Midsummer Breakfast

Economy and Culture Presentation

Pam Gosal Head of Economy and Culture

28 September 2017

MK Economy

• 25% increase in jobs between 2005 and 2015

• 166,000 employee jobs

• 1.2% JSA claimant count

• Total GVA of £10.88bn and GVA per worker of

£64,800, the fifth highest of UK cities

• Diverse economy with employment across a

range of sectors

• 46.2% of working age population employed as

managers, directors or senior officials

One of the UK’s fastest growing cities…

• Number 1 for employment growth for three consecutive quarters

• One of the UK’s top two cities for growth in GVA for three consecutive

quarters

• 2nd highest proportion of SMEs in high tech and digital

• 3rd highest percentage change in real wages

• 3rd highest for business stock per 10,000 population

• 4th highest start-up rate per 10,000 population

• 4th highest average weekly workplace wages

• 6th for percentage of private knowledge intensive business services

• Ranked 8th in the UK Tech Innovation Index

• Ranked 6th for business friendliness in the Small European Cities of the

Future 2016/17

• Second best city in the UK in which to work

Key strategies and projects

• Economic Development Strategy 2017-2027

• Skills Strategy

• Business Engagement Plan

• 3D Map App

Draft Plan:MK

• Draft Plan:MK contains the preferred strategy for meeting the Borough’s development needs until 2031.

• Informed by comments from earlier consultations and background evidence studies.

• Once adopted, Plan:MK will replace the Core Strategy and the MKLP.

• This is not the final plan and further consultation will follow.

26,500 East of the M1 Future site for post 2031 or three years of undersupply

South East Growth Area 1,000 homes after 2026

Land at Eaton Leys 600 homes

Central Milton Keynes 1,500 additional to existing commitments

Total from proposed allocations 7,600 homes

Overall Target 2016-2031 26,500 additional homes

PLAN:MK PROPOSED ALLOCATIONS

post 2016

Rural Settlements 1,000 homes through neighbourhood plans

Urban Capacity 3,500 homes from brownfield sites, regeneration and infill

Development Principles

• Principles of city will continue e.g. linear parks, Redways and preference for grid roads

• Protection of natural and historic environment

• Plan will provide for necessary infrastructure including schools & health

• Maintain infrastructure funding

• New development areas could include district centres and some employment

Consultation and Next Steps

Next steps:

• Further consultation – October – December (6 weeks)

• Submission – spring 2018

• Examination – summer 2018

• Adoption – end of 2018

Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford Growth Corridor

MK50 Update September 2017

MK50 aim

Celebrate locally, and share with the world that MK is an amazing place to live, work and visit: • Generate and highlight civic

pride felt by local people

• Bring diverse communities together in active participation

• Champion distinctive arts, heritage and culture

arts, cultural, heritage and sports

organisations offered 46 events

7450 attendees over the long weekend

6300 reads of the online brochure

the birthday weekend

‘A New City Comes to Life’ exhibition in

Middleton Hall was visited by

497,451 people between 10-23

January

actively celebrating

Cycling, walking and running events have encouraged people to celebrate and be active at the same time

summer snapshot

autumn highlights

PR and comms

48.7 million views of #MK50

messages

PR coverage worth £2m in

equivalent advertising

spend

#MK50 trending

number one in the UK on 23 January

Happy Birthday MK messages

from USA, Australia, Brazil, Japan and more

National print and online audience of approx. 20 million

traditional media coverage

TV and Radio audience of approx. 32 million

social media coverage

48.7 million impressions on social media for #MK50 messages

promoting MK50’s 100 events locally

upcoming PR

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