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North East Lincolnshire Council delivering change through partnership ( Physical Regeneration, Property and Technical Services Partnership) Planning in an age of austerity Jason Longhurst Assistant Executive Director of Planning, Transportation and Housing 26 May 2011. Introduction.

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  1. North East Lincolnshire Council delivering change through partnership(Physical Regeneration, Property and Technical Services Partnership)Planning in an age of austerityJason LonghurstAssistant Executive Director of Planning, Transportation and Housing26 May 2011

  2. Introduction • Driver for change • Options • Partnership • Joint venture (Council retain 10% financial control) • Scope • Partial transfer of elements of planning service • All planning (Planning, Development Control, Spatial etc) • Do nothing (Retain the function) • Understand the journey • Focus on the destination

  3. Why transfer? • Strategic added value • Integrated services • Responsive to change • tangible • deliverable • engaging • Enhanced performance and delivery • Value for Money

  4. Strategic added value • Efficiency • Transform service performance • Engage public and private sector partners • Effectiveness • Contribute to strategic leadership • Multi-disciplinary approach • Provide additional resource to build capacity and capability • Effective partnership working • Delivery • Create a strong customer and performance focused culture • Secure significant private sector funding • Address strategic challenge and barriers

  5. Process • February 2008, the procurement process commenced • January 2009, 3 bidders submitted detailed proposals • February 2010, best and final offers submitted • March 2010 award of contract of value of £200m for 10 years with 5 year extension period available • 1 July 2010 contract commenced

  6. What transferred? Partnership Director Renaissance Highways, Transport Planning Asset Management Architecture Commercial Manager Economic Devt, Urban Renaissance, Housing Renewal and Spatial Futures Network, Highways, Transport Magt, Development Magt and Business Services. Surveyors, Facilities, Markets and Security Architects, Quantity Surveyor and Mechanical Engineer Performance and Finance.

  7. Strategic Infrastructure Group Planning Housing Transport Flood Process Quarterly Management Board Monthly Operations Board Monthly

  8. Benefits to NELC • £11m savings in Service delivery over 10 years • Profit share over 11% split on 50:50 basis • No additional cost for work ‘normally undertaken within budget by Council under previous arrangements’ • Flexibility to engage - BBW can engage other parties as they need to, e.g. Atkins Global • Commissioning role

  9. Successes • Planning success • Local Transport Plan 3 • Flexible toolkit • Strategic Service Reviews • Bus and parking reviews • Car Park Enforcement • Built a cross-disciplinary retained function • Creativity • Strategic Leadership • Removal of traditional public sector silos

  10. North East Lincolnshire Council Team Executive Director: Regeneration Asst Executive Director: Regeneration Asst Executive Director: Planning, Transport and Housing Strategic Asset Management and Community Investment Teams Head of Strategic Housing Head of Strategic Planning and Transportation Strategic Housing Home Options and Development Teams Lead Officers: Planning, Transport and Housing Policy

  11. Lessons learned • Ways of working – work programmes • Operational involvement at appropriate level • Clarity of contract • Contract review mechanism • Our commissioning role • Outcome focused • Communications and engagement • Review of engagement structure • Clarity of relationship • Client strategic leadership and enabling • Contractor technical delivery and management

  12. Future potential • Dynamic and responsive planning service • Core Strategy promoting development • Community empowerment • Communities to define sustainable development • Enhanced Service performance

  13. What next? • Integrated services • Response to planning changes • Enhanced communication • ICT • Enhanced pre application discussions • Private and public sector engagement • Best practice • Public/private/third sector sounding board

  14. A success to date Model for others jason.longhurst@nelincs.gov.uk 01472 324875

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