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West Midlands Combined Authority West Midlands Combined Authority Using infrastructure to reinforce housing and job site delivery A strategic advice paper Peter Brett Associates September 2015 3rd Floor Waterloo House, Victoria Square, Birmingham B2 5TB T: +44 (0)121 633 2900 F: +44 (0)121 633 2901 E: [email protected] Project Ref: 34413 Name Position Signature Date Sara Cole Principal Engineer Prepared by 15/09/15 Andrew Clarke Senior Associate Reviewed by Andrew Clarke Senior Associate 15/09/15 Approved by Keith Mitchell Chairman 15/09/15 For and on behalf of Peter Brett Associates LLP Revision Date Description Prepared Reviewed Approved Peter Brett Associates LLP disclaims any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of this report. This report has been prepared with reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the contract with the client and taking account of the manpower, resources, investigations and testing devoted to it by agreement with the client. This report has been prepared for the client and Peter Brett Associates LLP accepts no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report or any part thereof is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk. © Peter Brett Associates LLP 2015 THIS REPORT IS FORMATTED FOR DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTING. ii West Midlands Combined Authority Using infrastructure to reinforce housing and job site delivery CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................ I 1 INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................13 Study objectives ..........................................................................................................13 Geographical scope ....................................................................................................13 Thematic scope ...........................................................................................................14 Study method ..............................................................................................................14 2 DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES IN THE WEST MIDLANDS ....................................17 Introduction .................................................................................................................17 The Combined Authority’s objective ............................................................................17 The West Midlands economic context .........................................................................17 Can infrastructure provision help solve development problems in the West Midlands?20 3 UNDERSTANDING GROWTH PLANS .......................................................................23 Introduction .................................................................................................................23 Our approach ..............................................................................................................23 Growth plans at Combined Authority level by phase ....................................................25 Identifying strategic growth areas ................................................................................29 Next steps ...................................................................................................................31 4 UNDERSTANDING TRANSPORT PLANS .................................................................33 Introduction .................................................................................................................33 Approach .....................................................................................................................33 Transport schemes most likely to help deliver jobs and housing sites .........................36 Transport plans in the CA area in time sequence ........................................................38 5 INTEGRATING GROWTH AND TRANSPORT PLANS: OPPORTUNITIES AND GAPS ...................................................................................................................................43 Introduction .................................................................................................................43 Approach .....................................................................................................................43 Do transport projects have adequate planning support to leverage growth? Where are the gaps? ....................................................................................................................44 Does jobs and housing growth have sufficient infrastructure planning support? Where are the gaps? ..............................................................................................................53 The implications of analysis .........................................................................................56 6 UTILITIES GROWTH CAPACITY AND FUTUREPROOFING: OPPORTUNITIES AND GAPS ...................................................................................................................................57 Introduction .................................................................................................................57 September 2015 iii West Midlands Combined Authority Using infrastructure to reinforce housing and job site delivery Electricity .....................................................................................................................57 Telecommunications ...................................................................................................59 Gas .............................................................................................................................60 Potable water ..............................................................................................................61 Sewerage ....................................................................................................................62 How can the Combined Authority help to create a more innovative and futureproofed network? .....................................................................................................................64 7 MAXIMISING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ....................................................................................................................67 Introduction .................................................................................................................67 Reinforcing growth with public realm improvements ....................................................68 Reinforcing growth with walking and cycling provision .................................................69 Other infrastructure initiatives in the West Midlands ....................................................70 8 A FOCUSED PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGY .............................75 Introduction .................................................................................................................75 Towards a focused and punchy strategy .....................................................................75 Creating Opportunity Areas .........................................................................................77 The need to prioritise ...................................................................................................81 Other strategic work needed .......................................................................................83 9 GETTING CHANGE DELIVERED ...............................................................................85 Introduction .................................................................................................................85 Getting the Opportunity Areas delivered ......................................................................86 Focusing land use and infrastructure planning at the Opportunity Areas .....................86 Creating the right project governance and delivery structures at the Opportunity Areas ....................................................................................................................................87 Focusing funding and financing support at the Opportunity Areas ...............................91 10 LOOKING TO THE LONGER TERM ..........................................................................95 Introduction .................................................................................................................95 Creating policy innovation ...........................................................................................95 Developing alternative longer-term scenarios ..............................................................97 TABLES Table 4.1 Transport schemes after refinement: schemes most likely to help deliver jobs and housing sites (tests 1 to 4) ....................................................................................................36 Table 4.2 Results in time sequence ......................................................................................39 Table 5.1 Phase 1 2015/16 to 2019/20: do transport projects have adequate planning support to leverage growth? .................................................................................................45 September 2015 iv West Midlands Combined Authority Using infrastructure to reinforce housing and job site delivery Table 5.2 Phase 2 : do transport projects have adequate planning support to
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