Strategies, policies and performance

Teignbridge Jobs Plan 2021

Mission 1: Transforming town centres

• Harnessing funding and resources to upgrade all of our town centres and visitor experiences.
• Successfully deploying the Future High Street Fund in Newton Abbot.
• Supporting all towns across the district that want to put in place town centre manager arrangements.

Mission 2: Helping businesses to start and grow

• Signposting business support; and training run by business leaders.
• Direct delivery and facilitating new employment sites; and matchmaking employers to existing premises.
• Dedicated town planning service for developments that protect and create jobs.
• Working with partners to deliver work hubs.

Mission 3: Connectivity and access to markets

• Promoting and helping to facilitate modern internet speeds for all businesses.
• Up to date training and advice to help businesses and tourist attractions to trade on-line successfully.
• Prioritising council procurement of local contractors and services

Mission 4: Modernising the visitor economy

• Develop a voluntary Coastal Contribution to help upgrade our resorts.
• Facilitating and funding upgrades to our transport network and supporting green travel.
• Partnering to fund and deliver the Teign Estuary Trail.

Mission control: Intelligence and indicators

• Regular town centre health checks
• Engaging with chambers of commerce and town forums
• Business surveys, including follow-up contact with Covid-19 grant recipients
• A first point of contact for businesses that want to locate or expand in our area
• Regular business bulletins and active social media presence
• Engagement and advocacy with local leaders and key stakeholders, including the County Council, LEP, MPs and Government
• Business surveys
• Monitoring commercial vacancies and opportunities
• Councillor training and updates to support effective decision making
• Establishing a business forum to inform future policy reviews
• Maintaining an overview of key economic data for our area

Jobs Plan Monitoring

Project	Measure of success
Transforming Town Centres Harnessing funding and resources to upgrade all of our town centres and visitor experiences. Supporting all towns across the district that want to put in place Town centre manager arrangements. Successfully deploying the Future High Street Fund in Newton Abbot​	Town centre health checks. Town centre vacancy %. Success with individual funding schemes and programmes. e.g. welcome back fund. Town centre manager in place for those towns that want one by 2023. Fulfilling scheme milestones
Helping Businesses to Start and Grow Signposting business support; and training run by business leaders Dedicated town planning service for developments that protect and create jobs Direct delivery and facilitating new employment sites; and match making employers to existing premises Working with partners to deliver work hubs	Continuing to influence Connecting Devon and Somerset rollout. Annual increases in proportion of local contracts and increased number of bids from SMEs Training schemes delivered by 2022
Connectivity and Access to Markets Promoting and helping to facilitate modern internet speeds for all businesses Prioritising council procurement of local contractors and services Up to date training and advice to help businesses and tourist attractions to trade online successfully	Continuing to influence Connecting Devon and Somerset rollout. Annual increases in proportion of local contracts and increased number of bids from SMEs Training schemes delivered by 2022
Modernising the Visitor Economy Develop a voluntary Coastal Contribution to help upgrade our resorts Partnering to fund and deliver the Teign Estuary Trail Facilitating and funding upgrades to our transport network and supporting green travel	Scheme operating by 2022 Scheme delivered by mid 2020s Reported through Moving Up A Gear programme