Planners & Development Economists

Roger Tym & Partners
Roger Tym & Partners

Local Economic Assessments

Meaningful answers to local questions

Recent legislation contained within the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill places a statutory duty on local authorities to undertake a Local Economic Assessment (LEA).  LEAs are designed to ensure that local economic interventions are informed by a robust analysis of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of a local area, and the opportunities and threats it faces.

The guidance requires extensive data collection and analysis on:
  • population
  • housing
  • economy
  • labour market and social inclusion
  • transport and infrastructure
  • environment
  • liveability
To be of value to policy makers, LEAs must be more than a description of performance indicators; they must formulate answers to specific local questions.

Roger Tym & Partners devises tailor-made analytical frameworks, which reflect an area's policy ambitions and local challenges.  The data is analysed with an understanding of the policy context, wider economic linkages, future growth capacity and local intelligence.  This provides the client with a clear story of place, leading to clear policy recommendations to help deliver strategic objectives.

This approach is supported by our 35-year experience of producing evidence bases to inform the planning process at local and regional level.
 
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