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External Funding and Resources

It is abundantly clear that the current resources available to PUSH and its partners are substantially less than required to ensure the South Hampshire Strategy is delivered in the short, medium and long term. The External Funding and Delivery Panel has been established by PUSH to explore and secure further sources of funding for delivery of the PUSH strategy and the PUSH Business Plan. The Delivery Panel will explore innovative ways of funding and delivering the strategy, working closely in partnership with HCA, SEEDA, CLG and other partners. It will also identify, and agreed with strategic partners, the key strategic projects on which PUSH will focus capacity and resources over the medium term.

Priority Actions
Establish some common policies on developer contributions
Develop an infrastructure delivery plan
Develop proposals for a Community Infrastructure Levy / tariff to finance strategic infrastructure
Develop proposals for alternative funding arrangements for development sites needing infrastructure investment ahead of developers making contributions
Submission of a CIF bid for transport investment
Coordinate bid for Housing Corporation funding
Support bids by the utilities to their regulators to enhance investment in the PUSH area
Develop and establish a strategic project delivery fund to resource essential studies
Consider joint ventures with development partners and explore options and feasibility of SPVs
Develop a delivery plan and targets for the External Funding Delivery Panel including identifying key strategic projects.