John Betty, Bath and North East Somerset Council’s Strategic Director, spoke about how Local Investment Plans have been used to support the HCA’s work with his team, with a particular focus on Bath Riverside (a LIP priority for the West of England). This was part of the Homes and Communities Agency and the National Housing Federation held an event, Learning the Lessons from the Local Investment Plans

1. Learning the Lessons
John Betty
Strategic Director for
Development & Major Projects

4. “And our priority for this week is….”

5. ‘Single Conversation’
West of England
Delivery & Infrastructure
Investment Framework
2010 ‐ 2020

6. FRAMEWORK:
 Delivery & Investment Framework for housing and jobs in
the sub‐region
 Support emerging Core Strategies & Delivery Plans
 Contribute to joint working with development industry
 Seek to deliver ‘sustainable places’
 Framework of strategic locations across the sub‐region
 Focus for co‐ordinated multi‐agency investment
 Three strategic locations in B&NES – Bath City Riverside

7. 2010/11-2012/13 2013/14-2014/15
Total 2010/11-
Place Yrs 1-3 Yrs 4-5 2014/15
6.1 0.4 2.5 1.3 1.3 11.6 Total 2010 -
Bath City Centre - Bath City
Riverside
0.0 1.6 3.0 3.0 0.0 7.6
Place Yrs 1-3 Yrs 4-5 2015
1. City Centre and Major Business Location's
0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 8.0
Bristol Central Area
0.0 0.7 0.7 1.8 0.0 3.1 6.1 0.4 2.5 1.3 1.3 11.6
1.2 1.5 1.4 2.0 0.0 6.0
1.0 6.3 4.8 3.5 3.7 19.3
North Fringe - M32 (S.Glos) 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
0.5 1.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 9.3
North Fringe
0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 1.6 3.0 3.0 0.0 7.6
Bristol East Fringe
0.3 1.2 2.1 2.3 2.4 8.2 Bath City Centre - Bath
0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.6
1.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 16.0 City Riverside
South Bristol 0.6 6.0 6.6 13.6 20.9 47.6
0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4
South Brisol 0.1 0.3 0.0 7.0 8.0 15.4
0.0 0.7 0.9 1.4 1.4 4.4
2. Support for Regeneration
0.0 0.0 2.0 8.0 5.0 15.0
Weston Urban Extension
0.0
0.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
0.0
3.7
0.0
8.3
0.1
0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 8.0
1.1 4.8 5.4 5.6 5.6 22.4
Weston Town Centre 0.3 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0
Key
0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
1.6 3.7 5.1 0.8 0.0 11.1 Site specific infrastructure
Lockleaze/Wallscourt Farm
Affordable Housing
(Bristol) 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.4 2.9
0.2 1.1 0.4 5.1 1.0 7.7
Somer Valley
0.0 0.0 3.8 2.3 0.0 6.1
Land Assembly
3. Improving Local
0.0 0.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.6
Communities
Keynsham 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Flood alleviation / mitigation
Yate/Sodbury
Thornbury
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
0.3
Preparation / Planning
Portishead, North Somerset
1.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 Remediation
Hanham Hall ,South
Gloucestershire
0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Stockwood 21, Bristol
2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
Outputs 2010 - 2020
Homes
4. Small Locations and Themes
Advanced Tailored Package -
Various sites Bristol
0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
Market Affordable Jobs
Bristol Garage Sites, Bristol
1.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
Suburban intensification,
Bristol
3.0 6.7 9.6 3.8 5.8 29.0
2,153 746 6,530
Rural & Market Towns, North
Somerset
2.0 6.3 8.8 1.0 2.0 20.1
Rural & Market Towns, South
Glos
2.7 3.4 3.3 2.0 3.0 14.3
Rural & Market Towns, B&NES
1.0 1.0 3.0 1.5 3.5 10.0
Kickstart-All Authorities
11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.5
5. Other Committments
LA New Build, Bristol
4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4
National Affordable Housing
Programme (NAHP)
27.5 7.9 0.6 0.0 0.0 36.0
Total Investment
73.170 73.980 72.655 78.299 79.626 377.230
304.6mill

14. Vision to Development
Vision Gas
City of Ideas
Liquid
PFFF
Delivering Crystal
Enterprise Area
Solid
Development

16. Bath City Riverside ‘City of Ideas’ Enterprise Area

17. Capacity:
Area: 96 hectares
Development area: 36 hectares
Additional employment space: 200,000 m²
Delivering (25 years):
New homes: 2,000
Increase in jobs: 9,300
Increase in GVA (35% increase): £1.6billion
Business rates contribution: £292million

18. Barriers to Delivery
Releasing Development:
Land Remediation: Cost of works £11.5million
Transport Infrastructure: Cost of works £3million
Bath Transport Package: Cost of works £31million
Strategic Flood Mitigation: Cost of works £5million

19. Planning the Future
Financing the Future

22. Lessons Learnt