Investment and Delivery Plan 2014-2020 First edition: March 2014

Investment and Delivery Plan

Investment and Delivery Plan 2014-2020 First edition: March 2014


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Contents Executive summary .................................................................................................................................... 2

1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3

2. Summary of investment proposals ..................................................................................................... 10

3. Creating an infrastructure that supports growth................................................................................ 15

4. Supporting businesses to succeed ..................................................................................................... 24

5. A great place to live and visit .............................................................................................................. 30

6. A skilled and productive workforce .................................................................................................... 38

7. Flood risk and environmental management ....................................................................................... 43

Appendix 1: Appraisal framework ........................................................................................................... 52


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Executive summary

About this plan This plan is the live delivery document for the Humber LEP's Strategic Economic Plan 2014-2020 (SEP). It

brings together in one place information on the most important investments taking place across the Humber

(some £4bn), looking at all of the resources available to the LEP and its partners. The LEP also details in

this plan, and the accompanying Growth Deal Summary Document, how funding from the Local Growth

Fund can enhance the resources available locally to accelerate the delivery of the SEP objectives. The

LEP will update this plan annually, and following the allocation of the Local Growth Fund in July 2014 to

reflect the projects and programmes which will go forward in 2015/16.

Strategic and effective use of the Local Growth Fund Only projects where LGF support is essential to them going ahead have been included in the LEP’s LGF

bid. Together they equate to over £1bn of investment across five the five strategic themes of infrastructure,

business growth, place, skills and floods/environment.

Based on an appraisal and selection process which included deliverability, additionality and strategic fit

amongst its key criteria, this plan puts forward 42 projects, via a series of strategic programmes, for which a

combined total of £156.4m is requested (plus an additional three projects for funding through the formula

element of LGF pre-allocated to the Humber Local Transport Body). Delivery work on 37 of those projects

can begin in 2015/16. Our LGF ‘ask’ for 2015/16 is £61.7m, which will unlock an additional £192m of public

and private investment in the same year.

This ambitious but achievable programme of investments will accelerate the journey that our area is on to

become recognised nationally and internationally as the UK’s ‘Energy Estuary’ and will have a considerable

positive impact on the rejuvenation and strengthening of our local economy.

What will the Local Growth Fund in the Humber unlock?

Direct jobs 13,138

Land serviced/ redeveloped 336.45ha

New/redeveloped floorspace 125,900m2

Floorspace with energy efficiency improvements 29,900m2

Businesses engaged/assisted 1,950

New dwellings brought back into use 5,971 units

Dwellings with energy efficiency improvements 4,071 units

Commercial property protected from flooding 258,250m2

Private sector leverage £615m

Private sector leverage ratio (per £ of competitive LGF) £3.93

GVA uplift through job creation £5.9bn

GVA uplift through qualification achievement £118m


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1. Introduction

About this plan This plan is the live delivery document for the Humber LEP's Strategic Economic Plan 2014-2020 (SEP).

The plan outlines the key projects, programmes and funding streams we will use to deliver the objectives in

the SEP. It brings together in one place information on the most important investments taking place across

the Humber, looking at all of the resources available to the LEP and its partners.

The plan sets out at a high level how projects and programmes have been identified and prioritised, and

how the LEP and its partners will ensure that they are delivered.

The LEP also details in this plan, and the accompanying Growth Deal Summary Document, how funding

from the Local Growth Fund can enhance the resources available locally to accelerate the delivery of the

SEP objectives.

The LEP will update this plan annually, and following the allocation of the Local Growth Fund in July 2014

to reflect the projects and programmes which will go forward in 2015/16.

Later this year, the LEP will publish an interactive map on its website to provide an accessible alternative

way to view details of the investments in this plan.

Private sector The objectives in the SEP are based on a realistic assessment of the Humber's economic opportunities and

challenges, referencing known investment interest from the private sector. Private sector investment

therefore runs throughout this plan and in many cases can either be unlocked or increased by public sector

support. This document cannot provide a detailed assessment of future investment plans as these are

commercially confidential. However, it does contain a summary of known key proposals by sector and an

outline of these where they are already public (see Appendix 3).

The Humber LEP and local authorities work closely with existing and potential investors to ensure they

have up to date knowledge of what may be coming forward, and an awareness of barriers that they can

help address. The LEP has recently begun a project to identify and proactively engage with the top 200

companies in the Humber area.

The case for investment The ambition of the LEP and its partners is to maximise the potential offered by the Humber Estuary,

leading to the Humber becoming a renowned national and international centre for renewable energy and an

area whose economy is resilient and competitive. The announcement by Siemens on 25 March 2014 that

they will construct a wind turbine production and installation facility at Green Port Hull and Paull in the East

Riding, with production from mid-2016, confirms the Humber’s potential as a renewables centre. We will

continue to develop our strengths in key sectors, supporting our businesses to grow and helping our

residents to access the opportunities they need to lead prosperous and rewarding lives.


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The Humber is on the brink of an exciting and transformational period of economic activity, driven by major

investment in and around the Estuary and offshore. The location and land resources on both banks offer

very competitive opportunities for renewables, and offshore wind in particular, and the intention is to

capitalise on these to create a cluster of activity through the development of this new and growing UK

industrial sector. Through the strategic use of LGF, allied with private and public sector investment across

our LEP area, we can unlock very significant growth potential to ensure that an excellent quality transport

infrastructure, housing and place offer, business support programme and skills system is in place to take

full advantage of the new and exciting opportunities that now exist and to provide a huge boost to our

economy.

We are ambitious but realistic in our objectives. The Humber Estuary is a unique natural and economic

asset (by tonnage it is the largest ports complex in the country and existing clusters of businesses are

dependent on it) but it can also do much more to add value to the local and national economy. And whilst

the area has strong infrastructure, it is also the case that more business growth can be supported, new

ideas and technologies nurtured and the excellent progress that has been made in improving skills levels

made continued and accelerated. The opportunity also exists to exploit the Humber’s strong international

connections more explicitly and to further strengthen the identity, brand and quality of place of the Humber

LEP area.

Ensuring that an appropriate mix of housing exists to meet local employment needs is an important priority

and is reflected in this Investment and Delivery Plan. Likewise addressing road bottlenecks at key sites

and ensuring that the quality of the ports and airport matches the anticipated investment in the Energy

Estuary. Continued investment is needed in growth generating regeneration activity and sites and

premises. There is also a determination within this area to ensure that the Estuary and the coastline are

much more resilient to flooding and erosion.

These issues cannot all be addressed in the short-term but the Humber LEP and its partners are

determined to do everything in their power to create economic and employment benefits for the Humber’s

businesses, investors and communities and to support national strategies for growth.

Development of the plan

Identifying proposals

This plan, as with the Strategic Economic Plan, has been developed in partnership with a range of local

organisations and is the result of extensive consultation and discussion. The Humber LEP is committed to

identifying the most important investment proposals planned for the Humber area and supporting and

monitoring their delivery. The planned investments detailed in this Plan come from around 30 local public

and private sector organisations which play an important role in the local economy. In addition to these, a

summary of known planned private sector investment by sector is provided. These figures are presented

only in aggregate to protect commercial confidentiality.

For its bid to the Local Growth Fund, the Humber LEP has included a mixture of planned projects which are

"shovel-ready" for 2015/16 and a small number of projects and programmes which it has commissioned to

meet the objectives in the SEP. In future years, the LEP expects to commission a greater proportion of

projects and programmes, but the emphasis for selecting proposals for inclusion in this first edition of the

plan has been on deliverability in 2015/16.


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The LEP made a public call for expressions of interest that would help to deliver the SEP objectives,

requesting what was in effect an outline business case. In total over 100 expressions of interest were

received from public, private and voluntary sector organisations.

A robust and independent appraisal process

Only those proposals which will deliver significant impact, offer excellent value for money, require additional

support to go ahead, and are clearly deliverable have been selected for inclusion in the LEP's bid to the

Local Growth Fund. Applicants were required to demonstrate strong strategic alignment and a compelling

rationale for investment.

A shortlist of around 50 proposals was developed on the basis of these criteria, and these proposals were

then put through a robust independent appraisal process using a framework commissioned by the LEP

(see Appendix 1). The process was designed to be objective and ensure that only the best proposals were

selected to go forward. Transport proposals were assessed by the Humber Local Transport Body's

independent co-ordinator, using the LTB assurance framework.

A prioritised list for each strategic objective was developed by an appropriate group of experts, informed by

the appraisal results. The skills of independent private sector members were particularly valuable in this,

utilising the LEP's experience of running impartial investment panels for its Regional Growth Fund and

Business Loan Fund programmes.

The final programme proposal was decided by the LEP Board, in consultation with the Humber Leadership

Board.

By undertaking this thorough process now, the LEP believes that the proposals it has selected are

deliverable, excellent value for money and additional to what would take place in the area anyway. It also

believes that the bid it is submitting is realistic and proportionate to the economic need and opportunity in

the Humber area. However, the LEP recognises that things can change and that the Local Growth Fund is

competitive. The appraisal results therefore offer a means to replacing projects in the programme from a

"reserve list" should any have to be withdrawn for whatever reason, ensuring that funds allocated for

2015/16 are spent. The results also allow if necessary for a robust decision to be made quickly, on the

basis of evidence, on how to scale the programme up or down depending on the outcome of the Local

Growth Fund bid.

Neighbouring LEPs

Three of the four Humber local authorities are also members of another LEP: the York, North Yorkshire and

East Riding LEP (East Riding of Yorkshire Council) and the Greater Lincolnshire LEP (North East

Lincolnshire Council and North Lincolnshire Council). The Humber LEP has worked closely with these

LEPs through the development of the SEP and this Investment and Delivery Plan. Some areas have been

identified for collaboration, and some where one LEP will take the lead. All three LEPs have sought to be

pragmatic and ensure clarity about who will do what. This Plan therefore also makes reference to

proposals seeking Local Growth Fund support which are being led by another LEP but are endorsed by the

Humber LEP because of the contribution they will make to delivering the Humber LEP's SEP.

The three LEPs expect to collaborate more closely in the future, particularly in the delivery of their EU

Structural & Investment Funds Strategies where some joint programmes are anticipated.


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Ensuring delivery

Overview

In identifying and prioritising schemes for support through the LGF, we have undertaken a thorough

assessment of current and planned economic development activity across the four local authority areas

covered by the LEP area. This has enabled us to ensure that our proposed LGF supported activity will

align with, and add value to, work that has already been set in train and removes the risk of duplication and

unnecessary overlap (which would compromise the value for money we would generate through the LGF).

We are rightly proud of our recent track record in delivering positive change for the Humber. In May 2013,

for example, the Transport Secretary opened the upgraded A164 following the successful completion of the

£10 million Humber Bridge to Beverley Route Improvement Scheme, overseen and part-funded by East

Riding of Yorkshire Council; Hull City Council is recognised as having a strong approach to programme

management for its successful housing and regeneration programme; and our ‘Growing the Humber’

Regional Growth Fund grant programme is outperforming its targets in delivering tangible economic

outcomes. We recognise, however, that the scale and diversity of activity upon which we propose to

embark requires strict adherence to robust capital programme management. We are therefore committed

to learning and sharing lessons not only from our own experiences, but also through an active dialogue with

our counterparts in other LEP areas where we know them to be exemplars of good practice on large scale

programmes of capital investment.

Consultation and collaboration has been integral to the development of both the SEP and the Investment

and Delivery Plan. These principles will continue to be embodied as we move into delivery. Our structures

and decision making processes lend themselves well to an inclusive approach, such as via the Single

Conversation Pilot (from a planning/regulatory perspective), cross-local authority technical officer groups

(e.g. housing specialists) and the LEP sub-board arrangements, through which the expertise, advice and

recommendations of key local influencers are obtained on a regular basis. We have, and will continue to,

make best use of the private sector expertise on our LEP Board and its sub-boards, including the

Investment Board, which has been central to the effective use of RGF monies across the LEP area.

We are acutely aware that capital schemes of any size are not entered into without a degree of risk.

Through the Expression of Interest and appraisal process through which our LGF ‘ask’ has been

determined, we have identified the main risks associated with each of our proposed schemes. These will

be worked up into full risk and mitigation analyses for each scheme before delivery work commences.

Updating and reporting upon risks and mitigation will be a core requirement of all schemes funded through

LGF. Theme level risks and issues will be reviewed on a periodic basis by the relevant sub-board (e.g. the

Employment and Skills Board for skills capital schemes) and reports produced for the LEP Board who will

take action accordingly.

Leadership and governance

The SEP sets out the overarching structure for leadership and good governance on economic development

in the Humber. The Humber LEP Board, sub-boards and the Humber Leadership Board will have crucial

roles to play in ensuring the delivery of the programme. These are reflected in their terms of reference.


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Business case development

Following submission of the SEP and the Investment and Delivery Plan in March 2014, work will continue

on developing and revising delivery plans for projects requesting LGF support. These plans will

subsequently help to inform the Growth Deal negotiations with Government that we take forward over the

ensuing months.

Performance management

The Humber LEP will monitor progress through a performance management framework. The LEP Board

will have strategic oversight of the LGF and ESIF programmes and will review progress against the

following key economic measures (as well as any other indicators which may be required for compliance

with EU regulations):

• Employment and unemployment;

• Business start-up and survival rates;

• Skills profile of the working age population;

• Private sector job creation;

• GVA per FTE.

The LEP Board will also have sight of the expenditure activity of both the LGF and ESIF programmes

against their profiles and will be asked to approve strategic decisions influencing that activity where

appropriate. Progress will also be tracked against each of the strategic enablers using the indicators shown

in the tables below.

Infrastructure that Supports Growth

• Journey time improvements

• Reduced congestion

• Business start-up and survival

• Employment and unemployment

• Superfast broadband coverage

Supporting Businesses to Succeed

• Business start-up and survival

• Priority sectors - business base, employment and productivity

• Proportion of companies exporting

• Patents (per 100,000 population)

• Share of employment in the knowledge economy

A Great Place to Live and Visit

• New dwellings completed

• Empty dwellings back into use

• Dwellings with energy efficiency improvements

• Visitor numbers


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Skilled and Productive Workforce

• Skills profile of the working age population

• Employer investment in training

• Skills gaps and shortages

• Employment, unemployment and NEET rates

Flood Risk and Environmental Management

• Hectares of land protected

• Businesses protected

• Residential properties protected

• CO2 emissions

Evaluation and monitoring

The Humber LEP recognises the importance of evaluation in the design and delivery of projects and

programmes. Evaluation not only provides accountability measures, it also helps to shape future delivery,

embed efficiencies and provide a platform for promoting positive achievements.

A detailed Evaluation Plan will be developed on completion of the Growth Deal negotiations with

Government in mid 2014 and will be guided by the following principles:

• A joined-up approach: wherever possible, programmes of activity will be evaluated, rather than

being funding stream specific, as this will better reflect the reality of projects being funded through,

for example, a combination of LGF, ESIF, other public sources and private sector match funding.

• Recognising specific requirements: alongside the above, it will be important to recognise that

some funders have specific evaluation requirements. These will be fully incorporated within the

design of the evaluations to ensure that all stakeholders are provided with the information they

need.

• Independence: the evaluations will be carried out externally to ensure robustness and objectivity.

• Learning: evaluation should be seen as a tool to ensure learning from experience, generate greater

levels of impact, achieve better value for money and to meet strategic objectives. Evaluation

reports, or summaries, will therefore be published and actively disseminated to relevant parties

across the LEP area and beyond.

At this stage we expect to commission mid-term and end of programme evaluations. The evaluations will

consider the contribution that LGF-funded activities have made to the progress recorded against the key

economic measures outlined above. They will also consider both gross and net impacts of LGF-funded

activity and the counterfactual position. Larger projects will be subject to individual evaluations.

In terms of monitoring, projects receiving LGF funding will provide periodic monitoring reports on

expenditure, outputs, outcomes, risks and forward plans. Recognising again that in many cases projects

will be funded through a number of sources, we will strive to ensure that for each monitoring update they

are only asked to provide the information once, rather than providing the same information to various

funders for each update. Monitoring reports will be submitted to the LEP. The LEP will have responsibility

for preparing theme level and overall reports for the LEP Board, its sub-boards, the Joint Strategy Unit,

Leadership Board and Chief Executives Group.


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Investment proposals


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2. Summary of investment proposals

Planned investments (non-LGF) The Humber LEP has identified over £4bn of investment, aside from that which will be enabled by the LGF,

that is planned for the Humber over the next six years. As detailed in Appendix 3, this covers public and

private sector organisations, both local and national. The map on the following page illustrates where the

investment is planned to take place.

Investments requiring LGF support Only investments where LGF support is essential to them going ahead have been included in this plan.

Our ‘ask’ for competitive element of LGF in 2015/16 is £61.7m. This will:

• Enable 37 projects to begin delivery in that year (or in a small minority of cases, in 2014/15);

• Leverage £191.9m of public and private sector investment in that year;

• Create an additional 13,138 direct jobs for the Humber economy over the next seven years, the vast

majority of which will actually be created over the next three years.

The tables on the following pages provide a summary of the financial profiles for each of the five ‘strategic

enablers’ – the key themes of infrastructure, business support, place, skills and floods/environment around

which the Humber’s SEP is structured. An overall totals table and a summary of the outputs that the LGF-

supported investments will deliver have also been included.

Further details against each of the enablers, including project summaries and full spend and output profiles,

are provided in the chapters that follow.

The map on the following page provides an illustration of where planned investments and investments

requiring LGF support are concentrated.


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Figure 1: Planned and LGF investments

LGF investments (numbered markers) plotted

Creating an Infrastructure that Supports G

No. projects (total)

No. projects to start in 2015/16 (or sooner)

*Includes 3 projects requesting LGF formula funding through the LTB

2014/15 2015/16

Competitive LGF £20.3m

Private sector £57.9m

Local authority £0.9m £4.2m

Formula LGF £10.3m

DfT £1m

TOTAL £0.9m £93.7m

LGF investments (numbered markers) plotted with planned investments (small markers)

reating an Infrastructure that Supports Growth

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(or sooner) 12*

Includes 3 projects requesting LGF formula funding through the LTB

2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21

£11.9m £8.0m £1.6m

£47.6m £10.2m £5.0m £6.0m

£1.7m £2.2m £0.2m

£4.4m

£0.3m

£65.8m £20.3m £6.8m £6.0m

with planned investments (small markers)

2020/21 2021+ Total

41.7m

£126.6m

£9.1m

£14.7m

£1.3m

£0.0m £0.0m £193.4m


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Supporting Businesses to Succeed

No. projects (total) 8

No. projects to start in 2015/16 (or sooner) 7

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+ Total

Competitive LGF £12.6m £7.4m £1.1m £1.1m £0.7m £22.8m

Local authority £0.3m £1.4m £0.5m £0.5m £0.2m £2.8m

University £4.5m £1.5m £1.5m £0.2m £0.2m £7.8m

Private sector £18.0m £18.0m £36.0m

Colleges £0.6m £0.6m

HCF/CATCH £3.0m £3.0m

TOTAL £0.0m £38.9m £28.2m £1.5m £1.7m £1.7m £0.9m £0.0m £73.0m

A Great Place to Live and Visit



2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+ Total

Competitive LGF £11.75m £8.7m £5.15m £4.465m £30.065m

Private sector £44.95m £36.32m £41.23m £35.13m £31.92m £31.77m £30.77m £191.55m £438.64m

Local authority £22.43m £32.52m £41.13m £31.73m £22.63m £0.871m £0.871m £152.182m

HCC/HCA £8.46m £2.71m £2.71m £2.71m £1.74m £0.52m £0.52m £19.37m

Environment Agency £0.5m £0.5m

Townscape Heritage £0.8m £1m £0.8m £0.435m £3.035m

Lottery £2m £2m £1m £5.0m

Volcom and local fundraising £0.2m £0.2m £0.4m

Other £2.63m £5.43m £4.5m £1.363m £13.923m

TOTALS £71.8m £86.7m £102.2m £82.2m £63.75m £33.16m £32.16m £191.6m £663.62m


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A Skilled and Productive Workforce



2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+ Total

Competitive LGF £8.2m £2.3m £0.8m £11.3m

Local authority £0.8m £0.1m £0.9m

Private sector £1.8m £1.3m £1.0m £0.8m £0.3m £5.0m

RGF £0.3m £0.3m

ERDF £0.8m £0.8m £0.6m £2.1m

Colleges £2.1m £2.6m £0.8m £5.5m

ESF £0.4m £0.4m

Coastal Communities Fund £0.3m £0.3m

Commercials Loans £5.3m £5.3m

Skills Funding Agency £0.9m £0.3m £0.1m £0.3m £0.9m £0.3m £2.9m

Other £0.1m £0.1m


Flood risk and Environmental Management



2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+ Total

Competitive LGF £8.9m £13.9m £11.9m £5.8m £5.2m £3.6m £1.2m £50.5m

Local authority £0.2m £0.2m

Defra FDGiA £0.4m £8.6m £15.8m £10.9m £5.6m £5.6m £0.6m £3.8m £51.2m

Regional Flood and Coastal Committee £0.1m £0.2m £0.2m

Environment Agency £3.3m £1.3m £1.0m £2.0m £2.0m £2.0m £2.0m £0.5m £14.0m

Private sector £1.5m £1.5m £1.5m £1.5m £1.5m £1.5m £8.9m

EUSIF £2.0m £2.0m £1.0m £1.0m £6.0m



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Totals – all strategic enablers



*Includes 3 projects requesting LGF formula funding through the LTB

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+ Total

Competitive LGF £61.7m £44.2m £25.8m £12.9m £6.3m £4.3m £1.2m £156.4m

Formula LGF £10.3m £4.4m £14.7m

Private sector £40.5m £115.5m £109.5m £47.8m £39.2m £39.5m £32.3m £191.6m £615.6m

Local authority £24.2m £37.1m £44.2m £33.9m £23.4m £1.4m £1.1m £165.2m

Other sources £12.9m £29.5m £40.9m £28.1m £13.8m £10.2m £3.4m £4.3m £143.1m

GRAND TOTALS £77.6m £253.6m £242.8m £135.6m £89.2m £57.3m £41.1m £197.1m £1095.0m

What will the competitive LGF investment unlock?

Direct jobs 13,138

Land serviced/ redeveloped 336.45ha

New/redeveloped floorspace 125,900m2


Businesses engaged/assisted 1,950

New dwellings brought back into use 5,971 units





10 year GVA uplift through job creation £5.9bn

10 year GVA uplift through qualification achievement £118m Gross to net adjustments have not been applied to the above figures at this stage.


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3. Creating an infrastructure that supports growth

Objective

Enhance access to strategic sites and along key growth corridors, upgrade passenger and freight rail infrastructure and ensure our port and airport infrastructure matches our anticipated investment in the Energy Estuary.

Strategic priorities

I1 Improve connectivity to labour markets. Stronger linkages between areas of need and areas of growth.

I2 Maintain and enhance strategic and key local linkages to provide an efficient and well connected network.

I3 Remove transport barriers to growth through the provision of works to enable and stimulate development.

I4 Ensure the Humber is integrated into and maximises the opportunity of improvements in other regions

I5 Resilience and efficient maintenance of the transport network

I6 Create the right conditions for business growth

Current and planned investments

Enterprise Zones and Strategic Sites

In recognition of the scale of opportunity from offshore wind, the Humber has the largest allocation of

Enterprise Zones in the country. The extension of Enhanced Capital Allowances and business rate relief in

Budget 2014 is very welcome and will help us to maximise the opportunity to develop the supply chain and

support new and existing businesses to invest. Other existing support schemes are also playing a very

important role in bringing forward developments in key sectors, including the Enterprise Zone Capital Grant

Fund (£14.9m), which will accelerate the start of construction work on the £450m Able Marine Energy Park,

‘Green Port Growth’ (£26m) and ‘Growing the Humber’ (£30m) Regional Growth Fund programmes which

are supporting training, local supply chain development and major inward investment such as by DONG

Energy at the Port of Grimsby. The Humber LEP has also used its Growing Places Fund allocation to

unlock development sites including at Europarc in North East Lincolnshire.


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Humber local authorities have implemented Local Development Orders covering many of the larger

Enterprise Zone sites to provide a faster, more certain planning process for major investors. The Humber

LEP’s Single Conversation Pilot is bringing together statutory agencies and local authorities to resolve any

planning or regulatory issues at an early stage to encourage sustainable development on strategic sites

around the internationally-designated Humber Estuary. The Single Conversation will be enhanced through

the Hull & Humber City Deal, with a Memorandum of Understanding between the partners setting out the

support developers can expect, including a commitment to a single account manager from Defra agencies

and a local authority account manager. A Spatial Plan for the Humber will detail the major development

sites, while an accompanying mitigation/compensation plan will outline up front environmental constraints

to provide better information and time savings for developers.

In March 2014, it was announced that Siemens would invest £160m in Green Port Hull at the city's

Alexandra Dock and in a new blade factory in Paull, East Yorkshire. Up to 1,000 jobs will be created

across the two sites in what will be a genuinely transformational investment programme for the area and for

our national and international reputation as the ‘Energy Estuary’.

Other major ongoing private sector-led developments include the Able Logistics Park and Humber

Bridgehead. Support from the Homes and Communities Agency is also playing a crucial role in providing

infrastructure to open up development land at Capitol Park (Goole) and Burma Drive (Hull).

The roll-out of superfast broadband is being delivered entirely by the private sector (KCOM) in Hull and

parts of the East Riding, while elsewhere in the East Riding and in Northern Lincolnshire, BDUK

programmes are delivering superfast broadband in harder to reach areas.

Strategic transport/local connectivity

The Government’s decision to write off £150m of the Humber Bridge debt in 2011 has already contributed

to a 9% increase in traffic across the Bridge, making businesses in the Humber area more competitive and

supporting labour and education market mobility. Two major upgrades to the strategic road network are

essential to relieve existing congestion and enable future development around the ports of Immingham and

Hull. The A160/A180 upgrade has been accelerated and is due to start construction in summer 2015, while

the A63 Castle Street upgrade is scheduled to start after 2015. A crucial part of this scheme is providing a

suitable pedestrian bridge over the A63 to link the city centre with the waterfront and enable regeneration of

the Fruit Market area; this should be funded by the Department for Transport as a central component of the

scheme but because of the importance to the area we have also made provision within our LGF bid as a

last resort.

Humber local authorities have an excellent track record of delivering local transport schemes. Recent

successful delivery has included phase one of the Bridlington Integrated Transport Plan (with phase two to

be funded through the Humber LEP’s LGF formula allocation) and phase one of the Grimsby Town Centre

Infrastructure and Enabling Works. Work is currently underway on the Beverley Southern Relief Road,

and/will shortly commence on a range of other Pinch Point funded schemes.


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Rationale for the projects seeking competitive LGF A series of infrastructure projects in the following three distinct groups have been prioritised for the

competitive element of LGF:

• Unlocking Enterprise Zones

• Unlocking Other Strategic Sites

• Strategic Transport and Local Connectivity

Each of these projects resonates very clearly with the strategic objectives in the Humber SEP and received

a very favourable rating via the independent appraisal process that has underpinned the development of

this Investment and Delivery Plan. Details of each project can be found in the pro formas in Appendix 2,

but a summary of their rationale is presented below. Together they represent a strategic programme of

activity on both banks of the Humber that will genuinely unlock growth and make important connectivity

improvements between key sites.

Unlocking Enterprise Zones

Hull Greenport Enabling Infrastructure Works

Provides a new footpath cycle route around the north side of the Green Port Hull (Alexandra Dock) Enterprise Zone and the reconfiguration of the public highway arrangements at the Northern Gateway entrance to Hull Docks. Both of these are critical to the delivery of the overall Green Port Renewable Energy Manufacturing hub in Hull, as well as the Paull EZ site. It is envisaged that approximately 1,000 direct jobs will be created as a result of this project

Kingston Parklands

Enables the development of a new business park located in an Enterprise Zone and immediately opposite the site of the Siemens offshore wind turbine production and installation facilities. The project is needed to address the accommodation needs of the renewable energy and advanced manufacturing sectors, which sit at the very heart of the Humber's ambitious plans for the Energy Estuary.

Unlocking Other Strategic Sites

West Hull Business Park

Brings forward the development of a high quality business park site within an urban area, specifically for the benefit of employers in the engineering and manufacturing sectors (both of central importance to the Humber economy). Excellent links to the motorway network and offers the opportunity to address current access constraints to a neighbouring industrial estate. Also offers the opportunity for a further 8 acres of development in the future.

South Humber Bank Link Road (North East Lincolnshire)

This scheme would provide a key north-south connection between Immingham Port and the industrial sites in the north, to the Port of Grimsby and industry in the south, including the Great Coates Energy Park.

The link road will aid access and connectivity through the Immingham to Grimsby development belt, improving journey times and promoting development

Great Coates Interchange (North East Lincolnshire)

Great Coates Interchange provides access to the A180, the A1136 to the south and the entrance to Europarc site to the north. The proposed scheme would provide the interchange with increased road capacity and enable the development of 350 acres of employment land at the Europarc site, resulting in the creation of 5,000 jobs and aid the release of 3,500 homes in the western fringe of Grimsby.


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Strategic Transport and Local Connectivity

Beverley Park and Ride

Congestion in/around Beverley can result in long and unreliable journey times and make the town centre environment less appealing to visitors, thus impacting on growth. A Park and Ride facility will provide cheap, convenient and secure long stay car park with frequent low emission bus services along a dedicated greenway into the town centre. This will remove traffic from local roads, reducing congestion and improving journey times. It will also improve the town centre environment and improve conditions for local businesses.

Grimsby Town Centre Infrastructure and Enabling Works

This scheme is complementary to the Local Sustainable Transport Fund capital infrastructure works currently being delivered in Grimsby town centre and will de-risk and unlock key development opportunities. It will connect the north of the town centre core to the south with high quality public realm whilst also redirecting traffic flows and creating a more pedestrian friendly environment leading to higher footfall. The project is essential to build further confidence in the town itself and to demonstrate the ‘place’ offer to the increasing range of national and international investors we are working with (e.g. DONG, EON, Siemens, Centrica).

Rail Electrification – Hull to East Coast Main Line (ECML)

The scheme is for the electrification of the rail route between the ECML (already electrified) and Hull via Selby. This would allow electrified services to run between Hull and London and between Hull, Leeds, Manchester and potentially York and the North. Failure to deliver this project could put the long term viability of Hull Trains services at risk and could also put the existing through services from Hull and East Riding to Leeds and Manchester at risk after 2019 if Government funding for further electrification east of Selby is not forthcoming. The Department for Transport has provided funding to progress the project to GRIP3.

Connecting the City – Bridge over A63 at Hull Marina

This bid is to provide funding for an enhanced bridge crossing in the marina area which will be the centre of activity for 2017 City of Culture events. Without the injection of extra funding requested from Local Growth Fund there is a serious risk that the Humber will be asked to accept an inadequate minimum standard footbridge at this location. This would have a very serious negative effect on the prospects of attracting inward investment to the prime regeneration sites in the Fruit Market and Waterfront areas.

Please note that our expectation is that this project will be funded by the Department for Transport as part of the overall A63 Castle Street redevelopment. However, we have included it in this Investment and Delivery Plan in case the funding from DfT is not forthcoming.

International Gateways Area Wide Travel Plan (North/North East Lincolnshire)

The project involves the launch of an Area Wide Travel Plan project covering the area surrounding the South Humber Gateway, which includes the largest port complex in the UK and Humberside International Airport, an international passenger and freight terminal.

The proposals will link the two international gateways with the main population centres through the encouragement of sustainable travel. The bid includes a range of tailored measures, infrastructure and resource to encourage sustainable access to one of the largest employment areas in the country, with the key aims of helping to reduce carbon emissions and thus reducing the environmental problems the area experiences and also increasing the social mobility of one of the country’s largest employment allocations.


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Green Port Park and Ride

This scheme will reduce car traffic on main trunk roads in order to aid the efficiency and competitiveness of the Port of Hull and to make the wider area more attractive to developers, especially in the renewable energy sector. The announcement on 25 March 2014 that Siemens will construct a wind turbine production and installation facilities at Green Port Hull and Paull in the East Riding, reinforces the need for this development. It will also provide sustainable cross-city access to other major employment sites in east and west Hull.


Infrastructure projects: summary of outputs

Direct jobs 1,695*

Land serviced/ redeveloped 145.85 ha

New/redeveloped floorspace 82,200 m2

Floorspace with energy efficiency improvements 28,500 m2

Private sector leverage £126.6m


10 year GVA uplift through job creation £763m

* including 1,000 direct jobs at the Green Port Hull and Paull East Riding Siemens sites.

Gross to net adjustments have not been applied to the above figures at this stage.

Projects led by overlapping LEPs The Humber LEP also endorses the following projects contained within overlapping LEPs’ LGF proposals:

Greater Lincolnshire LEP • Berkeley Circle Highway Improvements

• Sandtoft Business Park access road

• Junction improvements in North East Lincolnshire

York, North Yorkshire & East Riding LEP Awaiting details

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Investments requiring Competitive Local Growth Fund support

Ref Project name Outputs Funding sources

Profile (£m) Total (£m)

2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Unlocking Enterprise Zones 1 Hull Greenport

Enabling Infrastructure Works (Enterprise Zone)

Support delivery of 1,000 direct jobs 45,000m2 floorspace completed 135 ha land serviced/ redeveloped

Competitive LGF

£3m £3m

Local authority

£0.5m £0.5m

Private sector £0.5m £0.5m

Total £4m

2 Kingston Parklands (Enterprise Zone)

11,700 m2 new commercial completed 11,700 m2 commercial floorspace with energy improvements 300 indirect jobs created and safeguarded) 4 hectares of land serviced/developed

Private sector £3.9m £4.7m £5.4m £14m

Competitive LGF

£1.1m £1.3m £1.6m £4m

Total £18m

Unlocking other strategic sites 3 West Hull

Business Park 420 direct jobs 6.85 hectares of land serviced/developed 16,800 m2 new commercial completed 16,800 m2 commercial floorspace with energy improvements

Private sector £1m £4m £5m £6m £16m

Competitive LGF

£2m £1m £1m £4m

Local authority

£0.05m £0.05m

Total £20.05m

4 South Humber 500 indirect jobs Competitive £0.59m £0.59m £1.18m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Bank Link Road Increase in active travel

LGF

Local authority

£0.15m £0.15m £0.3m

Private sector £0.75m £0.75m £1.5m

Total £2.96m

5 Great Coates Interchange

7,600 indirect jobs Competitive LGF

£0.28m £4.77m £0.56m £5.61m

Local authority

£0.12m £2.05m £0.24m £2.41m

Total £8.02m

Strategic transport and local connectivity 6 Beverley Park and

Ride Reduced carbon emissions Journey time savings Improved connectivity between residential areas and job opportunities

Competitive LGF

£7.53m £7.53m

Local authority

£0.25m £0.567m £0.43m £1.25m

Total £8.78m

7 Grimsby Town Centre Infrastructure and Enabling Works

275 direct jobs 11,700m2 of new commercial floorspace completed Reduced carbon emissions

Competitive LGF

£0.737m £0.737m £1.47m

Local authority

£0.316m £0.316m £0.632m

Total £8.78m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

8 Rail Electrification – Hull to East Coast Main Line*

Journey time improvements Improve connectivity to northern cities and London Help to guarantee that direct services to Leeds and Manchester from Hull continue

Competitive LGF

£5m £2.5m £7.5m

Network Rail £9.2m £9.2m

First Hull Trains/Amey

£43.7 £41.1m £84.8m

Total £101.5m

9 Connecting the City - Bridge over A63 at Hull Marina

Reduced congestion and carbon emissions Improved air quality Improved route linking residential, employment and leisure sites north and south of the A63.

Competitive LGF

£2m £2m £4m

Local authority (land)

£1m £1m

DfT £1m £0.3m £1.3m

Total £6.3m

10 International Gateways Area Wide Travel Plan

Improved access to strategic sites

Competitive LGF

£0.9m £0.9m

Local authority

£0.7m £0.7m

Total £1.6m

11 Green Port Eastern Park and Ride

Reduced road congestion Improved air quality

Competitive LGF

£3m £3m

Local authority

£0.4m £0.4m

ABP (land) £0.6m £0.6m

Total £4.0m

Total £0.25m £82.3m £60.47m £20.31m £6.8m £6m £0 £0 £176.13m

* The LEP with accountable body Hull City Council will also seek to agree for this project a repayable loan at the discounted PWLB project rate of circa £20m to reduce the costs of finance, and therefore the overall project. The funding of this project is subject to further discussion with DfT, Network Rail and First Hull Trains.

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Investments funded by the Humber Local Transport Body allocation

Ref Project name Funding sources


2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

1 Humberside Airport Surface Access Improvements

Formula LGF £1.73m £1.73m

Local authority

£0.6m £0.6m

Total £2.33m

2 Gauge Enhancements (South Humber Ports to Doncaster)

Formula LGF £4.05m £3.15m £7.2m

Total £7.2m

3 Bridlington Integrated Transport Plan Phase 2 Formula LGF £4.54m £1.21m £5.75m

Local authority

£0.65m £0.65m £1.3m

Total £7.05m

Total £0.6m £10.97m £5.01m - - - - - £16.58m


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4. Supporting businesses to succeed

Objective

Ensure that businesses in the Humber LEP area have access to the expert support and appropriate finance they need to grow, create jobs, and take advantage of new investment opportunities.


B1 Provide a co-ordinated, universal business support and signposting offer.

B2 Build the growth capabilities of small and medium sized businesses.

B3 Support an entrepreneurial culture across the Humber, reduce barriers to entrepreneurship and support new entrepreneurs.

B4 Increase the level of innovation amongst local businesses.

B5 Provide targeted support to businesses in priority sectors to help them grow and develop, including the provision/upgrading of incubation and managed workspace.

B6 Deliver more co-ordinated and streamlined export support to businesses across the LEP area.

Current and planned investment The Humber LEP’s £30m ‘Growing the Humber’ Regional Growth Fund programme is providing grants to

support growth in local businesses and investment by new ones. By March 2014 live and contracting

projects were supporting the creation of 1,243 jobs. North Lincolnshire Council’s £10m RGF programme

had meanwhile achieved 497 jobs, while the £26m Hull/East Riding Green Port Growth programme had

made some initial investments in preparation for the final investment decision on Green Port Hull (Siemens)

which has now been received.

By March 2014, the LEP had used its £8.1m Growing Places Fund allocation to support nine businesses

with loans, with a further £1.25m of investments to support four businesses in due diligence or negotiation.

The Humber LEP will be one of the first to launch a Growth Hub following development work during 2013

and its successful bid for £2.5m of RGF funding from Lancaster University through the Hull & Humber City

Deal. The Growth Hub will provide a one-stop-shop for businesses to find out about local and national

support, while an accompanying growth programme will provide small start-up grants and


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internationalisation support. The programme also includes an extra £1m to meet demand for the ‘Growing

the Humber’ programme.

Support for SMEs is prioritised in the Humber LEP’s ESIF strategy, which proposes a comprehensive £46m

package of support (including match funding) to build the growth capabilities of SMEs, to foster a more

entrepreneurial culture and stimulate innovation.

Rationale for the projects seeking competitive LGF We are putting forward three packages under the 'Supporting Businesses to Succeed' theme:

• The first will support a Humber-wide extension of the RGF 'Growing the Humber' Capital Grant

Programme and the continuation of the Humber LEP Growth Hub Programme.

• The second contains projects focusing on innovation and new approaches to generating economic

growth.

• The third focuses on the provision of managed workspace to meet demand and generate growth,

including in key sectors;

Details of each project can be found in the pro formas in Appendix 2, but a summary of their rationale is

presented below.

Supporting Business to Succeed: rationale summary

Business Investment Programme

The ‘Growing the Humber’ RGF programme is targeted at businesses operating within the Humber LEP priority sectors. This bid will enable the very successful capital grant elements of the programme to be continued for a two year period (2015/16 and 2016/17), thus enabling businesses in our key sectors, including renewables, to grow and invest.

We are also requesting revenue funding to enable an extension of schemes in the Humber LEP Growth Hub Programme (initiated through the Hull and Humber City Deal) from April 2015 to March 2017. The Humber LEP Growth Hub is a co-ordination and universal support function comprising an online information hub, capacity building through a Humber LEP Business Advisors Network, and increased general business support and advice capacity across the Humber. Without additional investment through the Growth Deal, the Growth Hub will be unable to continue in its intended form into a second year.


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Innovation Programme

The Computational Sciences Institute, to be located at the University of Hull, would provide the focus and R&D capability to develop a hub to exploit the emerging market opportunities in the computational science space (including, although not limited to, a Centre of Advanced Graphics and Simulation, a Centre of Pervasive Intelligence and a business focussed immersive centre (HIVE++)) to rival the best in the world. The University is already being approached by major international businesses about the possibilities of HIVE++.

Platform Studios is part of the Platform Initiative, which is working to establish a significant hub of gaming, digital creativity and content creation industries in the Humber. This project will strengthen the support for these industries, with a particular focus on supporting start-ups and young, high growth potential businesses to grow, innovate and thrive, through the relocation of the Platform Studios incubation space in Hull, the creation of a new Platform Studios incubation space in Grimsby and the establishment of a new Platform Studios base in Hull. The project has been proposed in recognition of the fact that standard incubation or managed workspace does not meet the needs of start-ups and young, high growth potential businesses in the gaming, digital creativity and content creation sector and that there is a currently a lack of the creative workspaces which they need.

The Centre of R&D Excellence for Energy and Engineering would bring together under one industry-facing facility multiple areas of science and technology expertise. This would involve primarily engineering, computer science and geography and cover areas including chemical and process engineering, renewable power and energy Systems, Geology, Oil and Gas (and fracking), Environment and high-end Simulation & Visualisation/Virtual reality systems. Activities would interface directly with the University Technical College (UTC) at Scunthorpe and HCF/CATCH. They would include delivery of bespoke industrially-based part-time degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, continuous professional development (CPD) and a range of high-quality training for the Chemical, Process and Energy industries.

Business Space Programme

The Hull Managed Workspace Enhancement Programme involves developing an existing (and heavily occupied) centre to the west of Hull in response to a recognised shortage of certain types and sizes of start-up/growth units. Integrating with other forms of business support to provide a joined-up and comprehensive offer for occupants is central to the proposals.

The ERGO Business Centre in the East Riding of Yorkshire will provide flexible, high quality business space targeted at knowledge intensive businesses in environmental technologies and related business services that will support renewable and low carbon energy developments in the Humber and off-shore.

The Scunthorpe Enterprise Development Centre will provide bespoke accommodation for business start-ups and small businesses looking to grow, supporting entrepreneurial activity and driving economic growth and job creation. This will be delivered through a new build in the heart of Scunthorpe Town Centre and will address a well recognised absence of provision in North Lincolnshire.


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Supporting Business to Succeed: summary of outputs

Direct jobs 1,061


Businesses engaged 1,600

Businesses assisted 350



10 year GVA uplift through job creation £478m


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Investments requiring Local Growth Fund support



2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Business Investment Programme 1 RGF 'Growing the

Humber' Capital Grant Extension, Humber-wide

500 direct jobs Competitive LGF

£4m £4m £8m

Private sector £18m £18m £36m

Total £44m

2 City Deal Growth Hub Co-ordination Year 2, Humber-wide

1,600 businesses engaged 200 businesses supported with over 12 hours support

Competitive LGF (revenue)

£0.5m £0.5m £1m

Total £1m

Innovation Programme 3 Computational

Sciences Institute Hull

81 direct jobs created 100 business supported

Competitive LGF

£2.4m £2.4m

University of Hull

£1.482m £1.482m £1.482m £0.192m £0.192m £4.83m

Total £7.23m

4 Platform Studios 82 direct jobs created 45-50 businesses supported

Competitive LGF

£0.604m £0.604m

Colleges £0.6m £0.600m

Total £1.204m

5 Centre of R&D Excellence for Energy and Engineering


£3m £3m

University of Hull

£3m £3m

HCF/CATCH £3m £3m

Total £9m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Business Space Programme 6 Hull Managed

Workspace 180 direct jobs 1,500m2 commercial floorspace completed

Competitive LGF

£0.35m £1.15m £1.5m

Local authority

£0.15m £0.35m £0.5m

Total £2m

7 ERGO Centre 75 direct jobs 1,800m2 new commercial floorspace

Competitive LGF

£1.75m £1.75m £3.5m

Local authority

£0.1m £1.0m £1.1m

Total £4.6m

8 Scunthorpe Enterprise Development Centre

70 direct jobs

Competitive LGF

£1.067m £1.067m £0.667m £2.8m

Local authority

£0.48m £0.48m £0.24m £1.2m

Total £4m

Totals £- £38.9m £28.2m £1.5m £1.7m £1.7m £0.9m £- £73m


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5. A great place to live and visit

Objective

Ensure that the Humber is a great place to live with the range and quality of homes for a growing workforce, with an attractive and vibrant cultural, leisure and visitor offer.


GP1 Deliver the market and affordable homes necessary to support a growing number of households and to attract and retain the range of people necessary to support the economic ambitions of the Humber.

GP2 Deliver the transport, flood protection and other critical infrastructure necessary to unlock investment in sustainable housing across the Humber.

GP3 Develop a programme of regeneration activity to continue to transform and reposition neighbourhoods with poor quality urban fabric to ensure they have a sustainable future role.

GP4 Implement measures to ensure existing homes are fit for purpose, with a focus on adapting to climate change, improving energy efficiency and flood resilience.

GP5 Ensure that the Humber capitalises on the economic opportunities offered by Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

GP6 Work with a broad range of partners to ensure that the Humber has a vibrant and distinctive cultural, leisure and visitor offer that creates new business opportunities.

Current and planned investment Each of the Humber’s four Local Planning Authorities is at a different stage in the statutory Local Plan

process. Current intentions are to allocate land sufficient for 60,000 more dwellings across the LEP area

by 2026/2030 and for 15-20% of this provision to be affordable (see the following table). The proposed

average annual completion rates are for 3,550 new units, more than twice the recent rate of completions.

The spatial distribution of the emerging proposed allocations concentrates most housing in the main urban

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East Riding Hull North East Lincs North Lincs

Household projections 2021 157,000 120,000 71,000 77,000

Net change 2011-2021 13,000 8,000 2,000 6,000

Percentage change 2011-2021 9% 7% 2% 9%

Proposed allocations 23,800 14,400 9,300 12,100

Average completion rate per annum 1,400 756 550 841

% affordable 17% 15% 20% 20%

Source: DCLG 2011 interim (projections); draft Local Plans (proposed allocations)

The above will involve substantial plan-led growth in the East Riding, including urban-extensions to the

south of Beverley. Hull is delivering housing growth through its ongoing housing-led regeneration activity,

specific elements of which include: growth in the north of the city (e.g. Kingswood); developing proposals

for the Orchard Park Estate Renewal Programme; Estate Renewal proposals for both Ings and Preston

Road; and the ongoing delivery of new and refurbished homes in the west of the city through the Newington

and St. Andrews Renewal Programme.

Proposals are being developed for a sustainable urban extension for Grimsby. The most significant

planned development in North Lincolnshire is ‘Lincolnshire Lakes’ – a sustainable village concept to the

west of Scunthorpe set in a lakeside environment. The project is set to deliver 6,000 new homes, a high-

tech business park, an improved transport network and new community/social infrastructure. The planned

new homes will be complemented by large scale recreation, conservation and mitigation lakes, a

sustainable urban drainage system and high quality green infrastructure.

The Humber authorities note that additional borrowing capacity for local authority social housing is to be

made available for the period 2015/16 and 2016/17. Authorities will be asked to competitively bid for the

additional capacity in partnership with LEPs. The Government recognises councils have a significant role

to play in addressing housing shortages across the LEP area. Discussions will continue with each local

authority on the capacity for borrowing within their long term business plans and any proposals put forward

after the government has concluded on the process for bidding.

Rationale for the projects seeking competitive LGF Ensuring that the Humber is seen as a great place to live and visit is an important driver for the success of

the SEP. This means having the right range and quality of homes, as well as ensuring that the Humber is

an attractive place to live in broader terms.

There remains much to do in transforming the residential offer, as well as interventions to continue to

improve the attractiveness of the Humber’s town centres, and this is reflected in the priority projects that we

have put forward under this theme for support through the LGF. We have deliberately selected projects

where relatively modest LGF investment can accelerate the transformation of local neighbourhoods and

deliver a broad range of economic and social benefits. We also note that housing investment is typically a

quick generator of jobs.

The 2017 UK City of Culture award to Hull provides a unique opportunity for city centre regeneration on the

back of a year-long events programme, national and international publicity and many tens of thousands of

visitors.


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presented below. They are split into two groups:

• Place

• Opportunities linked to the City of Culture

Place

Delivering Housing Growth in Hull

Without significant improvements and diversification of the housing offer in Hull, the city will fail to attract and retain the skilled, talented and entrepreneurial people who will support the growth of the city’s economy. Hull has an insufficient supply of quality housing stock which has a direct impact upon its economic prospects along with the health and wellbeing of its residents. This programme, which is already underway, has a gap of £10m for the next phase which, if provided through LGF, will unlock millions of pounds of private investment, deliver hundreds of homes and create new jobs and sustainable communities across the Humber.

Westcliff Regeneration Programme

Westcliff is an area facing numerous social, economic and environmental issues. The LGF funding will contribute to the delivery of training, support and business start up units within the new Community Hub, together with pre-school provision to enable parents to access training, support and business development opportunities. The project has been agreed as a long term strategic priority for North Lincolnshire through the approved Local Investment Plan. The Westcliff Programme Board have approved the submission of a bid into the next HCA bid round 2015-2018; it is estimated that 50 new affordable units could be delivered

Cleethorpes North Promenade

This project builds on the Environment Agency flood defence programme which will enable the regeneration of the North Promenade of Cleethorpes, linking in the Sea View Street Coastal Communities Project. The successful regeneration of this area is key to the future economic growth of the resort. The area provides opportunities to create a high quality public realm within the key gateways to the town and enable the re-development of key sites for a mix of leisure, residential and retail use, whilst making best use of its heritage assets.

Goole Town Centre/Business Premises

The basis of this scheme is to enable sites within the town centre area vacated through new (non-LGF funded) business park developments to be desirable, suitable and available to other existing and new businesses. Recent investments in education facilities, housing, transport infrastructure, the port and the Junction Arts Centre are beginning to shape a new Goole that wants to be recognised as a ‘Haven of Opportunity’. However the ‘public good’ elements, urban realm and the town centre are preventing the town from developing its economy further. There is a demonstrable funding gap between the improvements required and the willingness of the private sector to fund and ability of public sector to do so.

Scunthorpe Town Centre

LGF investment in this scheme will bring forward the transformation of Scunthorpe town centre to meet the Humber brand aspiration for our places. This will include the delivery of a University Technical College, an office hub, an entertainment and leisure zone and town centre living (more than 300 new homes form part of the vision). LGF funding is required specifically for land assembly (and in that regard is the enabler for all of the future development for Scunthorpe) and to plug the gap left from the current BDUK investment in superfast broadband.


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City of Culture

Hull Quality of Place Investment

LGF investment in this scheme will ensure that key visitor destination elements of Hull City Council’s City Plan are met. It will also play an important role in our preparation for hosting the title of UK City of Culture 2017. Such a scheme will not only refurbish the public realm relevant to City of Culture 2017 using high quality materials, but will also reference and integrate local art and heritage to capitalise upon Hull’s unique identity. The justification for investment is that without efforts to improve the quality and connectivity of Hull’s public realm, parts of the city which are not properly connected will continue an economic spiral downwards leading to further dereliction and the inability to attract new retailers.

Hull Fruit Market – Gallery, Conference Exhibition Centre

The new gallery, conference and exhibition centre will add value to the creative and cultural organisations within the Fruit Market area of Hull and compliment existing city venues to boost tourist appeal. This centre and the refurbishment of properties in the Humber Street area will attract new businesses in the digital and creative sector – a sector of strategic importance for the Humber – as well as in retail and leisure. The Centre for Digital Innovation (C4DI) is also being developed on the adjacent Dry Dock site. Without investment in the wider Fruit Market surrounding this site the city will miss out on the huge potential for collaboration between the C4DI and creative and artistic organisations which will diversify the local economy and creative social benefits.

Humber Bridge Experience

This project is designed to help optimise the economic and social benefits of Hull’s status as the UK City of Culture 2017. The Bridge is an iconic landmark in the Humber and will feature heavily in the City of Culture programme of events. However, the Country Park offer is poor and LGF investment is therefore requested to improve the visitor experience and encourage more people to stay longer, thereby increasing visitor spend. Without this investment (which includes a new visitor centre, better footpath links and the promotion and improved interpretation and signage), there is a risk that the North Bank will not be able to fully capitalise on the economic opportunities from the City of Culture designation.


Great Place to Live and Visit: summary of outputs

Direct jobs 4,252

Land serviced/ redeveloped 190.6 ha



New dwellings/empty dwellings brought back into use 5,971 units


Accredited qualifications 250






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Greater Lincolnshire LEP • Lincolnshire Lakes

• Freeman Street, East and West Marsh

• Cleethorpes Regeneration

• Grimsby Ice Factory

York, North Yorkshire & East Riding LEP • Bridlington regeneration projects

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Place 1 Delivering

Housing Growth in Hull

3,520 direct jobs 1,000 units of empty dwellings brought back into use 4,000 units of dwellings with energy efficiency improvements 4,400 new dwellings completed 146 hectares of land serviced/ developed

Competitive LGF

£0.6m £3.0m £3.4m £3m £10m

Local authority

£21.33m £24.42m £19.22m ££15.68 £10.33m £90.97m

HCA £8.46m £2.71m £2.71m £2.71m £1.74m £0.52m £0.52m £20.25m

Private sector developer

£38.95m £34.82m £39.48m £31.98m £28.77m £28.77m £28.77m £189.55m £421.07m

Total £542.29m

2 Westcliff Regeneration Programme

12 direct jobs 71 dwellings completed 71 dwellings with energy efficiency improvements 2.6 hectares of developed land

Competitive LGF

£0.3m £0.3m

Local authority

£0.5m £0.5m

Partners £0.7m £3.4m £4.1m £0.928m £9.128m

Total £9.928m

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Cleethorpes North Promenade

150 direct jobs 200 new dwellings completed 1,000m2 new/ redeveloped floorspace

Competitive LGF

£2.25m £1.5m £3.75m

Local authority

£0.5m £0.5m £1m

Environment Agency

£0.5m £0.5m

Network Rail £0.5m £0.5m

Townscape £0.8m £0.8m £0.4m £2m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Heritage

Private sector

£1m £1m £1.5m £3m £3m £3m £2m £2m £16.5m

Total £25.25m

4 Goole Town Centre/ Business Premises

50 direct jobs 1,400m2 floorspace back into use 1,400m2 floorspace with energy efficiency improvements

Competitive LGF

£0.3m £0.5m £1.5m £1.465m £3.765m

Private sector

£0.15m £0.15m £0.3m

HLF Townscape Heritage Initiative

£0.3m £0.35m £0.635m

Local volcom and fundraising

£0.2m £0.2m £0.4m

Total £5.1m

5 Scunthorpe Town Centre

320 direct jobs 300 dwellings completed 38,000 m2 commercial floorspace completed 12 hectares land serviced/ redeveloped

Competitive LGF

£1.80m £0.95m £0.25m £3m

Local authority

£0.950m £1.80m £9.36m £8.05m £5.30m £0.871m £0.871m £27.2m

Total £30.2m

Hull: UK City of Culture 2017 6 Hull: Quality of

Place Investment


£2.5m £2.5m £5m

Local authority

£5m £5m £10m

Other funders

£1.5m £1.5m £3m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Total £18m

7 Hull Fruit Market – Gallery, Conference and Exhibition Centre

80 direct jobs

Competitive LGF

£3.5m £3.5m

Local authority

£7m £8m £7m £22m

Lottery Grant £2m £2m £1m £5m

Total £30.5m

8 Humber Bridge Experience

5 direct jobs 250 accredited qualifications 30 ha land serviced/redeveloped

Competitive LGF

£0.5m £0.25m £0.75m

Local authority

£0.15m £0.3m £0.05m £0.5m

Private sector

£0.5m £0.25m £0.75m

Other £0.43m £0.33m £0.757m

Total £2.757m

Totals £71.84m £86.73m £102.2m £82.22m £63.75m £33.16m £32.16m £191.55m £663.62m


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6. A skilled and productive workforce

Objective

Ensure that our businesses can access the skilled workforce they need to grow and that residents of the Humber are supported and able to access good quality employment opportunities.


S1 Raise employer commitment and investment in skills at all levels.

S2 Foster an inclusive, LEP-wide approach with all key stakeholders.

S3 Influence provision to better meet local economic need.

S4 Improve the quality, accessibility and dissemination of labour market information and CEIAG (careers education, information, advice and guidance), empowering employers and local people to make more informed choices.

S5 Support people in finding and sustaining employment, in progressing at work and/or in setting up their own enterprises.

S6 Maximise the use of funding, including capital, to develop excellent learning environments and facilities, leading to a more highly skilled workforce (current and future).

Current and planned investment The scale of the Humber’s skills challenge is well recognised by the LEP and its partners, and was

investigated by an independent local inquiry – the Skills Commission – in 2012/13. Its recommendations

are now being implemented by the LEP’s Employment and Skills Board, which was established as a result.

The Hull & Humber City Deal is enabling the LEP to make good progress in this area, with a package of

five capital investments taking place in local Further Education colleges to increase the area’s capacity to

deliver skilled workers for the emerging energy sector. Longer term, the LEP’s ambition is for the area to

become the national centre for training linked to offshore wind.

Development work is also getting underway on an innovative Payment by Results pilot, initiated through the

City Deal, which will incentivise providers to support learners to prepare for work. A commitment to fund

additional places will enable the LEP and providers to further increase supply as employer demand

increases.


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Delivery is now underway on the £3.5m Skills Support for the Workforce programme in the Humber, led by

Hull College in partnership with Bishop Burton College, East Riding College, Grimsby Institute, North

Lindsey College and a number of specialist providers. The scheme is targeting the LEP’s priority sectors,

including renewables, ports and logistics, chemicals and creative and digital industries.

Also of note is Talent Match Humber, which will support 1,500 young unemployed people into employment

or training, and the allocation of £4m from the EU Youth Employment Initiative agreed through the Hull &

Humber City Deal. The forthcoming 2014-2020 European Programme also has a significant skills element

(around £30m excluding match funding) which will support the skills development of Humber residents at all

levels, from access to employment and the sustainable integration of young people, to technical and higher

levels skills and leadership and management.

Rationale for the projects seeking competitive LGF The projects that we are putting forward under the 'Skilled and Productive Workforce' theme have been

selected on the basis of contribution they can make to ensuring that businesses in the Humber can access

the skilled workforce they need to grow and that residents are supported and able to access good quality

employment opportunities.

Running through the projects is a focus on sectors of strategic importance to the Humber, and in particular

renewable and offshore energy. Our ambition is for the Humber to be a global leader in these fields and we

know that with the right skills infrastructure in place, they can provide rewarding, long-term career

opportunities for many Humber residents. LGF support can make a significant contribution to the

development of this skills infrastructure.


presented below.

Skilled and Productive workforce: rationale summary

CATCH Energy Offshore

The project will contribute to the Humber’s development as a major UK centre for specialist offshore wind training, with a strong focus on de-risking the recruitment and training process for both the major Operations and Maintenance providers based at the Port of Grimsby and for the emerging manufacturing, assembly and installation supply chain across the Humber. At present, there are no Global Wind Organisation accredited providers in the Humber and offshore sector businesses are frequently required to source training from disparate providers well beyond the region. This results in significant additional costs and reduced productivity for offshore firms serving the southern North Sea.

Humberside Airport Heli-hub

Humberside Airport is a key strategic site for the Humber LEP and has excellent potential for growth, with its location making it potentially very attractive to companies involved in offshore, renewables, and the air and sea rescue sectors. This project will allow aviation related training to be provided alongside fire and offshore training facilities and facilities for aviation research, administration, storage and. It is central to airport’s vision, which involves diversifying and enhancing its facilities into areas where it can demonstrate a competitive advantage based on its status as a well-established but under-utilised industrial and consumer Airport.


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Goole College Skills Workshop Modernisation

This project will enable extension of the college’s vocational skills workshop area and associated classroom refurbishment and will allow the college to expand its provision in engineering, welding, manufacturing and logistics study – all of which are key skills growth areas for the region. The new build will facilitate the delivery of the higher level theory parts of the programmes and can also be used as a health and safety centre to offer the nationally required health and safety qualifications such as IOSH and NEBOSH.

Environmental Logistics Learning Hub

This scheme involves the creation of a new build logistics learning centre at the Grimsby Institute which will house underpinning theory and clean simulated training, augmented reality and training suites in a clean a safe environment. This would develop minimum skills and competences prior to learners progressing to vocational and applied applications on plant. The development will complement the facilities at CATCH and at the Logistics Institute in Hull.

Engineering Pathways

The scheme will provide a modern, environmentally sustainable building in North Hull to provide additional and updated engineering training facilities. It seeks to address the deficit in mainstream provision and meets the demands of the increasing number of applicants to the engineering sector and the shortage of skilled labour.

Skills Capacity Building Centre

This project would be based close to Hull’s strategic employment sites (including Enterprise Zones) earmarked for offshore wind development. Aimed at engaging and upskilling future employees of the energy sector, and based in one of the LEP’s most deprived areas, the LGF investment would enable the procurement of a suite of training simulators, allowing higher level professional training to be offered, plus facilities to support classroom and team training. All the facilities would be available for other training providers to rent and use as part of their own provision.

Skilled and Productive Workforce: summary of outputs

Level 1 qualifications 1,750



Level 4 qualifications 224

10 year GVA uplift through qualification achievement £118m



York, North Yorkshire & East Riding LEP • Engineering technology centre, Bridlington

• Advanced sustainable environmental technology centre, Bishop Burton

• Agricultural Applied Science Centre, Bishop Burton

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

1 CATCH Energy Offshore

135 Level 2 qualifications 300 Level 3 qualifications

Competitive LGF

£0.5m £0.75m £0.5m £1.75m

Local authority

£0.75m £0.1m £0.85m

Private sector £0.75m £1.25m £1.0m £0.75m £0.25m £4m

RGF £0.25m £0.25m

ERDF £0.75m £0.75m £0.6m £2.1m

Total £8.95m

2 Humberside Airport Heli-hub

500+ learners per year

Competitive LGF

£1.0m £1.0m

Private sector £1.0m £1.0m

Total £2m

3 Goole College Skills Workshop Modernisation

95 Level 1 qualifications 171 Level 2 qualifications 174 Level 3 qualifications 60 Level 4 qualifications

Competitive LGF

£0.429m £0.315m £0.744m

Hull College Group Capital

£0.143m £0.105m £0.248m

Total £0.992m

4 Environmental Logistics Learning Hub


Competitive LGF

£0.97m £1.25m £0.27m £2.49m

College capital

£1.93m £2.50m £0.80m £5.23m

Total £7.72m

5 Engineering Pathways

600 Level 1 qualifications

Competitive LGF

£3.56m £3.56m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

720 Level 2 qualifications 600 Level 3 qualifications 48 Level 4 qualifications

Skills Funding Agency (revenue)

£0.945m £0.287m £0.143m £0.287m £0.945m £0.335m £2.942m

Total £6.502m

6 Skills Capacity Building Centre


Competitive LGF

£1.725m £1.725m

Coastal Communities Fund

£0.3m £0.3m

ESF £0.375m £0.375m

Preston Road NDC

£0.08m £0.08m

Commercial Loan

£5.25m £5.25

Total £7.73m

Totals £1m £14.48m £12.54m £3.31m £1.04m £1.20m £0.34m £0 £33.91m


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7. Flood risk and environmental management

Objective

Stimulate economic development through further investment in flood and coastal risk management. Promote and embed sustainable development activities across the LEP area to sustain the natural environment.


S1 Support investment in flood defences to reduce the risk of flooding – the most significant environmental barrier to development, investor risk and growth in the Humber.

S2 Support proposals put forward in the Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy to provide the required defences against tidal flood risk around the whole estuary to ensure it can grow and prosper.

S3 Support proposals put forward in the River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy to provide the required defences against surface water and river flooding risk within the River Hull catchment and the Isle of Axholme.

S4 Maximise the benefits of flood defence schemes by linking them with other development and growth proposals such as the Grimsby Docks Flood Defence Scheme.

S5 Maximise the economic potential of the Humber LEP area’s unique natural assets through a concerted and partnership approach to sustainable development.

S6 Support the development of housing with flood, adaptation to climate change and energy efficiency measures.

The significance of flooding to the Humber LEP area On December 5th 2013, high astronomical tides coupled with a low pressure system led to a tidal surge that

severely affected the east coast of England. This was further exacerbated in the Humber Estuary due to a

tidal bore effect, culminating in high levels averaging around 6m above mean sea level. This is the highest

ever recorded sea level in this part of the UK.

In the East Riding, floodwaters swamped approximately 2,600 hectares of quality agricultural land and

caused internal flooding to almost 200 households and 50 business properties. In Hull, 149 residencies

were significantly impacted and road closures caused widespread and significant disruption, while in North

East Lincolnshire extensive flooding occurred at the Port of Immingham causing an estimated £12m


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damage and £130m loss in business. Ten tonnes of debris had to be removed from the beach area of the

Cleethorpes North Promenade.

Across the Humber LEP area as a whole, well over 1,000 properties flooded as a result of the December

2013 tidal surge, making it one of the most significant flood events this country has encountered. Although

no deaths or serious injuries occurred, it is very important to note that had the wind direction not been

favourable on that day, the extent and depth of the floods would have led to much more serious

consequences. Unfortunately, however, this is not the worst flooding event that this area has experienced.

Over 14,000 residential properties flooded in 2007, giving the Humber area the unenviable record of having

the most significant surface water flooding the country has ever seen.

In light of recent events and the perceived vulnerability of the river defences, there is a clear risk that the

insurance premiums associated with operating from this area will dramatically increase. Potentially this

could lead to businesses leaving the area, businesses failing to insure for flooding and being faced with

high costs of retrofitting existing buildings.

Rationale for the projects seeking competitive LGF Engineering works have tamed the flood risk in the past but this is limited and now is the time to act, both to

sustain and improve defences into the future and to adapt to climate change. Local partners have well

developed plans, established expertise and governance to bring forward quality flood defence schemes

that will help to ensure that existing global investors retain their sites in the Humber as well as enabling new

investment and protecting homes and businesses.

LGF is being requested in response to genuine market failure, where the high costs involved are preventing

developers from taking forward these investments without public support. In most cases the projects

concentrate on pre-2012 infrastructure and will enable the work that began following the 2007 floods to be

continued. Projects were developed and prioritised in conjunction with local Environment Agency

representatives and deliver in accordance with existing strategies.


presented below.


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Flood Risk and Environmental Management: rationale summary

Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy

There are three specific projects within this programme for which LGF support is being sought: 1) Paull Enterprise Zone: to greatly improve flood defences around the Paull

Enterprise Zone site, in doing so providing defences that have a considerably longer lifespan than the 25-30 years that would be achieved through a non-LGF funded option. The work will include construction (and/or remediation) of a new bank between the Hedon Haven Outer Clough and the Paull Shipyard, and may also include regional fluvial and surface water detention systems on the landward side of the bank.

2) Skeffling Land Purchase and Managed Realignment: this scheme is a prerequisite of the Paull Enterprise Zone development and will deliver improved flood defences in the vicinity of the scheme in addition to providing the necessary compensatory habitat. A brand new bank will be built at the back of the realignment site which will be of excellent condition and offer a much improved standard of protection. It is likely that the scheme will deliver approximately 150 hectares of intertidal habitat.

3) Old Fleet Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme: this scheme will address the serious

issue of the Old Fleet Drain’s limited storage capacity, which currently presents a significant flood risk, and one which has translated into the flooding of commercial and business premises on several occasions. The Yorkshire Water Hull Sewage Treatment Works Electrical Substation is currently at risk of flooding, and if this fails, 20,000 litres per second of emergency pumping capacity will be lost, with damaging consequences for the city of Hull.

River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy

There are three specific projects within this programme for which LGF support is being sought: 1) Anlaby and East Ella Flood Alleviation: this scheme will take approximately

4,000 properties out of flood risk to the target design standard. It will cover an area of approx 1,200 Ha that presents peak flood flows to Anlaby and the city in excess of 5,000 litres per second. Because the urban drainage system in the city has a finite capacity, this becomes quickly overwhelmed causing significant flooding to properties and business.

2) Cottingham and Orchard Park Flood Alleviation: this scheme will also take

approximately 4,000 properties out of flood risk in an area where the drainage system can become quickly overwhelmed. It covers an area of approx. 1,500 Ha of land.

3) River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy – Delivery: this is a large flood

alleviation scheme that reduces the flood risk in an economically achievable standard with ranges established by sensitivity testing. Subject to detailed options appraisal in line with the Defra approved national standards, it is expected to include (one or more of) the construction of large flood storage areas; new engineered flow delivery and exceedance systems; improvements to channel and flow conveyance; installation of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition


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System; improvements to East Hull Pumping Station and various environmental improvements to enhance Water Framework Directive Opportunities.

River Hull+ This scheme will be centred on the section of the River Hull that passes through the centre of Hull, between the Hull tidal barrier and North Bridge. It represents a unique opportunity to maximise the benefit the city of Hull generates from the Environment Agency’s planned investment in flood defences (£50m along the River Hull over the next 30 years). This proposal is for additional funding which would allow the EA and Hull City council to work in partnership and use the flood defence scheme as a catalyst to provide regeneration to the city centre area. The EA contribution to this scheme will be in the provision of the flood defence, but by working with partners at this stage to develop an enhanced scheme, the final design can be one which incorporates flood defence, open space and public access holistically, as opposed to a scheme where these benefits are retrofitted, which often results in a compromised design.

Albert Dock Tidal Defences

The standards of protection afforded by the existing defences at the Albert Dock in Hull are known to be lower than the rest of the city’s Humber frontage. This was brought into stark reality by the impacts of the 5th December tidal surge event, the direct and indirect costs of which are likely to exceed £50m, with some of the commercial interests in the area unlikely to regain their previous levels of trading. This project will greatly improve the flood defences at the Albert Dock and will ensure that businesses and investors can have confidence in their continued future trading in this location.

Cleethorpes North Prom Terminal Groynes

The Terminal Groyne is the main structure maintaining beach levels along the North Promenade of Cleethorpes. It maintains the beach levels that are vital to maintain the defence standards of the Promenade sea walls. Exposure to the elements and tidal action has caused gradual deterioration to the groyne over the years. This scheme therefore involves replacing the timber groyne with a rock groyne. This will be very important in maintaining beach levels, thus retaining the coastal defences and promenade. A significant reduction in beach levels would lead to the failure of the sea wall and the loss of the North Promenade and associated building infrastructure, exposing a large area of Grimsby and Cleethorpes to flooding from the sea.

Lincolnshire Lakes Flood Risk Strategy

The Lincolnshire Lakes is a council wide strategic regeneration project on the western fringe of the Scunthorpe urban area. The project seeks to bring forward 6,000 homes, a high tech business park, education/community/health facilities, green infrastructure and recreational and functional lakes. This project will allow for the development of sustainable areas that are flood resilient and adaptable for the future with exemplar flood risk defence and drainage infrastructure, to enable the achievement of major social and environmental benefits, including overall reduction of flood risk to nearby communities.


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Flood Risk and Environmental Management: summary of outputs

Direct jobs 6,130

Land serviced/redeveloped as a result of flood alleviation measures 80ha

Empty dwellings/commercial floorspace brought back into use 24,000m2


Private sector leverage £8.88m

Private sector leverage ratio (per £ of competitive LGF) £0.18m



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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

Humber Flood Risk Management Strategy 1 Paull Enterprise

Zone Flood Alleviation Scheme

1,700 direct jobs 80 hectares of land serviced/redeveloped as a result of flood alleviation measures.

Competitive LGF

£1.5m £1.5m £3m

Defra FDGiA £3.75m £3.75m £7.5m

Total £10.5m

2 Old Fleet Drain Flood Alleviation Scheme

100 direct jobs 6,000m2 of empty dwellings/commercial floorspace brought back into use 30,500m2 of commercial property protected from flooding

Competitive LGF

£0.2m £0.2m

Local authority

£0.031m £0.031m

Defra FDGiA £0.234m £0.234m

YRFCC £0.166m £0.166m

Total £0.431m

River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy 3 Anlaby and East

Ella Flood Alleviation Scheme

70 direct jobs 6,000m2 of empty dwellings/commercial floorspace brought back into use 74,000m2 of commercial property protected from flooding

Competitive LGF

£1.5m £2.75m £2.75m £7m

Defra FDGiA £0.04m £2.21m £2.21m £2.21m £6.67m

EUSIF £1m £1m

Total £14.67m

4 Cottingham and Orchard Park Flood Alleviation Scheme

40 direct jobs 6,000m2 of empty dwellings/commercial floorspace brought

Competitive LGF

£0.15m £4.45m £4.04m £0.62m £9.26m

Defra FDGiA £0.28m £2.25m £3.06m £3.1m £8.69m

EUSIF £1m £1m £2m

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2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021+

back into use 37,000m2 of commercial property protected from flooding

Total £19.95m

5 River Hull Integrated Catchment Strategy: Delivery

300 direct jobs 6,000m2 of empty dwellings/commercial floorspace brought back into use - 116,750m2 of commercial property protected from flooding

Competitive LGF

£0.15m £2.43m £2.43m £2.43m £2.43m £1.07m £1.07m £12.01m

Defra FDGiA £0.10m £0.34m £6.57m £5.57m £5.57m £5.57m £0.59m £3.78m £28.09m

Local authority

£0.17m £0.17m

Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

£0.06m £0.06m

EUSIF £1.00 £1.00 £1.00 £3m

Total £43.33m

Other schemes 6 River Hull+ To be determined Competitive

LGF £0.15m £0.3m £0.45m £0.55m £0.55m £0.35m £0.15m £2.5m

EA FDGIA £0.5m £1m £2m £2m £2m £2m £0.5m £10m

Total £12.5m

7 Albert Dock Flood Alleviation Works

96 construction job years Approx. 3,000 people are employed in businesses who stand to benefit from the flood alleviation works.

Competitive LGF

£3m £3m

Environment Agency

£3.25m £0.25m £3.5m

Total £6.5m

8 Terminal Groynes Replacement

Improved sea defences Competitive LGF

£0.25m £0.25m

Environment £0.5m £0.5m

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Agency

Total £0.75m

9 Lincolnshire Lakes Flood Risk Strategy

3,920 direct jobs Competitive LGF

£2.22m £2.22m £2.22m £2.22m £2.22m £2.22m £13.32m

Private sector £1.48m £1.48m £1.48m £1.48m £1.48m £1.48m £8.88m

Total £22.2m

Totals £3.9m £20.2m £34.4m £28.3m £15.9m £15.3m £7.7m £5.5m £131.0m

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Appendices


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Appendix 1: Appraisal framework

The process in summary

Stage 1: Initial sift The Humber SEP Working Group, together with partners from the LEP's sub-boards (including the

Employment and Skills Board and SME Support Committeee), undertook an initial eligibilitgy check of all of

the EOIs that had been returned through the open call. Those that were clearly in eligible for support

through the LGF were excluded, as were those that were unable to demonstrate any additionality, i.e.

where the same activity, over the same timeframe, would be funded through different means in the

absence of the LGF.

Stage Activity Outcome

1 Initial sift of all EOIs Ineligible EOIs are withdrawn

Independent appraisal

EOIs are scored using a consistent appraisal framework and is ranked

within its theme (skills, infrastructure etc)

2

Review and refine

Expert input obtained on the appraisal results. Shortlists of

projects and programmes developed3

4 Sign-offInvestment Plan sign-off by LEP

Board and Unitary Leaders

5Business case development

Fully developed business cases for priority schemes

6 DeliveryDelivery work begins on priority

schemes for 2015/16


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EOIs requiring more detail or clarification were returned to the bidders for revision and resubmission

accordingly.

Stage 2: Independent appraisal A team of consultants, external to the LEP, undertook an independent appraisal exercise of the EOIs, using

an agreed framework. The maximum scores attributed to each of the main sections in the EOIs are shown

in the table below.

EOI sections Maximum score

Introduction 0

Rationale and evidence of demand 20

Match funding/leverage 30

Options appraisal 10

Strategic fit 50

Deliverability (including partner involvement) 40

Risk 10

Total/Maximum 200

The job creation element of the appraisal involved multiplying the number of jobs that each scheme will

create by average GVA for the Humber and applying a discount rate of 3.5% for the next 9 years to give a

10 year GVA impact. Note that net adjustments have not been applied at this stage.

GVA uplift through qualification achievement (for skills projects) used the following Net Present Value

figures published by BIS: £25,000 for a Level 1, £59,000 for a Level 2, £72,000 for a Level 3 and £88,000

for a Level 4 (note that the Level 4 figure has been estimated by the consultants as the BIS research did

not cover Level 4s). So as to make GVA uplift through qualifications figures comparable (in terms of

timeframe) with the job creation figures, the NPVs have been divided by three to give an estimated GVA

uplift for a 10 year period (this assumes that the full NPVs cover 30 years). As with the GVA calculations

linked to job creation, net adjustments have not been applied.

For transport related EOIs, the Local Transport Body independent co-ordinator conducted an appraisal to

provide additional confidence to the Department of Transport on deliverability etc.

Stage 3: Review and refine Expert groups, including the LEP's Employment and Skills Board and SME Support Committee, were asked

to review the results of the independent appraisal exercise and to identify shortlists of priority schemes

based both on the appraisals and, importantly, insights and intelligence about localised impacts,

additionality, need and scalability. This exercise resulted in the selection of projects and programmes that

are includeed in this Investment and Delivery Plan.

Stage 4: Sign off The projects and programmes proposed for inclusion in the Investment and Delivery Plan were subject to

endorsement and approval from the LEP's Joint Strategy Unit, its Board, the Chief Executives Group and

the Unitary Leaders Group during February and March 2014.


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Stage 5: Business case development Upon completion of negotiations between the Humber LEP and Government on the Growth Deal, the

priority schemes for 2015/16 will be advised to progress formal business cases, where necessary. Other

permissions, e.g. linked to planning, will also formally be sought.

Stage 6: Delivery Our priority schemes will begin, and in some cases will complete, their delivery phases in 2015/16.

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