GREATER AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PLACE BOARD

Tuesday 02 February 2021, 10:00-11:30

Venue: MS Teams (virtual meeting)

AGENDA

No. Time Presenting Subject Pre Read Purpose Owner Expected outcome

• Introduction Welcome, apologies and • Intro of LBS 1 10:00 Chair Place Board introductions • Intro of SH • Registering and Disclosing interests Decisions and actions of the To agree the minutes of the last meeting Agree minutes of last 2 10:05 Chair last meeting, and matters Attached on 23.09.2020 and to note and discuss any meeting arising matters arising Christian Sayer Progress noted, and 3 10:10 / Shanaaz General LEP & Policy Update Attached General LEP update Place Board any next steps agreed Carroll Shanaaz To discuss progress so far, and to highlight Progress noted, and 4 10:20 Carroll / Whole Place Zones Attached Place Board the key points that will be any next steps agreed Christian Sayer

Update on the recent call for Place / Progress noted, and 5 10:35 Sarah Hughes SEP Enabling Fund Attached Place Board Culture funding applications any next steps agreed

Progress noted, and 6 10:45 Alex Taylor GBSLEP Green Recovery Verbal Overview of GBSLEP Green Recovery Place Board any next steps agreed

Progress noted, and 7 10:55 Christian Sayer GBSLEP Funding Update Verbal Update on GBSLEP Funding streams Place Board any next steps agreed

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No. Time Presenting Subject Pre Read Purpose Owner Expected outcome

Update on current Place Delivery Plan and Shanaaz Place Delivery Plan Progress Progress noted, and 8 11:00 Attached to discuss production of new Place Delivery Place Board Carroll Update and next steps any next steps agreed Plan for 2020/21

9 11:25 Chair AOB N/A

DATES OF FURTHER MEETINGS:

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP PLACE BOARD

Wednesday 23 September 12-2pm

Venue: Teams (virtual meeting)

Decisions and Actions Note

Present: Apologies:

Simon Marks, Arcadis Shanaaz Carroll, GBSLEP Sarah Hughes, GBSLEP Anita Bhalla Christian Sayer, GBSLEP Ian MacLeod, BCC Mike Parker, Wyre Forest Satnam Rana-Grindley, GBSLEP Karl Tupling, Homes Craig Jordan, Mary Morrisey, Solihull MBC Maria Dunn, BCC Perry Wardle, Solihull MBC Ostap Paparega, NWEDR Sarah Spink, Midlands Connect

No. Subject Notes Timescales Action to be taken Action owner

1 Welcome and Apologies The Chair, Simon Marks, welcomed everyone present and noted apologies as outlined above

Satnam Rana-Grindley, new Head of Communications for GBSLEP was introduced. Registering and This is a standing item at all LEP meetings, in order to provide Ongoing All Place Board Disclosing Interests transparency for decisions regarding public funds. It will be up to members and everyone present to declare if they have, or could be perceived to attendees have, a conflict of interest. The Chair of Place Board will then decide how best to proceed.

Simon Marks declared an interest with the Strategic Employment Sites Study

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No. Subject Notes Timescales Action to be taken Action owner

Decisions and actions of The Decisions and Actions note from the last meeting on 19 June the last meeting, and 2020 was approved as an accurate record. matters arising SC noted discussions around refreshing the ToR for Place Board, main areas of focus and composition are continuing with the GBSLEP governance team.

CJ raised concern about the role of the Planning Sub-Group. SC and CJ Oct 2020 SC and CJ to discuss SC & CJ to pick this up after the meeting Planning Sub-Group

CS to send Tourism note inviting feedback to the board Oct 2020 CS to re-send tourism CS note to the PB inviting feedback 2 Whole Place Zones Apologies from SC for the timescale/phrasing of board paper.

Place Board supported the WPZ work so far

AB – stressed the importance of it being ‘whole people’ not just ‘whole place’ and the importance of impacting on, and measuring, health and wellbeing.

OP – Raised a question about KPIs – largely around timescales and scale of existing measures, and sees the WPZ as an opportunity to try new approaches to KPIs/success measures/data collection & analysis

MP – Sees similarities with, and lessons to be learnt, from the Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder Round 2 – was based on concept of communities driving forward what they need. Encouraged the executive to push further forward and also to place more importance on ID where there is existing funding, and how can it be better aligned. Would like to see this as a key selection criteria.

AB – Thinks it will be important to bring in relevant health Nov 2020 Executive to engage CS/SH bodies/organisations. Anita stressed her involvements and contacts. contacts with Anita Christian to pick up offline.

No. Subject Notes Timescales Action to be taken Action owner

SM – probably going to be looking at somewhere which has a bit of a headstart. We have a hypothesis to prove. Stresses the need for strong governance and getting people who are interested and are going to be active involved, not people who How do we measure the qualitive impacts eg how do people feel about the impacts of the intervention?

MD – Mentioned links to East Birmingham Growth Corridor and importance of people driven approach. 3 Covid-19 Recovery SC outlined the activities which had been implemented to support Activities locations and businesses during the pandemic and outlined the work being undertaken to provide additional support during the coming months. 4 Midland Connect update Sarah Spink presented. (Presentation attached.)

SM asked if we could have regular board updates from MC. CS to arrange with MC for quarterly written update and six monthly Jan 2021 Executive to liaise CS presentation update. with MC

Board supportive of intent of the charter. SM raised a concern around the language in the document especially the word ‘ensure’ - to replace with ‘best endeavour’ – change in language. CS to follow up Oct 2020 CS 5 River Severn Partnership The Place Board were very supportive of the R7P MP stressed this will have national impact and has landed well with government so far. 6 Other Place Delivery Housing Framework Plan updates MP stressed how the LEP can add value. Board members were keen to ensure the LEP were considering LAs/areas which are not WMCA constituent members to ensure supportive measures were identified.

TLC Continue to support projects which have had funding. Next round of

No. Subject Notes Timescales Action to be taken Action owner

funding to launch beginning October Cultural Delivery Plan AB stressed that GBSLEP have developed very strong links with the WMCA on cultural work and highlighted the work David Furmage has done.

Crowdfunding

Taking proposal to Nov 5th board

Strategic Employment Sites Study

CJ has circulated to planning sub group Place Board to SC implications of Covid on report Oct 2020 provide feedback by Place Board & CS Place Board asked to submit any feedback to the executive email to SC & CS

7 SEP Enabling Fund/LGF CS informed that the executive has just received 4 LGF EoIs which are moving to Strategic Fit stage. 8 AOB Green Strategy

CS informed that following main board discussions around net Oct 2020 Invite PB members to CS zero/green economy, the executive is developing a green strategy for green strategy the LEP and wants to run a session on it with PB members. meeting

Simon Marks On behalf of both Place Board and the GBSLEP executive, SC and MP thanked SM for all his work as chair of the GBSLEP Place Board. Dates of next meetings January 2021 October Executive to send CS/SH April 2021 2020 place holder invites out

PLACE BOARD (25 February 2021) – AGENDA ITEM 3 LEP STRATEGIC UPDATE Purpose of this paper To update the Place Board on recent strategic developments Recommendation

• The Place Board notes the contents of this report

• The Place Board decides on future format of the planning sub-group Contact Christian Sayer, Senior Policy Officer - Place ______1. LEP Governance review a. There remains no substantial change. With the current Covid-19 crisis we are not expecting clear movement in the foreseeable future. 2. LEP Operating Model updates a. Ed Watson joined GBSLEP at the beginning of January 2021 as the interim Chief Executive, covering Katie Trout’s maternity leave. Ed has a strong place background in both public sector and consultancy roles. 3. Place Board updates a. Louise Brooke-Smith has been appointed Chair of the GBSLEP Place Board. 4. GBSLEP Recovery Taskforce

a. GBSLEP Recovery Taskforce was created in the initial aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and first lockdown, as a task and finish group to oversee GBSLEP’s immediate and short-term response to economic recovery in light of COVID-19, reporting into the LEP Board. This group focuses on GBSLEP specific activity and aligns with work that is being undertaken at a local, regional and national level.

b. Membership comprises GBSLEP Board and local authority leadership, academic expertise, BEIS area leadership and is supported by the LEP Executive. The LEP Executive engages with other Board Directors, members of relevant LEP sub-Boards and partners (including business representative organisations, higher and further education and local authorities) not on the Taskforce to inform priorities and areas for action.

c. The scope and focus of the Taskforce has been expanded to address the issues faced through Brexit and EU Transition and well as those through the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery.

d. The taskforce currently meets fortnightly but this will likely be scaled down to monthly in the near future.

e. The most recent Taskforce met on 12 January 2021 and focused on: • Growth Hub Update Post-EU Transition: To note the current position of the Growth Hub in response to the end of the EU Transition. The UK’s exit from the EU and agreed Trade Deal was noted, as were the funds received by the Growth Hub to support businesses with this transition. It was highlighted that the Growth Hub has been working with businesses for 18 months on EU transition and business engagement activity is extensive. The Growth Hub will provide in-depth support to approximately 1,000 SMEs per Growth Hub that are not already clients, reaching around 23,000 business with messaging through a variety of marketing channels

• Step Forward Campaign: Skills Response – Skills Hub Activity: To update on the interventions of the GBSLEP Skills Team and reflect on elements of implementation and delivery.

The activity of the Skills and Growth Hub in line with the Covid-19 interventions highlighted in Phase 2 of the Step Forward campaign

• Step Forward Campaign: Place Response –To update on the interventions of the GBSLEP Place Team and reflect on elements of implementation and delivery.

A reflection on Phase 1 of Step Forward which included Digi Skills, ShopAppy and Digi Welcome. An update on Phase 2 delivering further digital skills for town centre retailers and independent businesses with a target to train 120 businesses in using social media and other internet methods to drive trade whilst Digi Welcome is targeted at arts and cultural organisations. ShopAppy has been relaunched with 11 towns signed up to the service so far. Use remains slow so we will be reviewing at the end of February to determine whether to continue.

• Business Support Provision for the : To update on the ongoing review of business support activity within the West Midlands It was noted that the GBSLEP Executive are now working with partners to review current business support provision and address identified gaps. The objective is to work jointly to address the short-term challenges of business support provision. This will lead to the design of a more consistent regional framework for business support that may lead to requests to contribute financially towards more joint activity, with implications for Growth Hub and sector focused interventions.

5. Midlands Connect

a. Midlands Connect are working on a strategy update and launched a consultation process in January 2021 running through to mid-March 2021 b. The consultation process will take three forms: a) Two engagement documents, containing information on Midland Connect objectives, challenges and potential interventions, as well as questions for respondents to answer. b) Online interactive tool c) Webinars Date Topic

Thursday 4th Feb Build back better

Thursday 11th Feb Levelling-up

Thursday 18th Feb Decarbonisation

c. Dates, invites and papers are set to be released by the Place Board meeting on February 2nd and links will be shared with board members once available. d. Integration of Midlands Engine Rail with HS2 is awaiting the release of the Integrated Rail Plan report due in March. e. Midlands Connect are producing a report on current policy around mitigating the impacts of infrastructure on the natural environment. Any local authority who are interested in feeding into this report are asked to contact Matt Spry [email protected].

6. West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study a. The West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study (WMSESS) still has not been completed and released. b. A final draft has been completed, though the group has raised a number of issues with the consultants. c. A further verbal update with a completion deadline will be provided at the Place Board meeting.

7. River Severn & River Trent Partnerships a. The River Severn Partnership continues to progress with a number of demonstrator projects about to launch, a project pipeline developed, and website launched. The website can be viewed at http://www.riversevernpartnership.org.uk/ b. The success of the River Severn Partnership approach has resulted in the Environment Agency (EA) investigating launching a River Trent Partnership. This will cover the majority of the GBSLEP geography. GBSLEP executive have been engaged in initial discussions with the EA around the potential formation of the partnership.

8. GBSLEP Planning subgroup a. GBSLEP has a planning sub-group bringing together senior local authority planners and private sector representatives. b. This has been chaired by Craig Jordan of Lichfield District Council. Craig is now wishing to step down from this role. c. GBSLEP would like to extend a thankyou to Craig for his work with the sub-group. d. GBSLEP executive recommend we refresh and continue the planning sub-group. However, there are several options, and we ask Place Board to select which they prefer: • Finishing the planning sub-group (executive does not recommend this option) • Continuing the planning sub-group with both public and private sector representation • Continuing the planning sub-group as a public sector focused sub-group with a separate private sector planning forum

9. Data a. The latest KPI report for the main GBSLEP board follows as Appendix 3a.

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GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LEP BOARD MEETING

21 January 2021

Place Update and Whole Place Zones

1. This paper was presented to the main GBSLEP Board on January 21st where the main Board agreed with the recommendation of Longbridge & Northfield for the Whole Place Zone pilot area. 2. The paper was shared by written procedure with non-public sector Place Board members prior to Board for approval.

Recommendations

Board Directors are asked to: 1. Approve Place Board’s recommendation that Longbridge & Northfield be selected as the pilot area for testing the LEP’s new Whole Place Zones approach. 2. Approve further collaborative research and scoping in order to develop a suite of proposed activities for the pilot Whole Place Zone. 3. Endorse the Place Update including additional areas of work as outlined within this report, including a refresh of the Towns and Local Centres (TLC) Framework to respond more specifically to the impacts of Covid and a more clearly defined role for the LEP as ‘place thought leaders’.

Place Update

4. Over the past 10 months, the Covid-19 Pandemic has accelerated well documented trends in the decline of high streets and town centres (reducing footfall, decline in bricks and mortar retail, increase in vacant units and so on). This is an acceleration of a longer-term trend that is undermining the traditional economic and social functions of town centres.

5. However, this also presents strong opportunities for the reimagination and restructuring of our towns and local centres, to aid a green, inclusive recovery exiting the pandemic.

6. GBSLEP produced a Town & Local Centres (TLC) Framework document in March 2019. This set out key trends and topics which were viewed as important in the revitalisation of our Towns and Local Centres.

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7. The Framework provided the context for three TLC revenue calls to assist our local authorities and other organisations in the redevelopment of our high streets and town centres. These have provided revenue funding to 30 projects totaling a value of £1,047,611. Appendix A provides a full list of funded projects. In addition to this, the most recent call was launched in October 2020. We received 23 applications with successful applicants due to be announced end of January 2021.

8. However, despite the success of the TLC Framework, given the accelerating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the necessity to transition to low carbon town centres, the GBSLEP Place Board and Executive believe, as part of the Place Delivery Plan for 2021/22, a refresh of the TLC Framework is required.

9. Given the extreme stresses placed on our Local Authorities and the unique position of GBSLEP, sitting at the nexus of public, private and academic sectors, the Place Board and Executive feel that there is a strong argument for an increased focus on GBSLEP providing thought leadership in partnership with our Local Authorities as part of a TLC refresh. This could, include research and case studies of good practice from national and international exemplars and how they could be implemented to respond to our local situation.

10. The same unique position of GBSLEP mentioned above, also means we are well placed to bring together other actors (relevant Business Representative Organisations, private sector and academic institutions as well as our Local Authorities) to enact these changes.

11. In addition, the GBSLEP Planning sub-group, set to be refreshed as part of the Place Delivery Plan 2021/22, offers a strong forum to share good practice and co-ordinate delivery amongst Local Authority and private sector planners, even more so in light of proposed changes to the English planning system.

12. The Place Executive envisage both the Whole Place Zone pilot and the GBSLEP crowdfunding platform (due to launch March 2021) as offering additional mechanisms to trialing new approaches within the policy framework of the revised TLC Framework.

13. The refreshed TLC Framework will articulate a range of functions for town centres and high streets, to create sustainable whole ecosystems. Town and Local Centres need to work economically – generating income and employment opportunities; they also need to work socially providing places for leisure, work, essential services as well as meeting our climate challenges - acting as hubs of low carbon transport, infrastructure and revitalized green spaces.

14. Areas of focus a TLC refresh will investigate include low carbon infrastructure; green infrastructure and re-greening; post-pandemic changes to local centres; diversity of use, creativity and culture; transport and accessibility; streets and spaces including land ownership and use of public space; technology; sports and play.

15. Further, the GBSLEP Place executive is developing a delivery plan for next financial year, which will include a refresh of the GBSLEP Towns and Local Centres (TLC)

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Framework. This refresh will place an increased focus on low carbon and green growth and Covid-19 recovery.

16. In addition, Place Board Chair Louise Brooke-Smith and the GBSLEP Place executive, are in the process of refreshing the membership of the Place Board. The aim of the refresh is to ensure that the members better represent both the public and private sectors and address a wider range of place interests from across the GBSLEP geography. The goal is to achieve an improved understanding and collaboration across digital, environmental, creative, cultural and design matters that directly relate to ‘placemaking’ which, in turn, support the regional economy.

17. Board is asked to provide initial support for the actions outlined above, including a refresh of the GBSLEP TLC Framework by the Place Board and Executive.

Whole Place Zones

Background

18. The WPZ approach is intended to co-ordinate LEP interventions, to demonstrate and test new and better ways of delivering growth in specific places, by encouraging a joined-up approach using LEP levers and resources. Such an approach will maximise impact and outcomes, whilst cutting duplication by ensuring that different organisations are not delivering similar or overlapping projects where this is not necessary. Attracting other, non-LEP investment will also be a key part of the approach. 19. At the LEP Board meeting on 24 September 2020, it was proposed that the Place executive team would work with Place Board to refine the outline Whole Place Zone proposal, and to identify the most suitable geography for an action research pilot project to be developed and implemented with a local authority partner. Identification of a suitable pilot area was based upon the criteria agreed by LEP Board on 24 September, as well as an extensive data review, and conversations with potential local authority and other partners. 20. The Place team has now completed this work, and this paper puts forward a recommendation for the proposed Whole Place Zone action research pilot area, along with details of next steps in the process.

Key Issues

Selection of a pilot area

21. In order to identify an appropriate geographical area in which to carry out the action research project pilot, selection criteria were adopted which balanced two elements – need and opportunity. 22. The criteria recognised that, for an intervention to be impactful, there must be clear and measurable need, but there must also be opportunities that can be built upon. This is a difficult balancing act.

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23. In trying to balance these two competing requirements, the following selection criteria were agreed by Place Board and by LEP Board: • Deprivation measures: using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (2019) to identify areas of need. The index covers seven domains of deprivation: income; employment; education; health; crime; barriers to housing and services; living environment. • Good transport links: such as a train station, major roads etc. • A recognisable geographical area: such as a town centre or a distinct neighbourhood. • Green recovery: existing opportunities connected to green growth and low carbon technologies. • Jobs: opportunities to tackle issues such as low pay or high unemployment and under-employment levels. • Sectors: opportunities to work with LEP key sectors on identified issues such as skills shortages. • Land: availability of brownfield land, development land, green space, and other recreation space. • Housing need (a key aspect both in addressing labour market issues and wider deprivation). • Additionality: clear opportunity to bring added benefits through a WPZ approach. 24. These criteria provide a balance of quantitative and qualitative elements, taking evidence built on data and combining it with the expertise of the practitioners within the Place executive team and Place Board. Using these criteria, the Place executive team and Place Board developed an initial longlist of potential pilot areas for the Whole Place Zones action research project. This was then reduced to a shortlist of six potential pilot areas from which the recommendation for pilot location was selected. This shortlist, along with the evidence gathered and interpreted to create the list, is contained within appendix B. In addition to acting as a shortlist for selection of the pilot area, it also has the potential to act as a pipeline for future Whole Place Zone interventions if the pilot is successful and more resources become available. 25. Once initial shortlisting was completed, further conversations were held with partner organisations including local authorities, developers, third sector organisations partners to discuss their views. These discussions recognised that all of our public sector partners are currently experiencing unprecedented challenges as a result of the impacts of Covid-19. Discussions also identified that two of the areas would be strengthened by combining an additional ward. We thus added Northfield ward to the Longbridge area and & to the Yardley area. 26. As the outcome of these discussions, Place Board recommends Longbridge & Northfield as the area where the LEP should carry out its Whole Place Zone pilot action research project. The full range of evidence for this recommendation is presented within appendix B.

Proposed activities

27. The Place executive team and Place Board will now continue to work with partner organisations covering Longbridge & Northfield to finalise partnership structures,

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activities and interventions, a delivery framework, and key milestones. Key monitoring requirements will also be agreed, to enable accurate measurement of the effectiveness of the approach to assess what added value a holistic whole place approach brings. 28. Whilst the finer detail of the proposal are to be discussed, a suite of potential activities and interventions is being developed. This will need to be agreed formally by the newly formed Whole Place Zone partnership or working group. However, likely themes include: • Skills and training (upskilling of workforce to enable business growth and maximisation of apprenticeship levy, targeted careers inspiration activities, focused adult education and FE driven partnership); • Jobs and Business Support (targeted business support, including working with Longbridge Tech Centre to help start-ups scale, widening access to opportunities), • Green recovery (maximising low carbon technologies in construction projects, increasing fuel efficiency and decreasing carbon output of local businesses and housing stock, maximising green infrastructure such as the Worcester & Birmingham Canal and ); • Revitalisation of centres and high streets (with three high streets – Longbridge, and Northfield – there are significant opportunities to trial new approaches, including diversity of use, transport hubs and public space). 29. In addition, work is also underway to agree quantitative and qualitative key performance indicators (KPIs). This involves working with specialist partners such as City-REDI to agree measures that will highlight any additional impacts of LEP interventions delivered via the Whole Place Zones model. The KPIs will be tailored to local need and opportunity, embedded within a strategic planning and delivery framework, and provide useful information about the impact of the programme. 30. We will also continue to work with partners in Longbridge & Northfield to develop:

• Key milestones – date of first partnership meeting, date of evaluations, date for decision on roll-out, etc. • Key partners and other actors. • Funding options – e.g. use of SEP Enabling Fund and other LEP resources, as well as partner resources. • LEP staff resource needed – e.g. Place, Skills, Green Recovery, and expected level of commitment. • Success measures and more in-depth area analysis. • External funding and partnership opportunities

Next steps

31. The LEP executive team will now work with partner organisations covering Longbridge & Northfield and other partners to move toward implementation of the

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Whole Place Zone pilot. This will begin with initial planning and development in February 2021, and will be followed by a project update to LEP Board in May 2021, which will cover the early stages of delivery. 32. In February 2022, Place Board will make an initial assessment of the effectiveness of the project to that stage, and will subsequently advise the LEP Board of its recommendations regarding roll-out of the programme across additional geographical areas.

Conclusion

33. Board Directors are asked to consider progress of the Whole Place Zones initiative, and to receive further updates from Place Board at the appropriate time.

Report by: Shanaaz Carroll, Place Consultant Christian Sayer, Senior Policy Officer Sarah Hughes, Senior Policy Officer

Contact: [email protected] 07795 267381

Date Created: 12 / 01 / 2021

Appendices A. Towns and Local Centre Framework funded projects B. WPZ Shortlist: Report on Evidence and Data

27/01/2021 6 of 6 All Place/Towns and Local Centres (TLC) projects supported through the SEP Enabling Fund

2019 Supported Place/TLC Projects

Applicant Project SEP EF Awarded £ Tamworth Borough Council Gungate Masterplan 90,000 Tamworth Borough Council GBSLEP Growing Towns Ecosystem Research 75,000 Borough Council Town Centre Strategy 60,000 Wyre Forest District Council Kidderminster Lion Fields 35,000 Wyre Forest District Council Kidderminster Horse Fair 25,000 East Borough Council Burton Regeneration Strategy 36,918 Cannock Chase District Council Cannock Town Centre Prospectus 19,000 Soho Road BID Connectivity and Accessibility Study 50,000 Impact Hub Civic Square Civic Infrastructure 95,512 Solihull MBC Shirley Growth Plan 50,000 Town Council Town Centre Master Plan 95,000 Total 631,430

2020 Supported Place/TLC Projects

Applicant Project SEP EF Awarded £ Balsall Parish Council Balsall Common Centre Master Plan 25,000 District Council Town Centre Plan 2040 40,000 East Staffordshire Borough Council Uttoxeter Regeneration Strategy 20,000 Lichfield District Council Burntwood – Eco System research 10,000 Redditch Borough Council Master Plan and Town Hall Feasibility Study 40,000 Witton Lodge Community Association Enterprise and Multipurpose Hub 98,122 Wyre Forest District Council Kidderminster Master Plan 40,000 Wyre Forest District Council Kidderminster Vacant Property Study 10,000 Birmingham Museum Science & Industry Museum Feasibility Study 50,000 Colmore BID Research: Future of Business Districts 5,000 Total 338,112

2020 Funding Calls – Supported Cultural Capacity Development Fund Projects

Applicant Project SEP EF Awarded £ Cultural Compact Birmingham 5,000 Quartermasters Dis-Place 8,300 Home of Metal Visitor Attraction Planning and Development 9,800 Wigan Leisure & Culture Trust / Cannock Creative Corners 7,785 Chase District Council Redditch Borough Council A Heritage Corridor for North 10,000 Castle Bromwich Hall & Gardens Trust Cultural Hub on the Hill 9,600 Punch Roaming Routes 9,500 Distinctly Birmingham Fierce Festival 9,216 Public House Pilot Strategy 8,868 Total 85,969

Grand Total 1,047,611

Appendix B

Item 4 – Place Board WPZ update to LEP Board

WPZ selection process This appendix explains the process through which the GBSLEP Place Board and Executive developed our recommendation for the location for the pilot area of the Whole Place Zone (WPZ). It lays out the process from the initial development of a 27-area longlist, the reduction of this to a shorter list of 14 areas. It then shows how we established a short list of 6 potential locations and finally came to a decision for one recommended area to pilot the WPZ. Longlist Methodology

1. An initial longlist of areas and neighbourhoods suitable for the WPZ pilot was established using Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). The IMD is the most comprehensive and comparable indicator of deprivation available in England, made up of multiple factors and covering the entirety of England. 2. IMD data is released at Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOA) level with data released every four years. The last data release was 2019, so whilst it will not cover the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, it remains relatively recent. 3. We have IMD decile scores for each LSOA within the relevant wards in each area and averaged out for the ward. Whilst this approach does have flaws (not being weighted for population differences between LSOAs), it is an efficient way to highlight more deprived areas. We decided to use decile ranking (1 is the most deprived decile in the country,10, least deprived) as it provided the easiest to understand and compare. 4. We then combined ward level data to develop geographical clusters with a total population of between 35,000 and 55,000 which literature reviews suggested would be the most effective size for the pilot. 5. Within the longlist we included areas with a decile ranking of 1 to 4.5 6. This approach highlighted 27 areas which met the criteria of appropriate IMD scores and population sizes. 7. Unsurprisingly, given that 57 of the 69 wards in the Birmingham City Council geography are in the top 50% most deprived in the country, 21 of the 27 areas are in Birmingham. 8. The remaining six consist of one area in each of the following Local Authority areas; Cannock Chase, East Staffordshire, Redditch, Solihull, Tamworth, Wyre Forest. There were no areas in either Bromsgrove or Lichfield. 9. Some areas required a ‘link ward’ to tie deprived wards together. • In Redditch, Batchley & Brockhill, Central, Church Hill, and Greenlands wards clearly met our IMD criteria (circa. 33k pop) but are separated – we used Abbey ward to link them in (combination of 8+9 and 3 +1 on IMD scale and has a population c.6k). • Wyre Forest was the outlier for the GBSLEP geography as the two most deprived wards in Kidderminster, Broadwaters, and Foley Park & Hoobrook are opposite ends of the town, rather than clustered together. We thus used the wards of Offmore & Comberton and Aggborough & Spennells to link them together. Both have a mixture of least deprived LSOAs (10s and 9s), but also deprived LSOAs, at 2s and 3s near to the town centre.

10. The final long list is as follows:

Area Wards Population IMD decile (circa) ranking Birmingham CC Longbridge Longbridge, Kings Norton 43k 2.8 North, Kings Norton South Rubery & , Frankley 44k 2.6 Great Park, Northfield, Allens Cross South , Highter’s Heath 43k 2.7 Birmingham and Billesley West & , Bartley 43k 2.9 Birmingham Green and Quinton Handsworth Handsworth, Handsworth 46k 2.0 Wood, Holyhead Perry Barr, 40K 3.5 Kingstanding, Perry Common 33k 1.8 Aston, Birchfield, and 46k 1.2 Soho Soho & Jewellery Quarter, and 46k 2.6 North Nechells, Alum Rock, 57k 1.3 Ladywood, Newtown 44k 2 Erdington Erdington, , 56k 1.8 Castle Vale, & Hodge 44k 1.9 Hill, Pype Hayes North, Acocks 47k 2.8 Green Sheldon Sheldon, Glebe Farm & Tile 56k 1.85 Cross, Balsall Heath West, Bordesley 41k 1.2 & Highgate, Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath 48k 1.4 East, Heartlands Heartlands, , 47k 1.1 Tyseley & Hay Mills Yardley Yardley West & Stetchford, 45k 2.5 Yardley East, , Garretts Green (with option of including Tyseley & Hay Mills) & Cotteridge, 43k 4.35 & Selly Oak Stirchley Stirchley, 32k 2.9 Cannock Chase DC Cannock Chase Cannock East, North, South 23k 3 East Staffs BC East Staffs Anglesey, Burton, Eton Park, 36k 2.8 Shobnall, Stapenhill Redditch BC Redditch Batchley & Brockhill, Central, 39k 4.0 Church Hill, Greenlands, Abbey. Solihull MBC North Solihull Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurt & 51k 3.0 Fordbridge, Smith’s Wood, Castle Bromwich Tamworth BC Tamworth Castle, Belgrave, , 32k 4.4 Bolehall Wyre Forest DC Kidderminster Broadwaters, Foley Park & 39k 4.0 Hoobrook, Offmore & Comberton, Aggborough & Spennels.

Reducing the longlist

11. The purpose of the Whole Place Zone is to pilot a new approach on how GBSLEP can increase impact from its investment by contributing to existing infrastructure and social development activity. 12. To reduce the long list of 27 we engaged in a further process of assessment in order to refine the list size, testing additionality looking at two main factors - areas had to have both a high level of need (demonstrated by the IMD decile score) but also have short term potential and developments and partnerships which GBSLEP would be able to lever. We decided to tighten the IMD decile score banding, and focus on areas with an IMD decile ranking of between 2.5 - 4.0. This ensured for the pilot that we would not be engaging in the more challenging most deprived areas in the geography, but similarly, would still be engaging with deprived wards allowing us to trial new approaches and develop good practice. Applying this to the 27 areas in the longlist, reduced the list to 14 areas.

Area Wards Population (circa) IMD decile ranking Birmingham CC Longbridge Longbridge, Kings Norton North, 43k 2.8 Kings Norton South Rubery Rubery & Rednal, Frankley Great 44k 2.6 Park, Northfield, Allens Cross South Birmingham Druids Heath, Highter’s Heath and 43k 2.7 Billesley West Birmingham Weoley & Selly Oak, 43k 2.9 and Quinton Perry Barr Perry Barr and Oscott 40K 3.5 Soho Soho & Jewellery Quarter and 46k 2.6 North Edgbaston Acocks Green Hall Green North, Acocks Green 47k 2.8 Yardley Yardley West & Stetchford, Yardley 45k 2.5 East, South Yardley, Garretts Green Stirchley Stirchley and Moseley 32k 2.9

Cannock Chase DC Cannock Cannock East, North and South 23k 3

East Staffs BC Burton Anglesey, Burton, Eton Park, 36k 2.8 Shobnall, Stapenhill

Redditch BC Redditch Batchley & Brockhill, Central, 39k 4.0 Church Hill, Greenlands, and Abbey.

Solihull MBC North Solihull Chelmsley Wood, Kingshurt & 51k 3.0 Fordbridge, Smith’s Wood, and Castle Bromwich

Wyre Forest DC Kidderminster Broadwaters, Foley Park & 39k 4.0 Hoobrook, Offmore & Comberton, Aggborough & Spennels.

Developing the shortlist

13. We then reduced the fourteen areas above to create a shortlist of six areas, from which a pilot area could be selected. The shortlist also has the potential to act as a pipeline of potential areas for future expansion of the Whole Place Zone pilot upon successes and allocation of further resources in the future.

14. First off we removed Cannock as the population size of circa. 23,000 is considerably below our target size of 35-55,000 residents.

15. We also considered geographic spread across the GBSLEP area and were keen to include more peripheral areas as well as Birmingham locations. We thus selected the North Solihull, Kidderminster, Redditch and Burton areas. This left two Birmingham areas to select out of the nine Birmingham candidates. We assessed factors including large infrastructure projects, GBSLEP capital projects, Further Education/Higher Education Institutions, travel infrastructure, major sector clusters, green growth opportunities. This highlighted Longbridge, Perry Barr and Yardley as strong options. Given the substantial engagement from several partner organisations, (including BCC and WMCA) in the Perry Barr area linked to the Commonwealth Games 2022, we felt GBSLEP could have more positive impact in the Yardley and Longbridge areas.

This approach enabled us to reduce the long list to six areas. These were: o Burton o Kidderminster o Longbridge o North Solihull o Redditch o Yardley

Selecting the pilot location.

16. To finalise a location for the pilot of the Whole Place Zone we then undertook a deep dive on each of the areas, engaging with a range of partner organisations including Local Authorities, housing associations, private companies and developers and third sector organisations.

17. We evaluated a variety of both quantitative and qualitative factors. As well as considering IMD data, we collected a variety of other quantitative data for each area including fuel poverty, life expectancy, unemployment claimant count, population age bandings, qualification levels, child obesity.

18. We recognised that some of the most important themes in which GBSLEP can add value and generate leverage are hard to measure quantitatively. We therefore gathered a variety of qualitative data. This included on large infrastructure projects, partnerships, opportunities for green growth, key sector clusters, Further Education (FE)/Higher Education (HE) facilities, transport links, brownfield/development sites, green infrastructure, BIDs, LEP capital funded projects.

19. Through this process we also identified that two of the areas would be strengthened by combining an additional ward. We thus added Northfield ward to the Longbridge area and Tyseley & Hay Mills to the Yardley area.

20. To help select which of the six areas would be most suitable for the WPZ pilot, we then ranked key themes as can be seen in the table below.

21. Based on the methodology outlined above, this has enabled us to now recommended one area in which to trial the WPZ approach. The Place Board & Executive thus recommends Longbridge & Northfield as the pilot area for the Whole Place Zone

Ranking Table for 6 Shortlisted Areas Ranking scale 1 = lowest/worst 6 = highest/best

Yardley & Longbridge North Kidderminster Burton Redditch Tyseley & Northfield Solihull IMD Decile 1 4 3 5 2 6 Claimant 1 3 2 6 4 5 Unemploy ment Fuel 2 3 6 4 1 5 poverty Total 4 10 11 15 7 16

Large 4 6 5 =4 =4 =4 developme nts Key Sector 6 5 1 4 3 2 Clusters Transport 3 6 1 2 5 4 links Green 6 4 5 =3 =3 =3 recovery opportuniti es Partner =3 4 5 6 =3 =3 Interventio ns GBSLEP 6 4 =3 5 =3 =3 Capital Funding Projects Developme 2 6 1 5 =4 =4 nt land Green 2 =3 =3 4 6 5 Infrastructu re Waterways 3 4 2 6 5 1 TOTAL 35 42 31 39 36 29

FE / HE No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Recognisa Yes Yes Yes Yes yes Yes ble Town Centre BID No Yes No Yes No Yes Recognisa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ble Town centre/high street Developme Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes nt Plans

PLACE BOARD – 25 February 2021

AGENDA ITEM 5 – SEP Enabling Fund update

Purpose of this paper • To provide an overview of previous activities relating to the Strategic Economic Plan Enabling Fund (SEP EF), and an update on the latest allocations from the fund.

Recommendations • That partners note the latest allocations of SEP EF monies • That partners note a total place-based allocation of funds from the SEP EF of £1,482,106 • That partners share their views regarding options for any future calls for applications

Contact • Sarah Hughes, Senior Policy Officer for Place, [email protected]

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1. About the SEP Enabling Fund

The Strategic Economic Plan Enabling Fund, or SEP EF, is a revenue fund designed to support the delivery of projects that will help GBSLEP to deliver its Strategic Economic Plan. Since the launch of our Towns and Local Centres Framework in March 2019, the LEP has provided SEP EF revenue to support the development of numerous projects aimed at laying the foundations for the places of the future.

2. Projects previously supported by SEP EF

From early 2019 until summer 2020, a total of 33 place and culture projects were supported through the SEP EF, with a total of £1,157,106 allocated from available funds.

Since the last round, a number of projects have moved forward with delivery, including:

• Soho Road BID Connectivity and Accessibility Study – completed • Impact Hub Civic Square Civic Infrastructure – case study will be completed by March 2021 • Solihull MBC / Shirley Growth Plan – first phase completed, next stage about to commence • Sutton Coldfield Town Council – masterplan completed

3. Update on the Oct / Nov 2020 call for applications

The most recent SEP EF funding call went live in October 2020. A total funding pot of up to £600,000 in revenue funding was available for projects designed to enhance our locations and lay the foundations for the places of the future.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on our cities, towns and local centres and the businesses and other organisations located within them, and as such the most recent call particularly encouraged applications which aimed to tackle these issues, and which would support local economic recovery. The LEP also encouraged applications which supported the cultural sector, including the development of cultural action zones that link to wider ‘place’ activity, and applications which encouraged place-based green recovery.

The deadline for applications was 16 November 2020, and 23 applications for SEP EF support were received initially. The Place executive advised one applicant to withdraw their five separate applications, and instead submit one application covering the three projects that we felt could potentially merit support, subject to more detailed assessment. The Place team also requested clarification and additional information from a number of other applicants.

In total, following amendments and clarifications, 19 applications were reviewed by the LEP’s internal panel in December 2020, and recommendations for a rating (from A to D) were agreed. These recommendations were put to Place Board representatives in January 2021, and were fully endorsed. Successful applicants must now spend their allocations by 31 March 2022.

Successful applications for this latest round of funding allocations are noted in the table below:

Applicant Project SEP EF £ Jewellery Quarter Development Trust Jewellery Quarter: Cultural Action Zone 70,000 Colmore and Retail BIDs Masterplanning for Green Infrastructure 50,000 NWedR Kidderminster Market Street Redevelopment 35,000 Southside BID Southside Cultural Action Zone 50,000 Lichfield District Council Lichfield City Centre Masterplan Strategies 70,000 Bromsgrove District Council Recovery Through Creativity 50,000 Total 325,000

The Place executive team, alongside colleagues in GBSLEP’s Finance and Procurement teams, will now work with the successful applicants to enable the progression of these projects.

In summary, since the start of the SEP EF in 2019 to the current time, GBSLEP has allocated a total of £1,482,106 revenue funding to place-based projects.

4. Future calls for applications

There remains a small amount of funding (circa £300k) in the SEP EF pot, currently earmarked for place and culture activities. However, there are likely to be increasing pressures on this funding, given the uncertainty around future budgets and the pressing and immediate need to support activities that seek to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 on local businesses.

The Place executive team would therefore welcome partners’ views on the most effective ways to allocate this funding. Options include, but are not limited to:

• The LEP to commission a piece of work covering the entire GBS geography, focussing on e.g. place-based Covid resilience, green recovery, etc. • Call for applications focussing specifically on green and low carbon place-based activities. • Support the development of applications from the last round which showed merit, but which need further support to be approved for funding (we identified five such projects, with a total ask of approximately £260k).

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Item 8

GREATER BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL LEP – PLACE BOARD

2nd February 2021 Place Delivery Plan - Progress Update

Recommendations

Place Board is requested to:

• Note the updated Place Delivery Plan and progress against developing projects.

Progress Update

1. The Place Delivery Plan proposed LEP intervention in a number of areas where the LEP can add value. Progress includes:

2. Intervention: Commission Strategic Employment Sites Study (across West Midlands metropolitan area with Coventry and LEP and the Black Country LEP) with clear recommendations for future sites.

• Meetings have been held with the client group and additional feedback provided to the consultant team. A final draft has recently been received and discussions on handling will be had with local authority colleagues prior to publication.

Town and Local Centres Framework

3. Intervention: The LEP Executive continues to work with partners to develop individual towns and local centres plans to maximise attractiveness of places to live and work. • Work continues on the funded projects reported to previous meetings of the Place Board including the most recent allocations made earlier this year. A number of projects from previous rounds are reaching their conclusion with the production of master plans and strategies to support improvements in various locations. The LEP Executive continue to support these locations and funded projects to ensure they remain on track. • Projects awarded funding in the previous round (Jan 2020) have progressed including the Uttoxeter Master Plan, Burntwood Eco-system research and the Kidderminster Vacant Property study although there have been some delays due to the pandemic. • The Place Team held a further open bidding round which closed in November 2020. Further information is provided under item 5.

4. Intervention: Workspace study • The commissioning of the study has been delayed to ensure that any future requirements are considered alongside changing working practices, which have been unclear so far. Indications are a number of firms are reviewing their working practices including some publicly stating they will remain working from home for some time. Whilst larger companies are likely to reduce their space requirements many small businesses are indicating they will continue to work remotely but will also require opportunities for employees to socialize outside of their homes. • It is intended the tender will be put to market before the end of the financial year.

Item 8 Housing Framework

5. Intervention: Deliver the key recommendations of the Housing Framework.

• The LEP Executive continues to discuss opportunities to support housing delivery which remains the principal domain of the Combined Authority. There are potential opportunities to continue to support the Unlocking Small Sites programme, subject to future funding.

Cultural Activity Update

6. Intervention: Cultural Capacity Development Fund has 8 CCDF projects part way through delivery, all delayed by Covid to varying degrees. Including: Quartermasters in Jewellery Quarter, Home of Metal from Capsule, Creative Corners in Cannock, Heritage Corridor in North Worcestershire, Castle Bromwich Hall & Gardens, Roaming Routes in North Birmingham, Distinctly Birmingham from Fierce and Public House in Birmingham.

• A 9th CCDF, Birmingham Cultural Compact is providing match-funding for an Arts Council project that is increasing capacity to deliver broader cultural sector strategic support for the city region.

• Birmingham Museum’s Group has been awarded £50K to support a major Feasibility Study to develop plans for a new Science & Industry Museum for Birmingham.

• Culture Spectrum has received £25K to support a feasibility study to develop options for a new World Cultural Centre for Birmingham and region.

7. Intervention: Launch a Cultural Action Zone (CAZ) Call and Develop a number of place- based Proposals - CAZs were included in the Oct20 TLC Call and 2x CAZs have now been funded: Jewellery Quarter and Southside BID, Birmingham. Further CAZs are in development with funding for a 2nd call to be confirmed. Other place-based interventions include:

• Intervention: Support West Midlands Culture Response Unit (WMCRU), £20K has been provided to support the data gathering and mapping work of the WMCRU.

• Intervention: A Toolkit for Delivering Economic Value through Heritage Investments was launched in December 2020. This will help the LEP develop an investible pipeline of heritage investments. https://gbslep.co.uk/resource/report/a-toolkit-for-delivering-economic-value-through- heritage-investments/

• Intervention: Develop a partnership with Commonwealth games and TLCs: Discussions are on-going to explore how our towns and local centres can become a part of the CWG’s £12m cultural programme.

• Intervention: Develop a Toolkit that demonstrates how to make the economic case for cultural investments. The call for this toolkit has been delayed for the release new ‘Green Book’ rules around capital investments with public money from BEIS, which it is understand will include changes that support the delivery of cultural projects.

8. Intervention: A Toolkit for Delivering Economic Value through Heritage Investments was launched in December 2020. This will help the LEP develop an investible pipeline of heritage investments. https://gbslep.co.uk/resource/report/a-toolkit-for-delivering-economic-value-through- heritage-investments/

• The next stage of Taking forward more Heritage focussed development projects into GBSLEP’s capital programme is underway.

Item 8 9. Summary of other Cultural Activities:

• Intervention: Develop and launch one or more Place-based Financial Innovation Pilots, discussions on-going.

• Cultural Capital Programme: Access All Areas (phase 1) Birmingham Hippodrome has just received a c. £800K grant from GBSLEP to support a £1m project to make the theatre Covid compliant and better fit for the future.

• Cultural Capital Programme: Festivals Restart is still being developed but has been delayed due to Covid.

• A West Midland’s Region Cultural Strategy is being developed. It is being led by the West Midlands Combined Authorities Cultural Leadership Board, with input from LA’s and other key partners, including GBSLEP. This will not over-ride any existing cultural strategies at city, town and other geographies.

Forward Look

10. Intervention: Development of a crowdfunding platform to support economic growth projects a. The LEP Executive has undertaken further research into the opportunities to establish a Crowdfunding platform for the GBSLEP area, as well as conversation with other areas who have already established schemes. Conversations have been had with Birmingham City Council who obtained approval prior to Christmas to launch their platform. b. Objectives, criteria and scope of projects have been finalized and following the recent LEP Board meeting contracts will be put in place for a Spring launch.

11. Intervention: Whole Place Zone Action research pilot a. Following extensive research the attached paper was submitted to the LEP Board on 21 January with a recommendation to focus on Longbridge and Northfield as the initial pilot area. The Board agreed the recommendation. b. Work will now commence to bring partners together to form a working group, undertake additional research and to identify projects and priorities where the LEP and partners can add value through a joined up approach. c. Progress will be reported to a future meeting of the Place Board along with a proposed action plan.

Prepared by: Shanaaz Carroll Contact: [email protected] 07795 267381 Date: 25 January 2021

GBSLEP Place Delivery Plan – Progress Update Q4 20/21

Proposed GBSLEP Market opportunities Milestones Success measures Lead(s) and LEP resources Progress Update RAG intervention(s) and failures partners (a) Commission Insufficient key Study drafted by Success measures will be identified as Private sector £50,000 from Study delayed due to RED Strategic employment sites autumn 2018 part of the development of the SES GBSLEP SEP Enabling changes to consultant team ⃝ Employment Sites constraining growth Study, which will be completed by the Coventry and Fund to deliver and COVID issues. ⃝ Study (across West Study finalised by end of 2018. However, the longer- Warwickshire the SES Study. Client team continue to ⃝ Midlands Clear opportunity to end of 2018 term aspiration will be to develop a LEP chase for updates to be metropolitan area pull together pipeline of locations. Black Country Staff time – made and for clarity on with Coventry and information which will LEP GBSLEP Head of issues raised. Warwickshire LEP and inform the Staffordshire Strategy. Final draft yet to be received the Black Country LEP) development of the County or date to be advised. with clear Local Industrial Council To be discussed with LA recommendations for Strategy. LEP area Local partners prior to publication. future sites. Authorities WMCA

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Proposed GBSLEP Market opportunities Milestones Success measures Lead(s) and LEP resources Progress Update RAG intervention(s) and failures partners b) Develop a Towns Thriving towns and TLC Framework Partners have town centre plans in GBSLEP Additional Initial review underway of and Local Centres local centres are key signed off by LEP place and are applying to a number of LEP area Local £500,000 for the work/projects and Framework, which to economic growth Board on 5 June sources for funds for town centre Authorities development of applications for funding. will allow us to: across the region, 2018. regeneration projects – both capital WMCA TLC plans from attracting and and revenue – based on the contents TfWM the SEP Enabling GREEN (i) Support our retaining talent, and of those plans. WWCEG Fund (£500,000 Continued engagement with ⃝ local authority providing welcoming Each local already ring- local areas as needed to ⃝ partners to environments for authority partner fenced). provide input to projects ⃝ develop individual quality jobs. However, supported to including Town Deals and towns and local our local authority develop town FHSF. centres plans to partners have seen centre master maximise their regeneration plans by 2020 attractiveness of and economic where places to live and development budgets appropriate. work. cut, and have struggled to deliver GREEN (ii) Develop an projects. The LEP can Economic Ecosystem / economic geography c. £75,000 for Ecosystem research ⃝ ecosystem / assist by enabling geography / study completed, enabling the LEP the completed and published ⃝ economic partners to develop ecosystem report and partners to take forward development of April 20 ⃝ geography individual master produced by complementary development and the ecosystem approach based plans for their summer 2019. activities across the area. study from the on commissioned centres, and by SEP Enabling research commissioning Fund. research to see how (iii) Deliver other towns can collaborate GBSLEP facilitating TLC network established and TLC Network – meetings set GREEN key and complement each a TLC network by providing added value to partners. Staff time up at start of pandemic with ⃝ recommendations other across the the end of 2018. LAs/BIDs to ensure support ⃝ as outlined in the GBSLEP area. provided. Network continues ⃝ TLC Framework to meet quarterly.

iv) Workspace Changing working Commission Research study and mapping GBSLEP £50,000 Commission delayed due to AMBER study practices resulting in research study and produced by May 2021 LA partners Staff time ongoing pandemic and ⃝ opportunities and mapping uncertainty or market and ⃝ risks for town centre future requirements. To be ⃝ workspace commissioned prior to end 2 requiremets of financial year.

GBSLEP Cultural Delivery Plan – 2020/21 Q4 20/21 Progress 24Jan21

GBSLEP Market Milestones Success measures Lead(s) and partners LEP Resources Q4 20/21 Progress RAG interventions failures/opportunities KPIs update 1. Develop Cultural organisations 1.1 Launch a Cultural Cultural GBSLEP, LA’s, cultural orgs, etc 1920 budget 8 CCDF projects live: GREEN Cultural lack capacity to work Capacity organisations will Quartermasters, Home of ⃝ Action together with others Development Fund form effective Examples of cultural zones include Metal, Cannock Chase, ⃝ Zones and develop longer- Q1 20/21 consortia , Solihull, Knowledge Redditch, Castle ⃝ term sustainable Quarter Birmingham, Sutton Bromwich, Punch, New place-based Coldfield and Distinctly Bham. Public place-based plans. models of joint Bromsgrove/Redditch House (£81K) working will be Plus Bham Cultural Cultural organisations developed Aligns with GBSLEP wider ‘whole Compact contracted have been place’ and TLC approaches, (£5K) significantly damaged Cultural action zones including High Street funds through the impact of get developed Delivery on all delayed by Covid 19 and will need C19 A positive economic support to recover. 1.2 Launch a Cultural c. £250K SEPEF Southside CAZ (£70K) and GREEN and quality of life Action Zone (CAZ) culture & Place Jewellery Quarter CAZ ⃝ impact from culture Major cultural events, Call and develop a (£50K) being contracted ⃝ is felt across the like Birmingham 2022 number of place- Q4 20/21 ⃝ geography, both in Commonwealth based proposals our cities, towns and Other potential CAZs Q3 20/21 games, provide a huge local centres being developed for

opportunity for the possible Early 2021 TLC including specific region in the The recovery curve round work around intersection of from adverse Jewellery Quarter, 2x Feasibility studies culture, creativity, Covid19 impacts will Smithfield Cultural contracting. be as fast as possible digital, wellbeing and Options and a new Bham Science & Industry overall good growth. museum of Science Museum £50K (of £350K) and Industry Culture Spectrum: World

Culture Centre £25K

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GBSLEP Market Milestones Success measures Lead(s) and partners LEP Resources Q4 20/21 Progress RAG interventions failures/opportunities KPIs update 1.3 Take forward one £ low millions CAZ Capital projects GREEN or more Cultural Future Funding TBC expected in pipeline from ⃝ Action Zone (CAZs) Q2 21/22 ⃝ Developments into Delayed due to C19 and ⃝ the capital subject to available programme resources. Q4 20/21

1.4 Develop a GBSLEP, Bham 22 Commonwealth resources from TLC Partnership Discussions GREEN partnership with Games plus selected TLC’s & SEPEF budget on under way with specific ⃝ Commonwealth ad-hoc basis TBC proposals from Q1 21/22. ⃝ Games around TLCs ⃝ ongoing from Q2 20/21

1.5 Develop a Toolkit GBSLEP, consultants TBC £15K Delayed due to capacity AMBER that demonstrates issues related to C19. Q1 ⃝ how to make the 21/22 ⃝ economic case for ⃝ cultural investments

1.6 Support the West Culture Central, WMCA, BCC, plus £20K Contracted and work on- GREEN Midlands Culture 50+ cultural organisations going ⃝ Response Unit ⃝ (WMCRU) ⃝ From Q1 20/21

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GBSLEP Market Milestones Success measures Lead(s) and partners LEP Resources Q4 20/21 Progress RAG interventions failures/opportunities KPIs update 2. Develop Lack of understanding 2.1 Launch a Heritage Benefits of heritage- GBSLEP, LA’s, National Trust, £100K SEPEF for Heritage Toolkit launched GREEN Heritage of embedding Toolkit, Heritage based developments Historic England, National Lottery Calls Q3 20/21 (£23.3K) ⃝ Enabling Fund and will be promoted. Heritage Fund, Culture Central, + £56K SEPEF ⃝ investme heritage investment Heritage investments develop a pipeline of cultural orgs plus others Toolkit & BBG ⃝ nts components into included in Oct20 TLC call Heritage focused worked example place-based solutions and in proposed 2021 project proposals More consortia with TLC call & Place based a heritage Aligns with GBSLEP wider ‘whole Heritage can be a Crowdfunding Platform Launch a report: component will be place’ and TLC approaches driver of re- launch Delivering Economic on GBSLEP capital invigoration and Value through Heritage pipeline Heritage Based Feasibility growth within our Investment: A Toolkit Study for Birmingham TLCs, Cultural Action Botanical Gardens BBG Zones and Whole Q3 20/21 One or more completing Q4 20/21 Place Zones. Include Heritage heritage-anchored (worked example investments in TLC developments alongside Toolkit £33.3K) and/or business calls and Cultural Heritage focused Capital model will be funded Action Zones Project Pipeline now

being developed Q3 20/21 on

Develop an investible pipeline of heritage- based capital projects from Q3 20/21

2.2 Take forward one £ low millions Heritage based capital GREEN or more heritage Future Funding TBC projects expected Q2 ⃝ focussed 21/22 on ⃝ developments into ⃝ the capital programme Q1 21/22

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GBSLEP Market Milestones Success measures Lead(s) and partners LEP Resources Q4 20/21 Progress RAG interventions failures/opportunities KPIs update A lack of financial 3.1 Develop and GBSLEP and partners GBSLEP & Bham CC lead, with £50,000 SEPEF Birmingham Property 3. Develop GREEN innovation and launch one or more will have a greater WMCA, developers, WMCA (potentially to be Innovation Working Financial ⃝ insufficient Place-based Financial understanding of Cultural Leadership Board, Cultural used beyond Group established to Innovatio ⃝ collaborative testing Innovation Pilots practical steps to use Compact Group, cultural orgs, Cultural sector, TBC) develop practical pilot n Models ⃝ of new approaches is place-based financial other LAs and regional strategic actions Resources to be limiting the GBSLEP will engage innovation partnerships from Q4 20/21 identified, inc. development of strategic regional effectively in GBSLEP’s Launch one or more cultural and place- partners, such as developing cultural Builds on work of Birmingham Crowdfunding Place-based Financial based investments. WMCA, Bham CC, and heritage related Cultural Enquiry, Core Cities Programme, loan innovation (revenue) developers and projects. Enquiry and new thinking from funds, future LGF pilots from Q1 21/22 cultural orgs to WMCA Cultural Leadership Board, A pipeline of and SEPEF develop revenue Cultural Compacts+ Group, financial innovation based pilot actions Birmingham City Council and pilots will have been from Q4 20/21 latest ideas from government developed.

3.2 Take forward one Financial Innovation £low millions Launch one or more GREEN or more will have enabled a Future LGF and/or capital programme ⃝ Property/Finance number of projects loan funding to be projects that will ⃝ Innovation pilot ideas to come forward that identified demonstrate Place Based ⃝ into capital would not previously Financial Innovation in programme have been possible. action, from Q2 21/22, from Q2 21/22 subject to resources Some mitigation of

the long-term impact

of Covid 19 will have been achieved

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Appendix B

PLACE PROJECT DELIVERY RISKS Description Responsible Probability Impact Mitigation Post-mitigation Critical issues / probability decisions Strategic Employment Sites GBSLEP H M Discussions to be had with L Determination of use Study report not supported local partners prior to for report and future Project partners by partners and site location publication. opportunities for site list not published promotion agreed with Handling to be planned with LAs partners communications team (publication and dissemination) TLC Framework GBSLEP

Local partners L M Ongoing resource to be L Resource allocation to (i) Lack of resource to secured to ensure ongoing support ongoing support local authority support/coordination and collaboration via Head partners to develop relationship development of Place individual towns and supporting activity local centres plans. Continued engagement Ongoing engagement via TLC with LA partners (and L L L (ii) Deliver other key Network/working group BIDs) to assess value of recommendations as demonstrating collaborative network outlined in the TLC benefits across LEP geography

Framework and to individual areas L Future funding calls to Late Q3 activity to identify (iii) Funding call launched be reviewed and M L opportunities tied to LEP and in Autumn fails to deliver assessment undertake other (national) future funding future pipeline on best use of funds. opportunities

Covid 19 Pandemic All H H Advocacy for Central M Reliance on a government to support combination of

companies in their recovery government national 7

from the impact of Covid 19 support measures and local business support interventions Proves difficult to finalise GBSLEP M H GBSLEP seeks to get the L The alignment of consortia to run bids strongest buy-in possible from individual projects to Project partners consortia. It also develops meet partner outputs, alternative consortia options. and LEP strategic aims GBSLEP provides some placed as a core certainty to partners over the condition of any availability of future funding partnership, to ensure streams sustainability.

Challenge getting buy-in GBSLEP H H Launch of Heritage Economic L Ensure information against specific projects Toolkit, Launch of Cultural readily available that because of the lack of Economic Value Toolkit, makes the case better economic data around the combined both will better for cultural and value of culture and heritage make the case for cultural and heritage investments heritage investments. optimise the writing and scoring of OBC’s and FBC’s

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