Robert Mee, Ellesmere Port Development Board

1. Ellesmere Port
Development Board
Place Expo 15th July 2014
Robert Mee
Chairman
Ellesmere Port Development Board

2. Sep – Dec 2010 Chair & Board Member open recruitment
Nov 2010 First Board meeting (six meetings per year)
Jan 2011 Appoint consultant team led by DTZ to prepare ‘Vision and Strategic
Regeneration Framework’ (V&SRF)
Jan 2011 Place Northwest Event
Apr, May, Jun Wide ranging consultations with key stakeholders across public /
private / voluntary, resident / business communities
July 2011 Stakeholder Group meeting
Sep - Dec 2011 Sign off Vision and Strategic Regeneration Framework
(V&SRF), Implementation Plan & Year 1 Business Plan

3. Board Membership - 2014
Urban Regeneration Chris Farrow (Deputy Chair)
The Port Arcades (Town Centre) Les Lyon
ESSAR Ian Cotton
GM Vauxhall Jamie Craig
McArthur Glen (Cheshire Oaks) Mark Schofield
Harvey Management Brenda Harvey
Aurora Consultancy Anne Davies
Peel Investments David Thompson
Plus Dane Housing Peter Shaw
West Cheshire College Nigel Davies
Locality Board Chair Chief Inspector Giles Orton
MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston Andrew Miller MP
Whitby Ward Councillor Bob Crompton
Ellesmere Port Town Councillor Justin Madders

4. Cheshire
West &
Chester
Locality Board
Community/ Public Services
‘Our Place’
Business
Stakeholder
Group
Ellesmere Port
Development
Board
C & W
Local Enterprise
Partnership (LEP)

5. Vision & Strategic Regeneration
Framework
Overall Objectives;
Attract and encourage investment in Ellesmere Port to create
local employment
Make local people proud of Ellesmere Port as a place to live,
work and visit.

6. 7 Themes
Transforming Perceptions Transforming the Heart of
Ellesmere Port
Rediscovering the Waterfront
Delivering Quality Housing
Delivering Employment Growth
Supporting Business Growth and Developing Skills
Connecting Places

7. Economic Climate 2011
• Post banking Crisis
• No bank Lending
• Brownfield sites
• Large vacant properties
• Business closures
• Stanlow Refinery for Sale
• GM Vauxhall uncertainty
• RDA (NWDA) closure
• LEP in infancy

8. GM Vauxhall
- New Astra Production Announced
- Launch 17 Aug 2015
- 300 new jobs by end 2014

9. Stanlow Refinery
- Shell sale to ESSAR
- Major investments against difficult
market conditions

10. Thornton Science Park

11. Pioneer Point - Regatta

12. Phoenix Distribution – Jaguar Land Rover

14. Pioneer House

15. West Cheshire College & UCE Academy

19. A digital fabrication laboratory giving
businesses, entrepreneurs, schools and
communities the capability to turn their
ideas and concepts into reality

20. Residential - Rossfield Park, Overpool & Wood Farm

21. Regional Growth Funding (RGF III)
Ellesmere Port Development Board - “Building on Success”
Won £6m government grant
To bring forward development on 5 key sites totalling 100Ha
Will result in 3,000 jobs and £160m private investment
3 year programme focussed on infrastructure
HCA Land at North Road
Port Cheshire
Former Cabot Carbon Site
Newport and Former DSM land
Former BP Castrol site

22. Regional Growth Fund – Works Underway

24. HCA Land at North Road

25. Port Cheshire

26. Former Cabot Carbon Site

27. Newport and Former DSM Land

28. Former BP Castrol Site – William Sinclair

30. Ellesmere Port Waterfront (Leisure Development Opportunities)

31. Town Centre – Civic & Public Services Hub

32. Residential Sites

33. Ellesmere Port Sports and Leisure Village

34. Unprecedented Investment Levels
Approximately £0.5 billion including…
West Cheshire College
Marks and Spencer
New School Academy
Town Centre Expansion
Cheshire Oaks and surrounding area
Strong Business Base with World Class companies.
A strong manufacturing heritage
A thriving and supporting small business network.

35. International Companies
including…

36. Great Value
Highly Accessible
Land and Sites Availability
Workforce

37. Existing Businesses
Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Supply Chain and Support
Inward Investment
Supporting our Growth Sectors (e.g. advanced
manufacturing, energy, speciality chemicals)
Workforce supply, skills and training
July 2014 - Assisted Area Status

38. Ellesmere Port
Development Board
Place Expo 15th July 2014
Robert Mee
Chairman
Ellesmere Port Development Board