Isle of Wight COVID-19 Recovery plan: contents
Community Recovery
Community Recovery |
Short term Next 3 months |
Medium term 3- 12 months |
Longer term 12 months plus |
• Operate effective outbreak control arrangements and communicate key behaviours |
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Test and trace system to control risk of infection |
· Continue to implement and refine the Island Outbreak Control Plan · Implementation of new local government track and test responsibilities
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· Data from second app pilot to help with control and recovery · Provide learning and leadership for stabilisation phase and possible step up and step down to LRF emergency planning structures |
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• Address inequality of impact of Covid-19 on vulnerable groups |
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Reconfigured homelessness provision |
· Complete planning and procurement tasks related to Assessment Hub development |
· 3-7 Complete renovation works and manage transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 offer |
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Health and Social Care service recovery and winter pressure preparation |
· Assess nature of increased backlog on key service areas · Adjust resource planning to address priority areas |
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• Establish sustainable community response and recovery arrangements |
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Sustainable arrangements for community hubs |
· Community Action Isle of Wight (CAIW) leading on discussion with key community hub leads to develop resilience and sustainability
· CAIW sourcing project lead to set out development activity · Community cell exit step down strategy to be presented
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· Determine the sustainable needs – review from CAIW on continued needs required for Covid-19 activity · Continue to monitor needs to step up provisions subject to second wave
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· Post Covid-19 reverting to business as usual model |
Securing successful return to full-time education |
· Continue to support all education settings in the return to the new academic year · Continue to monitor guidance from central government
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· Continue to monitor central government guidance and support education settings on implementation if required
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· Continue to monitor central government guidance and support education settings on implementation if required
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Education settings supporting the physical and emotional health of children through the PEACH programme |
· Development distribution of local map of support for families · Children and young peoples’ survey with the Youth Trust · Public Health nursing support for primary and secondary school readiness |
· Feedback analysis for education settings to help implement good practise · Using trusted PEACH brand to promote health protection in education settings · Promote PEACH’s Bronze awards for good practice |
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Community mental health and resilience |
· Develop and implement campaign to improve emotional wellbeing through Autumn and Winter
· Delivery of the Out and About Project to provide confidence for shielded residents |
· Adapt and flexi response as pandemic continues to develop
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· Review of impact of public mental health approach · Implement learning to improve public mental health longer term |
Economic Recovery
Our Action Plan
Economic Recovery |
Short term Next 3 months |
Medium term 3- 12 months |
Longer term 12 months plus |
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Short course training for unemployed people in Care, Hospitality and Construction |
· Develop Island proposition for “Kickstart” offer (by October 2020) |
· Develop delivery programme with key partners subject to approval with jobs starting in October 2020 |
· Continue delivering the Kickstart programme until conclusion in March 2022
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Island Opportunities – support for youth business start ups |
· Continued delivery of the original contract with Island Opportunities
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· Continued challenging and mentoring of individuals · Establishing specific individual actions to progress business proposals |
· Review future sustainability of the project and other funding streams |
Youth employment support hub |
· DWP Flexible support funding bid to reduce youth unemployment post Covid-19 to reduce claimants
· Stakeholder involvement regarding funding and service gaps
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· Phase 2 – Physical hub “One stop shop”
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· Meeting DWP targets to demonstrate good and successful model
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Expand ESF NEET project to include 19-24 |
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· Promote to potential employers as part of wider government Kick Start package |
· Review take up and assess effectiveness of package of youth support |
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Olderpreneurs project to help over 50’s start business |
· Continue to provide mentoring and workshops to support new business creation · Confirm extension of project until December 2021 for delivery by the Chamber of Commerce |
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· Review outcomes and consider the future of the scheme |
Pop-up Business school to assist unemployed start businesses |
· Instagram and Facebook advertising by Pop-Up Business School · Sponsored by Housing Association, promoting to residents · Council’s social media promotion specifically for under 25’s
· Catch up event organised by Pop-Up Business School |
· CRM tool to be developed for a progress report for self completion · Use data to determine a strategy for supplying future support · Provide the tools for the unemployed to gain employment or for those wanting to change career |
· Inclusion and removal of barriers to then boost confidence to engage with the community |
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Island Card gift card scheme to enable Island spend |
· Agree principle and funding for and Island Card
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· Review of benefits of card to Island businesses |
New “Island business advisers” |
· Agree resource sharing with New Forest District Council as partner |
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· Programme to sustain business support past current grant funding |
Let’s Buy Local campaign |
· Confirm additional funding to Natural Enterprise to enable the campaign to continue until December 2020 |
· Review the success of the campaign and consider future resourcing |
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Wight Innovation hub – new co working space for digital companies |
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· Procure a management company to manage the facility · Procure company to deliver fitout and complete work
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· Ongoing publicity of facility of space and building network support businesses and organisations |
Branstone Farm rural business hub |
· Dealing with procurement issues regarding whether to proceed with either traditional tender or design and build · Planning application for the business park and affordable housing to be determined
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· Potential construction commencement on business hub |
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Place Recovery
Our Action Plan
Place Recovery |
Short term Next 3 months |
Medium term 3- 12 months |
Longer term 12 months plus |
• Increase the supply and accessibility of homes of all tenures across the Island, and the supply of workspace that responds to changing needs |
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Revised “Covid proofed” Island Plan |
· Undertake further evidence/planning policy impact Covid review · Establish approaches to Covid‑19 related issues such as open space provision, space standards, cycling and walking provision and the future of the High Street · Publish Island Planning Strategy “Position Statement” in November |
· Publish revised Regulation 18 consultation in June 2021 |
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300 affordable housing units |
· Discuss with Homes England grant levels for affordable housing at 60% of market · Working with RPs on the Island for potential JVs on Council owned land |
· Delivery of Ryde Village, Ryde and Green Meadows, Freshwater as first Extra Care schemes on the Island, 150 units · Sale of Council sites to deliver affordable housing
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· VQ – part of wider regeneration scheme, to deliver affordable housing · Newport Harbour – potential to delivery up to 300 new homes, 35% affordable · Small Sites Programme – potential 150 new homes, 35% affordable |
Branstone Farm – rural homes/jobs hub |
· Dealing with procurement issues regarding whether to proceed with either traditional tender or design and build · Planning application for the business park and affordable housing to be determined
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· Potential commencement of construction of brewery · Potential construction commencement on business hub |
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Medina Valley Marine growth programme |
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· Seek funding to deliver Isle of Wight Investment Plan and implement projects within it |
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• Improve physical and digital connectivity in and between all of our settlements and the rest of the world |
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Island Transport Plan |
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· Undertake traffic modelling and consult on key objectives · Take account of government sustainable transport policies and Island Plan, Regeneration strategy |
· Finalise, adopt and implement LTP subject to funding |
Island place marketing programme |
· Coordinate information on proposed separate marketing campaigns |
· Support development and use of key messages in any campaigns |
· Promote Island as safe and prosperous location for investment |
Island infrastructure and development enabling funding submission |
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· Seek funding to deliver Isle of Wight Investment Plan and implement projects within it |
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Ryde Interchange investment |
· Confirm project scope and funding with “Transforming Cities partners” |
· Consult on scheme design taking account of Ryde regeneration place plan objectives |
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WightFibre Full Fibre roll out |
· WightFibre confirm programme for West and South Wight roll out |
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Cycling and Walking Infrastructure investment programme |
· Delivering Phase 1 and 2 of the active travel plan |
· Seek further funding to deliver further schemes |
· Agree to further extension of the LCWIP scheme to the remainder of the Island |
• Achieve sustainable, welcoming places with inclusive public realm improvements in our towns that are accessible for all |
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Camp Hill garden village |
· MoJ assessing infrastructure costs, highways and services to de-risk site for development |
· Resolve infrastructure funding and establish as a project with One Public Estate Programme with the objective of the Council leading the future development of the site |
· De-risk the site by carrying out essential infrastructure works, gaining relevant planning permissions to start on site · To identify development partners and market suitable land opportunities to establish a 10 year build programme |
Newport Harbour regeneration |
· Gain Cabinet approval for the Newport Harbour Masterplan |
· Carry out environmental assessment studies as required by the EA · On completion take forward the masterplan as a supplementary planning document for approval |
· Establish marketing programme for various aspects of the site · Identify funding for the infrastructure work, eg harbour walls and foot bridge
· Programme manage the building of the hotel, housing and new buildings on the harbour front |
Major events programme – Diamond Races (DR), Le Blanc (LB), Tour of Britain (TB) |
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· Work with organisers to deliver event plan (DR) |
· To support the delivery of the event to ensure success of future events (DR) |
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· Agree to deliver Tour of Britain Sportive and Classic event (TB) |
· Prepare with, promotors Sweetspot, final stage of Tour of Britain 2022 (TB) |
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Heritage High Street programmes – Ryde and Newport |
· Establish project plans for both towns’ improvements based on HAZ grant funding criteria · Planning of programme of works based on new commissioned design guide for the High Street and shop fronts |
· Conduct viability studies and construct business cases for funding restoration of key historic buildings eg Newport Guildhall and Ryde Theatre · Establish mechanisms for measuring footfall on the High Street through a joint commission between Newport and Ryde HAZ to measure recover efforts on the High Street |
· Bring about positive improvements to the public realm and historic buildings in Newport and Ryde over the next four years of the programme · Design and funding of shop front improvements completed making the High Street more sustainable · Achieve significant Historic England grant funding levels to improve and future proof the historic heritage of the High Street through its landmark buildings |