Select Committee on Transport, Local Government and the Regions Memoranda

Supplementary memorandum by Barnsley Metropolitan Council (ERF 11(a))

APPENDIX 1

SCHEMES WHICH HAVE BEEN/MAY BE AFFECTED BY PIPS RULING

  It seems to be generally accepted that the EC view that PIP was an illegal state aid effectively ruled out any project in which the private sector sought public sector funding directly (and possibly indirectly).

  The draft SEZ IDPs states that the establishment of a simple and straightforward gap funding mechanism is a "critical success factor" for the management of the Objective 1 Programme—"The success of the Programme depends on the substantial involvement of private sector developers".

EMPLOYMENT SITE PROJECTS (HISTORIC/ONGOING)

Site/project	Comment
Sash Products	completed prior to PIP ruling.
J36 SRB infrastructure	£1.2 million off site infrastructure project funded by SRB. Committed prior to PIPs decision. Scheme directly benefits three private sector developers and it may not now be possible to do similar schemes.
Dunlop Slazenger	agreed prior to PIP ruling but ability to transfer premises development to another user is uncertain.
Land reclamation schemes	for hard afteruse—see briefing note on LRP implications.
Priority Sites	joint venture (English Partnerships and Royal Bank of Scotland). Have a generic floorspace approval which was agreed prior to PIPs ruling. We are negotiating to secure PS development in Barnsley. Agreement ends in c two years.

POTENTIAL EMPLOYMENT SITE PROJECTS AT RISK

  Many of our main employment sites are owned by the private sector. Any public sector/Objective 1 assistance in terms of site preparation or floorspace will be difficult. Many projects we are discussing with SEZ IDP consultants include:

Site	Comment
Junction 37	Sterling Capitol require gap funding and Objective 1 support for site preparation.
Junction 36	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Claycliffe sites	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Goldthorpe Industrial Estate	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Houghton Main	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Grimethorpe	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Thurnscoe BP	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Barnsley Miller Partnership	Any infrastructure or floorspace development at Fields End, Grimethorpe or elsewhere.

TOWN CENTRE PROJECTS (HISTORIC)

Site	Comment
George Yard/Arcade	Around £350K PIP to fund the restoration of the Beehive/Linen warehouses to commercial use.

POTENTIAL URBAN CENTRE (OBJECTIVE 1 IDP) PROJECTS AT RISK

Site	Comment
Stocks Lane Mixed Use Area	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Old Mill Lane development site	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Former Gas Depot, Old Mill Lane	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Former Van Leauven Tubes redevelopment site	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Dunlop/Slazenger, Doncaster Road, Barnsley	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Former Canister Co site	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Peel Street PFS	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Markets Mixed-use redevelopment site	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Interchange Mixed-use redevelopment site	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Design 2001	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Regent Street/Royal Street	Potential PIP and/or Objective 1 funding required.
Jerry Youle and Peter Willows Planning & Transportation   18 January 2001

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Prepared 25 February 2002