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Alison Byrne Scottish Executive Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – New Delivery Vehicles

Alison Byrne Scottish Executive Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – New Delivery Vehicles 28 September 2006. Outline Background Why a URC? Key issues / activities The URC Board What makes a successful URC? Next steps. Background Consultation on URCs launched in 2003

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Alison Byrne Scottish Executive Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – New Delivery Vehicles

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  1. Alison Byrne Scottish Executive Scottish Urban Regeneration Forum – New Delivery Vehicles 28 September 2006

  2. Outline • Background • Why a URC? • Key issues / activities • The URC Board • What makes a successful URC? • Next steps

  3. Background • Consultation on URCs launched in 2003 • 3 Pathfinder URCs announced in 2004 • Raploch, Stirling • Craigmillar, Edinburgh • Clydebank • Regeneration Policy Statement - 2 new Pathfinder URCs announced 2006 • Working to establish a 6th URC in the Clyde Gateway

  4. Why a URC? • Form follows function • Complexity of project • Vision & strategic focus • Attract private sector investment • Guide investment towards agreed outcomes and objectives – physical, social and economic • Maximise the use of public sector assets • Strategic approach to infrastructure • Speed the pace of delivery

  5. Key issues / activities • Land • Finance • Procurement • Planning • The Board • Delivery • Other – community engagement etc

  6. Key issues / activities • Land • Assembly, CPO • Packaging • Remediation & infrastructure • Finance • Private investment (equity or debt) • Public investment (EIB, partner funding, assets) • Financial Investment Framework

  7. Key issues / activities • Procurement • Master developer / contractual developer • site by site • Technical expertise • Planning • streamlined planning process • Coordination of section 75 • masterplan and design framework

  8. Key issues / activities • The Board • Chair • Partner organisations & community • Private sector • Delivery • Oversee development activity – JVs • SLAs / agreements with public sector bodies • Project management

  9. Key issues / activities • Other • Community engagement • Marketing and PR • ‘Exit’ strategy

  10. The Board • ODPM Guidance • Scottish context • Founder members • Size and membership of Board

  11. Role of partners • Local Authority • Scottish Enterprise • Communities Scotland • Private sector • Community

  12. Success factors • Clarity of intent – outcomes, objectives, masterplan • Leadership • Focus on delivery – organisational structure • Flexible, responsive planning system • Opportunity for healthy level of return …

  13. Next steps • Support for existing 3 Pathfinders • Riverside Inverclyde & Irvine Bay business plans • Establish Gateway URC • Evaluation of URC Programme • Early lessons / best practice • Monitoring & Evaluation Framework • Elections in May 2007 …

  14. Contact Alison Byrne Scottish Executive - Regeneration Unit alison.byrne@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 0131 244 1537

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