{"id":67494,"date":"2019-11-18T07:02:24","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T07:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=67494"},"modified":"2019-11-15T14:34:34","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T14:34:34","slug":"oxford-cambridge-arc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/oxford-cambridge-arc\/67494\/","title":{"rendered":"Property experts call for new body to deliver Oxford-Cambridge Arc"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Property experts have called for the creation of an Olympic-style body to deliver the homes and infrastructure needed to create a supercluster within the Oxford-Cambridge Arc<\/h2>\n<p>The call for an Olympic-style delivery authority for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc is one of the proposals put forward in the <a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=84Em28S1K9SvtzcUtu04EiWZMAmsXbQp9ef1h5gQ9YT4mIwqQguy1UJYeoN-2FMawP_GkZOwv0bErIpE3pAtQCWPuFAETtQRiNPfax9eXkUvtzzBnHJOhr1t7r7OyzjOSS-2Bd-2BH-2B6hA5v6LCchoicm-2Bhihza7HjmTKEICOW9TkcFPXabAQsdCDffBv5n84nWWsMCf4puvaKdShi2VApA4HqGsZZzflpvGZNswgkC6B59wgS227CASVsGnSspzB6poQkapESXXFgMP3BaOlqJqCiumVVlw9-2BtbJ5FpvhUcLe98CdO60Bvt9MScJioZnhp1ebxPI1-2FQq0J6GlXV5fpbhzJ5Vl-2BsWBDsLiRggetBhY2RCEVjz-2BJRDrY2hKIcGdpWqGZJmizdKOZc6VZNYXbTwKXLVq8somXbl6ika8EBW8D-2BCg-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Radical Regeneration Manifesto\u2019<\/a> produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/wf\/click?upn=G62jSYfZdO-2F12d8lSllQB7oHryEbYb9P5sajF-2BzZET83QDDaQDuAM3xp5YwaRdQ0_GkZOwv0bErIpE3pAtQCWPuFAETtQRiNPfax9eXkUvtzzBnHJOhr1t7r7OyzjOSS-2Bd-2BH-2B6hA5v6LCchoicm-2Bhihza7HjmTKEICOW9TkcFPXabAQsdCDffBv5n84nWWsMCf4puvaKdShi2VApA4HqGsZZzflpvGZNswgkC6B59wgS227CASVsGnSspzB6poQkapESXXFgMP3BaOlqJqCiumcU7PtjQOgHuFYvoR4nieNjFnWqYc2IaRmKblsRcHHuUwsulQWilrZwO7mFQ7hsuCrJQPWL4wlkI50MZXnhVoaVFPyzUC7K0jPlLhIVryhxiVQCGIvVbtqPB5m4NTfla9ploYDoeGqyh2-2F9xBrFCfzk-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bidwells<\/a>, Perkins and Will, and Blackstock Consulting.<\/p>\n<p>The manifesto sets out 16 policy recommendations to overhaul the tax and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/design-planning-process\/67191\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">planning systems<\/a> to make Britain a more attractive place to invest and develop.<\/p>\n<p>In Cambridge, houses prices soared by 73.4% in the last decade, while in Oxford, prices have seen a 66.8% increase. The success of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc\u2019s knowledge-based economy, which has an annual GVA of \u00a3100bn, has also caused office rents to jump by 11.9% in the last year alone as companies vie for limited space.<\/p>\n<p>To guarantee the Oxford-Cambridge Arc\u2019s future growth, 25 investors and developers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalandgeneral.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legal &amp; General<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrattdevelopments.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barratt Developments<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grosvenor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grosvenor<\/a>, are calling for politicians to create a singular body responsible for delivering housing and infrastructure within the Arc \u2013 just as they did with the Olympics and the Docklands.<\/p>\n<p>This new body, which would bring together local councils and developers and would be responsible for delivering all new housing, transport links, social infrastructure and commercial space within the Arc, which covers three million people.<\/p>\n<p>The Olympic-style delivery authority, which will see the Oxford-Cambridge Arc\u2019s 31 local authorities sit alongside developers to coordinate decision making and risk-taking, will help streamline planning, making it easier to deliver and speed-up major projects such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/oxford-cambridge-arc-development\/48335\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford-Cambridge<\/a> rail link and development more generally as well as giving investors greater certainty.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 2006, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) helped ensure the 2012 London Olympics and the games\u2019 legacy were a success. Over a six-year period, the ODA led and coordinated the planning and construction of the Olympic Park.<\/p>\n<p>The construction of the Park in East London was widely hailed as a success due to the ODA\u2019s ability to remove the need for time-consuming negotiations with various local bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick McMahon, senior partner at Bidwells, says: \u201cAt either end of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc are the two best universities in the world that collectively see some of the world\u2019s most promising talent walk through its doors each year. But, while attracting top talent doesn\u2019t seem to be a problem, retaining it certainly is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy delivering vital housing, infrastructure and cutting-edge science and tech facilities, the Oxford-Cambridge Arc\u2019s knowledge-based economy can compete on the global stage while having significant knock-on effects for the rest of the UK through supporting industries and connecting businesses. 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