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Delivering change: public assets
By
Louise McGough
,
Hugo Bessis
| 26 November 2015
Delivering change: public assets
By
Louise McGough
,
Hugo Bessis
| 26 November 2015
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Case study Box 1: Who owns what? The challenge of mapping the public estate
Case study Figure 1: Surplus government land and property assets
Asset management in UK cities
Case study The public sector asset base looks different across the country
Case study The recession and budgets cuts have been a catalyst for change
Case study Understanding public land and property as financial assets
Case study Figure 2: Asset management approaches and local government funding
Case study Box 2: Sources of revenue for local authorities
How are cities making use of public sector assets to support economic growth?
Case study Figure 3: Approaches to asset management and investment in UK cities
Case study 1. Leading development
Case study Case study 1: Swansea – Investing in assets to support a weak private sector market
Case study Box 3: Local Asset Backed Vehicles – partnering with the private sector to lever in investment
Case study Case study 2: Sunderland – Packaging sites to deliver viable development
Case study 2. Shaping development
Case study Case study 3: Bournemouth – Partnering with the private sector to lever in investment and boost development
Case study Case study 4: Birmingham – Using public assets to shape the fabric of the city and capitalise on growth opportunities
Case study Case study 6: Bath – Using public sector assets to deliver office developments in a constrained commercial market
Case study 3. Unlocking development
Case study Case study 7: Cambridge and Cambridgeshire – Developing cross-boundary and agency public asset strategies
Case study Case study 8: Bristol – Formal collaboration with other public sector partners
Case study Box 4: The Land Commission model
Common challenges across all cities
The key elements that enabled partners to maximise their assets
Case study 1. Economic growth strategy focused on core growth areas
Case study 2. Good data on all local public sector assets
Case study 3. Relationships across places and between organisations
Case study Box 5: The role of Government programmes as a catalyst
Case study 4. Commercial culture underpinned by leadership buy-in and support
Conclusions and policy recommendations
Case study Recommendations
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5: Camden, London – Using public sector to deliver more affordable housing
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