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Ealing Economic Regeneration Strategy Invest and grow in Ealing London’s connected borough Draft – 16th May 2006 Regeneration and Major Projects Rosecliffe Associates Urban Regeneration Consultants Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 1 1. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC REGENERATION STRATEGY .................................. 6 1.1 A NEW VISION FOR EALING ............................................................................................................. 6 1.2 THE OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.3 SPREADING THE BENEFITS OF REGENERATION ................................................................................ 7 1.4 THE REGENERATION STRATEGY’S OBJECTIVE AND THEMES .......................................................... 7 1.5 SIX ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WILL TRANSFORM EALING .................................................................... 7 2. JUSTIFICATION OF THE STRATEGY ................................................................................... 9 2.1 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................ 9 2.2 GUIDING PRINCIPLES: QUALITY, SUSTAINABILITY, INCLUSION .................................................... 12 2.3 SOME KEY FACTS ABOUT EALING ................................................................................................. 15 2.4 WHAT IS LIKELY TO SHAPE EALING’S ECONOMY OVER THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS? .................... 16 3. THE CONTEXT FOR THE STRATEGY ................................................................................ 17 3.1 NATIONAL AND LONDON CONTEXT ............................................................................................... 17 3.2 WEST LONDON CONTEXT .............................................................................................................. 18 4. THE STRATEGY’S FOUR THEMES ...................................................................................... 27 4.1 STRATEGY THEME: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT, PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE .......................................................................................................................... 27 4.1.1 The Heathrow-Paddington Sustainable Growth Corridor ................................................. 27 4.1.2 Park Royal and the A40 Corridor ...................................................................................... 33 4.1.3 Protecting and developing Ealing’s town centres .............................................................. 36 4.2 STRATEGY THEME: SUSTAINABLE GROWTH OF BUSINESSES AND JOBS ........................................ 37 4.2.1 Business Support in Ealing: the present position ............................................................... 37 4.2.2 Growth sectors: promoting indigenous growth and inward investment............................. 38 4.2.3 Promoting the enterprise culture among under-represented groups ................................. 39 4.2.4 What the Council can do to support local businesses ........................................................ 40 4.3 STRATEGY THEME: PEOPLE – EDUCATION, SKILLS AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION ........................... 41 4.4 STRATEGY THEME: MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES ................................................................... 47 4.4.1 Management structures ...................................................................................................... 47 4.4.2 Powers and resources ......................................................................................................... 48 5. OPPORTUNITIES, THEMES, PROJECTS AND HOW THEY INTERRELATE ............. 49 5.1 HEATHROW-PADDINGTON CORRIDOR .......................................................................................... 49 5.2 GROWTH OF NEW AND INCOMING BUSINESSES ............................................................................. 51 5.3 PARK ROYAL/A40 CORRIDOR ........................................................................................................ 52 5.4 ENSURING WIDER BENEFITS .......................................................................................................... 53 6. IMPLICATIONS OF THIS STRATEGY FOR OTHER STRATEGIES ............................. 56 7. MEASURING SUCCESS ........................................................................................................... 59 APPENDIX 1: TOWN CENTRE PROGRAMMES ............................................................................. 61 APPENDIX 2: EVIDENCE AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ..................................................... 72 Ealing Economic Regeneration Strategy: Draft 16.05.06 Executive Summary 1. This strategy proposes actions to build the economic strength of Ealing and to put in place the economic and physical links that are necessary if all areas and communities are to be able to take advantage of economic growth and of related improvements to town centres, housing, the environment, health, sports and cultural facilities. In this way, it will help to make a reality of the new vision for the Borough: By 2016 Ealing will be a successful borough at the heart of west London, where everyone has the opportunities to prosper and live fulfilling lives in communities which are safe, cohesive and engaged. 2. This strategy draws on the global national, London and West London context but is based on Ealing’s specific opportunities and needs. The overriding objective of the Strategy is: To capture the benefits of Ealing’s globally significant location and development opportunities through ambitious investment, infrastructure and sector initiatives. 3. Ealing’s regeneration will be based on opportunities in . the Heathrow-Paddington Sustainable Growth Corridor; . Park Royal and the A40 corridor; . business sectors with the capacity to expand; . Ealing’s town centres; and on . transport services that ensure these opportunities are easily accessible from all parts of the borough. 4. The strategy links economic regeneration with action on housing, health, education and transport, in order to ensure that all of Ealing’s residents benefit from and contribute to making the most of these opportunities. 5. The strategy has three guiding principles: quality, sustainability and inclusion. 6. The strategy is organised around four themes: . Place: Sustainable development of the environment, property and infrastructure . Enterprise: Sustainable growth of businesses and jobs . People: Education, skills & economic inclusion . Leadership: Management and Resources Phil Leask, Rosecliffe Associates [email protected] 1 Ealing Economic Regeneration Strategy: Draft 16.05.06 7. Arising out of these themes, Ealing will pursue six central activities designed to transform the way Ealing pursues regeneration and brings benefits to its residents: i. To establish Southall as the gateway to Europe for investment from South Asia by creating on 60 hectares of brownfield land a high-density, high-quality, public- transport-based development suitable for enterprises in the ‘knowledge industries’, enhanced by high-quality housing, retail, hotels, leisure and entertainment activities and a particularly ‘green’ environment. ii. Through a partnership with major landowners, to ensure the high-quality redevelopment of central Ealing, with a set of landmark buildings and distinctive features that will differentiate central Ealing from other metropolitan centres and draw the maximum benefit from its transport connections. iii. To strengthen the north of the Borough by encouraging the growth of modern, flexible companies in the A40 corridor, building on Ealing’s traditional strength in supplying and servicing of other businesses at Heathrow Airport, in Central London and in the Thames Valley, resulting in the redevelopment of at least 20 hectares of brownfield land. iv. To increase the economic activity rate in Ealing from 72.8 % to 75% and to ensure that in no wards, compared with the present 19, do more than 20% of households have an annual income lower than the fifth statistical band (currently £20,000-£25,000). v. To work with the Learning and Skills Council to develop a credible skills strategy that increases the proportion of residents of working age qualified at Level 3 or above from 49% to 60%; and those at Level 4 and above from 35.2% to 45%, in order to support a high-skill, high-wage economy. vi. To make Ealing’s town centres a focus of investment in order to maximise local opportunities and promote economically and environmentally sustainable development. 8. A set of tables in Section 5 in this strategy shows the opportunities and the themes in relation to these six key achievements, and the projects that will underpin them. 9. Over the past twenty-five years, Ealing has seen most of the former manufacturing sites change their use to distribution, head offices or to various hybrid activities. Areas such as Acton and Southall which had supplied a high proportion of the employees in manufacturing suffered particularly badly. Social problems resulted and parts of these areas became known as poor and undesirable areas. By the time growth started again, there was a wide gap between the skills needed for many of the new jobs and the skills available in these areas. This process was repeated in the early 1990s. Phil Leask,