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AGENDA CWLEP BOARD MEETING - 27th January 2020 Venue: Boardroom, Ricoh Arena, Coventry
8:15am Refreshments
9:00am Board Meeting starts
1. Welcome & Apologies Chair
2. Call for Declarations of Interest and items of AoB Chair
3. Approval of Minutes and actions from last meeting
Chair
4. Board Matters & Chair’s Briefing
Chair
5. CWLEP Business Group Updates SME Business Group: a) West Midlands Cluster Brexit Activity b) C&W Business Festival Update CWLEP China Business Group : c) Terms of Reference
Report Presentation Document/ Verbal
Sean Farnell/Craig Humphrey Nick Abell/ Martin Yardley
6. The Battery Cells & Systems Expo/Vehicle Electrification Expo – Stoneleigh, July 2020
Document Verbal
Nick Spencer Adam Moore
7. Midlands Connect Update/Trans-Midland Trade Corridor
Report/ Presentation
Cllr Peter Butlin Midlands Connect
8. Programme Delivery Board Report - Programme Update
Paper
Chair Ria Jones/Paula Deas
9. Finance & Governance Board Report - Annual Performance Review
Verbal
Nick Abell Martin Yardley/ Paula Deas
10. Any Other Business
Chair
11. Confidentiality
Shaded area Denotes Standing Items
Date of next meeting: Monday 23rd March 2020 Venue: tba – 9a.m.
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Monday 25th November 2019 - Northgate House, Warwick
In Attendance: Jonathan Browning (Chair) CWLEP Nick Abell (Vice Chair) Wright Hassall Sean Farnell Burgis & Bullock, C&W Chamber/FSB Karl Eddy Grant Thorton Sarah Windrum Emerald Group Cllr Peter Butlin Warwickshire County Council Cllr Daren Pemberton (obo Tony Jefferson) Stratford-on-Avon District Council Cllr Andrew Day Warwick District Council Cllr Jill Simpson-Vince Rugby Borough Council Cllr Neil Phillips Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Cllr David Humphreys North Warwickshire Borough Council Parveen Rai Rai Properties Ltd Marion Plant North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College Nick Spencer Jaguar Land Rover Clive Winters (obo John Latham) Coventry University Tony Minhas Foleshill Metal Finishing Ltd Cllr David Bill Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (Observer) Executives in Attendance: Martin Yardley CWLEP Paula Deas CWLEP Nicola Cox CWLEP Kate Hughes CWLEP Iain Patrick CWLEP Monica Fogarty Warwickshire County Council Craig Humphrey CWLEP Growth Hub Steve Maxey North Warwickshire Borough Council Barry Hastie Coventry City Council Bill Cullen Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Bill Blincoe CWLEP Growth Hub Apologies: Zamurad Hussain HBT Communications Stuart Croft University of Warwick Helen Peters Shakespeare’s England Cllr Jim O’Boyle Coventry City Council Lee Osborne FSB Les Ratcliffe Champions Others in Attendance: Adam Dent Advent Communications Louise Bennett Chamber of Commerce Matt Vins BEIS and C&LoG Team Andrew Todd (obo Richard Hutchins) Warwick University Navjot Johal Coventry City Council Ria Jones Coventry City Council
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Monday 25 November 2019
Item No.
Agenda Item. Action Owner
1. Welcome The Chair opened the meeting and welcomed everyone to the first CWLEP AGM. Thanks were noted to Warwickshire County Council for the use of the facilities and for the provision of refreshments. The Directors of CWLEP and The CWLEP Executive introduced themselves for the benefit of attendees.
2. Directors Report 2018/19. Jonathan Browning (JB) CWLEP Chair gave a summary of the key highlights including:- noting this had been a very positive year for the Coventry and Warwickshire region. CWLEP was leading productivity growth within the country, had the first Electric Vehicle factory in the country and was home to the largest games development cluster outside of London. JB pointed out that from 2010 to 2017 the areas GVA was 45% up overall which represented an increase of £53k per job. The overall employment rate was at 76% up 5.4% since 2014 This represents the highest growth of any LEP across the UK. It was important to note the fall in rate of people without qualifications within the region. The region had 38000 active enterprises, 91% of WM high growth businesses are in Coventry and Warwickshire, 61.9% businesses survive through to their 3rd year (52.9% nationally). CWLEP is one of the top 3 performing LEPs (of 38) across the country and has a reputation and track record for delivery on high profile and complex projects. It has very strong governance in place and a committed LEP Executive underpinning its operation of the CWLEP Board and Group Companies. JB noted thanks to members of the Board and Executive for giving their time and energy. C&W Growth Hub was selected as a regional lead for Brexit readiness which is testament to the depth of experience and operational model. The new Careers and Enterprise team face a strong challenge in improving the skills base across the Coventry and Warwickshire area. Our Champions Place Board have established a strong presence within the region and continue to promote the region and successfully influence the regions businesses. The CWLEP has a strategic influence across the wider West Midlands and plays an important part on the broader scale. None of which is possible without the engagement and strength derived from collaboration with our Local Authorities, Universities and other partners.
3. Chief Executive Officers Update. Martin Yardley (MY) noted that the level of success mentioned earlier was testament to the smallest LEP Executive team across the country. At the last Government LEP Annual Review, CWLEP have been classed Exceptional for Governance, Good for Delivery and Exceptional for Strategy. Our aim is to be Exceptional in all measures. We continue to attract foreign investment into the region and have secured Government funding for the region for the delivery of UK Battery Idustrialisation Centre which is an 18000sq mt facility investing £126m, creating 100 jobs and delivering £5bn Battery supply chain value by 2035. CWLEP focuses on inward investment for the region within its strategic efforts. A recent visit to the Fuzhou region in China reaffirming the already strong civic and cultural ties with Stratford. Completion of project delivery has its challenges and we will be sure maintain our focus to achieve our delivery goals. Projects such as Coventry Station Masterplan which surpassed its financial forecast in the last quarter is on track to achieve its targets, however it also faces cost challenges and opportunities Transforming Nuneaton is progressing well and is on track to meet contracted milestones. For every £1 of CWLEP investment funds being distributed another £4 is generated. The distribution of funds across the region has 1/3 investments Coventry based and 2/3 are Warwickshire.
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Monday 25 November 2019
4. Annual Accounts. Nick Abell, (NA) Chair, Finance and Governance Board outlined the Governance processes undertaken by CWLEP and its role in advising the Board. Sean Farnell (SF) gave a brief financial review covering the source of finance supporting the CWLEP and the current change in funding year on year. Further detail on the main areas of expenditure were noted and the current levels of cash available were advised. NA advised that the CWLEP Statutory Accounts had been reviewed at the previous Board for the 2018/19 financial year and asked for these to be formerly approved by the Board. The accounts 2018/19 were approved by CWLEP Board.
5. Questions and Answer Session. JB called for any question addressing the AGM meeting. None were raised. JB thanked everyone for attending and closed the meeting. The meeting was closed at 9:30 am
Next Meeting: 30th November 2020 Venue: TBA
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited
Board Meeting,
Monday 25th November 2019 - Northgate House, Warwick
In Attendance: Jonathan Browning (Chair) CWLEP Nick Abell (Vice Chair) Wright Hassall Sean Farnell Burgis & Bullock, C&W Chamber/FSB Karl Eddy Grant Thorton Sarah Windrum Emerald Group Cllr Peter Butlin Warwickshire County Council Cllr Daren Pemberton (obo Tony Jefferson) Stratford-on-Avon District Council Cllr Andrew Day Warwick District Council Cllr Jill Simpson-Vince Rugby Borough Council Cllr Neil Phillips Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Cllr David Humphreys North Warwickshire Borough Council Parveen Rai Rai Properties Ltd Marion Plant North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College Nick Spencer Jaguar Land Rover Clive Winters (obo John Latham) Coventry University Tony Minhas Foleshill Metal Finishing Ltd Cllr David Bill Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (Observer) Executives in Attendance: Martin Yardley CWLEP Paula Deas CWLEP Nicola Cox CWLEP Kate Hughes CWLEP Iain Patrick CWLEP Monica Fogarty Warwickshire County Council Craig Humphrey CWLEP Growth Hub Steve Maxey North Warwickshire Borough Council Barry Hastie Coventry City Council Bill Cullen Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Bill Blincoe CWLEP Growth Hub Apologies: Zamurad Hussain HBT Communications Stuart Croft University of Warwick Helen Peters Shakespeare’s England Cllr Jim O’Boyle Coventry City Council Lee Osbourne FSB Les Ratcliffe C&W Champions Others in Attendance: Adam Dent Advent Communications Louise Bennett Chamber of Commerce Matt Vins BEIS and C&LoG Team Andrew Todd (obo Richard Hutchins) Warwick University Navjot Johal Coventry City Council Ria Jones Coventry City Council
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited Board Meeting, Monday 25 November 2019
Item No.
Agenda Item. Action Owner
1. Welcome and Apologies The Chair called the meeting to order and extended a welcome to Ria Jones, Growth Deal Programme Manager. Apologies received; John Latham, Helen Peters, Stuart Croft, Cllr Tony Jefferson, Cllr Jim O’Boyle, Zamurad Hussain, Lee Osborne and Les Ratcliffe
2. Call for Declarations of Interest and AOB Items. Declarations of Interest: - MP noted item 9. No AOB requested.
3. Approval of Minutes and Actions from previous meeting The minutes of the last meeting held on 7th October 2019 were approved. Proposed by SF Seconded MP. All actions completed or covered in this agenda.
4. Board Matters and Chair’s Briefing The Chair acknowledged it had been another busy month. C&W Champions event held at the Box, Fargo, a CWLEP funded project, had been well supported. The C&W Chamber of Commerce Conference had been hugely successful, congratulations to LB and her team. We were proud to be sponsors through the Careers and Enterprise Hub alongside Warwickshire College Group, also a headline sponsor, celebrating our regions performance and track record for collaboration. The third C&W Business Festival supported by the Growth Hub showcased the best of our region over a number of events and closed with the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards, showcasing our best talent, business success and confidence in our area. We also attended Wills Kitchen, which is part of Shakespeare’s Henley Street Development, thanks to SW for representing CWLEP. Supported by NA and ZH we remain in dialogue with Government about the upcoming Annual Performance Review and we seek clarity on the process, criteria and evaluation requirements for our January meeting. As we are in the election period, normal rules of purdah apply but the board agreed to continue with our business as usual Board discussions.
5. Coventry and Warwickshire Place Board and Champions Report. NE presented highlights of the Champions achievements and events so far during 2019. Continued growth sees Champions membership increasing in numbers. The first ever Champions, Next Generation event took place and will be on the agenda in 2020. We also took part in the Festival of Place, London, spreading the regions name to a wider audience. NE updated the meeting on the regional and business sector split of memberships. Champions will continue to make use of social media which has increased traction. AD advised on the speakers already engaged and potentially engaged for the next event in January. NE outlined the ambitions for the Place Board in 2020. SF noted the reflection of the SME 80/20 split and requested clarity on the funding of Champions. SW noted the perception change for smaller businesses would be welcomed. PD advised that there was a refresh anticipated and change to events moving forward.
SW/NE/PD discuss
6. Commonwealth Games. The Strategic Transport Plan for CWG compiled by WDC was outlined by PB. He updated the meeting on how the region would deal with the number of additional visitors to the area. The report is cognisant of the legacy possibilities following the games. Additional engagement of CCTV to make the games more secure was needed. AD advised WDC had already spent £1m in this respect. JB noted that the training bases had yet to be finalised and would need to be recognised together with accommodation for the athletes. It was recognised that a review of LA’s actions whilst preparing for the CWG timings was needed. NA also noted consideration of the City of Culture requirements was required.
7. Tourism and Culture SM noted thanks to the Board for the appointment of the T&C Chair. Terms of reference have been revised. In line with the WMLIS and Tourism Sector Deal the aim is to champion a Culture and Tourism action plan. Providing support for City of Culture and CWG 2022 to realise their full potential to the region and possible legacies.
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership Limited Board Meeting, Monday 25 November 2019
It will focus on developing Tourism Zones to increase productivity and extend the visitor season. A draft action plan is in progress and will aim to be agreed in January 2020. The group will support ‘The Meeting Show’ funded by CWLEP. SW, MP and SF all noted there was an interlink with Digital, Skills Group and SME Group respectively. KH advised on how the T&C Group intended to cover this integration requirement.
8. China – Stratford upon Avon NA noted the C&W heritage was seen as an attraction to the world. Further outlining why, the visit was undertaken and the supporting reasoning. The key achievements were, re-affirming the civic and cultural ties; showing Midlands as ‘keen to do business’; developing commercial relationships with Automotive partners. CWLEP has set up a China Business Group led by NA including all key stakeholders and sharing business intelligence with Midlands Engine. DP updated the meeting from a Stratford point of view. JB requested at January board a TOR for the China Business Group
NA/MY
9. Nuneaton – Stronger Towns Fund PD outlined how this would affect Nuneaton Borough. The first objective was to set up a private led board and develop a strategy. Capacity funding was already in place to work up a structure. Timescales were noted Both LR and SF had been approached as having businesses connections in Nuneaton to support the Chair position. MP would engage support from an FE perspective.
SF MP
10. Programme Delivery Board Report. PD outlined the challenges and the current financial position. Current activity was 110% of target at Q2. Red and Amber projects are all complex. PDB completed a robust analysis and projects are aware of consequences. PD outlined the specific issues of each red projects and the potential actions considered. JB noted this is likely to be the view moving forward given the time left to deliver. Recommendation. The Programme Delivery Board were asked to approve the revised profiles for A46 Stanks, A452 Europa Way, CSW Broadband, Transforming Nuneaton and Shakespeare’s Henley Street. The Board noted the revised profiles and accepted the recommendations of the PDB.
11. Finance and Governance Board. NA advised the board that F&G had been asked to support several small funding requests. Visual Interactive Futures, The Meeting Show and YoungPro Awards (last time) were agreed. Venturefest was asked to supply more information before approval would be released.
12. AOB. None requested.
Next Meeting: 27th January 2020 Venue: TBA
CWLEP Board Meeting: 27 January 2020
Agenda Item: 5a
Title: West Midlands Cluster Brexit Activity
1. Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to update the Board on the current activity of the CWLEP Growth Hub and its lead role in supporting the West Midlands Cluster Brexit.
2. Context The enclosed data gives updated activity in association with the Growth Hub West Midland Cluster lead engagements. Almost 18,000 companies were approached in the overall survey. In addition, there are a significant number of completed surveys underpinning the activity undertaken.
3. Recommendation
The Board is asked to note:
• The significant level of engagement and business response; • The leading West Midlands Growth Hub role being undertaken regionally by
CWLEP Growth Hub in the Brexit Business Readiness programme and the recognition of its business support model, intelligence gathering and analysis tools;
• The amount of quantitative and qualitative business intelligence gathered across the region.
Author: Craig Humphrey, Managing Director, CWLEP Growth Hub
Headlines – West Midlands Cluster Brexit Activity
Activity:
- Nearly 18,000 companies approached (new data) in Telemarketing survey o 6,151 companies surveyed o 2,458 of these opted for further Growth Hub support (40%)
- 20 in depth case studies delivered to BEIS on impact of Brexit on local businesses
Cluster Activities:
- 30 Brexit events delivered across the West Midlands region evenly spread across the region
- Telemarketing campaign - Social media campaign - Report to be written up to assess performance against a single quarter
Regional Breakdown:
6,151 total completed surveys across the West Midlands within the six weeks of our telemarketing campaign—which has now finished running.
- 1,022 (16.62%) from Coventry and Warwickshire - 1,015 (16.50%) from Worcestershire - 1,010 (16.42%) from The Marches - 1,039 (16.89%) from the Black Country - 1,001 (16.27%) from Stoke and Staffordshire - 1,064 (17.30%) from GBS
That is, approximately, 1,025 new business who have been contacted across the West Midlands per week (6-week campaign).
Almost 3,000 (~47%) of businesses in the West Midlands have devoted time to considering the potential consequences of Brexit according to the total telemarketing forms received to date. This figure has remained consistent.
Social Media Statistics:
- Total reach and engagement across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: 155,076 - Total Impressions across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: 2,513,578 - Total Link Clicks across Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn: 4,424
Post-Brexit Outlook Summary:
There are three key outcomes from the West Midlands cluster;
(1) the volume of businesses we were able to engage with regarding Brexit in just 6 short weeks
(2) the amount and speed at which key quantitative and qualitative business intelligence was gathered and reported on and
(3) the value and impact of collaboration and continuity within a regional and national Growth Hub framework.
There is life after Brexit and through further qualitative research it was determined that the mindset around this process needs to be focused on the long-term. ‘Brexit Fatigue’ will presumably subside, so long as there is a certain path for businesses to prepare for. Brexit is not a one-off event. It is a shift in economic, political and social processes that will require adjustments from businesses over time.
CWLEP Growth Hub
CWLEP BOARD MEETING27 January 2020Agenda Item 5b Coventry & Warwickshire Business Festival
Background & Objectives CW Business Festival concept formed in 2016 with strategic objectives to:I. showcase Coventry & Warwickshire, at a regional and national level, as the ‘Knowledge
Capital of the UK’
II. unite Coventry & Warwickshire business community and its advanced business activities under one umbrella to drive inward investment and economic growth
III. increase engagement with businesses not actively engaged with the local business community or CWGH
Associate Events contracted Sept. 2016 to deliver the Festival over 3 years.
Event launched November 2017 and over its 3 years the achievements included:
• 301 registered events
• 11,500 attendees
• 2620 businesses engaged
• 28.7m total reach
CWBF 2019
Objectives updated, following CWBF 2018 review, to;• reduce quantity and increase quality of events
• ensure even spread across industry sectors
• ensure even spread across geographical areas
CW Business Festival 2019 key achievements included:
• 83 Registered Events
• 3160 attendees & 805 separate businesses
• Lower event cancellation rate than in previous years
• Headline sponsor Inspire Insurance retained
• Events held in every area within the Coventry & Warwickshire districts
• 33.4% of businesses attending were SMEs, sized 10 – 249
• 23.4% of business in attendance had 250+ employees
• 88% of events rated good to excellent
CWBF from 2017 to 2019
Comparing figures from the 2017 Official Festival Report to the 2019 Report highlights a downturn in attendee numbers & upturn in the number of businesses engaging with the festival;
• Attendance figures
2017: 4910 2018: 3389 2019: 3160 % Change yr. 1 to yr. 3: -36%
• Businesses in attendance
2017: 715 2018: 1100 2019: 805 % Change yr. 1 to yr. 3: +11%
• Percentage of attendees from outside the region
2017: 23% 2018: 24.1% 2019: 21.8% % Change yr. 1 to yr. 3: -1.2%
• Number of international attendees
2017: 18 2018: 11 2019: 2 % Change yr. 1 to yr. 3: -89%
Business Festival Next Steps?
CWBF has achieved its objectives to unite the Coventry & Warwickshire business community under one umbrella and increase engagement with businesses not actively engaged with the local business community or CWGH.
Going forward, should we consider a new model of delivery for the CW Business Festival, one that drives inward investment and attracts more international visitors to our region?
Should we consider using the Festival as a follow-up to leads generated at MIPIM?
Strategic Opportunities
HS2Automotive
Birmingham 2022City of Culture
MIPIM
The VoiceCW Business
Festival
The Message Invest
Coventry & Warwickshire
The Mechanism
CWConnect2
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CWLEP Board Meeting 27 January 2020
Agenda Item: 5c
Title: Draft Terms of Reference – CWLEP China Business Group
China Business Group – DRAFT Terms of Reference
Purpose
• To provide strategic advice to the CWLEP Board on all LEP matters relating to our region’s engagement with China based businesses, the opportunities and the potential for international growth that can be maximised on, the associated cultural implications and potential risks,
• To facilitate a coordinated CWLEP approach across the Coventry and Warwickshire region, the WMCA and the wider West Midlands when applicable.
• To assess available business opportunities, identifying key risks and known gaps in areas of support that may be required,
• To take account of China related, regional market intelligence and intelligence from LEP business groups, to ensure that Coventry and Warwickshire support the current and possible future business opportunities that may bring additional growth to the region.
Roles and responsibilities
The Business group will:
• Develop, champion and review support available to businesses across all sectors – primary LEP target sectors but also up-and-coming and underrepresented sectors,
• Review current issues affecting the region and forming action plans to support or champion support provision where this is not available,
• Report observations to the CW LEP Board so that they may better assess the impact of & shape policy and strategy accordingly,
• Be aware of the delivery and effectiveness of Local, Regional & any National Government resources focussed on Business Support and funding initiatives within the target market,
• Engage with, shape and influence the work of the other CWLEP business groups to support the capability of businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire who could potentially trade with China
• Inform LEP strategic plans with reference to support and financial needs, particularly for the development of the local industrial strategy and increasing productivity in Coventry & Warwickshire and the West Midlands
• Engage with the regional business support initiatives and ensure intelligence is shared from and to the Combined Authority groups, networks and programmes
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Current Priorities (as of January 2020) and specific areas of activity
• Establish a core Business Group to enhance the potential future trade relationships with China based business regions, immediately and specifically with focus on Fuzhou, Province of Jiangxi, China, to support SDC and further potential commercial opportunities resulting from the cultural partnership
• Understanding the effectiveness of business support programmes towards helping shape the potential to expend the current levels of business with China
• Receive updates on relevant national and regional policy and align work to priorities set out by the nation al regional, such as the Midlands Engine China Strategy, WMCA and CWLEP Industrial Strategies and inform the WMCA LIS to form opportunities.
• Present a joined-up approach in delivering business support across the region and enabling access to the right programmes at the right time by means of ‘account management’ with the Growth Hub and intermediaries playing a key role.
• Review good practice from elsewhere (nationally and internationally) to inform activity and support our regional strategy and potential supporting financial needs.
• Work with specialists and task groups to engage with opportunities and eliminate possible risks, • review Terms of Reference, including membership, of the Business Group on an annual basis
Membership
The Chair of the business group will be a LEP Board Director appointed by consensus by the LEP Board. A Vice Chair, if required, will be agreed by and from within the Business Group.
Membership of the group should be a balance of private and public sector representation and cover all aspects of the business support provision, business & professional services, finance provision in the region.
All members are entitled to a vote should a formal decision be required.
Advisors or other key individuals/groups may be invited to attend Business Group meetings to discuss specific items on the agenda, however they will not have a vote in decisions.
Membership of the group will be confirmed following the agreement of these Terms of Reference.
Governance
The Business group will:
• operate in line with CWLEP policies and guidance, including the Code of Conduct • commit to meeting a minimum of 4 times per year but will aim to meet bimonthly • make agendas and minutes of these meeting publicly available via the CWLEP website • be deemed quorate if three or more voting members are in attendance.
The CWLEP Executive representative will not have the right to vote at a meeting.
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Conflicts of Interest
Clearly, by the very nature of this group, those with the requisite knowledge and experience are also those with a vested interest in the outcomes. Any member who has a financial or other personal interest in any agenda item or discussion must declare that interest prior to the discussion taking place, or as soon as the interest becomes apparent, this will be recorded in the minutes. If appropriate, that member may be asked to leave the room for the rest of that discussion.
Transparency and Accountability
The Business Group will work in a transparent way and communicate clearly to maximise its engagement across the region with, supporting Local Authorities, private businesses, organisations and the public. Minutes of meetings will be published on the LEP website, excluding any commercial in confidence items.
Commercially Sensitive Issues
Certain discussions and papers will be treated as “commercial in confidence” where highlighted in documents/discussions. In these cases, information must not be shared in any way without agreement of chair and other stakeholders.
Amendments to the Terms of Reference
The workings of the Terms of Reference will be reviewed and revised as appropriate but will be formally reviewed on an annual basis.
Current Membership
NAME ROLE Nick Abell CWLEP Board Director Stuart Croft CWLEP Board Director John Latham CWLEP Board Director Martin Yardley CWLEP Chief Executive Paula Deas CWLEP Operations Director Cllr Chris Kettle Stratford-on-Avon District Council (Chairman) Tony Perks Stratford-on-Avon District Council Nick Spencer CWLEP Board Director Helen Peters CWLEP Board Director
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The Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor
TMTC
TMTC
TMTC: a multimodal corridor
The A46
Midlands Engine Rail
TMTC
TMTC populations vs ‘The Arc’
Cardiff – 335k Bristol – 535kGloucester – 128k
Warwick/Leamington – 126kCoventry – 326k
Leicester – 329k
Newark – 120kLincoln – 130k
Hull – 284k
Stratford-Upon-Avon – 121k
‘The Arc’ populations
Oxford – 155kMilton Keynes – 230kBedford – 157kCambridge – 124k
Population by Google!
TMTC
Working together: opportunities for GrowthInvesting in the A46 has the opportunity to support local, regional and national-scale growth in jobs and housing
250,000 new homes needed by 2041
TMTC
Combining your plans
Local Plan Commitments:• Housing: 59,885• Jobs: 100,054
Appetite for Growth:• Housing: 273,900• Jobs: 186,768
PLANNED GROWTH BETWEEN 2020 AND 2025 TOTAL APPETITE FOR GROWTH BETWEEN 2020 AND 2045
TMTC
Following expert advice: Work Together!EY: It is likely that convincing Government to change a decision or to get funding outside of the usual statutory processes will require a set of local authorities to work together to frame an offer that is sufficiently convincing. The challenge is to connect more localised action to the need for and government commitment to a large piece of infrastructure that may not always have a direct connection to the areas of desired development.A key challenge, especially outside an area covered by a combined authority, is to work through a structure that allows commitments to be meaningful, and is able to bring together groups of authorities together to support projects and programmes in an organised way. This is critical to convincing Treasury in particular of the seriousness of local commitment and that the development goals are shared and actions can be followed through upon.
TMTC
TMTC visionA vibrant, well-functioning, fast growing, highly productive economy. Catalysed by investment in strategic transport infrastructure.
TMTC
Enablers to Catalytic Outcomes
TMTC
Who we’re asking: LEPs and LHAs
TMTC
Who we’re asking: LPAs
TMTC
What we’re asking for
TMTC
Funding source 2020/21 contribution 2021/2022 contribution Total
13 x Local Highway Authorities and LEPs £15,000 each £15,000 each £390,000
27 x Local Planning Authorities £7,500 each £7,500 each £405,000
Midlands Connect £50,000 £50,000 £100,000
Total regional contribution £895,000
Government £1,000,000 £1,105,000 £2,105,000
Total funding requirement £3,000,000
What you get for your investment
Strategic Plan for long-term
infrastructure investment
Evidence of how investment can rebalance the
economy
Accelerated local housing delivery
A key to increased foreign direct investment
Co-ordinated local, regional and national planning
Increased data and evidence for your own Local
Plans and reviews
TMTC
Support for business growth, productivity and
job creation
Partnership approach that generates the
maximum return for investment
CWLEP Board Meeting: 27 January 2020 Agenda Item: 7 Title: Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor 1. Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide the LEP Board with a brief context to the presentation on the Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor which will be given by Midlands Connect at the meeting. 2. Context The A46 is a key corridor of economic activity and growth for the Coventry and Warwickshire LEP area. It forms a strategic north-south link which interfaces with the M1, A5, M6, A45, M40 and M5, and is identified as one of the seven transport priorities in the LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan. The route has benefitted from significant investment over the past 20 years, including major improvements at M40 Junction 15 (2009) and the A45/A46 junction at Tollbar End (2017). Growth Deal funding is currently being used to improve the A46/A425/A4177 Stanks junction near Warwick; further investment is due to begin next year at A46/A428 Binley and A46 Stoneleigh. An existing commitment to improve the A46/B4082 Walsgrave junction should also see it upgraded during the Government’s second Road Investment Strategy period (2020-25). Once these works have been completed, the section of the A46 between the M6/M69 and M40 will meet the Government’s criteria for it be identified as an ‘Expressway’. Further improvements however will be required south of the M40 in order to address issues of route consistency, congestion and safety, particularly between Stratford-upon-Avon and Alcester, around Evesham and between Teddington Hands and the M5 at Ashchurch, where a new Garden Town is proposed. The strategic importance of the A46 was recognised by Midlands Connect when it published its strategy in March 2017. Subsequent studies have highlighted that the whole corridor from North Lincolnshire to Gloucestershire provides £115bn of economic output each year – equivalent to 9% of the total UK economy. The route has been branded the ‘Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor’; this recognises the role it plays in serving key sectors such as Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Storage and Distribution, Aerospace, Agri-tech and Food. It will also continue to be a vital route for the export market via the Humber Ports (Immingham, Grimsby and Hull), along with Avonmouth and Cardiff. 3. The Proposition As a result of the work undertaken by Midlands Connect and the support received to date from CWLEP and the Local Authorities represented on the A46 Partnership, a proposition to Government has been developed. This sets the context of the current nature and performance of the Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor, the planned and potential housing and employment growth over the next 20-25 years, and how a comprehensive investment package in skills, housing, public
realm and local/strategic transport will yield productivity and GVA benefits. Further details on this will be provided in the presentation by Midlands Connect. The original proposition was submitted to Government in July 2019, but unfortunately no funding was forthcoming at that time. Midlands Connect has been encouraged by senior representatives from the Department for Transport and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to develop the proposition in time for the next funding opportunity. Homes England has also taken an interest in the emerging proposals for the corridor. 4. Funding A clear steer has been provided by Government that any funding ask should be matched by a significant local contribution to demonstrate commitment from partners towards the Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor Plan. As such, a strategy has been developed which seeks to deliver a 30% local contribution towards a total funding ask of £3m. A two-tier approach has been adopted which requests a total of £30,000 over two years from LEP’s and Local Highway Authorities, and £15,000 from Local Planning Authorities. Further details on this will be provided in the presentation by Midlands Connect. Discussions are taking place across the whole corridor with partner LEP’s and Local Authorities regarding the principle of the Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor Plan and associated funding request. The intention is to resubmit the proposition to Government on 7th February 2020 ahead of the budget on March 11th. If a positive announcement is forthcoming on or around that date, then a further report will be brought before the LEP Board to formalise the commitment, should members be minded to support the funding ask in principle. 5. Recommendation
The LEP Board is asked to note the content of the presentation by Midlands Connect and agree in principle to provide a funding contribution of £30,000 towards the development of the Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor Strategic Economic Growth Plan should Government funding be forthcoming. Author: Adrian Hart, Adviser to the CWLEP Transport and Infrastructure Business Group
CWLEP Board Meeting: 27 January 2020 Agenda Item: 8 Title: Programme Delivery Board Report 1 Purpose of Paper
1.1 This paper outlines the position of projects at the end December 2019 and ahead of Q3 claims. The paper details projects by exception which have a RED or AMBER/RED status.
2 Summary
2.1 Out of the 40 Growth Deal projects, 3 are rated RED, 2 are rated AMBER / RED and 35 are rated GREEN. Table 1 gives an overview of the projects that were considered by the Programme Delivery Board on 16th January 2020.
Table 1 – Projects that were considered at the Programme Delivery Board Meeting on 16th January 2020
Risk Rating Project Total LGF Contribution
LGF remaining (On 31/12/19)
Comments
RED A46 Stanks £4.1m £3.17m Update and re-profile request in section 4.1
RED A452 Europa Way £3.6m £3.57m Update and re-profile request in section 4.2
RED Coventry Station Masterplan
£27.5m £6.6m Update and re-profile request in section 4.3
AMBER/RED AME Expansion £1m £0m Update in section 4.4
AMBER/RED Duplex Investment Fund £1.3m £1.3m Update and re-profile
request in section 4.5
GREEN Transforming Nuneaton £7.5m £5.544m Update in section 4.6
GREEN Shakespeare’s Henley Street £0.462m 0.242m Update and re-profile
request in section 4.7
GREEN City of Culture 2021 £2.4m £1.371m Update in section 4.8
3. Growth Deal Programme Finances
3.1 Finances.
3.1.1 The forecast project defrayal in Q3 was £7.08m, down from the previous forecast of £10.18m. This is mainly due to a reprofile request from Coventry Station Masterplan which is detailed in section 4.3. At the PDB meeting on 16th January, the Growth Deal Project team provided an update of project defrayal following the receipt of Quarter 3 claims and reported that the actual spend of the LGF projects currently stands at an improved position of £8.16m. This improved position is primarily due to the Transforming Nuneaton project who were able to claim over £2m in Q3, due to a property purchase. The claims are subject to approval.
3.1.2 A full summary of all the Growth Deal projects are provided in Appendix 1.
3.1.3 As reported to PDB there is £35,228,167 of Local Growth Funding remaining to be spent by the end of the programme in March 2021. The table below details the spend schedule for the remainder of the programme. Following the Q3 claims period, subject to final checks, the remaining Local Growth Funding will be £27.06m.
Table 2 – Local Growth Funding Spend Schedule
2019/2020 2020/2021
Quarter 3 Quarter 4 Quarter 1 Quarter 2 Quarter 3 Quarter 4
8,166,955.39 10,560,441.48 7,022,377.75 2,817,650.52 3,390,403.03 3,270,339.25
3.1.4 The PDB fully recognised the overall total of £35.22m to be defrayed before March 2021 could be challenging and continuing robust management from the PDB and GDPT was required to ensure the funding programme is fully spent. The PDB confirmed that they would delegate responsibility to the CWLEP Executive and GDPT to review the existing project pipeline to identify opportunities for any potential recovered funds that may be returned to LGF.
3.1.5 PDB discussed the re-allocation of any Local Growth Deal alongside the need for CWLEP to be well placed in bidding for the 11 March Budget asks and feeding into the spending review anticipated later in the year. CWLEP has already convened a meeting of stakeholders to look at existing and future funding requirements and is working closely with West Midlands Combined Authority to gather an overview of the short, medium and long term asks as well as shaping devolution policy going forward.
3.1.6 The PDB confirmed that they would want to support agile processes to ensure any potential underspend can be reallocated quickly and that allows for timely decision making by the PDB in order to ensure all available funding is spent in government timeframes.
4 Projects in Delivery
4.1 A46 Stanks RED
4.1.1 Further to previously reported progress on the A46 Stanks Island project additional programme change is now in the process of being identified. The progress on site is much further behind programme than had been previously anticipated. In consideration of work to date against the original programme submitted during the tender period, it is now apparent that this delay cannot be recovered. Due to this, the project is anticipating further financial slippage into the next financial year. An underspend of £297,139 will occur in Q3, whilst an underspend of £312,114 is expected in Q4. This means that a total of £609,253 will slip from 2019/20 to 2020/21.
4.1.2 The WCC officers are disappointed to report this lack of progress but are keen to develop a shared approach with CWLEP to resolving and communicating the impacts this slower than expected progress, in recognition of the complexity of the project, within a live highway environment.
4.1.3 The delay has been due to the following:
• A number of uncharted utilities were found on site • Re-profiling the programme to encompass pedestrian management routes • An overly ambitious original programme set by NMCN
4.1.4 The following actions are to be taken to manage the contract:
• Director level meeting between WCC and NMCN will help both parties to understand issues and reassure both of intent to continue to operate collaboratively
• Deal with the contract administration in accordance with the conditions of contract • Further programming workshop between WCC and NMCN to review the programme and
jointly identify issues • Refresh communication strategy to tackle road users, residents, member and stakeholder
understanding of the situation
4.1.5 At the Programme Delivery Board on 16 January 2020, David Ayton-Hill, Assistant Director for Communities at Warwickshire County Council, updated the board on the further delays that the project had experienced since the last PDB meeting. In his verbal update, he identified the primary reason for the delays as a lack of capacity from the contractor, NMCN, due to their initial underestimation of the complexity of the project.
3.1.7 PDB Decision: The PDB approved the GDPT should review the LGF project pipeline and consider the processes required to efficiently reallocate any potential recovered funds to other projects.
4.1.6 David Ayton-Hill also reported that NMCN have recently submitted a new schedule to WCC which is currently under review. The expected completion date for the works is now September 2020.
4.1.7 David Ayton-Hill informed the PDB that a Director level meeting will be taking place with NMCN during the week commencing Monday 20th January. The PDB agreed that CWLEP should be represented at the meeting and asked David to send an invitation to Martin Yardley and Nick Abell. The LEP representatives will ascertain whether the completion date of September 2020 is realistic and to help to provide confidence to the CWLEP that the contractor is able to deliver the project within the stated timetable. A report will be made to the PDB at the next meeting in March.
4.1.8 The PDB requested that the project present a full and comprehensive update at the next Programme Delivery Board Meeting in March.
4.2 A452 Europa Way RED
4.2.1 At the November PDB meeting, the project presented an update to the PDB. The presentation included the project’s latest financial re-profile including £500k to be spent in Q4 19/20. The project informed the PDB that Europa remains a very challenging scheme that has several critical dependencies on private sector activity.
4.2.2 The GDPT met with Stephen Rumble from Warwickshire County Council on 2 December 2019. Stephen provided an update on the project’s progress towards achieving the 19/20 and 20/21 planned expenditure. A request for the external costs of a planning application to be claimed under the Europa project has since been approved by the finance and legal teams at Warwickshire County Council, Coventry City Council and BEIS as eligible spend. The variation letter is awaiting signature by both parties to formalise the agreement.
4.2.3 The planned spend for 20/21 includes:
4.1.9 PDB Decision: The Programme Delivery Board did not approve the financial re-profile request, pending Director level meeting with NMCN where CWLEP will seek confirmation that the current completion date of September 2020 is achievable. A member of the CWLEP Board and the CWLEP CEO will attend Director level meeting. The PDB agreed that CWLEP should not accept any further spend from the project after Q2 20/21. Funding that has not been defrayed by the project by this time will be recovered by the LEP. The PDB requested that a representative from the Stanks team present an updated project position at the PDB meeting in March 2020 and all future meetings.
• A Land Transfer, which will cost £850,000 and is due to be completed by the end of March. This will be claimed in Q1 20/21.
• £1.9m for the S278-4 Scheme: This scheme was previously delayed by design issues which have now been resolved and the scheme is currently going through final approval. The tender process for the developer (the scheme is using the same developer as before) is due to be completed in December 2019. The project expects, with a reasonable degree of confidence, that the developer will be on site in January 2020. If this happens, we can expect extra spend in Q4 19/20. The developer will be on site for a total of 30 weeks.
• £204,000 for the S278-3A scheme: Spend will be claimed in Q2 20/21, or Q3 20/21 as the worst-case scenario.
4.2.4 At the Programme Delivery Board meeting on 16th January 2020, it was reported that the GDPT have been working with Europa Way to agree the letter of variation that will allow the project to claim the planning application costs. These costs, in addition to the WCC scheme development costs, led to a spend forecast of £606,000 in Quarter 4 19/20. This forecast has since been reduced to £560,000 to be claimed in Q4 due to issues with defrayal evidence.
4.2.5 The PDB questioned the project’s latest spend forecast for the 20/21 financial year and requested the GDPT to work with the project to defray the £850,000 for the Land Transfer in Q4 since the spend will be taking place in March 2020.
4.2.6 The PDB asked that the project present a full and comprehensive update at the next Programme Delivery Board Meeting in March.
4.2.7 PDB Decision:
The PDB did not approve the financial re-profile
The PDB requested that the £850,000 towards the Land Transfer be claimed in quarter 4 of 19/20
The PDB agreed that CWLEP should not accept any further spend from the project after Q2 20/21. Any funding that has not been defrayed by this time will be recovered by the LEP.
The PDB requested that a representative from Europa Way present an updated project position at the PDB meeting in March 2020 and all future meetings.
4.3 Coventry Station Masterplan RED
4.3.1 The Programme Delivery Board will be aware that Coventry Station Masterplan is our flagship scheme, with £27.5m of LGF funds supporting the delivery of new infrastructure at Coventry Station to increase capacity and support continuing significant passenger growth. The delivery team and GDPT are working collaboratively to ensure the remaining funds are defrayed within the 19/20 financial year. The project is requesting a reprofile of £3.796m from Q3 to Q4. This brings the total spend for Q4 19/20 to £4.694m.
4.3.2 The reprofiling of expenditure is a result of a delay to works commencing on site for Phase (multi-storey car park and secondary entrance) and Phase 3 (NUCKLE 1.2). The project manager has informed the programme team that despite the slippage in Q3, the project is still on track to achieve its expenditure targets in 2019/20 and Local Growth Funding has been prioritised for defrayal.
4.3.3 As previously reported to the Board, a further full OJEU tender process was undertaken for Phase 3. The project received two tenders in September 2019, both of which were over the available budget and did not meet the Council’s programme requirements. Network Rail have provided an alternative proposal which is still significantly over the available budget.
4.3.4 In order to take the project forward, support is needed from Network Rail and Department for
Transport. The Council have been liaising closely with Network Rail to establish how they may be able to better support the successful delivery of the project and are in discussion with the Department for Transport to identify if they can provide funding. The Department for Transport have requested an update of the Phase 3 full business case to be undertaken in order to assess the best strategic and economic approach to delivery.
4.3.5 The project is challenging the rail industry regarding the significant increase in Phase 3
scheme costs and have requested Network Rail undertake a review of the infrastructure to be delivered in order to facilitate the additional service between Coventry and Nuneaton to identify if it can be approached in a different way to make the project more viable. While Network Rail and Department for Transport work towards a resolution for delivering Phase 3, the Council will proceed with the delivery of Phases 1 and 2 which will not be affected by the decisions about the approach to Phase 3 in terms of timing or costs.
4.3.6 The impact on CWLEP outputs is minimal, in that the only metrics associated with Phase 3 are
construction jobs. Discussions are ongoing with WMCA to ensure project funding is protected as a result of the change to delivery approach. A break clause will be introduced into the Phase 2 contract to help protect the Council’s position in the unlikely event that clawback of grant is sought.
4.3.7 At the Programme Delivery Board meeting on 16th January 2020, Colin Knight, Director of
Transportation and Highways at Coventry City Council and Mark Riley from Buckingham Group updated the board on the status of the project. The update included the video of the expected status of the station by January 2021, emphasising the improvements that will have been made to enhance the experience of visitors to Coventry for City of Culture 2021. Colin Knight was confident that the project would be able to spend the final £4.694m allocation of LGF money in Q4 of 19/20 and highlighted improvements that had been made to project management and decision making to ensure this.
4.3.8 The PDB asked for assurance that the remaining £4.694m would be spent by 31 March 2020. Mark Riley confirmed he was confident that the project would spend the remaining allocation of the LGF funds in the next quarter. This would comprise some material orders, such as steel, which will be ordered in next two months. The PDB confirmed that reprofile of £3.796m from Q3 to Q4 was approved but it was vital that the Coventry Station Masterplan project completed it’s LGF spend before 31 March 2020 and there would no further requests to adjust the spend profile.
4.3.9 Colin Knight requested letters of support from the CWLEP to West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the Department for Transport (DfT)
4.4 AME Expansion AMBER / RED
4.4.1 The project has progressed and continues to deliver project outputs, including growing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) with businesses, Masters Students completing their courses, alongside new students and PhD students enrolling. Most of the equipment has also been purchased and delivered. This is all working to achieve the grant outputs.
4.4.2 As previously reported, the construction and refurbishment of the expansion space has stalled on settling on the necessary agreements to progress. Due to the delay, the project milestones have been redrafted and were presented at the November Programme Delivery Board. The project is working toward the AME expansion opening in November 2020, with a launch event to be scheduled for Jan 2021. However, there are potential opportunities within the plan to bring forward the November deadline and every effort is being made to achieve these. When and where these opportunities prove possible, the Programme Board will be notified.
4.4.3 The University have now received the amended lease documentation which has resolved the
larger issues that were of previous concern. The option to extend the expansion lease until 2029 has now been included in the new version and the clause stating that the University would compensate Unipart for any loss of profit that has been removed. Following a negotiation meeting in September between the University and Unipart, a capped separation cost from the University to Unipart will be paid, should Unipart leave site before 2029 has been agreed. This is now included within the latest iteration of the lease document.
4.4.4 The documentation has been shared for comment with the University’s Legal and Estates teams. Following on from comments received, there were a number of wording changes to be made. These have been sent to the University’s solicitors to amend the documentation to seek agreement from Unipart and their legal representatives before both parties sign. The agreements are not yet been signed by both parties. However, negotiations continued over the Christmas break with the aim of both parties to finalise the remaining few points by Friday 10 January 2020.
4.4.5 At the Programme Delivery Board meeting on 16th January 2020, the board were updated that the lease between Unipart and Coventry University had not yet been signed. However, it was acknowledged that this delay was not due to any significant issues with the agreement and
4.3.10 PDB Decision:
The PDB approved the financial re-profile for Coventry Station Masterplan. The PDB emphasised fully that the final spend on the project of £4.694m must be defrayed by 31 March 2020 so there is no further slippage to the financial profile. The PDB agreed that CWLEP will draft letters of support for the project to WMCA and DfT.
more due to the need for both legal teams to review any changes before the agreement could be signed. Correspondence between the GDPT and AME on 15th January 2020 has indicated that the agreement should be signed by 24th January 2020.
4.5 Duplex Investment Fund AMBER/RED
4.5.1 The Duplex Investment Fund has now launched and has been operational since the start of October. Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust (CWRT) has been working pro-actively since the launch to raise awareness of the scheme availability to potential applicants. This has included speaking at events, leaflet drops, social media campaigns and working with partners such as the Growth Hub to support referrals.
4.5.2 A formal PR launch was planned to take place shortly after the scheme became operational. This has been delayed due to the timing of the election announcement and subsequent purdah. PR will now take place in January and will be followed-up with subsequent press releases including case studies as these become available.
4.5.3 Loans to the value of £147,000 have been given to businesses and the associated grant element will be drawn down shortly. although uptake in the scheme has begun there are contractual obligations and a formal agreement before grants are able to be drawn down from LGF. There has been a growing pipeline over the last two months and with the help of the PR release in the new year and the support from both Local Authorities, CWRT are confident that the proposed reprofile can be fulfilled.
4.5.4 The project is requesting a financial reprofile of 120,000 from Quarter 3 19/20. £60,000 of this will slip into Quarter 4 19/20 while £60,000 will slip into the next financial year 20/21.
4.5.5 At the Programme Delivery Board on 16th January 2020, Anna Livesey, Business Development Manager at Coventry City Council, presented a project update to the board including a summary of applications, pipeline, financial update of the fund and outputs.
4.5.6 The Programme Delivery Board asked the GDPT to investigate whether the full £1.3m allocated to the project could be paid directly to the CWRT, who are responsible for identifying and working with suitable businesses for the scheme. This will help to accelerate the expenditure of CWLEP’s LGF allocation.
4.4.6 PDB Decision The Growth Deal Programme Management Team should continue frequent correspondence with AME and notify PBD whether the agreement is signed on 24th January. CWLEP to contact Coventry University if the agreement is not signed by 24 January.
4.5.7 The Board requested the project to provide an update at the meeting in May with particular focus on the anticipated profile of companies and take up and the actual profile of companies and take up. The update should also focus on earlier businesses that have received grant funding from the Duplex scheme compared to later adopters.
4.6 Transforming Nuneaton GREEN
4.6.1 The project has made positive progress since the last Programme Delivery Board meeting where it was reported that the project had underspent by £78,000 in Quarter 2.
4.6.2 On 18th December the project reported that they are now able to complete the exchange and purchase of the third building of the land assembly programme at the Vicarage Street development site. This will provide Warwickshire County Council (WCC) with the whole site required for their proposed plans.
4.6.3 Due to the above purchases, the project’s LGF claim for Q3 is £2.3m, significantly higher than expected. This has greatly improved progress towards meeting the project’s expenditure target for this financial year
4.6.4 On 17th December the proposal for a new public sector library and business centre on the site went before the full council for approval. The WCC Council approved the investment of £19.42m in the site which is great news for the Transforming Nuneaton programme and in particular for the Vicarage Street development site where the LGF award is being used.
4.6.5 MACE have been appointed to finalise a masterplan and landscape outline for the remainder of the site. This is due to be delivered in February 2020.
4.6.6 The project will imminently appoint a developer agent to assist with the marketing of the site. Both this and the masterplan work is aimed to be used at MIPIM 2020 – The World’s Leading Property Market Event.
4.6.7 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council (NBBC) have appointed Thomas Lister to support the development of the bid to the Future High Street Fund (FHSF). A Rough Order of Magnitude has been submitted providing an idea of the level of funding to be requested.
4.5.8 PDB Decision:
The PDB approved the project’s re-profile request.
The PDB asked the GDPT to investigate if the full funding allocation of £1.3m can be paid to CWRT to accelerate spend. Martin Yardley to provide contact details about a social media company who may be able support with a more targeted approach to the engagement of small businesses for the Duplex Fund.
There is the potential for the inclusion of flood alleviation works in the bid that will enable residential development within Nuneaton Town Centre. Further details, timings and costs will be presented over the coming months.
4.6.8 The constitution of, and appointment to, the Board set up to manage the funding from the Stronger Towns Fund is progressing and is set to be in place for mid-January 2020. The governance structure for the Board will be prepared and published by the of end January 2020. The Board will be required to produce a Town Investment Plan by Summer 2020.
4.7 Shakespeare’s Henley Street GREEN
4.7.1 Shakespeare’s Henley Street has continued to make positive progress in the delivery of the project following the opening of Will’s Kitchen in Quarter 2
4.7.2 The project team have reported that they received good feedback from patrons on the café’s menu at launch and received positive reviews on TripAdvisor and social media
4.7.3 The team are currently in discussions to develop cross-marketing initiatives between the Shakespeare’s Birthplace Museum and Will’s Kitchen.
4.7.4 The works on Upper Henley Street are due to begin on 6th January 2020. The developer for the works is Fitzgerald, a developer with experience working on busy street works such as Centenary Square in Birmingham and with a vital understanding of stakeholder management. The signed contract documents are expected to be received by the end of December.
4.7.5 The project is forecasting an underspend for Q3 of c£30,000. This is because the forecast was made when the team thought that the Upper Henley Street Works were going to commence in November 2019. As the Works will now commence in January 2020, some underspend has occurred. This will be recovered in Q4 19/20.
4.6.9 PDB Decision: The PDB welcomed the update.
4.7.6 PDB Decision: The PDB approved the financial re-profile of the project.
4.8 City of Culture 2021 GREEN
4.8.1 At November’s PDB the project reported that Daimler Powerhouse was making positive steps forward and received a letter from the Director of Business, Investment & Culture provided assurance that the satisfactory lease between GAT and Wigley is close to being agreed and the Grant Aid Agreement between GAT and CCC would be signed shortly.
4.8.2 There have been a number of meetings to ensure that all parties are satisfied with all the legal documentations and the Council have ensured that there is the necessary security in place protecting the public funds investment. These negotiations are near completion and all parties are committed to signing the Lease, Development Agreement and Grant Aid Agreement no later than the Friday 17th January.
4.8.3 The Cultural Capital Programme team are confident that project is still on track to achieve all required outputs within contracted timescales and building work will begin on site in the new year and it is estimated to take 9 months.
5. Growing Places
5.1 Bermuda Connectivity
5.1.1 At the Programme Delivery Board Meeting on 14th November 2019, the PDB agreed the grant of £500k could be discharged to the Bermuda Connectivity project. The project has submitted a completed claim which is in the process of being checked and confirmed before releasing payment.
5.1.2 The construction works should commence in February 2020 and the scheme will be fully operational by January 2021 with contracted outputs completed by the end of March 2021.
5.2 West Midlands 5G
5.2.1 The contract for the £250k of Growing Places funding for the WM5G contribution has been completed and signed by all parties. The GDPT received a claim from the WM5G team in late December which is being checked and confirmed before releasing payment.
5.3 Commonwealth Games 2022 Leamington Bowling Greens Advanced Payment
5.3.1 At July’s Board the CWLEP made the decision to award £200k of Growing Places funding to allow Warwick District Council to begin work on the bowling greens. The Growing Places contract has been signed and agreed by both parties. GDPT have received a claim from WDC which is being checked and confirmed before releasing payment.
4.8.4 PDB Decision: The PDB noted the update and asked that the Coventry City of Culture Trust attend the CWLEP Board Meeting in March 2020 with a comprehensive update on the status and management of the overall programme as well as the projects being funded by Local Growth Fund.
5.4 CWLEP Allocation Commonwealth Games Business Case Assessment
5.4.1 A paper with an update on the assessment of the Commonwealth Business Case was included under separate cover with recommendations for the Board to consider.
5.4.2 The Board discussed the assessment of the Business Case to fund a series of infrastructure improvements relating to Leamington Spa hosting the 2022 Commonwealth Games Bowls competition. The independent accessors rated the business case as a comprehensive document and a strong application worthy of support.
5.4.3 The Board felt it was a positive business case clearly highlighting the impact and benefit to Coventry and Warwickshire. The project also demonstrated value for money with clear and defined deliverables. The Board all agreed that overall the business case was very positive.
6 Growth Deal Programme Outputs
6.1 Programme Outputs will be updated after submission of the Q3 claims in January and presented to the next Programme Delivery Board.
7. Evaluation
7.1 Independent evaluators Carney Green are supporting the evaluation of the 2018/19 Coventry and Warwickshire Local Growth Fund. Carney Green have been supporting preparation for the BEIS Annual Performance Review which will take place on 27 January 2020. In light of this support, the timescale for the presentation of the preliminary evaluation report has been pushed back slightly from January 2020 to March 2020. A paper titled “Highlights of Interim Findings Report for LGF Evaluation 2018/19” which gave an overview of the interim evaluation findings was included with the Programme Delivery Board papers. The PDB welcomed the update on progress.
8 Publicity
8.1 The latest publicity return was submitted to BEIS in December 2019. There have been several key pieces of publicity issued from the Programme. Recent publicity includes: • At the 7 March 2019 PDB meeting the GDPT reported that Coventry City Council had
withdrawn from the deal with CSW Broadband. The wording around CSW has now changed and stands for Connecting Solihull & Warwickshire to Fibre Broadband.
• A Duplex press release has been drafted and will be released in January 2020.
5.4.4 PDB Decision:
The PDB accepted the recommendation to approve the £3.1m funding allocation to the 2022 Commonwealth Games Royal Leamington Spa Business Case from Warwickshire District Council.
• Shakespeare’s Henley Street project have issued a news release to confirm work will begin on street improvements in January 2020. Plaques have also been erected in Will’s Kitchen to recognise the support of CWLEP LGF.
• Warwickshire County Council issued a press release around the investment of £19.5m in the Transforming Nuneaton project. This included a reference to the project supported by CWLEP.
8.2 At the Programme Delivery Board meeting on 16th January 2020, it was noted that the GDPT are working towards a refreshed newsletter/communication to promote the success of Local Growth Fund and the impact of the projects across the Coventry and Warwickshire region. The PDB welcomed this update and suggested the use of talking head videos by stakeholders at projects is a valuable tool in sharing the success of the programme.
9 CWLEP Board Recommendations The CWLEP Board is asked to note and endorse the decisions of the Programme Delivery Board outlined in this report, specifically: 9.1 The CWLEP Board is asked to note and endorse the decision of the Programme Delivery Board to not approve the financial re-profile requests for A46 Stanks (Section 4.1) and A452 Europa Way (Section 4.2). 9.2 The CWLEP Board is asked to note and endorse the decision of the Programme Delivery Board to set a deadline of Quarter 2 20/21 for A46 Stanks (Section 4.1) and A452 Europa Way (Section 4.2) to complete the defrayal of their allocated Local Growth Fund Award. 9.3 The CWLEP Board is asked to note and endorse the decision of the Programme Delivery Board to approve the following the financial re-profile requests for Coventry Station Masterplan with a strong emphasis that £4.694m must be defrayed by 31 March 2020 (Section 4.3). Board are asked to endorse the financial reprofile requests approved for the Duplex Investment Fund (Section 4.5) and Shakespeare’s Henley Street (Section 4.7). 9.4 The CWLEP Board is asked to note the project updates provided to the Programme Delivery Board regarding AME Expansion (Section 4.4), City of Culture (Section 4.5) and Transforming Nuneaton (Section 4.6). 9.5 The CWLEP Board is asked to note the updates on Growing Places funding in relation to the Bermuda Connectivity Project (Section 5.1), the West Midlands 5G project (Section 5.2) and Commonwealth Games 2022 Leamington Bowling Greens Advanced Payment (Section 5.3). 9.6 The CWLEP Board is asked to note and endorse the decisions of the PDB in relation to the Commonwealth Games 2022 (Section 5.4). 9.7 To note the current financial and output position for Q2 (Section 3 and 6). The CWLEP Board is asked to note the GDPT will review the project pipeline and identify the process for future management of any potential recovered funding (Section 3.1). 9.8 To note the progress on the Evaluation (Section 7). 9.9 To note the positive coverage and proposed increased communication of LGF activity within the media (Section 8).
Appendix 1 – Summary of Growth Deal Projects
Ref Project Title Project Description CWLEP
RAG Status
Status LGF £
Match £
Total Project Cost £
GD01 Advice Centre
City College will create a new service which provides a focal point for employability training, job search and skills development that assists unemployed young people and adults to access Apprenticeships or gain skilled employment.
G Financially complete, 76,938 264,000 340,938
GD04 Venture House
Venture House is a high-spec office space, which provides meeting and training facilities. It is a grow-on space for individuals and micro businesses looking to set-up or grow their business.
G Financially complete 450,000 55,290 505,290
GD05 A45 Corridor Series of traffic improvement interventions along the A45 Corridor to improve congestion and travel times G Financially
complete 950,000 - 950,000
GD06 R&D Steel
Creation of a new internationally competitive R&D and skills infrastructure facility that will support the development of new lightweight steel products and create the environment to develop the next generation of experts in this area.
G Financially complete 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000
GD08 Duplex Investment Fund
It is a fund to provide grants and loans to local businesses to support job creation and enhance the infrastructure that will enable SMEs to grow.
AR In delivery 1,300,000 - 1,300,000
GD09 Trident
The construction of a new centre as an extension to the Engineering Centre at the Trident College providing training opportunities for Manufacturing, Mechanical, Electrical/ Electronic, Automotive and Product Creation sectors comprising workshop, classrooms and computer/ technology labs
G Financially complete 1,300,000 1,700,000 3,000,000
Agenda Item 8 | Growth Deal Programme Report
GD11 Coton Arches This project will involve major capacity improvements at the A444 Coton Arches Roundabout (junction of A444, A4254, B4113) south of Nuneaton town centre.
G Financially complete 2,000,000 1,700,000 3,700,000
GD12 VLR The purpose of the VLR project is to develop an alternative form of street/urban tramway that is affordable and attractive to users.
G Financially complete 2,460,000 12,200,000 14,660,000
GD13 Dynamic Routing (IVMS)
This will develop & demonstrate a new technology to use cloud-based systems to provide pre and in journey motorway and local road traffic data.
G Financially complete 2,489,000 1,035,000 3,524,000
GD14 A46 Stanks
Transport improvements to address a serious congestion issue on the local highway network which results in significant and regular queue propagation onto the A46 strategic road network.
R In delivery 4,100,000 1,900,000 6,000,000
GD15 Kenilworth Station It is a new rail station in Kenilworth forming the second phase of the ‘NUCKLE’ rail improvement scheme. G Financially
complete 3,489,600 8,631,200 12,120,800
GD16 City Centre Access A programme of projects to kick start housing growth, support retail regeneration and improve city centre employment accessibility
G Financially complete 5,000,000 7,799,110 12,799110
GD17 National Transport Design Centre
The creation of an international centre of design excellence for innovation and research, in a ‘state-of-the-art’ design environment, which develops the specialist designers, creative leaders and new products needed for business growth in the UK High-Value Manufacturing sector.
G Financially complete 6,991,249 - 6,991,249
GD19
Coventry Station Masterplan (North South Rail / Coventry Station Access)
The regeneration of Coventry Station to provide increased capacity, including a new entrance facility, car parking, bay platform passenger facilities and bus facilitates.
R In delivery 27,510,000 59,350,000 86,860,000
GD21
Construction Centre Expansion (Warwickshire College)
Development of a mezzanine floor within its construction training facility in Leamington Spa. G Financially
complete 239,000 250,000 489,000
GD22 Warwickshire College STEM
Creation of a Learning Centre within the ground floor of Warwickshire College’s Leamington Spa Campus to provide learning spaces in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.
G Financially complete 160,000 160,000 320,000
Agenda Item 8 | Growth Deal Programme Report
GD23 City College STEM Development of two separate but integrated Centres focusing on enhancing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematical (STEM) skills.
G Financially complete 220,000 215,000 435,000
GD24 WMG Degree Academy Centre Pre Development
This project will deliver the preparatory work to underpin the specification and design of a new build learning academy.
G Financially complete 770,000 - 770,000
GD25 GDPT This project shows Growth Deal Programme Management costs. G N/A 618,999 - 618,999
GD31 CSW Broadband This project will deliver a superfast broadband infrastructure to the remaining properties in Coventry and Warwickshire.
G In delivery 1,000,000 14,000,000 15,000,000
GD32 Warwick Art Centre
Warwick Arts Centre 20:20 Projects a major extension to an existing cultural attraction by providing a new visual art exhibition space/gallery, 3 high quality digital auditoria and major improvements to public spaces and service facilities including visitor services for retail and catering.
G Financially complete 2,000,000 31,300,000 33,300,000
GD33 Rugby Construction Technology and Innovation Centre
Creation of a 2-storey, 1,000sqm GIA building on the current Rugby College site, supporting development of higher level technical and professional skills in construction, technology and engineering, low carbon technology.
G
Withdrawn (83k
retained against other
work)
82,888 - 82,888
GD34 Friargate and City Centre Connectivity
Friargate West – which will deliver a new link to support unlocking development to the west of the Friargate Masterplan, which includes 433 new homes, offices, a hotel and retail. This will be delivered as part of the Coventry Station Masterplan programme.
G In delivery 11,800,000 13,900,000 25,700,000
GD36 A452 Europa Way Corridor
The project will improve transport infrastructure in a key transport corridor to the south of Warwick and Leamington Spa.
R In delivery 3,600,000 19,700,000 23,300,000
GD37 Transforming Nuneaton
The transformation of Nuneaton Town Centre through the development of the eastern quarter will see the delivery of key infrastructure improvements, the unlocking of and creation of prime development sites.
G In delivery 7,500,000 56,660,000 64,160,000
GD38 AME Expansion The project will develop the AME site in Coventry, it will connect with the advanced manufacturing and engineering supply chain and wider business community, expand
AR Financially Complete 1,000,000 4,100,000 5,100,000
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capabilities, increase the scope and reach of teaching and skills development, engagement and Research and Development and Innovation activities.
GD39 WMG Degree Apprenticeship Centre
Delivery of a new facility to increase capacity for higher level skills through degree apprenticeship programmes for existing employees in high growth, advanced manufacturing and engineering (AME) businesses in the CWLEP region.
G In delivery 10,000,000 2,810,000 12,810,000
GD40 Commonwealth Games
Package of support for the upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games G
Not Contracted
yet 1,917,187 - 1,917,187
GD42 City of Culture 2021 Supporting key cultural infrastructure, a package of investment in five projects: The Box at Fargo, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry Cathedral, Draper's Hall.
G In delivery 2,400,000 9,521,644.00 11,921,644
GD43 RSC
Transform RSC's outdated Costume Workshops into an efficient facility, revolutionising working conditions and increasing employment opportunities.
G In delivery 1,000,000 8,223,271 9,223,271
GD44 Henley Street
Will create a world class setting for Shakespeare's Birthplace through a redesign of the streetscape and a new restaurant.
G In delivery 462,000 772,344 1,234,344
GD45
City of Culture Leisure Quarter Public Realm
Part of program to deliver transformative public realm and infrastructure improvements to strategic locations within Coventry City Centre.
G In delivery 2,570,000 750,00 3,320,000
ULS03
Cathedral Lanes phase 2
Delivery of transformational public realm improvements to the key routes leading to the new rear Cathedral Lanes entrance, from Greyfriars Lane through to Cuckoo Lane, including lighting in Pepper Lane
G Financially complete 998,566 60,000 1,058,566
ULS04
A45 Leamington Road Junction Capacity
Partial signalisation of the existing roundabout with slight carriageway alteration to control traffic crossing the main A45 flows from side roads
G Financially complete 750,000 - 750,000
ULS05
City Centre Public Realm phase 4
Design and construct the following schemes: Fairfax Street Phase 2, Coventry cross relocation, West Orchards Public Realm, Public Art Trail and improvements to ring road junctions 1, 4 and 5.
G Financially complete 915,749 - 915,749
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ULS06 A46 Expressway
The A46 Link Road involving three main phases. G Financially complete 500,000 - 500,000
ULS07
B4100 Dual Carriageway (M40 J12)
A new dual carriageway from M40 J12 to JLR/AML site to address a serious safety and congestion issue on both the Warwickshire CC and Highways Agency network.
G Financially complete 500,000 11,290,000 11,790,000
ULS09 Bermuda Connection
Creating additional highway capacity, improved access to Bermuda Park Major Employment Sits and other strategic and local sites and support the delivery of the growth aspirations in the NBBC borough plan.
G
Ongoing – Growing
Places only. GD financial complete.
1,000,000 7,900,000 8,900,000
ULS10 Unlocking Nuneaton Town Centre
The commissioning and delivery of feasibility and investigation work for Nuneaton Town Centre in order to create a clear development strategy for key development sites in the town centre and enable the delivery of capital investment schemes.
G Financially complete 115,364 - 115,364
ULS11 A46 Development Consultancy This involves the consultancy costs for the A46 link road. G Financially
complete 208,000 - 208,000
Totals 111,444,541 277,246,659 386,774,013