SWC LPIP Phase 1- Understanding the challenges and building knowledge
Phase one of the LPIP lasts only 5 months (from April to September 2023) and brings together partners to collectively identify the barriers to achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in Southwest coastal areas.
Working collaboratively the team will develop a comprehensive understanding of the problems our communities are facing, as well as the strengths of, and opportunities for coastal communities and build a consensus about how the best solutions can be developed, tested and evaluated.
The first phase of work will see the creation of an evidence repository providing new coastal datasets (linked and at a greater level of granularity), evidence of good practice and key local insights which can be shared with partners across the region and to coastal areas beyond. The repository will also include an analysis of previously conducted consultations with communities and a collation of local academic studies pertaining to coastal communities.
SWC LPIP Phase 2
Once a consensus around the key barriers to achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in the Peninsula and priority areas for action has been established, the SWC LPIP team will seek to apply to Stage 2 UKRI funding. This second phase will design and evaluate local policy and practice projects that address those barriers identified in phase one. Four of the ten LPIP areas will be selected for Phase 2, each receiving up to £4.8 million to take their work forward.