Development

Chesterfield bids for Regional Growth Funds backed by Sheffield City Region LEP

Chesterfield Waterside and Markham Vale are amongst a number of Regional Growth Fund Bids that will be supported by the Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership.

The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is to support eight bids. All the proposals aim to create employment and drive economic growth within the Region.

The LEP invited submissions for both ‘Projects’ and ‘Programmes’ when bidding to the £1.4bn fund opened in April, the key difference being that programme bids had to demonstrate a clear over-arching investment strategy and sustainable benefits for a specific geographical area, rather than for individual sites.

The LEP is to provide endorsement for four eligible Project bids and play a co-ordinating role for the Programme bids within the City Region (detailed below).

In addition, the LEP itself put forward two dedicated programmes of funding in order to launch an Employment Growth Programme to help small and medium-sized businesses expand and grow, and a Tech Accelerator Programme for start up companies with high growth potential, and which centre on the use of digital technologies and drive a culture of collaboration in the City Region.

The Programmes would see co-ordinated support given to smaller companies with the greatest potential for rapid expansion so as to lever in funding and support for their growth plans.

James Newman, Chairman of the Sheffield City Region LEP, said: “We invited submissions which could demonstrate a significant contribution to the LEP’s objectives and priorities for the City Region and that, crucially, would contribute to economic growth and the creation of jobs and private sector investment.

“The LEP is delighted to offer its support to this clear and focussed group of project and programme submissions to the Regional Growth Fund, which we hope will meet with Government’s approval so as to lever investment into the City Region.”

The Project bids in Chesterfield being supported by the LEP are outlined below:

Chesterfield Waterside

This flagship regeneration project on the edge of Chesterfield town centre is bidding for £1.1m from the RGF, which would be used to bring forward the first phase of office development in Basin Square, the commercial heart of the wider £340m scheme.

Markham Vale

This scheme is bidding for £1.1m from the RGF to deliver the second phase of development on this key employment and industrial site at junction 29a of the M1. The £10m scheme would create office, industrial, manufacturing and warehouse space to support advanced manufacturing and medical technology sectors and the proposed Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone, if approved by Government.

Source:Sheffield City Region LEP

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National recognition for Chesterfield’s regeneration

Two of Chesterfield’s regeneration sites have reached the final stages in the prestigious Regeneration and Renewal Awards.

Chesterfield Borough Council put forward the development of the old Dema Glass site and the A61/River Rother Corridor for an award.  There were over 400 entries into this year’s awards and Chesterfield has secured two places in the finals.  The judges will visit the sites on Friday 8th July with the winners being announced at an awards ceremony in September.

Cllr John Burrows, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council said: “We’re obviously delighted to have reached the finals in these national awards.  It’s a testament to the hard work of Council officers, our partners and developers that we have already had such great success with the Dema Glass site.

The development along the A61 corridor will be another exciting stage for the town and we’re looking forward to showing our plans to the judges when they come to visit.”

The Dema Glass site, which features the B2Net Stadium and the Tesco Extra Superstore has been entered into the award for “mixed-use development of the year”.  The A61/River Rother Corridor which includes the Chesterfield Waterside development, the new BMW and Mini showrooms, the Casa Hotel and the Dema Glass site has been entered into the Strategic Planning award category.

Peter Swallow, Chair of Destination Chesterfield said: “Just reaching the finals in these awards is recognition of how much Chesterfield is regenerating into a great destination for residents, visitors, students and the business community. ”

Source:Chesterfield Borough Council

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Chesterfield bids for Regional Growth Funds

Chesterfield Waterside and Markham Vale are in a Chesterfield bids for Regional Growth Funds backed by Sheffield City Region LEP.

The Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is to support eight bids. All the proposals aim to create employment and drive economic growth within the Region.

The LEP invited submissions for both ‘Projects’ and ‘Programmes’ when bidding to the £1.4bn fund opened in April, the key difference being that programme bids had to demonstrate a clear over-arching investment strategy and sustainable benefits for a specific geographical area, rather than for individual sites.

The LEP is to provide endorsement for four eligible Project bids and play a co-ordinating role for the Programme bids within the City Region (detailed below).

In addition, the LEP itself put forward two dedicated programmes of funding in order to launch an Employment Growth Programme to help small and medium-sized businesses expand and grow, and a Tech Accelerator Programme for start up companies with high growth potential, and which centre on the use of digital technologies and drive a culture of collaboration in the City Region.

The Programmes would see co-ordinated support given to smaller companies with the greatest potential for rapid expansion so as to lever in funding and support for their growth plans.

James Newman, Chairman of the Sheffield City Region LEP, said: “We invited submissions which could demonstrate a significant contribution to the LEP’s objectives and priorities for the City Region and that, crucially, would contribute to economic growth and the creation of jobs and private sector investment.

“The LEP is delighted to offer its support to this clear and focussed group of project and programme submissions to the Regional Growth Fund, which we hope will meet with Government’s approval so as to lever investment into the City Region.”

The Project bids in Chesterfield being supported by the LEP are outlined below:

Chesterfield Waterside

This flagship regeneration project on the edge of Chesterfield town centre is bidding for £1.1m from the RGF, which would be used to bring forward the first phase of office development in Basin Square, the commercial heart of the wider £340m scheme.

Markham Vale

This scheme is bidding for £1.1m from the RGF to deliver the second phase of development on this key employment and industrial site at junction 29a of the M1. The £10m scheme would create office, industrial, manufacturing and warehouse space to support advanced manufacturing and medical technology sectors and the proposed Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone, if approved by Government.

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Top planners highlight regeneration in Chesterfield

Top planners highlight regeneration in Chesterfield

Some of Britain’s top planners visited Chesterfield on Friday (11th Feb) putting the spotlight on the contribution the profession has made to regenerating the Borough in a tour which encompassed Chesterfield Waterside, the old Dema Glass site, the Casa Hotel and the town centre.

Warmly welcomed by the Mayor of Chesterfield, Councilor Keith Morgan and Mike Hayden, the Council’s Head of Regeneration, the group included Richard Summers, President of the Royal Town Planning Institute, Trudi Elliott RTPI Chief Executive, and James Carpenter, Chairman of the RTPI East Midlands Region.

Richard Summers, President of the RTPI said: “The progress with urban and rural regeneration in and around Chesterfield is very exciting. I was delighted to meet some of the planners and councillors who are involved in the imaginative projects that are helping to turn Chesterfield round from the mining and manufacturing industries of the past to a modern service-based economy. They are achieving a new and vigorous sense of place with a variety of memorable new buildings and regeneration projects.”

Cllr Ray Russell, Leader of Chesterfield Borough Council said: “It was a privilege have the President and members of the RTPI visit the recent developments made in Chesterfield. Everyone was very impressed with the work done to date and our plans for further regeneration to make Chesterfield a modern contemporary destination.”

Check out the regeneration schemes in Chesterfield

Source:Chesterfield Borough Council

Posted in About Chesterfield, Development