Theme 2: Facilitating pre-commercial development & business partnerships
View the results of study here
View the future skills report here
The Aim of the Study was ‘To provide valuable insight and future thinking to guide economic growth in Monmouthshire in order to address current economic issues and capitalise on the forthcoming regional opportunities’
The study was made to identify and provide:
- A detailed observational study of the accommodation and locational needs of the identified growth sectors;
- An assessment of the suitability and deliverability of existing employment sites as identified by the Local Development Plan
- Identify other potential employment sites
- An indication of the skills sets required to address the growth sector needs and whether it is feasible for Monmouthshire citizens to meet these needs or whether the County needs to look to attract labour from elsewhere, if so where?
- An assessment of:
* Whether current population levels can sustain the economic growth required in the county
* The potential inward migration required to develop and sustain the identified growth sectors.
- The residential growth required to support the identified population needs
- Potential locations for a new settlement that can be put forward as options for consideration in the LDP revision
- Modelled scenarios and associated targets, to include current and predicted geodemographic analysis;
- The additional infrastructure required to service the changing demographic and economic landscape over and above residential and commercial property;
- Potential growth and development opportunities for the county and an assessment of the identified economic and population impact on existing retail sectors;
- Impact of inward migration on indigenous population and house prices and the mitigation required to offset any negative impact;
• A draft, scalable inward investment strategy that will determine the most cost effective method to attract these new growth sectors into Monmouthshire
The total project cost was £40,000 depending on the tender submissions with match funding of £20,000- Planning Department, Monmouthshire County Council.
Contract was awarded to the BE Group for £33, 481.50 and was commenced on the 1st January 2018.
Our other projects
Take a look at our completed and ongoing projects in Monmouthshire.
Restoring White-tailed Eagles to Wales
A study to assess the feasibility of re-establishing a breeding population of White-tailed Eagles (WTE) within Monmouthshire, Newport, and the South W
eDNA Fungi and Beetles
This project is wildlife based and focuses on grassland, concentrating on two different, often overlooked species groups, with a common thread running
Abergavenny Lido feasibility study
To fund a feasibility study on the return of a Lido to Abergavenny.
Carbon Literacy for Communities
The Carbon Literacy Project is an internationally recognised peer to peer training programme that promotes climate change understanding and empowers i
Farm Options Study
To conduct a study into the potential future uses of a Monmouthshire county farm. The tenancy of the farm lapses, without a renewal requirement in e
MCBT Educational Boat
The Community Boat project aims to renovate a canal barge and base the boat on the Monmouthshire Brecon Canal at Goytre Wharf, from where it would