ACTIVITY & ACHIEVEMENT FOR DORSET

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1 ACTIVITY & ACHIEVEMENT FOR DORSET

2 Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is a business-led private and public sector partnership that aims to promote local economic growth and prosperity. Acting as a strategic gateway to funding, Dorset LEP supports and delivers projects of long-term economic benefit for all in Dorset through cross-sector partnership. Major achievements to date Creation of Strategic Economic Vision for Dorset 234 million for growth & regeneration ( ) million private investment leveraged 79.4 million ESIF funding Delivery New & safeguarded jobs To date (April 2017) New homes People trained Private investment 1,601 26, ,800 5,464 10, M 650M Projected delivery (2021) DORSET LEP ACTIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENT 3 Activity & Achievement for Dorset

3 Dorset LEP Delivery Dorset LEP works closely with private and public sector partners delivering and supporting activity to boost the economy across Dorset. 135m Dorset Growth Deal 98.5m Local Growth Fund plus match funding allocated to over 20 growth projects Growing Places Fund (GPF) 9.7m revolving loan scheme 660K for Dorset Growth Hub European Structural & Infrastructure Funds (ESIF) Committee ESIF Funding strategy for Dorset and 79.4m ( 39.7m allocation plus match funding) ESIF projects: Dorset Low Carbon Economy Programme Championing Dorset s LEADER programmes Skills Support for the Workforce Careers Education IAG Inclusive Labour Markets Links to Work Supporting Young People Supporting Adults Supporting Enterprise Connected Dorset Group Dorset-wide map of road-based issues, priorities and solutions Brief for Dorset congestion report Freight Action Plan Rail schemes and aspirations map Dorset rail timetable study South Western Railways consultation response Ultrafast Broadband map showing enrolment Sustainable Transport Delivery 36k secured through Transport Delivery Excellence Programme Support with superfast and ultrafast broadband delivery Housing Group Supporting Dorset's Economic Growth Future Housing Provision Report Support for housing infrastructure bids across all 9 local authorities Inward Investment Group Game Changing Technologies for Agriculture conference Key sector propositions Commercial property database Invest in Dorset Ambassadors Dorset Tourism Association Membership organisation Annual conference Employment & Skills Board 350k to deliver Dorset Careers and Enterprise Company Dorset Enterprise Adviser Network (EAN) Dorset Young People s Forum Dorset LEP Employability Charter 9.1k from Skills Funding Agency for apprenticeship support Area review of further education Rural Enterprise Group Rural Rural Priorities Paper Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) funding workshops Innovation Evidence for national Science and Innovation Audit MoU with Innovate UK Support for 5G Dorset Innovation Park Awarded Enterprise Zone status April k Commercial Support Grant to help deliver 5 year implementation plan and Local Development Order A354 corridor / A35 junction improvements Western Growth Corridor 600k for planned development of public assets DORCHESTER Kingston Maurward College 1.2m for new state-of-the-art Agri-tech Centre 3m for new historic court house museum at Shire Hall Gillingham 5.3m for Gillingham town centre transport infrastructure improvements Identified large scale strategic housing development A354 STURMINSTER NEWTON POOLE / POOLE PORT Holes Bay 5m infrastructure works Approach span improvements at Poole Bridge, road improvements at Gravel Hill / Dunyeats / Darby s Corner, improvements to cycling and pedestrian facilities 25.5m Port of Poole Programme Identified large scale strategic housing development Poole Maritime Festival Growth (BIG) Programme Bournemouth International 59m for transport and infrastructure improvements around Bournemouth Airport and Wessex Fields Skills Escalator BLANDFORD Bournemouth Airport FERNDOWN A338 CHRISTCHURCH KEY FOCUS AREAS & SECTORS OF DORSET Advanced engineering & manufacturing Agri-tech, food & drink Business support Clean growth & sustainability Connectivity digital Connectivity transport Creative industries Employment & skills Financial services Funding Growth & jobs Housing Innovation Inward investment Rural enterprise Tourism Lyme Regis 1.4m new Mary Anning Wing at Lyme Regis Museum Bridport 2.7m for new state-of-the-art workspace at Literary and Scientific Institute Portland 1.9m major new visitor attraction 'The Journey' Portland Port Weymouth College WEYMOUTH Bournemouth & Poole College 3.4m building and training upgrade for Financial & Business Services and Engineering & Manufacturing Dorset Innovation Park Enterprise Zone, 3m investment to create an Advanced Engineering & manufacturing cluster of excellence Swanage 2.2m for urgent repair works to Swanage Pier BOURNEMOUTH Bournemouth University 1.6m for cutting-edge equipment to establish the Orthopeadic Research Institute 1.4m to unlock a prime development site for business use and further expansion of Bournemouth University Lansdowne Business District 12.7m to develop Lansdowne into a major commercial business district Arts University Bournemouth 1.4m for new state-of-the-art innovation studios at Arts University Bournemouth DORSET 4 Activity LEP & Achievement ACTIVITY AND for ACHIEVEMENT Dorset 5 Activity & Achievement for Dorset

4 REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING Dorset LEP works actively with partners across the south west and south east to promote both county and regional strengths and enhance productivity. Association of (Local Authority) Directors of Environment Economy, Planning and Transport Dorset LEP attends quarterly south west subnational Board meetings along with local authority leads to coordinate cross-boundary infrastructure development and identify regional transport investment priorities. is the coming together of a wide range of organisations across the south west. Dorset LEP is working together with south west local authorities, LEPs, business and education under a common banner to enable a common strategy for increased productivity and prosperity for all. The campaign was endorsed by over 300 delegates from across the region at the 2017 South West Growth Summit which was organised by the group. is a powerhouse of world class strengths in digital technologies that can transform the world and the way we live for the better: Better transport; better health; and ever more creative ways to relax and be entertained. A new government sponsored Science and Innovation Audit (SIA) revealed that the South of England is the backbone of UK s digital economy. Stretching from Dorset to Kent and from Berkshire to the Isle of Wight, Innovation South covers eight counties across southern England, with a total economic output of billion, accounting for 13.7% of UK s economic output. Dorset, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly and the Heart of the South West LEPs were awarded funding from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to support the development of an energy strategy across the region covered by the three LEPs. The Carbon Trust has been commissioned by the LEPs to produce the strategy and delivery plan. A series of stakeholder workshops have been conducted to help identify and prioritise projects where intervention can make a difference. Centre of Excellence Dorset is part of the cluster of the UK, the largest in Europe. All LEPs in the south west of England have engaged in promoting aerospace as the leading cluster in Europe. South west agri-tech small to medium sized companies generate over 371 million turnover. Dorset LEP is working together with five other south west LEPs to promote the strength of the agri-tech sector within the region to attract further inward investment and to focus attention on the centres of excellence. M5 is the nuclear cluster for the south west of England. The south west is set to become a nuclear hub in the next two decades, with 15 projects worth 50 billion to our economy. Productivity Commission Dorset LEP is part of the. Together we are exploring opportunities around rural productivity and growth. The Commission recently published evidence of an independent enquiry to identify opportunities to stimulate rural productivity and growth, showing examples of tangible projects that will deliver benefits throughout the community. BRISTOL The South Coast Marine Cluster (SCMC) is a partnership between public authorities, LEPs, and institutions of higher education and research that exists to promote the world leading excellence of the marine and maritime related activities that take place in the south and south west of the UK Wessex Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) Covering Dorset, Hampshire, South Wiltshire and the Isle of Wight, Wessex AHSN brings together health services, academia and industry to promote and support innovation to improve patient outcomes and generate economic benefits. SWINDON M4 West of England Line Strategy Group Dorset LEP is part of the West of England Line Strategy Group, participating in meetings to influence better rail service. iaero Across Dorset and the west of England. Innovation Aerospace (iaero) is a collaborative partnership of aerospace stakeholders in the south west of England, supported by leading companies including Airbus, GE Aviation, GKN Aerospace Leonardo Helicopters, Rolls Royce, as well as the public sector, universities and the regional trade association, WEAF. Train Stop Train Line Road GLOUCESTERSHIRE A303 DEVON HINKLEY POINT First new nuclear power station in UK for a generation Will create over 25,000 new employment opportunities SOMERSET A37 YEOVIL JUNCTION BATH A35 A350 A338 BERSKHIRE M27 HAMPSHIRE SURREY WILTSHIRE KENT WASHINGTON, USA PLYMOUTH West of England line WEST SUSSEX EAST SUSSEX MoU with Port of Bremerton CORNWALL & ISLES OF SCILLY SOUTHAMPTON ISLE OF WIGHT UK South Coast Marine Cluster PORTSMOUTH DORSET 6 Activity LEP & Achievement ACTIVITY AND for ACHIEVEMENT Dorset 7 Activity & Achievement for Dorset

5 CONTACT US For more information about Dorset LEP please visit our website www. Connect with us on LinkedIn / DorsetLEP YouTube / DorsetLEP April 2018 DORSET LEP ACTIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENT