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Towards 2010: Closedown Report
TOWARDS 2010: CLOSEDOWN REPORT Towards 2010: Closedown Report September 2010 1 TOWARDS 2010: CLOSEDOWN REPORT Target 1: Substantially increase the number of new jobs by increasing the number of companies investing in Kent and the number of businesses starting up or expanding AND Target 2: Concentrate on the regeneration of Kent’s deprived areas and support business growth in these areas, seeking maximum funding from Government and the EU to support the necessary infrastructure, including roads, utilities, telecoms and other services Lead Cabinet Member: Lead Managing Director: Lead Officers: Kevin Lynes David Cockburn Theresa Bruton/Mike Bodkin Target 1 Status: Good progress Target 2 Status: Complete List the partners with whom we are working to deliver this target: Locate in Kent, Kent district and borough councils, local regeneration partnerships, area partnerships, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG), and Department for Transport (DfT), Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Kent Foundation, Kent Economic Board, Business Support Kent. Additionally, we work with key stakeholders from other private, public and voluntary sectors on specific projects. Outcomes delivered: These two Towards 2010 targets (1 and 2) are reported together as they are interlinked. Delivery of both of these targets must be seen against the background of the current global recession which makes it far more difficult to achieve all of the outcomes we are striving for. However, much has been achieved: Publish KCC’s Regeneration Framework - KCC's Regeneration Framework has been adopted and one of its key priorities is to support business. The Regeneration Framework has also led to the development of a number of other strategies including the Spatial Vision, Digital Strategy, Housing Strategy and ‘Growth without Gridlock’, all to be completed during 2010/11. -
Pb Proof Final (Issued) 211014.Docx
ARDSTONE UK REGIONAL OFFICE FUND VSH NOMINEE 1 LIMITED AND VSH NOMINEE 2 LIMITED PROOF OF EVIDENCE OF PAUL BURLEY IN RELATION TO AN APPLICATION BY CENTRO FOR THE MIDLAND METRO (BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE EXTENSION LAND ACQUISITION AND VARIATION) ORDER OCTOBER 2014 OP/P1.1/OBJ11 VICTORIA SQUARE HOUSE PROOF OF EVIDENCE OF PAUL BURLEY BA(Hons) MPhil MRTPI CONTENTS Section Page No. 1.0 Qualifications and Experience 1 2.0 Introduction 2 3.0 Context – The Birmingham City Centre Extension 5 4.0 The Property, the Surrounding Area & Nearby Developments 17 5.0 Current Policy and Strategy 29 6.0 Analysis of the CSQ 47 7.0 Conclusions 56 8.0 Declaration 59 APPENDICES 1 Listed Building List Description for Victoria Square House 2 Birmingham City Council Cabinet Report (21 October 2013) 3 Centro’s ‘Bite Sized Chunks Initiative’ Report (1999) 4 Chapter 4 (Planning Policy) of the Environmental Statement for the 2005 Order 5 1993 UDP – Adopted UDP Written Statement and Proposals Map Extracts (1993) 6 1993 UDP – Extracts from Inspector’s Report (1992) 7 2005 UDP Alterations – First Deposit Written Statement and Proposals Map Extracts (2001) 8 2005 UDP Alterations – Second Deposit Changes (2002) 9 Visit Birmingham News Release (15 November 2014) – Visitors to Christmas Market 10 Listed Building List Description for Council House etc 11 Listed Building List Description for Town Hall 12 Mailbox News Release (29 November 2013) – Mailbox Developments 13 HCA Employment Densities Guide 2nd edition (2010) 14 Chapter 8 of the Environmental Statement for Paradise Circus -
Whole Day Download the Hansard
Monday Volume 690 8 March 2021 No. 185 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Monday 8 March 2021 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2021 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. 501 8 MARCH 2021 502 Dr Coffey: My hon. Friend should be aware that we House of Commons have account managers working in all parts of the country to take up this scheme. In particular, we continue Monday 8 March 2021 to work with a wide range of organisations closely connected to SMEs, including chambers of commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses, to get the The House met at half-past Two o’clock message out there and make it straightforward to apply. We should recognise that, due to eligibility criteria, not all direct applications may be successful, and the support PRAYERS of a gateway is likely to be beneficial. We are also enabling applications through the gateway plus model, [MR SPEAKER in the Chair] which will particularly help sole traders, and we will continue to advertise that. Virtual participation in proceedings continued (Order, 4 June and 30 December 2020). Peter Gibson [V]: I thank my right hon. Friend for her [NB: [V] denotes a Member participating virtually.] answer. I welcome the removal of the 30-person threshold, which will help even the smallest firm in my constituency. Since the launch of the kickstart scheme, our phenomenal Oral Answers to Questions Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has been facilitating SMEs to access it, and he has helped 350 young people sign up. -
Management Plans
Network Rail Strategic Business Plan Update Control Period 4 April 2008 C o n t en ts Executive summary 1 1 Introduction 16 2 The demand for rail 18 3 The industry strategy 19 4 Network Rail’s policies and strategies 26 5 Efficiency and input prices 36 6 Our plan for CP4 49 7 Expenditure and financing 87 8 Outputs 91 Appendices 103 Network Rail April 2008 Strategic Business Plan update 1 Exe Executive summary next control period. ORR noted that the SBP was c utive summar a considerable improvement on earlier plans and In October 2007 Network Rail published its that Network Rail had made good progress in a Strategic Business Plan (SBP) for Control Period number of areas. It also expressed concern that y 4 (CP4) which runs from April 2009 to March some parts of the plan were not robust and these 2014. This document provides an update and generally coincided with the areas which had further justification for elements of the SBP. been highlighted in our SBP as requiring further work. Of greater concern, however, ORR said The Strategic Business Plan that it believed Network Rail had significantly The SBP was published against a background of under-estimated the scope for it to improve strong growth, improving safety and sustained efficiency in the next control period. improvements across the whole industry. This presented a unique opportunity for continuing We welcome the fact that ORR seems to agree improvement in services for the benefit of with much of our plan and we believe that this passengers and freight users, our industry reflects progress made by the industry as a partners, taxpayers, the economy and the whole. -
Whole Day Download the Hansard
Monday Volume 688 25 January 2021 No. 165 HOUSE OF COMMONS OFFICIAL REPORT PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD) Monday 25 January 2021 © Parliamentary Copyright House of Commons 2021 This publication may be reproduced under the terms of the Open Parliament licence, which is published at www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/. HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT MEMBERS OF THE CABINET (FORMED BY THE RT HON. BORIS JOHNSON, MP, DECEMBER 2019) PRIME MINISTER,FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY,MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE AND MINISTER FOR THE UNION— The Rt Hon. Boris Johnson, MP CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—The Rt Hon. Rishi Sunak, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN,COMMONWEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT AFFAIRS AND FIRST SECRETARY OF STATE— The Rt Hon. Dominic Raab, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT—The Rt Hon. Priti Patel, MP CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER AND MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE—The Rt Hon. Michael Gove, MP LORD CHANCELLOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE—The Rt Hon. Robert Buckland, QC, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE—The Rt Hon. Ben Wallace, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE—The Rt Hon. Matt Hancock, MP COP26 PRESIDENT—The Rt Hon. Alok Sharma, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS,ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY—The Rt Hon. Kwasi Kwarteng, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE, AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES—The Rt Hon. Elizabeth Truss, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS—The Rt Hon. Dr Thérèse Coffey, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION—The Rt Hon. -
Midland Metro (Birmingham City Centre Extension, Etc.)
Report to the Secretary of State for Transport by J P Watson BSc FCIHT MICE MCMI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Transport Date : 19 May 2015 TRANSPORT AND WORKS ACT 1992 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 ACQUISITION OF LAND ACT 1981 THE MIDLAND METRO (BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE EXTENSION LAND ACQUISITION AND VARIATION) ORDER 201[X] REQUEST FOR A DIRECTION UNDER SECTION 90(2A) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 Dates of Inquiry: 19 November 2014 to 16 January 2015 Ref: TWA/13/APP/06 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Case Details 1 1 Preamble 1 2 Description Of The Site And Its Surroundings 4 3 Procedural Matters 5 3.1 Costs Applications 5 3.2 Applications for Adjournment 5 4 The Case For Centro 5 4.1 The Midland Metro 5 4.2 The Transport Business Case and Economic 13 Benefits 4.3 The Order Proposals 22 4.4 Environmental Impacts 27 4.5 Planning 59 4.6 The Draft Order 65 5 The Case For The Supporter 66 5.1 Birmingham City Council 66 6 The Case For The Objectors 67 6.1 Introduction 67 6.2 Impact of the Scheme on Victoria Square House 69 6.3 Public Interest Matters 71 6.3.12 Consideration of Alternative Routes 74 ` 6.4 Heritage Implications 86 6.5 Scheme Context and an Alternative Route 94 6.6 Strategic Environmental Assessment and 99 Environmental Impact Assessment 6.7 Additional Matters Raised In Objections Made 101 Wholly By Written Representations 7 The Response Of Centro 7.1 Impact of the Scheme on Victoria Square House 101 7.2 Highways and Transport 103 7.2.18 Alternative Routes 106 7.3 Heritage and Townscape 120 7.4 Scheme -
Agenda 29 October
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON AGENDA BOARD MEETING TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 2003 IN THE CHAMBER, CITY HALL, THE QUEEN’S WALK, LONDON SE1 2AA COMMENCING AT 10.30 A.M. A meeting of the Board will be held to deal with the following business. The public are welcome to attend this meeting, which has disabled access. Procedural Business 1.1 Apologies for absence 1.2 Minutes of the previous meeting held on 29 July 2003 1.3 Matters arising, not covered elsewhere 2. Commissioner’s Report 3. Finance and Performance Report 4. TfL Business Plan 5. TfL Fare Proposals 6. A406 Bounds Green Procedural Items: 7. Variation of the ALG TEC Agreement 8. Future of the Safety, Health and Environment Committee 9. Proposed Revisions to TfL Standing Orders 10. Scheme of Delegation for the London Regional Transport Staff Welfare Fund 11. Appointment of Company Secretary of TfL 12. Documents Sealed on behalf of TfL 13. Any Other Business Date of next meeting: Wednesday 3 December 2003 at 10.00 a.m. JAG/Board/Agenda and Papers/2003 – 29 Oct - Public Minutes 37/07/03 – 50/07/03 Transport for London Minutes of a meeting of the Board held on Tuesday 29 July 2003, commencing at 10.30 a.m. in the Chamber, City Hall, the Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA Present: Board Members: Dave Wetzel (in the Chair) Stephen Glaister Kirsten Hearn Oli Jackson Susan Kramer (for min nos 41/07/03 – 50/07/03) Paul Moore Murziline Parchment David Quarmby Tony West In attendance: Special Advisor Bryan Heiser TfL Officers: Robert Kiley Maggie Bellis Ian Brown Stephen Critchley Isabel Dedring Mary Hardy Peter Hendy Pip Hesketh Betty Morgan Rachael Nutter Malcolm Murray-Clark Tim O’Toole Jay Walder Secretary: Jacqui Gregory 37/07/03 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Ken Livingstone, David Begg, Mike Hodgkinson, Lynn Sloman and Bob Crow. -
Planning Statement the West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 201X Regulation 5 (2) (Q) Quod - July 2018
Document 7.1A Planning Statement The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 201X Regulation 5 (2) (q) Quod - July 2018 Four Ashes Ltd The West Midlands Rail Freight Interchange Order 201X Planning Statement Document Ref 7.1A July 2018 Quod West Midlands Interchange | Planning Statement i Document Ref 7.1A Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. vi 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of the Document ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 The Applicant ................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 The Site ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.4 Project Background ...................................................................................................... 3 1.5 National Policy Context ................................................................................................ 3 1.6 The Proposed Development ......................................................................................... 4 1.7 Approach to Consultation ............................................................................................. 5 1.8 Structure of this Planning Statement ...........................................................................