regen L10 local gov. regen policy

Question 1

What is the aim of the LOCAL government when regenerating?

Answer 1

• attract people to live in their towns & cities and to invest in them
• designate districts to become science parks or enterprise zones

Question 2

What led to the Nottingham City Council filing for bankruptcy in Jan 2025 after an overspend of £23m?

Answer 2

• cost of living crisis - more on benefits
• aging population - less working
• people on mobility benefits do not pay tax but get money from the council
• tory gov. of 2010 cut funding to councils to help repay UK national debt
• Uni students dont pay tax

Question 3

How do Local Governments regenerate areas? (2)

Answer 3

• enterprise zones (provide tax breaks & government subsidies)
• science parks (designated districts focused on generating knowledge & sparking innovation)

Question 5

Medicity - Notts enterprise zone

Answer 5

• focuses on life sciences — Boots & Biocity
  
  • medicines, pharmaceuticals, health tech, cosmetics
• “incubator environment” for start up businesses
  
  • support for early stage businesses based at Medicity is part-funded by the ERDF (European Regional Development Fund)

Question 6

Infinity Park - Derby Science Park

Answer 6

• aerospace engineering (Rolls-Royce)
• near A50 and East Midlands Airport

Question 7

Nottingham Science Park

Answer 7

office & lab space for quaternary sector businesses (Upperton)
- Next to Uni of Notts (students looking for work)
- Near A6005

Advtg.:
- next to uni of notts
- good transport links to M1, east midlands airport & tram to notts railway station
- diverse office space
- green space
- café

disadvtg.:
- built on greenfield site