Local Delivery Vehicles and Sport

Local delivery vehicles are partnerships which bring the public and private sectors together to deliver large scale economic and environmental improvement.  They can take a number of forms including:

• Urban regeneration companies;
• Local authority-led partnerships; or
• Development corporations.

Some have planning powers, usually over developments of strategic importance.  Most have commissioned consultancy studies to assess infrastructure needs, including sports needs, for their areas.  These assist in seeking developer contributions on large sites, as well as in making bids to CLG for growth area funds.

Luton Gateway has the following remit:

• To drive and orchestrate the agreed growth within the context of MKSM growth area plans;
• Bring forward housing growth that is infrastructure and jobs led and which embraces the principles of sustainable development;
• Stimulate additional investment in economic, social and green infrastructure; and
• Capture and use funds from land value increases to provide infrastructure for community benefit.

An example: Milton Keynes/South Midlands growth area [MKSM]

There are six local delivery vehicles covering the MKSM area. These are:

• Aylesbury Vale Advantage; who have commissioned work on built sports facility needs;
• Luton Gateway; where a study of infrastructure needs, including sports needs, has been carried out;
• Milton Keynes Partnership; which uses the Milton Keynes tariff to collect developer contributions for permissions granted in defined development areas on the western and eastern flanks of the existing Milton Keynes built up area;
• Renaissance Bedford; which was preparing an Integrated Development Programme, outlining all infrastructure needs in the area during 2009;
• West Northants Development Corporation; the Corporation published a Sports Facility Strategy in 2009, for incorporation in the LDF core strategy and planning obligations SPD; and
• North Northants Development Company.