LEP Operational Plan 2018/19 SIB Key Priorities some thoughts - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SIB Business Planning 2018/19 – updated from

last SIB meeting

SIB Board 24/1/18

LEP Operational Plan 2018/19

SIB Key Priorities – some thoughts…

• Some project areas to consider:
• MMC Factory in Herts
• MMC pilot project – with linkages to HCA initiatives
• Regeneration schemes (with clear linkages to transport strategies)
• Smaller market towns (e.g. Hitchin and Royston) – analysis of needs and

preparation of strategy

• Bishop’s Stortford major regeneration scheme
• St Albans major regeneration scheme
• Ongoing in Stevenage, Watford, Hatfield
• Employment areas
• Strategic initiatives and linkages
• New garden town in Hertfordshire and/or adjoining areas
• Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor

LEP Operational Plan 2018/19

SIB Key Priorities – some more thoughts…

• Infrastructure – Strategic
• Explore modal shift and sustainable, future-proofed transport solutions (incl.

sustainable travel towns)

• Develop strategy for station improvements
• Explore opportunities from HS2, Crossrail 2, WAML and airport expansion
• Consider developing digital, energy and utilities strategy
• Infrastructure – Project specific
• Hemel East/North and M1 J8
• A414 Strategy/Hertford By-pass
• Gilston/Harlow/M11 link
• A505 transport corridor (including Hitchin By-pass)
• Existing schemes: MLX, A120, A507, Essex Rd, A10

LEP Operational Plan 2018/19

SIB Key Priorities – even more thoughts…

• Partnership development etc.
• Evolve relationship with LTB and HIPP
• Focus on Luton and north of Herts
• New external funding bids
• LEP open call funding rounds

LEP Operational Plan 2018/19

Next steps

• Feed comments into LEP Operational Plan
• Allocation of budgets:
• Most is fixed
• Some flexibility
• More use of open calls
• Approval by LEP Board (March)