Issue details

To review the progress made in delivering the Council’s adopted Vision and Outline Strategy for Daedalus, and to agree the priority actions for the next 5 years.

In March 2015, the Council acquired land at Daedalus, then developed its Vision for the airfield and development areas, together with a series of objectives designed to achieve it.  The Vision was adopted on 12 October 2015.

The Executive established a Member Working Group to oversee the delivery of the Vision, chaired by the Deputy Leader of the Council. Councillor Trevor Cartwright.  A review of progress has been undertaken and is set out in the documents attached to the report.  The review was considered by the Member Working Group in December and it was subsequently reported to the Policy and Resources Scrutiny Panel on 17 January 2019.

The report demonstrates that significant progress has been made in delivering the Vision three years after it was adopted, across each of the objectives.  A number of unplanned activities were also undertaken or facilitated in that period, the most notable being the IFA2 Interconnector development, a NATS radar training facility, a MEOSAR search and rescue facility and the extension to the Fareham Innovation Centre.

A key objective within the Vision was to achieve a financially sustainable position overall, and the report indicates that this should broadly be achieved in 2018/19.

Recognising the substantial progress already made, priorities for the next five years have been identified to continue making progress with the Vision and, if these are agreed, they will guide investment decisions at Daedalus in the coming years.

Once the report has been considered by the Executive, a communications plan will be developed to share the report and future proposals with interested parties during February and March.  This will include a static display in locations across the borough, targeted events for tenants and prospective businesses, as well as a public engagement event for local residents.  E-panel, social media and local media would also be used to raise awareness of the revised plans.