Greater Brighton Economic Board Annual Report 2018/19 July 2019 Greater Brighton Economic Board | Annual Report 2018/19 The Greater Brighton City Region covers the local Greater Brighton Economic Board Members authority areas of Adur, Brighton & Hove, Crawley, Lewes, Mid Sussex and Worthing. 6 Local Authorities Key assets include a growing international airport, a major Adur District Council Brighton & Hove City Council road and rail transport corridor to London, two universities, Crawley Borough Council Lewes District Council and unique natural capital including the coast, South Downs Mid Sussex District Council Worthing Borough Council National Park and the UNESCO Biosphere. The overarching aim of the Board is to protect and grow the 3 Business Partnerships economy, by co-ordinating economic development activities and investment at City Region level. By joining together Adur & Worthing Business Partnership Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership places and working collaboratively to build on the area’s Coastal West Sussex Partnership economic assets and unblock its barriers, the City Region will be able to fulfil its economic potential to become one of the United Kingdom’s top performing urban economies. 2 Universities Since being formed, the Board has helped to secure more University of Brighton than £200 million of investment into the City Region. This University of Sussex money is delivering real benefit across the Greater Brighton region, ranging from the construction of new flood defences in Shoreham and Newhaven, to building world-class Further Education College educational facilities at the University of Brighton and GBMet Greater Brighton Metropolitan College (GBMet) College. The funding has helped create, or set in chain plans for, 24,000 jobs, build 18,000 homes and unlocked £2 billion Local Enterprise Partnership in private sector investment. Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership National Park Authority South Downs National Park Authority Gatwick Airport Ltd 2 Greater Brighton Economic Board | Annual Report 2018/19 Gatwick M23 East Grinstead Greater Brighton is home to A23 Crawley 820,000 people 525,700 of whom are of working age Horsham Balcombe The Centre for Cities There are Mid-Sussex District has rated Greater 35,565 Haywards Brighton in the VAT/PAYE businesses Heath top 5 for located within Greater Brighton The City Region A23 Uckfield jobs growth provides 360,000 jobs in the last 10 years Burgess Hill and 48,000 more jobs East Sussex are expected to be Henfield created by 2030 Hassocks South Downs National Park Barcombe Plumpton West Sussex Pyecombe South Downs National Park Steyning Ringmer Fulking Lewes District Lewes Patcham Glyndebourne Arun District Brighton & Hove Kingston Adur Shoreham Arundel by Sea Chichester South Downs National Park A27 Lancing Angmering Sompting Shoreham Portslade Ford Worthing by Sea Littlehampton Rottingdean Peacehaven Biosphere border A259 Newhaven Bognor Regis 3 Greater Brighton Economic Board | Annual Report 2018/19 Our aspirations International Creative Connected Talented Resilient 5G Economic resilience – enabling an economy that is dynamic and learns to An international brand, Acknowledged innovation An efficient travel Attract talented individuals adapt to external forces identity and recognition in specific sectors network with effective to live, learn, work and Environmental resilience regional, national and invest in the City Region Maximising the Maximising the – of infrastructure and international connections potential of our opportunities through A modern and food production, exploring international gateways knowledge sharing and Ubiquitous fibre-to- integrated approach circular economy benefits commercialisation the-premises digital to skills provision Utilising the connections Social resilience – of infrastructure of our universities to gain Investing in infrastructure Effective upskilling and Greater Brighton access to international of our creative and The most 5G-enabled City reskilling in workforce communities and the skills and expertise cultural economies Region in the UK development wellbeing of residents Our successes so far Building Improving Creating Building Unlocking Flood our road network 24,000 18,000 defences jobs homes £2bn 6 in Over Delivering private 750,000m2 sector Modernising £48m employment investment our town awarded from Housing 30active floor space centres Infrastructure Fund projects Greater Brighton Economic Board | Annual Report 2018/19 Greater Brighton Highlights 2018/19 – Great progress and more to come Raising the Bar Full Steam Ahead at the Northern Arc Building Resilient Utilities The Board has raised its ambition and In July 2018, Homes England announced Work is progressing on developing Energy aspiration in developing a vision and set that it had acquired the 176 hectare Northern and Water plans that will futureproof the of priorities on the kind of city region that Arc site, in Burgess Hill. As land owner for the City Region by ensuring that Greater Brighton Greater Brighton is striving to be; international, whole site, Homes England will accelerate can sustain future economic and population creative, connected, talented and resilient. the delivery of the 3,500 planned homes. growth. Digital infrastructure and security Those five themes each have two key priorities The investment will also ensure that key are also being reviewed, as part of the City attached and these have been identified as infrastructure, and facilities including two Region’s comprehensive approach to the key areas of focus for the Board over the new schools, will be delivered alongside the building resilience. next five years. new homes. Extending our Reach Protecting Shoreham Getting Ready for 5G Part of the Board’s increased ambition is to The £45m Adur Tidal Walls scheme In September, the UK’s latest 5G testbed raise the profile of Greater Brighton. To that officially opened in March. More than seven was unveiled at the Digital Catapult Centre end an article was published in the respected kilometres of new or improved river and sea in Brighton. The facility lets companies Municipal Journal, which highlighted the need defences have been constructed, which will experiment with new applications and services for Government to not overlook areas south better protect over 2,300 homes and 169 which take advantage of the unique nature of of London when it comes to making important commercial properties, as well as important 5G. This is a major step forward in helping investment decisions. local infrastructure. take the technology out of university labs and into the market, and Greater Brighton businesses are going to be at the forefront of this. Safeguarding Newhaven The £15.5m scheme will reduce the risk of flooding to 431 homes and 390 businesses in and around Newhaven. The scheme will also protect the road network and railway infrastructure, and will support the wider regeneration of Newhaven. 5 Greater Brighton Economic Board | Annual Report 2018/19 Increasing our aspiration For Greater Brighton to reach its full potential there is a need for A set of Greater Brighton Strategic Priorities have been developed the Board to take a step forward in aspiration and the level of to build a modern, growing economy that is international, creative, associated activity. connected, talented and resilient. Those five themes each have two key priorities attached and these have been identified as the key areas of focus for the Board over the next five years. International Creative Connected Talented Resilient • Build an international • Support innovative • Roll out of fibre • Attracting and • Build economic profile with strong and businesses to scale infrastructure and retaining talent in resilience relevant supporting and grow become the most the City Region messaging 5G-enabled City Region • Build environmental • Sharing and • Develop an integrated and social resilience • Establishment of an commercialising • An efficient travel approach to talent inward investment knowledge network with effective proposition regional, national and international connections These priorities will be crucial in making the case to Government The Board is clear that it wants to look back in five years and to have for investment and for making coordinated and coherent cases for made a positive difference to the lives of Greater Brighton residents and investors to come here. The priorities are aligned with Gatwick 360˚, prosperity of its businesses, so a set of projects have been developed to the LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan. deliver on these priorities. 6 Greater Brighton Economic Board | Annual Report 2018/19 Building a resilient city region On 22 March 2019 the new £45 million Adur Tidal Walls scheme was officially opened by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency. More than seven kilometres of improved and new river and sea defences have been constructed which will help keep the community of Shoreham safe from flooding from storms and rising sea levels. The new flood defences will better protect over 2,300 homes and 169 commercial properties, as well as important local infrastructure such as the road network, railway line and Shoreham Airport. unlock the area for housing developments and Newhaven currently have a 1-in-10 chance The new defences are formed of embankments, employment space, thereby supporting the local of flooding in any given year. The scheme has sheet pile walls, rock revetments, flood glass, economy and opportunities for local people, been