We provide consultancy advice and support throughout the UK on economic development, often at the interface between the public and private sectors. We help local authorities, government, communities, developers and businesses to plan for economic development and understand the socio-economic impacts of projects and programmes on areas and societies. Our work covers issues such as jobs, enterprise, investment, employment of local people, skills, productivity, energy, infrastructure, sites and premises.
HJA was commissioned to produce an Employment Growth and Employment Land Review for Bath & North East Somerset Council to support the preparation of a new Local Plan, for which the Council required an updated economic and employment evidence base.
We delivered an Action Plan for Devon County Council which offered specific proposals to support local authorities’ town regeneration, including proposals for pilot programmes, and a detailed plan for County, District, and town stakeholders to progress their support for town growth and development.
We constructed a full business case on behalf of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council in support of their successful bid to secure £5 million funding from Dorset LEP, which enabled the Council to acquire land at the Holes Bay site and proceed with plans to develop 830 homes.
HJA was appointed by Estrans Ltd to prepare an economic statement and a high level analysis for the ratio of jobs to workers for the Swanmoor Stoke New Community development in South Gloucestershire. The development will be a net zero carbon mixed use settlement, providing up to 3,000 new homes, 20 ha of leisure, employment…
In 2018, HJA conducted an appraisal and developed a business case for investment in public realm and infrastructure improvements in the Lansdowne business district of Bournemouth.
