david marlow, third life economics - planning, leps and local economies – the strategic context...
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Planning, LEPs and local economies – the strategic
context
Presentation to: Economic Growth – the
value of planning Name David Marlow
Third Life Economics
Date 24 February 2015
Introductions and agenda for session...
A bit about me... Three subjects to discuss
and develop
Where does ‘good local economic growth’ come from?
How far will LEPs provide leadership of local economic growth 2015-20
What issues does ‘LEP-land’ raise for LPAs
Not a lecture – nor a PhD – lets work through the topics together
Icebreaker...
A ‘good’ example of planning-led local economic growth in the last decade:-
What it is?
What were the key ingredients of success?
Where does ‘good’ local economic growth come from?
Context... Content... Process... A local growth
road map.. Strategic planning
and local planning...
Challenges of ‘big picture’ change....
Demographics and social innovation
Science and technological innovation
Globalism and looking outwards
Public sector austerity and reforms
Localism and complexity...
The content of local economic growth
Physical investment-led
Enterprise, innovation, and creativity-led
Community regeneration-led
Positioning and branding approaches
Integration with LCD and sustainable communities
The processes of local economic growth...
Leadership and building the leadership team...
Partnership and collaboration...
Capacity and capability for effective delivery management...
Working across boundaries Professional Sectoral and institutional Geographical
The England ‘instruments’ of local growth...
New partnerships – LEPs, LTBs, LNPs etc., and local authorities
New policies – NPPF and planning reforms (CIL, NHB etc), EZs, etc.,
New funding instruments – RGF, GPF, LGRR, TIF, LGF, ESIF etc.,...
New sub-regional instruments – CAs; city deals - wave one, two; local growth deals;
New local instruments – community and neighbourhood planning and budgets
Renationalised E&I functions BUT “let’s party like it’s 2009...”
The local growth road map?
What does this mean for local planning and the professional LA planner?
The LEP Story I - an ‘unusual’ birth...
An ‘invitation’ to business and civic leaders – but NOT a requirement/voluntary
No specific roles and functions beyond ‘strategic leadership’
Ideally but not necessarily FEAs
No resources
LEP story II – From Year Zero to Year One....
From voluntary to universal coverage
Hugely diverse pattern of economic geographies
Given some start-up funding
Given something to do – RGF, EZs, GPF etc.
LEP Story III - The Heseltine approach and government response...
No stone unturned:- Government ‘system’ too
Piecemeal Centralised
Decentralise through LEPs and create SLGF
LA reform and metro-mayors
Government response LEP SEPs and SIFs and LA
delivery bodies The 15% LGF(s) but still
£2bnpa ‘Initial’ guidance and ESIF
partial, top down opt-ins
LEP Story IV - the LEP/LA agenda to 2020...
Meeting very significant and complex government expectations, EU compliance and over £12bn of public funding
The opportunity to genuinely build a strategic economic leadership team, shared vision, and intervention strategies
‘No LEP is an island’... ...and neither is economic
development ...and a word about HEIs and
the ‘missed’ Witty opportunity
LEP story V – the LA response...
Founder members Accountable bodies (and
scrutiny) Major funders (maybe) –
including twin-hatted officer teams
A potential strategic economic leadership team
Governance reforms CAs, EPBs, Joint Statutory
Committees, Leaders Boards etc BUT...major questions
District councils/’county regions’ LEP/LA relations and intra-LEP
decentralisation ‘In a box’ or ‘out of the box’ 2015-20 devolution ambitions?
A sign of strength or of weakness?
What has your LEP ever done for you?
Planning in LEP-land I: A LEP perspective
The logic of strategic economic leadership of place Planning necessary
The underpinnings of sustainable local growth... Linking housing to
employment growth and vice-versa
The principles of coherent local growth Operates across functional
economic market areas The practice of SEPs
Major infrastructure and employment investments (including some housing)
Planning in LEP-land...II: A LA perspective
The principles of local leadership of place and planning decision-making Statutory process Democratic accountability and
legitimacy The practice of local planning
Long-run, evidence-based Based on LA administrative
geographies with ‘duty to cooperate with neighbours
The concerns about LEP-land To whom are they
accountable? Are they really FEMAs/places? Do they have capacity and
capability to deliver?
Planning in LEP-land III – playing the ‘whole council’ role well...
Doing ‘business as usual’ agendas really well• Getting planning, delivery management, housing, infrastructure
and other services right• Excellence in business relationship management, signposting &
brokerage• Really knowing your ‘places’ – cities, town,
villages/neighbourhoods – at a granular levelFocusing on a small number of transformers• Identifying a manageable number of ‘big ticket’ changes you
want to achieve – major capital investment projects or perhaps addressing a key business, skills or social issue
• Promotion, lobbying and advocacy of your place(s) consistently and distinctively
Refreshing partnership working• Partnerships with LA neighbours; LEP-level; business and
third sectors relationships• Building the ‘right’ place-based leadership team(s)
Institutional architecture and resourcing• Ensuring ‘whole council’ cultureis ‘fit for purpose• Allocating distinct capital and revenue resources for
growth and development, including new financing mechanisms
Planning in LEP-land...IV: ‘Difficult issues’ not yet resolved
What is/should be the national spatial strategy? Implicit/explicit Rebalancing/market-led
What is the legitimate and appropriate role of an intermediate tier of governance? In general In planning
How to make the ‘duty to cooperate’ effective Dealing with commuting
Future of LEPs Form and functions Inevitable variabilities
National and devolution agendas 2015-20 Government...intermediate...LA Neighbourhood Competitive or strategic/collaborative
Unknown/unknowns e.g. UKIP, EU referendum Genuinely unexpected shocks
Questions, comments and discussion...
How do we deal with and resolve these agendas?
What have I omitted?
Other comments...
Review and reflections...
What has been helpful and less helpful about the session?
Is there anything that hasn’t been covered, that you wish we had addressed?
What changes or considerations will you think about exploring further when you return to your LA next week?
