1. Sustainable Urban Development – (SUD) WEBCOG – 4 th November 2010

2. Purpose Outline to WEBCOG the current status of the SUDS programme. Set out future opportunities and work programme.

3. North Black Country - December 2009 Calendar Years Project2009201020112012201320142015Total Workwise £0£139,336£99,302£104,597£92,150£0 £435,385 Walsall Employment One Stop Shop £0£174,180£238,143£245,684£254,232£0 £912,239 Wolverhampton Employment One Stop Shop £0£281,000 £250,000£150,000£0 £962,000 ICT Gateway £0£241,219£93,872£15,692£0 £350,783 Black Country Enterprise Centre £0 £50,000£200,000£250,000£0 £500,000 Shelly Site Redevelopment £0 £100,000 £50,000£0 £250,000 Walsall Managed Workspace £0 £125,000 £0 £250,000 Bilston Learning and Support Hub £0£100,000£50,000£0 £150,000 Dudley Road Centre £0 £200,000 £400,000£0£1,000,000 Enterprise One Stop Shop £0£50,000£200,000£300,000£50,000£0 £600,000 New Talent New Economy £0 £83,200 £0£332,800 Willenhall THI £0 £63,250£100,000£400,000£0 £563,250 Darlaston Resource Recovery Park £0 £300,000 £400,000£300,000 £1,600,000 Moxley Park and Ride £0 £125,000£0 £125,000 Bilston UV High Street Link £0£200,000£540,000£0 £740,000 Stafford Street THI Extension £0£300,000 £0 £600,000 Darlington Street/Chapel Ash THI £0£210,000 £150,000£0 £570,000 Chubb Building CGC £0 £175,000£300,000£175,000£107,500£0£757,500 Walsall Investment programme £0£40,000£80,000 £40,000£0£320,000 Black Country Business Location Investment Programme £0 £50,000 £0£200,000 Enterprise Coaches £0 £247,978 £0 £495,956 £0£1,735,735£3,361,745£2,977,151£2,359,582£980,700£300,000 £11,714,913

4. North Black Country - July 2010 Calendar Years Project2009201020112012201320142015Total Workwise £0£139,336£99,302£104,597£92,150£0 £435,385 Walsall Employment One Stop Shop £0£174,180£238,143£245,684£254,232£0 £912,239 Wolverhampton Employment One Stop Shop £0£281,000 £250,000£150,000£0 £962,000 ICT Gateway £0£241,219£93,872£15,692£0 £350,783 Black Country Enterprise Centre £0 £50,000£200,000£250,000£0 £500,000 Shelly Site Redevelopment £0 £100,000 £50,000£0 £250,000 Walsall Managed Workspace £0 £125,000 £0 £250,000 Bilston Learning and Support Hub £0£100,000£50,000£0 £150,000 Dudley Road Centre £0 £200,000 £400,000£0£1,000,000 Enterprise One Stop Shop £0£50,000£200,000£300,000£50,000£0 £600,000 New Talent New Economy £0 £83,200 £0£332,800 Willenhall THI £0 £63,250£100,000£400,000£0 £563,250 Darlaston Resource Recovery Park £0 £300,000 £400,000£300,000 £1,600,000 Moxley Park and Ride £0 £125,000£0 £125,000 Bilston UV High Street Link £0£200,000£540,000£0 £740,000 Stafford Street THI Extension £0£300,000 £0 £600,000 Darlington Street/Chapel Ash THI £0£210,000 £150,000£0 £570,000 Chubb Building CGC £0 £175,000£300,000£175,000£107,500£0£757,500 Walsall Investment programme £0£40,000£80,000 £40,000£0£320,000 Black Country Business Location Investment Programme £0 £50,000 £0£200,000 Enterprise Coaches £0 £247,978 £0 £495,956 £0£1,735,735£3,361,745£2,977,151£2,359,582£980,700£300,000 £11,714,913

5. PriorityProjectApplicantDevelopment StatusERDF (£)Actual to date 3 SUD Package Management (Phase 1) Walsall MBCDelivery £124,996£74,998 3WorkwiseCENTRODelivery £408,996£42,600 2 Black Country Pathway to Enterprise (was Enterprise Coaches) Wolverhampton City Council contracting£267,0030 3 Walsall Employment One Stop Shop Steps to Work (Walsall) Ltd contracting £1,037,853 3Wolverhampton NEESWolverhampton MBCendorsed at outline £519,899 3Willenhall THIWolverhampton MBCPipeline Project £563,250 3 Think Black Country Inward Investment Wolverhampton MBCPipeline Project £800,000 3 Wolverhampton SME Forum Wolverhampton MBCPipeline Project £90,000 3 Walsall Managed Workspace Walsall MBCPipeline Project £1,250,000 3 Darlaston Resource Recovery Park Wolverhampton MBCPipeline Project £1,600,000 3 Investing in the City Region Marketing Birmingham Pipeline Project £550,000 1 Chubb Building CGC Pre pipeline£757,500 0 Total£7,969,497£117,598 Headroom£4,853,250£11,882,402

6. Opportunities - £4.5m Black Country Gap Funding Scheme –Circa £2m –Public Sector Led property development scheme –Commercial Floorspace –Needs a LA to be applicant Midlands Centre of Excellence for the Aerospace Industry –Circa £1m –University Led Research and Development Institution –New products to market and supply chain development in Aerospace –Needs to find match funding Sunbeam Building –Creative Industries Workspace – Circa £1.5m –University / LA led –Graduate retention and incubation in growth sector –Project is at concept stage

7. Immediate tasks Assist applicant to complete contract negotiations on Walsall One Stop Shop Assist applicant to complete full approval on Wolverhampton NESS Agree applicant, secure match funding and complete and eligibility checks on –Walsall managed Workspace –Willenhall THI Submit Outline Applications for –Wolverhampton SME Forum –Marketing Black Country –Enhanced Innovation Support and –Strategic Business Engagement Agree applicant for and suite of projects for –Black Country Gap Funding Scheme –Think Black Country Complete concept papers on –Gap Funding Scheme –Midlands Centre of Excellence –Sunbeam Building Secure Programme Management funding for 2011

8. Why is SUD difficult? Can be summarised as –Very broad Operating Programme –Development by Committee and from the bottom up is slow –Capacity to develop projects is limited and shrinking –Eligibility rules are very restrictive –Additional difficulties in meeting AWM process requirements –The type of projects seeking funding are not easily funded from ERDF P3 –Lack of secured match funding –AWM in Closure Mode – reduced sponsor and Project capacity

9. Summary NBC Package has been fully operational since December 2009. Have seen, investigated and (typically) refused over 200 project ideas and concepts. Have worked with over 65 organisations – and in the region of 150 individuals to build capacity and understanding. Have successfully completed four outline, three full and two contracts in the package area. Will continue to invite and investigate good project ideas so long as funding remains in place for the programme management function.

10. End Wayne Langford ERDF Manager North Black Country SUD Package Strategic Regeneration Darwall Street Walsall WS1 1DG Tel: 01922 652504 Mob: 07956 343901 Email: langfordw@walsall.gov.uklangfordw@walsall.gov.uk Kauser Agha Principal Regeneration Officer - North Black Country SUD Package Development and Delivery Regeneration Directorate Darwall Street Walsall WS1 1DG Tel: 01922 652538 Mob: 07508 919820 Email: aghak@walsall.gov.ukaghak@walsall.gov.uk