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The Big Issues for Town
Centres
Ojay McDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Funding Squeeze
Growing (and Ageing) Population
Pressure on Land Use
Pressure on Housing
Pressure on Employment Space
Pressure on Transport
Pressure on Public Services
Digital Revolution
Business Rates (and other costs)
Devolution
Brexit Uncertainty
Begging/Homelessness/Rough Sleeping
Evolving Crime
Town centres are our original
economic clusters which bring
together a variety of uses.
In 2015, town centres generated
£589bn in GVA for the economy of
England and Wales (35%).
Productivity in town centres is £65,000
GVA per employee. This is 27% higher
than the average and 41% higher than
in out of town centres.
Skills for Employees
Tower Hamlets
Skills for Employers
Andover
Pure Fibre Technology
Colchester
Linking the Town Centre Economy and
Visitor Economy
Warwickshire
Inclusive City
Glasgow
Public Realm
Wokingham
Old Town Hall
Oldham
ATCM support includes:
Knowledge Exchange
Representation
Standards
Added Value
