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Business Plan

The sub-regional strategy for South Hampshire, contained within the South East Plan, sets out the objectives for growing prosperity and improving the quality of life for the area.

The Business Plan derives from the sub regional strategy for South Hampshire and sets out:

  • the key actions to be undertaken by PUSH, its constituent local authorities and its partners both individually and collaboratively, in order to deliver the sub-regional strategy for South Hampshire

  • the transformational, additional actions and opportunities to “re-shape” existing plans and programmes to support PUSH aims and deliver the step change required to meet the objectives of the sub-regional strategy

It does not set out to detail existing “mainstream activities” of partner organisations, such as the Learning and Skills Council, (formerly known as Learning Skills Council) Jobcentre Plus, Business Link and local authorities as these would take place regardless.

The Business Plan has three main purposes:

  • to demonstrate the ambitious vision that PUSH has for South Hampshire and the steps we are taking to deliver it

  • to demonstrate how PUSH will be working with its partners

  • to encourage investment in South Hampshire by the public and private sectors

It is arranged in thematic chapters; economic development, housing and planning, sustainability; community infrastructure, creating quality places, transport and external funding. It sets out high level action plans for these themes, which stem from and should be read in the context of, separate strategies for specific themes.

Each theme is overseen by a Delivery Panel, which is responsible for producing and maintaining a detailed delivery plan for its theme. This includes actions and projects; timescales, milestones and responsibilities, which correspond to the high level objectives set out in the Plan.

The Business Plan also outlines the resources required to deliver it, whether or not those resources have yet been secured, how further resources are to be secured and the ways in which PUSH conducts its business to support delivery of the plan.

It is clear that the current level of resources committed to PUSH projects is substantially less than that which is required to deliver the strategy and therefore the plan also sets out innovative mechanisms that PUSH is exploring to secure additional resources.

It is considered a 'living document', responsive to the evolving national and regional policy context in line with an evidence based approach necessary to inform decisions. As a result PUSH undertakes a review of the Plan at regular intervals updating it as necessary. Nevertheless, it provides a firm basis for actions to be taken forward by PUSH partners.

The first Business Plan (A brighter future for South Hampshire: moving to delivery) was produced in 2008 and was made up of two volumes setting out:

The second iteration of the Business Plan (South Hampshire means business) was finalised in May 2009. It updates the previous plan (2008-2011) incorporating the targets and actions arising from the South Hampshire Multi-Area Agreement (MAA) signed in July 2008 and taking into account progress made and significant changes in circumstances over the 12 months since the first Business Plan was produced:

It seeks to be a refresh of the previous plan rather than a comprehensive review. This comprehensive review will be undertaken for the plan to be adopted in 2010.