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BARROW-IN-FURNESS TOWN DEAL BOARD

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Date of Meeting: 15 May 2020

Reporting Officer: Place and Enterprise
Manager Cumbria CC

Title: Town Investment Plan Programme

Summary and Conclusions:

The paper asks that the Board note progress in the development of the Town
Investment Plan and key activities over the coming six weeks.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that the Town Deal Board:

1. Note the interim programme and priority activity over the coming six weeks.

Report

Since January 2020 work has being ongoing to progress the development of
our Town Investment Plan. This has seen governance arrangements being
put in place, the Town Deal boundary agreed, vision and objectives agreed,
economist support procured, communications strategy developed, website
prepared, socio economic narrative created, long list of projects developed,
appraisal framework agreed and implemented and documents structure
agreed.

While detailed guidance around the development and submission of the deal
has not yet been received, officers have been in dialogue with BEIS
colleagues who have confirmed broad support for the approach being
followed working toward the submission of the plan in July, placing us in the
first tranche of Town Deal’s to be submitted nationally.

Appendix A to this report contains the latest interim programme supporting the
development of the Town Investment Plan. Mindful of the need to maintain
momentum, over the next six weeks the following priority actions have been
identified:

 Continued stakeholder engagement;
 Commencing development of business cases for shortlisted projects;
 Development of draft Town Investment Plan;
 Commencement of economic appraisal activity; and