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Collaborative Working in Essex: Adapting to Changing Agendas

This article explores the experience of collaborative working in Essex and how it responds to changing agendas. It discusses examples of existing collaborations, the benefits of collaboration through the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), and the development of the Integrated County Strategy (ICS) to prioritize and direct future investment. The challenges and future of the ICS are also examined.

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Collaborative Working in Essex: Adapting to Changing Agendas

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  1. Experience of collaborative working in EssexA response to changing agendas? Sarah Richards, Assistant Director Sustainable Environment and Enterprise, Essex County Council

  2. Greater Essex Political Geography • There are 12 local authorities, and 2 unitary authorities in Greater Essex • Greater Essex is neighboured by 16 local and unitary authorities, 4 county’s, and the Greater London Authority • The East of England Plan organised Greater Essex into 4 sub-regional areas, which continues to be used for strategic collaboration

  3. Examples of existing sub-regional collaboration The Haven Gateway Partnership The West Essex Alliance The Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership

  4. Transport Examples of existing collaboration Regional Transport Forum Haven Gateway Transport Board LEP Transport Group West Anglia Rail Group Great Eastern Mainline Group A12 Alliance West Essex Transport Board Thames Gateway Rail Group Thames Gateway Transport Board

  5. Examples of existing collaborationPlanning – Harlow Growth • Growth in Harlow beyond its administrative boundaries • Require coordination of LDF policies between East Herts, Harlow, and Epping Forest • Joint evidence based work has been produced • Political decision making has delayed further work

  6. Developing collaborationLocal Enterprise Partnership The South Essex LEP • Largest LEP in the country • Area includes 32 local authorities, 3.9 million people, 130,000 businesses, 1.3 million jobs Organisation: • 44 members on full board (incl 22 private sector members) • 24 members on executive board

  7. Developing collaborationLocal Enterprise Partnership Benefits of collaboration through the LEP • Shared Enterprise Zone, with benefits going to both Essex and Kent • Opportunity to collaborate with private sector organisations • Undertake joint research • Develop collective solutions to strategic issues Harlow Enterprise Zone Sites

  8. Developing collaboration – Essex responseIntegrated County Strategy Need for the ICS • Impact of the recession, reduced public sector finances and reduced private sector investment • Proposed removal of RSS, loss of strategic planning policy • Need for a clear vision for Greater Essex, to prioritise and direct future investment Outcome of collaboration • Regular meetings and workshops between all 15 local, unitary, and county authorities in Greater Essex • Gaining support for a non-statutory document • Reduced initial wish list of 400 projects to a set of 16 investment priorities • Completed the Integrated County Strategy in December 2010

  9. Developing collaboration – Essex responseIntegrated County Strategy Town Centres Sustainable Growth Economic Base Skills Key Sectors Economic Drivers Sustainable Connectivity Neighbourhood Regeneration

  10. Developing collaboration – Essex responseIntegrated County Strategy Role of the ICS • To provide a shared and agreed vision for Greater Essex, that provides the most effective approach to economic growth • To articulate the needs of Greater Essex to Central Government • To inform and influence the LEP • To provide a strategic guide to help inform and prioritise investment decisions

  11. Developing collaboration – Essex responseIntegrated County Strategy Future of the ICS • Greater Essex know what is required to produce economic growth • Continuation of strong joint working relationships • Production of an Investment Plan Future challenges for the ICS • Identifying new ways of working with public and private partners • Identifying appropriate funding mechanisms • Strategic Rolling Investment Funds, TIF, LABV, pooling of CIL, NHB • Adapting to the changing planning environment

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