8.2.113 Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

 Increasing the number of jobs in the Sheffield City Region / overall employment rate;

 Rebalancing the economic base of the City Region, by: 1) increasing the proportion of the workforce employed in the private sector; and 2) helping address the economic performance gap that exists between the City Region (as with other northern city regions) and the Greater South East; and

 Capitalising and enhancing the quality of life in the Sheffield City Region and delivering sustainable economic growth.

1.1 SCHEME RATIONALE

What opportunity or barrier will SCRIF investment unlock? Please make specific reference to barriers to economic growth. (approx. 500 words) The proposed scheme will serve to unlock the future economic growth identified in the Core Strategy and detailed in the Site Allocations Preferred Options document, through the Harworth Colliery planning permission and in the Site Allocations document (which is currently under development). The SCRIF investment will allow the swift delivery of c.100 ha of new employment land over the next 15 years (c. 400,000spm of B1, B2, and B8 land uses) (through the developments at E2 and E3 – see Appendix G for indicative scheme submitted as part of the outline application) and the 76,645m2 of employment space granted as part of the colliery application (see Appendix H for indicative scheme). For more details on the proposed levels of growth, please refer to the map in Appendix A. This is largely down to removing the requirements of doing the main road improvements required before the proposed economic growth can occur. This proposal will also allow the delivery of around 1600 new houses (including improvements to non- traditional housing stock and houses on the former colliery site). The type of houses will be determined in relation to individual planning applications, but will be geared towards securing a more mixed community in the town. There is a default 15% affordable housing requirement. This housing development will also aid in increasing economic growth within the town, by bringing more people and investment to the area. In summary, there are several housing sites and three main employment sites that would benefit from the proposed road improvements (full details of the site’s status and deliverability are included within the table shown in Appendix G).

How will your scheme contribute to the achievement of the City Region’s Strategic vision and growth objectives? (approx. 300 words) This scheme will unlock a significant area of highly marketable and otherwise unconstrained employment land within the Sheffield City Region. The economic growth planned is outlined in the Council’s Core Strategy (and the sites either with planning permission or are included within the Council’s Site Allocation Preferred Options document), which will result in inward investment and job creation. The SCRIF investment will allow the swift delivery of c.100 ha of new employment land over the next 15 years (c. 400,000spm of B1, B2, and B8 land uses) and the 76,645m2 of employment space granted as part of the colliery application It is anticipated that the proposed levels of development identified in the Site Allocation Preferred Options document will lead to the creation of between 5,000 and 12,000 jobs over the plan period and enable Harworth Bircotes to make the step change it requires in its social and economic fortunes. Taking this scheme forward will delivering significant economic growth in a sustainable location within the Sheffield City Region. Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

The proposed levels of growth will help in rebalancing the economic base of the City Region by increasing the proportion of the workforce employed in the private sector and will help to address the economic performance gap that exits between the City Region and the Greater South East. In summary, this proposal will contribute significantly to the objectives in the SEP of:  Encouraging business start ups by providing space for new starts or by freeing up other start up space by providing grow on space for previous start ups  Providing space for existing business growth  Providing space for Inward Investment businesses  Improving economic infrastructure  The provision of this serviced space will provide space for a number of indigenous businesses currently constrained by the lack of available, serviced land  The SEP states a need to deliver 70,000 private sector jobs and this project contributes substantially to this target.

Outline how the scheme fits with national, sub-regional and local investment plan policies. Also outline whether there are any conflicts, and whether any stakeholder consultation has been undertaken/received. (approx. 600 words) The scheme fits with the emerging SCR Growth Plan by significantly contributing to the Sheffield City region jobs target of creating 70,000 private sector jobs. This scheme alone- irrespective of the other schemes in Bassetlaw- will contribute up to 12% of this required jobs growth. With Bassetlaw having just 6.2% of the Sheffield City Region population the importance of this scheme clearly is a significant contributor to growth and enables Bassetlaw to punch above its weight. The area was extensively researched in September 2009 by Nathaniel Lichfield and partners who established the case for Harworth/Bircotes which led to the incorporation of the area in the Local Development Framework and Site Allocations document. This process involved a high degree of consultation with public, stakeholders and quotes relevant RSS policies, including the essential need to regenerate former colliery site6. Furthermore the Northern Sub-Region Employment Land review of 2008 stressed the importance of developing employment opportunities via land links to Robin Hood Airport to develop supply chain and logistics. The road improvements required in light of the proposed levels of growth were identified in the District Wide Transport Assessment which was originally agreed through the examination of the Core Strategy and subsequently updated as part of the Site Allocations Preferred Options consultation in collaboration with the Highways Authority (Notts County Council) and the Highways Agency. In summary, through the production of the Core Strategy and the emerging Site Allocations document, the need for the development has been established and justified. The road improvements identified within this scheme have been assessed through the District Wide Transport Assessment and the need/costings of them have been agreed within the Highways Authority and the Highways Agency.

What are the implications if the scheme does not secure SCRIF investment? (approx. 300 words)

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If the scheme does not secure the SCRIF investment, then the delivery of the road improvements will be reliant upon the private sector delivering the improvements through section 106 agreements or through the Council’s CIL. This will result in a delay in these improvements being completed. This would create uncertainty over the delivery of these junctions, which therefore slow the delivery of the employment sites (therefore increasing the uncertainty on the proposed economic benefits).

Are the economic outcomes of the scheme dependent upon any other project or investment? (approx. 300 words).

[An example - SCRIF investment helps provide funding for access to a development site, but additional funding (either private or other public) is needed to develop out the site and therefore deliver the economic outcomes]. The SCRIF investment, along with the match funding, will ensure that the road improvements are required to unlock the employment and housing sites. The match funding will come from various sources, as shown in Appendix C. In summary the main sources of match funding are:  D2N2 Single Local Growth Fund. The early indications of this LEP bid is that the first phase of improvements suggest that this bid for 25% of the costs will be successful. There is more uncertainty over the second phase improvement secured D2N2 funding (hence why there are in the later phase).  Developer funding. This is included where there is clear evidence that the developer has already committed to undertaking this work as part of the planning application process.  CIL payments. The Council has an adopted CIL in place and the initial indications suggest that there will be at least £4.1m received in CIL receipts by 2016/17, with additional monies expected for 2017/18. For more details see Appendix H.

STRATEGIC CASE ASSESSMENT (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR)

Does the scheme have a clear strategic rationale and align to SCR Growth Plan objectives?

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2. COMMERCIAL CASE

2.1 DEMAND CASE

Please set out the demand justification for SCRIF investment in this scheme, in relation to the anticipated private sector investment and associated jobs and GVA outcomes. Draw on and set out the evidence that you have to support this (approx. 500 words) The demand for the first stage of development is clearly evidenced by the fact that planning consent has been obtained for 76,645 square metres of Industrial space and 996 houses. As this report is being submitted we are in discussion with developers and land owners in terms of bringing employment to the site. Consent is already in place for part of the site for warehousing and a Wellbeing Centre. The developments will be entirely private sector funded and in the absence of actual figures an assumption of 10% of the industrial space for offices has been made. The first phase of employment sites (colliery site and E3) therefore (with the planning consent granted) equates to:  Industrial 68,995 square metres @ £900 psm =£62.1 million  Offices 7,650 square metres @ £1,600 psm = £12.2 million Total value £74.3 million

For the second phase (site E2) Industrial 400,000 square metres @ £900 = £360 million Total private sector is therefore £360 million

The two phases combined would generate £434.3 million (figures from EC Harris standard construction values) GVA For GVA calculations the English Partnerships jibs/square metre evidence has been used which shows, 1st phase Office 1 job per 19 sm x 7650 sm= 403 Industrial 1 job per 34 sm (1/3rd of total space) 22998 sm =676 jobs Warehousing 1 job per 50 sm (1/3rd of total space) 22998 sm = 460 jobs High bay warehousing 1 job per 80 sm (1/3rd of total space) 22999 sm = 287 jobs Total = 1,826 jobs

2nd phase The assumption for 400,000 square metres is that this will be predominantly warehousing on a 50/50 split between ‘normal’ warehousing and high bay warehousing Warehousing 1 job per 50 sm (50% of total space) 200,000 sm = 4000 jobs High bay warehousing 1 job per 80 sm (50% of total space) 200,000 sm = 2500 jobs i.e. 6,500 jobs Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

Phases 1 and 2 give 8.326 jobs at £461.30 p.w. average earnings x 52 weeks = £199 million GVA None of the above includes housing developments

The project funding has been tested by the delivery partners, Notts County Council who have fully costed the intervention proposals and they have stated that these are robust costs with full contingency and OB calculations applied. GVA calculations have been undertaken in accordance with the methodology described in the original application. This figure is, essentially, the number of jobs (totals 8,326 at £461.30 p.w.= £199 million GVA for the IOI. This methodology is supported by ONS ‘Measuring the economic impact of an intervention or investment (IOI)’ (Dec 2010) and we have refined our estimates using the same reference tool (under section 5.5: Additionality) which looks at displacement, leakage, substitution and multiplier effects of an IOI. The table below explains in more detail.

Jobs created by IOI 22

Of which Jobs created outside IOI (leakage) 2 Jobs created inside IOI 20

Of the jobs created within the IOI Jobs filled by other people engaged in the region (displacement) 7 Jobs filled by people outside the region 5 Jobs filled by people not engaged elsewhere in the region 8

Net jobs created in the region of IOI (20-7)= 13

Therefore for every 22 jobs indicated, only 13 are attributable to the investment. Accordingly we have reduced the estimate for jobs and GVA by 9/22. The estimates for Jobs are therefore 4920 GVA = 4920*£461.30*52= £118 million. The estimate does not take into account any business profits which would increase the GVA and whilst we accept there are flaws in using average wages in calculating GVA, the jobs likely to be created should improve the district average and therefore the GVA will probably be higher. Our approach has been to deliberately paint a justified but subdued level of estimates which will therefore be robust and likely to over achieve. In terms of the estimated costs of investments, whole life costings have not been applied, since, according to BS ISO 15686 the multiplier effects of construction are 1 (on the whole life costs) whilst the operational and maintenance costs have a factor of 200 which, in our view, would make the anticipated £434.3 million investments worth £86 billion which if applied to a vfm metric would appear to have astronomical leverage. Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

Please outline any market testing which has been undertaken to evidence the demand case, and provide any evidence that demonstrates that the private sector will respond to this opportunity (approx. 300 words). As the sites are being actively promoted by landowners and/or developers through the application or allocation process, it is evident that there is strong market interest in the sites. Evidence of the promotion of these sites can be shown, as they are included within the emerging Site Allocations Preferred Options document (and therefore have to be considered as suitable and available). In terms of Harworth business needs, the economic development team has been dealing with 7 existing businesses which are looking to expand in the next 12-24 months. There are no vacant units at the Brunel Industrial Estate and there is the risk, that without the provision of sites these businesses will move out of the district. There is further anecdotal evidence from the Councils’ economic development Team identifying existing businesses expansion needs with no suitable options for the businesses to move to due to the lack of available space. The sites are being actively promoted as part of the Site Allocations process or through the application process, which in itself, is evidence that the owners/developers have confidence in the development.

Potential take up rates for employment and housing land in that area The other demand take up of employment land around Harworth Bircotes has been clearly examined by the local development framework process which has extensively consulted with land owners and developers and taken into account land usage and availability in arriving at the site Allocations documents. The sites are being actively promoted as part of the Site Allocations process or through the application process, which in itself, is evidence that the owners/developers have confidence in the development. Below is a summary of the proposed build out rates.

Site ref Delivery to start Build out rates H7 (82) 2016/17 10-15 years

H8 (194) 2015/16 5 years H9 (192) 2016/17 5 years H11 (190) 2016/17 10 years E2 2016/17 E3 2015/16

There have been employment land views undertaken as part of the LDF process which indicates that this level of employment growth is required.1 Section 6.4.4 states that the “key potential growth areas are and Harworth which are both close to the A1 and the main opportunity sites are … Harworth…Collieries.”

An extract from the Employment Land Capacity Study (ELCS) 2009 is shown below and details the desirability of new employment allocations in Harworth Bircotes. Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

The extract below, again from the ELCS details the desirability of E2.

As these sites are being allocated by the District Council, there were two employment land reviews7 undertaken – one to look at the proposed levels of growth in the Core Strategy and one that looked at the quality of the individual sites. Of the sites identified in Worksop, the Northern Sub-Region Employment Land Review assessed the marketability of the potential sites. An extract of the scores are shown below, but all three employment sites were highlighted as good quality sites (H4 is E2 and E3 was not being promoted at the time and therefore not included).

If private developers will be required to deliver scheme outputs, at what stage are discussions/negotiations? (approx 200 words). Private developers are required to develop the sites out in order to ensure the economic benefits. As

7 These studies can be found on the Council’s web page – see below http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/planning_and_building/planning_policy/local_development_fram ework/background_studies/employment_land_capacity_study.aspx http://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/planning_and_building/planning_policy/local_development_fram ework/background_studies/employment_land_review.aspx Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

detailed above, all the sites have landowners/developers promoting the sites through the application or allocation process, but there are more details provided in Appendix G.

COMMERCIAL CASE ASSESSMENT (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR)

Has market potential / demand been adequately assessed / evidenced in relation to GVA and job outcomes?

How robust is the evidence that the private sector will respond to the opportunity?

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3A. ECONOMIC CASE – ALL SCHEMES TO COMPLETE

3A.1 PREFERRED OPTION OUTPUTS ANALYSIS

Please complete the following table as a summary of the direct and indirect gross outputs delivered by the Scheme. For Transport Schemes, also see section 3B.

Table 3A.1: Preferred option – gross outputs Direct outputs Indirect outputs dependent on or associated with the Total Gross Outputs delivered by the Scheme Scheme

FTE construction job years Offices 7650 m2 476,645 m2 General Industrial 22,998 m2 Commercial Floorspace created Warehousing 222,998 (record use class) m2 High bay warehousing 222,999 m2 Potential Commercial Floorspace unlocked Housing units 1600 1600

FTE Jobs 4920 4920

GVA £118 million £118 million Private sector investment £434.3 million £434.3 million leveraged Other public sector investment leveraged Other (specify)

For the outputs presented in Table 3A.1, set out below the assumptions from which these have been assessed:

Table 3A.2: Preferred option – gross outputs – Key assumptions

Direct outputs dependent on or Indirect outputs associated with the delivered by the Scheme Scheme

FTE construction job years Commercial Floorspace (record Assumptions explained under 2.1 use class) Potential Commercial Floorspace unlocked As per planning consent and housing Housing units allocation numbers For industrial 1 job per 34m2 For office 1 job per 19m2 For retail 1 job per 19m2 Warehousing 1 job per 50 m2 FTE Jobs High Bay warehousing 1 job per 80 m2 Source English partnerships employment density calcs Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

GVA Jobs * av earnings (Nomis) £461.3 pw Private sector investment Construction costs multiplied by each leveraged construction type Other public sector investment leveraged Other (specify)

ECONOMIC CASE ASSESSMENT (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR)

Does the scheme appear to offer reasonable value for money in gross terms (making reference to benchmarks)

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3B. ECONOMIC CASE – TRANSPORT SCHEMES ONLY TO COMPLETE NOTE: COMPLETION IS NOT MANDATORY AT STAGE 1A, ALTHOUGH PROMOTERS HAVE THE OPTION TO COMPLETE IF THEIR SCHEME IS SUFFICIENTLY ADVANCED TO BE ABLE TO DO SO

At Stage 1A it is not mandatory to complete the Transport Value for Money Case but if promoters do have evidence that they want to be taken into account, they can report it below. If not, promoters are asked to provide an estimate of the anticipated BCR position for their scheme, perhaps based upon comparator evidence.

3B.1 APPRAISAL SPECIFICATION REPORT

Please outline whether an Appraisal Specification Report (ASR) has been completed setting out your proposal for transport modelling, or whether it is your intention to complete the ASR between Stage 1A and Stage 1B.

The road improvements have been identified through the various planning application and/or through the District Wide Transport Assessment (which was done to underpin the work on the adopted Core Strategy and in the emerging Site Allocations process). At this stage, the detailed design work for the road improvements has not been done and work on a formal network model has not been undertaken. Once funding has been secured for these improvements, further detailed work will be undertaken in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council.

3B.2 DESCRIPTION OF FORMAL NETWORK MODEL

If a formal network model has been used please describe it using the headings in the table below

How is the scheme represented in the model N/A

Calibration and Validation of the Base Year Model N/A in the area around the scheme

Data Collection Relevant to the Scheme In N/A Question How does it model demand responses – route choice, mode choice, destination choice, and time N/A of day? How has future year demand been forecast? N/A

3B.3 ECONOMIC APPRAISAL

If a formal network model has been used there is no need to repeat the information from Section 3.1, but any off-line adjustments to the model outputs should be discussed here. Estimates of PVB etc should be presented as they would appear in the Analysis of Monetised Costs and Benefits in the units defined in the version of WebTAG prevailing at the time this form is submitted.

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How have the unit benefits of the scheme been N/A estimated

How has the base demand been estimated? N/A

How has the forecast demand been estimated in N/A the without the scheme case? How has the forecast demand been estimated in N/A the without the scheme case? What time periods have been modelled N/A What annualisation factors have been used N/A What is the Present Value of Benefits (£’000 discounted to 2010 in 2020 prices) – this should N/A exclude wider economic impacts Present Value of Costs (£’000 discounted to 2010 N/A in 2020 prices)

Benefit to Cost Ratio N/A

Please describe any sensitivity testing that has been undertaken and provide a table showing PVB, N/A PVC and BCR

3B.4 ENVIRONMENTAL APPRAISAL

Describe the expected impacts and rate them on the standard 7 point scale from the WebTAG Appraisal Summary Table.

Impact Summary of Key Impacts 7 Point Scale 1. Noise N/A 2. Air quality N/A 3. Greenhouse gases N/A 4. Landscape N/A 5. Townscape N/A 6. Heritage of historic N/A resources

7. Biodiversity N/A 8. Water environment N/A

The proposed improvements are not located in statutory or non-statutory protected sites, conservation area or require the demolition of any Listed Buildings. However, there may be habitant loss through the widening of roads or roundabouts. However, there have been no concerns raised by statutory consultees over this loss and careful consideration as to how any loss could be kept to a minimum and mitigated against will be given in stage 1B.

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3B.5 SOCIAL AND DISTRIBUTIONAL

At this stage it is necessary to complete only the screening Stage from WebTAG 3.17 Social and Distributional Analysis Item Expected Impacts positive or negative N/A User Benefits N/A Noise N/A Air Quality N/A Accidents N/A Security N/A Severance N/A Accessibility N/A Personal Affordability

ECONOMIC CASE ASSESSMENT (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR)

If an Appraisal Specification Report has been prepared, is it appropriate to the scale of the Scheme proposed and therefore suitable to enable a robust business case appraisal at Full Business Case Stage 1B

What Value for Money Category have you ascribed to this scheme?

Have any adjustments been made to the analysis provided by the bidder and why?

What are the key risks, sensitivities and uncertainties relating to the analysis?

Are there any significant environmental disbenefits or missing analyses?

Are there any significant social and distributional impacts or missing analyses?

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4. MANAGEMENT CASE

4.1 DELIVERABILITY

What is the current position of the scheme? (please tick one option)

Concept i.e. specified in outline form, but no detailed assessment has been undertaken Feasibility i.e. the scheme’s feasibility The scheme is at feasibility stage, although the necessity for the has been assessed in engineering schemes is clear; the vast majority of scheme designs are terms and an initial economic appraisal place; and the initial costings have been established. The undertaken (if applicable) Council is currently working on the detailed business case. Business case i.e. outline or full business case has been produced including preliminary engineering design and economic appraisal (if applicable)

Assuming approval is given for the scheme to proceed to Stage 1B, Full Business Case, if the promoter is aware that their scheme is likely to require WebTAG appraisal and the agreement of an Appraisal Specification Report, then they should present their best judgment on how much modelling and data collection work they think will need to be undertaken based on what they know is already available (i.e. existing models and/or age of input data), and how long they think this will take to assemble and therefore impact on deliverability.

Further detailed modelling will be required, which may take between 6-12 months. During this time, detailed modelling work, designs of the junctions and full agreement on these from Nottinghamshire County Council will be sought.

Assuming the SCRIF investment sought is approved, give a realistic indication of when the scheme would commence. Please justify your response taking into account factors such as the time required to secure statutory powers, secure match funding, procure contracts etc.

From reaching agreement on the designs, the road improvements could be delivered within 12 months. However, more detailed work on these timescales will be required as the scheme progresses. Evidence that SCRIF will have an impact in terms of accelerating investment decision making for developing out the sites. Nottinghamshire County Highways have a large geographical area and a limited budget to achieve their core business objectives. Economic development is not necessarily a key driver in their decision making processes when prioritising spend on sites and projects. The ‘reward’ of SCRIF is unique to the County Council inasmuch as Bassetlaw is the sole district beneficiary in the County and as such is regarded as additional funding which has the merit of lifting this scheme up the prioritisation ranking and therefore make the scheme much more deliverable.

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Please indicate whether the following have been secured/agreed fully or in part, or provide an estimation of when they are likely to be secured. Please provide any detail which will support your business case. Insert N/A if not applicable to the scheme.

Delivery Constraint/Risk Scheme Position Planning consents Three out of the four road improvements have been agreed thorough planning permissions. CPOs Not required Public consultation N/A Public Inquiry N/A Traffic Restraint Orders N/A Transport and Works Act N/A Public sector match funding N/A Private sector match funding Not required Procurement contracts N/A

Please provide your anticipated timetable for delivery including the key milestones you anticipate at Stage 1B, Stage 2 and Stage 3

The details timetable is currently being established.

Please confirm whether the lead partner currently has the resource/expertise and structures in place to manage and deliver the scheme? If not, outline what would need to be undertaken to be ‘delivery ready’ (e.g. project management arrangements, recruitment, governance structures etc).

Bassetlaw District Council will be working alongside Nottinghamshire County Council. NCC will be the lead partner in delivering the road improvements. The County Council will be responsible for the project’s delivery. The authority has vast experience of delivering publically funded infrastructure schemes and a centralised procurement function overseeing compliance with public procurement requirements. The scheme has been approved by both Chief Officers and Nottinghamshire County Council Members, through the committee report process. Prince 2 project management methodology will be used for this project in line with the County Council policy. The County Council has adopted PRINCE2 methodology for project management and a Project Board will be established to oversee the delivery of the project. The Project Board will include all relevant partners. Board members will review and advise on the delivery of the project through the established regular reporting mechanisms. The senior responsible officer will be an appropriate officer with sufficient experience and authority to ensure delivery of the programme (e.g. Highways Service Director). A Project Manager will be appointed for this project who will be responsible for overall satisfactory Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

delivery of the project including:  conducting all consultation and managing the overall delivery of the project  briefing the design and construction of the work  evaluating the delivery of work  financial reporting on the programme and manage the budget This individual will be supported by specialist staff from within the Department’s Highways Management Group, plus specialists from elsewhere in Communities Department. All colleagues involved in the scheme have extensive experience of delivering similar schemes. The project will operate within the framework of Nottinghamshire County Council’s financial regulations, which set out instructions and guidance for processing the Authority’s business transactions. These cover budgetary control, procurement of goods and services, management, retention, security and disposal of records, payment for goods, services and works, risk management and insurance, protection of public funds, audit etc. The financial regulations are fully compliant with EU public procurement directives.

4.2 MONITORING & EVALUATION

Set out in broad terms what you anticipate will need to be monitored and evaluated in order to assess whether the project has met its objectives.

Initially the project will be a success if the road improvements are completed. However, it is only when the sites are developed that the project will be a success, as this is when the social and economic benefits will become apparent and the wider aims of the SCR can be demonstrated.

MANAGEMENT CASE ASSESSMENT (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR)

How ‘delivery ready’ is the scheme and what scope is there for significant delays were funding to be approved?

ASSESSMENT SUMMARY (TO BE COMPLETED BY THE ASSESSOR)

Please summarise your assessment of the scheme’s strategic fit and set out any recommendations

Please summarise your assessment of the scheme’s market potential in relation to the delivery of jobs and GVA outcomes, and set out any recommendations

Please summarise your assessment of the scheme’s value for money and set out any recommendations

Please summarise your assessment of the scheme’s deliverability (in terms of the risks to scheme commencement) and set out any recommendations

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Summarise your overall assessment of the scheme and recommendations for SCR

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Annex 1: Schemes Types

Proportion of Code Scheme Type Description/example Total Scheme (%) Transport New roads, widening, junction improvements T1 Highways 100 etc. New lines, station improvements, rolling stock, T2 Rail 0 changes in time table, electrification T3 Tram New lines, rolling stock, changes in time table 0 Bus priority, vehicle investment, smart ticketing, T4 Bus (including BRT) 0 park & ride Active modes (on a Large scale infrastructure investment eg T5 0 grand scale) segregated routes T6 Traffic management SYITS type investment 0 Regeneration New development, refurbishment & retrofit (links R1 Housing 0 to Green Deal etc and energy efficiency) Commercial R2 New development, refurbishment 0 development Site remediation and Site demolished and prepared for R3 0 preparation redevelopment Investment in the rural R4 New development, refurbishment 0 economy Development service Provision of water, gas, electric, and drainage R5 0 infrastructure (surface water and foul) services Site development Construction of spine roads linking to the R6 0 access roads highway network IT infrastructure Homes and businesses given access to high- R7 0 including Broadband speed internet Urban design / Improvement to commercial/residential space. R8 0 gateways High quality public realm

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Proportion of Code Scheme Type Description/example Total Scheme (%) Energy and water Energy High Voltage Cabling, Gas network investment, E&W1 generation (e.g. New substation / upgrade, smart metering sub stations) Energy Production of alternative forms of energy such as generation E&W2 biomethane, biogas, wind, energy from waste, (biofuel stations, geothermal, hydro. wind farms) Replacement of bulbs to low-energy. Retrofit of Efficiency (e.g. buildings (commercial, industrial and residential) E&W3 lighting, to improve the fabric of buildings and the lighting, insulation) heating, ventilation and cooling systems. Links to investment in housing in particular. Energy distribution (e.g. Energy efficient processes, extensions to the E&W4 Combined Heat network – pipework and heat stores. and Power network) Water Storage E&W5 New water stores for the supply of water and distribution Environmental Improved and sustainable drainage/new E1 Flood defence defences/upstream storage Land E2 Removal of waste decontamination Green infrastructure Creation of green space, corridors, wetlands and E3 (parks and open habitats spaces) E4 Sewerage Improved sewerage capacity TOTAL 100%

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Annex 2: Employment Sectors

Sector Description % of total jobs created

Agriculture, forestry and fishing 0 Production 5.7 Construction 2.4 Distribution; transport; accommodation and food 87.0 Information and communication 1.5 Financial and insurance activities 0 Real estate activities 1.0 Business service activities 2.4 Public administration; education; health 0 Other services and household activities 0 TOTAL 100% Harworth Bircotes Step Change Programme Road Improvements

Appendix A – Scheme map

Site 194 – application in for 250 houses Site 182 – 550 houses Road improvement 4: A614/Scrooby Road junction

Site 192: 104 houses

Contingency site – released if the housing supply requires bolstering

Road improvement 2: Blyth Road/Scrooby Road/Tickhill Road/Main Street junction

Site 190 – 232 houses Colliery site – permission for 855 houses and employment re-use

Site E1- 25ha of employment land

E2: 80ha of employment land

E3: Permission for 58,000sqm for commercial and 9000sqm well-being centre

Road improvement 1: A614 Bawtry Road/Blyth Road junction

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Appendix B – Road Improvements Required

Improvement 1: A614 Bawtry Road/Blyth Road junction, Harworth

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Improvement 2: Blyth Road/Scrooby Road/Tickhill Road/Main Street junction, Harworth

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Improvement 3: A1/A614 junction, Harworth

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Improvement 4: A614/Scrooby Road junction, Harworth

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Appendix C: SCRIF ask and match funding

Infrastructure Total SCRIF SCRIF Other contributions/£m Evidence required cost/£m ask/% ask/£m Phase 1 (2015/16) Improvement 0.5 75 0.375 D2N2 Single LGF - 0.125 D2N2 bid 1 Improvement 0.1 75 0.075 D2N2 Single LGF – 0.025 D2N2 bid 3

Improvement D2N2 Single LGF – 0.375 D2N2 bid 1.5 25 0.375 2 Developer – 0.75 Planning permission issued D2N2 Single LGF – 0.525 Sub total 2.1 39 0.825 Developer – 0.75 Phase 2 (2016/17)

Improvement D2N2 Single LGF - 0.125 D2N2 bid 0.5 25 0.125 4 CIL – 0.25 Appendix E D2N2 Single LGF – 0.125 Sub total 0.5 25 0.125 CIL – 0.25 D2N2 Single LGF – 0.65 Total 2.6 36.5 0.95 Developer – 0.75 CIL – 0.25

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Appendix D – Location Map

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Appendix E – Plans for Employment Site 3

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Appendix F – Colliery redevelopment scheme (Site 1)

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