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Lancashire Growth Deal – Project Summary (as at Qtr. 4 2020/21)

Project Title Project Sponsor / Project Contact Brief Project summary Project Progress Project Growth Deal Growth Deal Strategic Economic Plan Value Funding Spend to Qtr. 4 (SEP) Theme 20/21 A6 Broughton Bypass County Council Bypass to provide relief to the congested A6 north of Preston and help unlock • Capital and £29.780M £15.500M £15.499M • Releasing Growth 1,400 new homes. financial elements Potential David Leung complete. Growth Deal [email protected] • Output reporting funding approved underway. Advanced Lancaster University & BAE Systems The project centres on the purchase of equipment to be situated at both • Capital and £0.835M £0.660M £0.660M • Innovation and Manufacturing Capital Lancaster University and Lancashire Enterprise Zone (EZ) sites. The environments financial elements Manufacturing Excellence for Skills Development Chris Lambert at both Lancaster and the EZ will provide Lancashire learners with access to complete. Growth Deal & Employer [email protected] unique, nationally leading and highly relevant equipment informed by underlying • Output reporting funding approved Engagement research expertise. underway. ACaDEmE Plus Lancaster University & BAE Systems ACaDEmE Plus will continue to support economic growth within Lancashire's • Capital and £0.538M £0.471M £0.471M • Innovation and Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing (AEM) sector through the financial elements Manufacturing Excellence Chris Lambert enhancement of specialist facilities, enabling access to research-led expertise complete. Growth Deal [email protected] that supports innovation for new product and process development. The Output reporting Funding Approved extension will add further capability to the engagement portfolio at Lancaster underway. University, in particular through expanding the additive manufacturing capacity and by introducing the use of universal robotics technology into a technology demonstration facility within the Engineering Department. Advanced Sheffield University Delivery of a new regional hub of the national Advanced Manufacturing research • Project Live with £20.000M £20.000M £9.373M • Growing the Local Skills Manufacturing Centre (AMRC) at the Samlesbury EZ site. The proposal is key to lifting works underway on and Business base Research Centre NW – Emma Hutton productivity and growth in a priority growth sector of local and national site. PC due Sep 21. Growth Deal Samlesbury [email protected] significance and will enable Lancashire's businesses to compete and trade funding approved internationally. The proposal builds on Lancashire and Sheffield's successful Science and Innovation Audit submission to Government – the Northern Powerhouse Advanced Manufacturing Corridor. The proposal also complements existing Growth Deal investment in UCLan's Engineering and Innovation Centre in Preston. – Blackburn with Borough Track enhancement and station improvements to allow additional train • Capital and £14.268M £12.400M £12.400M • Releasing Growth Rail Corridor Council frequency/reliability between East Lancashire and Greater to financial elements Potential increase usage/performance and support development activity. complete. Growth Deal Adam Nickson • Output reporting funding approved [email protected] underway.

Blackburn Town Borough Orbital completion and public realm improvements. • Capital and £0.755M £0.200M £0.200M • Releasing Growth Centre Improvements Council financial elements Potential complete. Growth Deal Julia Simpson • Output reporting funding approved [email protected] underway.

Blackpool 21st Century Council Creation of a new conference centre and hotel scheme anchored at Blackpool's • Project Live with £31.166M £17.841M £17.841M • Renewal of Blackpool Conference Centre and famous Winter Gardens which will enable Blackpool and Lancashire to compete works underway on Hotel Lee Frudd for new growth opportunities. This proposal builds on the LEP's priority focus on site. PC due Oct 21. Growth Deal [email protected] the renewal of Blackpool, which is 's most deprived town, and funding approved complements Lancashire's emerging Devolution Deal with Government (HMT) to address chronic housing market failure in central Blackpool.

Blackpool Airport The development is to support a new 40,000 sq. ft. (4000sq m) manufacturing • Project live with £7.000M £0.800M £0.800M • Renewal of Blackpool Enterprise Zone unit development at Enterprise Zone. The development would work underway. Rob Green incorporate site preparation activity and the construction of the shell building, PC due Jul 21. Growth Deal [email protected] with the occupier to fit out to own tenant specific works and adaptation. Funding funding approved is specifically towards abnormals/remediation costs. Lancashire Growth Deal – Project Summary (as at Qtr. 4 2020/21)

Project Title Project Sponsor / Project Contact Brief Project summary Project Progress Project Growth Deal Growth Deal Strategic Economic Plan Value Funding Spend to Qtr. 4 (SEP) Theme 20/21 Blackpool Bridges Blackpool Council Maintenance of critical highways infrastructure, including Yeadon Way – one of • Project Complete – £11.429M £3.780M £3.780M • Renewal of Blackpool Blackpool tourism's main arrival points. Capital works and Steven Gilmour contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected]> achieved. funding approved

Blackpool Integrated Blackpool Council The project will increase the flow of vehicular traffic on key transport routes to • Project Complete – £2.160M £1.510M £1.510M • Renewal of Blackpool Traffic Management Blackpool promenade, attractions and development sites. Capital works and David Simper contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Blackpool Town Blackpool Council Environmental improvements to key Central Business District transport routes. • Project live with £7.842M £7.050M £7.049M • Renewal of Blackpool Centre Quality work underway on Corridors David Simper site. PC due Jun 21. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Blackpool Tramway Blackpool Council Extension of the tram system to integrate the tram and rail networks at Blackpool • Project live with £22.835M £16.400M £16.400M • Renewal of Blackpool Extension North. work underway on Paul Grocott site. PC due Aug 21. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Burnley Vision Park Borough Council High quality 5 business park to accommodate advanced manufacturing • Capital and £4.977M £1.700M £1.687M • Innovation and engineering sectors and to include 46,000 sq. ft. first phase incubator, workspace financial elements Manufacturing Excellence Kath Hudson and grow-on space. Delivered over 3 Phases, with Phase 1 funded via Lancashire complete. Growth Deal [email protected] Growth Deal. • Output reporting funding approved underway. Burnley, , Lancashire County Council Transport and highways junction improvements to improve journey times and • Project live with £14.779M £8.000M £8.000M • Growing the Local Skills Pendle, Growth support employment and residential development activity. work underway on and Business base Corridor John Gatheral site. PC due Jun 21. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Café Northcote at Blackburn With Darwen Borough To develop the Cathedral's hospitality offer, including a new refectory known as • Project Complete – £0.398M £0.224M £0.224M • Growing the Local Skills Cathedral Quarter Council Café Northcote, as well as conferencing and events facilities and an Capital works and and Business base apprenticeship and scholar scheme within the hospitality industry. outputs complete. Growth Deal Clare Turner funding approved [email protected]

Centenary Way Lancashire County Council Bridge improvement to an economically vital transport route. • Project Complete – £2.242M £1.300M £1.300M • Releasing Growth Viaduct Maintenance Capital works and Potential David Leung contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Darwen East Blackburn With Darwen Borough New link road to support access to employment and residential development and • Capital and £3.323M £2.500M £2.500M • Releasing Growth Distributor Council relieve congestion on the local highway network. financial elements Potential complete. Growth Deal Adam Nickson • Output reporting funding approved [email protected] underway.

Darwen East Blackburn with Darwen Borough To the deliver the second phase of a local highway and road network • Project live with £1.650M £1.400M £1.400M • Releasing Growth Development Corridor Council improvements, as a natural extension to the current DEDC scheme. Works work underway on Potential (Phase 2) – Green include further local highway improvements and a short new section of Link site. PC due May Growth Deal Bank Terrace Link Simon Jones Road, which will provide the infrastructure needed to open up former stalled 21. funding approved Road Project [email protected] sites close to the M65, J4, and deliver high quality mixed use development on a complex, constrained brownfield site. Lancashire Growth Deal – Project Summary (as at Qtr. 4 2020/21)

Project Title Project Sponsor / Project Contact Brief Project summary Project Progress Project Growth Deal Growth Deal Strategic Economic Plan Value Funding Spend to Qtr. 4 (SEP) Theme 20/21 East Lancashire Lancashire County Council Provision of an improved and extended cycling network. • Project live with £6.158M £2.600M £2.600M • Releasing Growth Strategic Cycle work underway on Potential Network Roy Halliday site. PC due Mar Growth Deal [email protected] 22. funding approved

Eden of the North Eden Eden North will re-imagine as a seaside resort for the 21st century, • Project live with £2.000M £1.200M £0.374M • Releasing Growth providing a catalyst to drive the regeneration and transformation of the local and work underway on Potential Tim Narey regional economy. It has been inspired by the natural environment of site. PC due Aug Growth Deal [email protected] Morecambe Bay focussed on natural and human health and well-being whilst 21. funding approved also enabling cutting edge real life research, linking into world-class research and the Health Innovation Campus. The GBF will fund development works (business case, design, planning), in order to achieve planning permission for full scheme.

Edge Hill University The Edge Hill Technology Hub will create new and refurbished, high quality space • Capital and £12.945M £3.000M £3.000M • Innovation and Innovation Technology for teaching, learning, student employability, enterprise and knowledge financial elements Manufacturing Excellence Hub Joanne Sage exchange activities. The facility will support expansion in Digital Creative and complete. Growth Deal [email protected] Food Science (Biotechnology), to include bioinformatics, product design and • Output reporting funding approved prototyping. It will also house a Knowledge Exchange, a CAVE, a Food Science underway. facility and an Enterprise Hatchery.

Energy Simulator Suite Blackpool & the Fylde College The Energy Simulation Suite will be situated in the Lancashire Energy HQ in the • Project Complete – £0.422M £0.141M £0.141M • Growing the Local Skills (Equipment) for Blackpool Enterprise Zone. The simulator will enhance the Energy HQ skills Capital and and Business base Lancashire Energy HQ Chris Richards training offer for real work environments inaccessible for everyday trainees in financial elements Growth Deal [email protected] wind farm technologies, off and on-shore gas, cementation and nuclear complete. Project funding approved installations. Exit Report being finalised.

Engineering & University of Central Lancashire The construction of an internationally competitive centre to provide a local • Capital and £31.653M £10.500M £10.500M • Innovation and Innovation Centre (UCLAN) supply of graduate engineers for advanced manufacturing businesses, supporting financial elements Manufacturing Excellence (UCLAN) industry engagement. complete. Growth Deal Peter Thomas • Output reporting funding approved [email protected] underway.

EIC Drone and University of Central Lancashire Additional investment in the successful Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) • Project live with £1.359M £1.210M £1.156M • Innovation and Command & Control (UCLAN) project. Further investment will enable the creation of a Drone Command and work underway on Manufacturing Excellence Centre Control Centre (DCC) to include advanced drone simulation, rapid drone site. PC due Apr 21. Growth Deal Iain Martin technology prototype and testing capabilities. funding approved [email protected]

Enhancing IT Runshaw College Upgrade of Runshaw College IT infrastructure to industry standard. Enhancing • Project Complete – £0.515M £0.204M £0.204M • Growing the Local Skills Infrastructure Project speed and resilience and facilitating excellent teaching and blended learning Capital works and and Business base Janet Ivill provision for all students. contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Fleetwood Fire Blackpool & the Fylde College Expanded and enhanced facilities for the maritime, offshore oil, gas and wider • Project Complete – £0.819M £0.530M £0.529M • Growing the Local Skills Training Centre energy industry. Capital works and and Business base Chris Richards contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Food and Farming The provision of a hub to share innovation and best practice amongst apprentices • Capital and £7.364M £3.000M £3.000M • Innovation and Innovation Technology and with employer farms. financial elements Manufacturing Excellence Centre John Wherry complete. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved Lancashire Growth Deal – Project Summary (as at Qtr. 4 2020/21)

Project Title Project Sponsor / Project Contact Brief Project summary Project Progress Project Growth Deal Growth Deal Strategic Economic Plan Value Funding Spend to Qtr. 4 (SEP) Theme 20/21 • Output reporting underway. Food and Farming Myerscough College The provision of a hub to share innovation and best practice amongst apprentices • Project live with £0.450M £0.365M 0.365M • Innovation and Innovation & and with employer farms. work underway on Manufacturing Excellence Technology Centre John Wherry site. PC due Apr 21. Growth Deal (Extension) [email protected] funding approved

Futures Park Rossendale Borough Council To construct 4,680m2 industrial building and 600m2 preschool to let to identified • Project live with £6.655M £1.530M £1.029M • Innovation and occupiers. work underway on Manufacturing Excellence Guy Darragh site. PC due Aug 21. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Lancashire Centre for & Rossendale College The centre is a partnership project between the college, Risual education Ltd and • Capital and £0.242M £0.125M £0.125M • Growing the Local Skills Excellence for Digital Microsoft providing state of the art learning space equipped with the latest financial elements and Business base Technology and Samantha Mercer Microsoft technologies. It will enhance teaching and learning and enable complete. Growth Deal Innovation [email protected] students to develop the digital literacy skills they need to be effective citizens and • Output reporting funding approved members of the workforce. underway.

Lancashire Energy HQ Blackpool & the Fylde College Development of a National Energy HQ to meet the training needs of the energy • Capital and £9.801M £6.146M £6.146M • Growing the Local Skills and oil and gas sector. financial elements and Business base Chris Richards complete. Growth Deal [email protected] • Output reporting funding approved underway. Lancaster Campus University of This project reflects the first phase of investment at Lancaster to deliver a new • Project Complete – £7.822M £2.263M £2.263M • Growing the Local Skills Teaching Hub ( Health state of the art teaching hub providing staff and students with fully flexible space. Capital works and Business base and Social Care) Rachel Lowthian The new teaching hub will provide an environment conducive to multi- complete. Project Growth Deal [email protected] professional higher level learning and opportunities to increase community and Exit Report being funding approved employer engagement. It will support growth in qualified professionals and finalised. deliver CPD to upskill existing workforce.

Lancaster Health Lancaster University A multi-phased campus providing R &D space and facilities for the development • Capital and £41.000M £17.000M £17.000M • Innovation and Innovation Campus of new services and technologies for health-related care. Delivered over 3 financial elements Manufacturing Excellence David Gregson Phases. complete. Growth Deal [email protected] • Output reporting funding approved underway. Lomeshaye Industrial The project aims to contribute towards the land acquisition and infrastructure • Project live with £3.570M £1.500M £0 • Releasing Growth Estate Extension costs to unlock a wider programme of development across a 9.04 hectare site. work underway on Potential Julie Whittaker To be delivered by PEARL2 a Joint Venture between Pendle Borough Council and site. PC due Sep 22. Growth Deal [email protected] Barnfield Construction. The project will deliver over 36,000 sq.ms of new funding approved industrial floor space mainly for manufacturing businesses.

M&E Bispham Campus Blackpool & the Fylde College Replacement of building services to efficiency of teaching and learning • Project Complete – £4.059M £1.260M £1.260M • Innovation and environments, improving learner recruitment and retention in the STEM Capital works and Manufacturing Excellence Chris Richards curriculum. contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Making Rooms - Blackburn With Darwen Borough The Making Rooms scheme will see the conversion of a currently vacant site in • Capital and 0.597M £0.451M £0.451M • Innovation and Lancashire First Fab Council Blackburn town centre into a new centre for creativity and innovation. The financial elements Manufacturing Excellence Lab finished development will consist of; A Fabrication Laboratory (Fab Lab), Office complete. Growth Deal Tom Macpherson-Pope space, Event Space & Catering facilities. • Output reporting funding approved Tom.macpherson- underway. [email protected]

Lancashire Growth Deal – Project Summary (as at Qtr. 4 2020/21)

Project Title Project Sponsor / Project Contact Brief Project summary Project Progress Project Growth Deal Growth Deal Strategic Economic Plan Value Funding Spend to Qtr. 4 (SEP) Theme 20/21

Maritime Engineering Blackpool & the Fylde College Specialist marine engineering centre accommodation at the internationally • Project Complete – £1.259M £0.838M £0.838M • Growing the Local Skills Facility renowned centre of excellence. Capital works and Business base Chris Richards complete. Project Growth Deal [email protected] Exit Report being funding approved finalised. Mechanical & Blackpool & the Fylde College Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) replacements to the South Building and • Project Complete – £1.665M £0.525M £0.525M • Innovation and Electrical Montreal building totalling 5,030m2. The project will replace the 1970’s building Capital works and Manufacturing Excellence Replacements, South Chris Richards services which are at the end of their economic life and failing on a frequent basis. contracted outputs Growth Deal & Montreal Buildings [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Merger of Nelson & Nelson & College Merger of Merger of Nelson & Colne College with Accrington and Rossendale • Capital and £22.828M £0.500M £0.500M • Growing the Local Skills Colne College with College financial elements and Business base Accrington and Samantha Mercer complete. Growth Deal Rossendale College [email protected] • Output reporting funding approved underway. Nelson & Colne Nelson & Colne College Expansion and remodelling of educational facilities and the creation of new • Project Complete – £2.008M £1.400M £1.400M • Innovation and College - Advanced advanced engineering, laboratory, workshop and classroom facilities. Capital works Manufacturing Excellence Engineering & Samantha Mercer complete. Project Growth Deal Manufacturing [email protected] Exit Report being funding approved Innovation Centre finalised. New STEM Technology College Purchase equipment to enable the introduction of new courses, L3 • Capital and £1.300M £1.200M £1.200M • Growing the Local Skills Centre Apprenticeships, safeguard course and improvements to existing courses. financial elements and Business base Denise Williamson complete. Growth Deal [email protected] • Output reporting funding approved underway. Northlight Barnfield Construction Ltd Grade 2 listed mill building mixed use development on a 2.8 ha site comprising • Project live with £33.496M £5.450M £5.450M • Growing the Local Skills hotel/leisure, apartments, and managed office workspace. The project would work underway on and Business base Jamie Irving also enable the move of LAL College to Brierfield Mill, placing the College in one site. PC due Sep 21. Growth Deal [email protected] of the areas of highest deprivation and greatest demand for community learning funding approved .uk in Lancashire.

North West Burnley Burnley Borough Council The NWBGC scheme will deliver infrastructure works at two sites in to • Project live with £7.912M £4.900M £3.302M • Releasing Growth Growth Corridor enable housing and employment growth. Works will include the construction of work underway on Potential Adam Lockett a series of raised flood defences along the River Calder and Green Brook through site. PC due Aug 22. Growth Deal [email protected] Padiham, to bring forward residential units, and Public Realm Improvements, funding approved including a new public square in front of the Town Hall, aimed at boosting the vitality of Padiham Town Centre. Padiham Town Hall Burnley Borough Council Refurbishment of the upper floor of a listed civic building that sites at the centre Project live with £0.330M £0.300M £0.300M • Releasing Growth Business Hub of the North West Burnley Growth Corridor. The project5 will provide 261m2 of work underway on Potential Martyn Hardacre employment floorspace across 7 individually let offices and a large co-working site. PC due Apr 21. Growth Deal [email protected] space. funding approved

Pennine Gateways Blackburn With Darwen Borough The proposal will deliver key transport infrastructure improvements programme • Futhergate project £17.982M £14.790M £14.790M • Releasing Growth Blackburn and Darwen Council at 3 main gateways into Blackburn from the M65 at Junctions 4, 5 and 6 to unlock completed on site Potential new housing and employment growth in one of England's most deprived areas. Jun 19. Growth Deal Adam Nickson Delivered via three separate projects namely; Furthergate, North Blackburn and • North Blackburn funding approved [email protected] South East Blackburn. completed on site Mar 20. • South Blackburn Live on site. • PC all projects Sept 21. Lancashire Growth Deal – Project Summary (as at Qtr. 4 2020/21)

Project Title Project Sponsor / Project Contact Brief Project summary Project Progress Project Growth Deal Growth Deal Strategic Economic Plan Value Funding Spend to Qtr. 4 (SEP) Theme 20/21

Preston City Centre Lancashire County Council Extension of the Fishergate Central Gateway public realm to the Bus • Capital and £8.235M £6.000M £6.000M • Releasing Growth Improvements Station/Guildhall Theatre. financial elements Potential Sharon McGuiness complete. Growth Deal [email protected] • Output reporting funding approved underway. Preston Western Lancashire County Council Major new road linking Preston and southern Fylde to the M55 to support new Project live with £189.326M £58.000M £58.000M • Releasing Growth Distributor housing development and improve links between the LEP's Enterprise Zones. work underway on Potential Phil Wilson site. PC due Jan 23. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Salmesbury Aerospace Lancashire County Council To deliver utilities infrastructure to and on the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone • Project live with £10.848M £6.725M £2.984M • Innovation and Enterprise Zone (SAEZ). The project will invest in water, as, electricity, telecoms capital works to work underway on Manufacturing Excellence Chris Dyson serve the whole of the EZ. site. PC due Sep 22. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Science & Engineering Runshaw College New c.40, 000 sq. ft. Engineering and Science teaching facility attached to • Project Complete – £6.117M £4.242M £4.242M • Growing the Local Skills Facility Runshaw College Business Centre. Capital works and and Business base Janet Ivill contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved

Showtown (formerly Blackpool Council New heritage based visitor attraction. • Project Live with £10.332M £1.500M £1.500M • Renewal of Blackpool AMuseum) works underway on Heather Morrow site. PC due Mar Growth Deal [email protected] 22. funding approved

Skelmersdale Town West Lancashire Council To provide modern retail units, together with public realm works in • Project live with £16.299M £2.000M £2.000M • Releasing Growth Centre Town Centre, linking together the shopping centre and West Lancashire College. work underway on Potential Redevelopment Aidan Manley Two significant pre-lets have been secured. site. PC due Dec 21. Growth Deal [email protected] funding approved

Training 2000 Training 2000 Development of facilities and the procurement of specialist equipment to • Project Complete – £0.999M £0.800M £0.800M • Growing the Local Skills Additional Engineering support engineering and advanced manufacturing apprentices. Capital works and and Business base Training Capability Sadia Begum contracted outputs Growth Deal [email protected] achieved. funding approved