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BORDERLANDS INCLUSIVE
GROWTH DEAL SUMMARY
MARCH 2021
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BOARD FOREWORD
We’re delighted to introduce the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal.
As the first cross border Deal, covering the largest area of any of a step change for the businesses and communities of Borderlands
the growth deals agreed to date, we are proud to say it is truly by increasing productivity, growing the working age population and
distinctive. It commits fresh investment into our region and will delivering a more inclusive economy. We are starting the Deal amidst
be jointly funded by the Scottish Government (£85m) and the UK the Covid-19 pandemic. Our Deal responds to this and will contribute
Government (up to £265m), to bring a total contribution of up to to our recovery efforts but is focused beyond this immediate
£350m. This will be supported by at least £100m of local funding challenge to make the longer-term changes we need to see.
and will collectively support work to achieve future economic growth We have already started work with several projects having received
making the most of our outstanding natural environment to bring early funding, demonstrating our commitment and readiness
opportunities for our people and businesses and contribute to net to deliver within the already well-established partnership and
zero carbon ambitions. governance structure.
The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal is a cohesive and integrated This Deal will help our region grow and fulfil our shared ambition. We
investment package with a balance between high profile place- want the Borderlands to reach its potential for everyone, delivering
based projects and Borderlands-wide investment programmes that green growth and attracting new businesses and investment. We will
respond to the rural nature of the region. The Deal is focused on improve our connectivity, deliver skills and innovation, and improve
four strategic themes of improving places; enabling infrastructure; our places to support their longer-term resilience. We will attract new
encouraging green growth and supporting business, innovation and residents and welcome more visitors to enjoy the beautiful natural
skills. Each theme has an agreed set of projects which will help deliver environment of our vibrant, inclusive region.
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Over
Borderlands Partnership 1million
Shared Ambition population Scottish Borders
Through our Deal we will deliver
noticeable change through
We have a shared ambition for the Borderlands inclusive and sustainable growth:
to reach its potential for everyone, delivering Dumfries and Galloway
Northumberland
green growth and attracting new businesses
and investment.
Carlisle
We will improve our connectivity, deliver skills and Benefit 1.1 million residents
innovation, and improve our places to support their
longer-term resilience. We will attract new residents and
welcome more visitors to enjoy the beautiful natural
environment of our vibrant, inclusive region. 10% of the
UK land mass Cumbria Deliver an additional
5,500 job opportunities
The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal is an exciting and Within Attract more than four million
transformational opportunity for our area to achieve our ambition. 2 hours extra tourists to the area
By bringing over £450m of new investment across the South of
drive of
Scotland, Northumberland and Cumbria, the Deal will put in place 14 million
the elements we need for long-term sustainable prosperity for our people
Improve mobile and
people, places and businesses.
digital connections
Our Deal makes the most of our shared opportunities. We also aim to overcome Unlock investment in
three challenges which hold towns across the area
We have an exceptionally high quality of natural environment,
us back from our potential:
well known and undiscovered tourism destinations, attractive
towns and city and a broad business base. Well connected to Narrowing the
the Northern Powerhouse cities and central belt in Scotland, productivity gap Generate around
we have a unique offer. We have the potential to be at the forefront £1.1 billion in additional
of a more sustainable and inclusive economy by embracing new Increasing the working GVA to the UK economy
technologies and processes and investing in places. age population
Achieving inclusive growth
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Improving places
Our places matter and are at the heart of what Destination Borderlands – will support The Place Programme – a distinctive
makes the Borderlands a special place to live, seven distinct tourism projects across the approach to support place-based growth
work and visit. To improve our ability to attract Borderlands which will increase the number of through a series of Place and Town
visitors as well as the length of stays, extend Investment Plans. These Plans will be
new people to our area and revitalise our towns
the season and result in higher levels of developed in and by the community to
and communities we will invest £127.5m in our spend. These projects cover major offers in renew the vibrancy of their area as part
places and tourism offer. cycling, walking and sailing as part of a world- of a £50m programme.
class outdoor destination and are:
As part of improving our places we will
• Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman Berwick Theatre – will use £15m of
support three areas:
Frontier (£18m) funding to develop a new iconic,
multi-purpose and entrainment complex
• See More Lake District Cycling (£6m)
drawing new audiences to Berwick.
• Destination Tweed (£11m)
• Stranraer Marina (£16m)
• Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden (£5m)
• 7Stanes (£5m)
• Star of Caledonia (£1.5m)
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Supporting business, innovation and skills
The long-term success of the Borderlands region is Rural Innovation and Skills
dependent on our ability to prosper and be ready to – we will support new projects to drive
take advantage of new opportunities, technologies, and innovation in land-based sectors and enhance
ideas. We are home to a wide range of forward-looking the skills provision to meet future demand.
£8m will be invested to support the Dairy
people, businesses and organisations and will invest
Nexus innovation centre with Scotland’s Rural
£54m across business, innovation, and skills projects. College (SRUC) which will move the sector to
the forefront of the bio-economy.
Through this investment we will We will also support the
support three programmes: South of Scotland
Learning Network
Business Infrastructure Programme through
– investing £13.4m across the South £7m of
of Scotland will support new and support and
improved business units with sites in develop the
Coldstream, Hawick, Annan, Castle Forestry
Douglas and Newton Stewart, Innovation
to address the lack of modern Centre
business premises which are able Mountain Bike Project proposition
to match current need. – will create the world’s first Mountain to ensure
In England, £3m of funding Bike Innovation Centre working with the forestry
has already been awarded to South of Scotland Enterprise Agency and sector is ready
support the Ad Gefrin Visitor Edinburgh Napier University, and creating to adopt new
Experience and Distillery in an integrated Adventure Bike Park and Trail approaches.
Wooler, Northumberland. Lab in Innerleithen with £19m investment
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Enabling infrastructure
We will invest £112.2m in improving access to the region and
connectivity within and outside of the Borderlands. This will ensure
the Borderlands is a connected place, contributing to the region’s
Encouraging Green Growth
position as an attractive and competitive place to live, work and visit. We have outstanding natural assets and unique potential to be not only a
net zero area but also to move to negative carbon territory. With potential to
This theme will be delivered through investment in four major projects: support the transition to a low carbon economy and support ‘green growth’
the Borderlands can lead the way in the UK’s move to a low carbon future.
Protecting and making the most of our natural heritage is essential for our
Carlisle Station Gateway – investing Digital Borderlands – long-term prosperity. Whether through agriculture, aquaculture or tourism, we
rely on our natural environment for our prosperity.
£20m in developing Carlisle Station reshaping our regional
as the gateway to Carlisle and a economy through In support of this transition we will support three key
key transport hub with connections £36.2m to address opportunities with £56.3m funding:
across the Borderlands including the gaps in digital and mobile
preparations for the arrival of HS2 in infrastructure across the Chapelcross – investing This will support the generation of low
the future. Borderlands, catching up with £15.3m of Borderlands carbon energy, including community
other areas and putting in funding to catalyse the generation across the Borderlands
place the foundations for next redevelopment of the area, whilst supporting the need
Carlisle Citadels – will use former nuclear power to overcome fuel poverty and putting
generation connectivity.
up to £50m of investment station at Chapelcross. This is a the region at the forefront of net
from the Borderlands unique opportunity to develop a zero efforts.
Deal to transform the Borders Railway feasibility – high-quality, green energy focused
Grade 1 listed Citadels drawing on regional employment centre on the Natural Capital
buildings into a new £10m to deliver
210 hectare site. Programme
the feasibility – with £10m support
city centre campus
activity around
Energy Investment we will trial new
for the University of
– building on the approaches to valuing
Cumbria, expanding the Borders and protecting our natural capital
recently launched
opportunities for local Railway extension from Carlisle £1.1m energy master to capture the benefits of our
students and drawing in new to Tweedbank. planning programme, environment in a sustainable way.
students to the area. the Borderlands Deal This will cover a series of pilots
will provide a further £29.9m for the covering marine, woodland, upland
implementation of the masterplan. and agricultural areas.
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Delivering our Deal
The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal To deliver this investment we have as well as local partners to finalise the Borderlands energy masterplan. All are
is a major opportunity for our area. established a clear and robust approach business cases for all of our projects. now in delivery.
Building on the 2018 proposition and Heads to Governance through our Borderlands Once the full business cases are approved
The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal will
Partnership Board and supporting Economic by the Borderlands Partnership Board and
of Terms from July 2019 our Deal marks a Forum. The Economic Forum brings
be supported by a dedicated Programme
the relevant Government they will start
decade of investment with the benefits together our five local authorities, regional to deliver. We already have approval and
Management Office and two accountable
bodies, Dumfries and Galloway Council
to be gained over the next 25 years. economic bodies such as the Cumbria advanced funding for projects: in Scotland and Northumberland County
LEP, North East LEP and South of Scotland Ad Gefrin Visitor Experience and Council in England.
Enterprise and private business. Together, Distillery, Lilidorei at The Alnwick Garden,
they will oversee the delivery of our Deal. Full details of the Deal and its projects are
Carlisle Station Gateway (Phase 1) and
available on our website:
We are working closely with the UK the Digital Vouchers top up scheme,
Government and Scottish Government as well as funding for the creation of a www.borderlandsgrowth.com
Heads
of Terms
signed Business case £30m
July 2019 development confirmed Full Deal Deal Delivery
for advanced Approval 2021-2031
projects in
March 2021
England
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The Deal projects and programme Eyemouth
Berwick-upon-Tweed
With projects and programmes located across the Mountain Bike
Innovation Centre
Coldstream
Borderlands, our strategic approach means our projects Peebles Innerleithen Berwick
Theatre
reinforce each other to transform our area. Galashiels
Melrose
Kelso
Some are in distinct locations making the most of an River Tweed Route
existing asset or creating something new whilst
Lilidorei,
Jedburgh The Alnwick
Borders Rail Garden
others will be delivered across the full area as part Feasibility Study Ad Gefrin
Alnwick
of the overarching Deal themes. Sanquhar
Moffat
Hawick
Rothbury
Digital
Dairy Nexus Morpeth
Voucher Scheme
Lockerbie
Legend Langholm Bellingham Ashington
Blyth
Star of Cramlington
Borderlands Activity Dumfries Caledonia Newcastle
Chapelcross
Stranraer Gretna Hexham
• Digital Infrastructure Marina Annan Hadrian’s Wall and the
• Energy Investment Stranraer wider Roman Frontier
Carlisle
• Place Programme
• Natural Capital Newton Stewart
Castle Douglas
• Forestry Innovation Centre
• South of Scotland Carlisle Station
Learning Network Gateway
Projects Workington Penrith
Business Infrastructure Sites Whitehaven
7stanes Hadrian’s Wall
and the wider
Roman Frontier See More
Digital
Lake District Voucher Scheme
Cycling
Kendal
Barrow-in-Furness
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