CHESHIRE and Warrington Enterprise Partnership has submitted its strategic economic plan and growth plan to bid for funding from the government’s £2 billion Local Growth Fund.
The plan focuses on enabling major growth and transformation in the economy of the sub-region and the delivery of new homes and job creation.
The strategic economic plan outlines three major projects which will benefit from the Local Growth Fund.
*Atlantic Gateway in Cheshire, the world trade, logistics, business and innovation corridor stretching from Deeside and Merseyside through the northern part of Cheshire and Warrington to Manchester.
*Cheshire Science Corridor – a string of interconnected centres of excellence located in Cheshire which are or have the potential to contribute significantly to national innovation in science.
*Crewe High Growth City, placing Crewe at the heart of HS2 as a superhub central to the country’s major infrastructure network.
The programme also has a major focus on enabling transport interventions to unlock economic growth. This reflects the important role that infrastructure plays in making economies successful, but also the connectivity that the sub-region has that can be further unlocked by delivering new road and rail schemes.
Minister for Cities Greg Clark said: “The Government welcomes the strategic economic plan that Cheshire and Warrington LEP has published and looks forward to continued engagement with local civic and business leaders over the next few months on the negotiation of their Growth Deal.
“The Growth Deal provides a fantastic opportunity for Cheshire and Warrington LEP to seek freedoms, flexibilities and influence over resources from government, and a share of the local growth fund to put towards their growth priorities set out in this strategic economic plan. “This provides the opportunity to unleash the ambition and creativity of Cheshire and Warrington, by devolving resource and responsibility in return for compelling local economic leadership in pursuit of growth.”
Christine Gaskell, chairman of the Cheshire and Warrington Enterprise Partnership added: “We have been collaborating with partners in the public, private and voluntary sectors to prepare a really persuasive and compelling economic strategy and growth plan for Cheshire and Warrington.
“Our next steps are to go from strategy to delivery. I’m looking forward to working with all stakeholders within the sub-region to maximise growth potential.”
The local growth plan will inform how government decides to allocate the £2 billion local growth fund between the 39 LEP areas in the country.
For a full copy of the Strategic Economic Plan go to http://www.871candwep.co.uk/inside-871/downloads
CHESHIRE and Warrington Enterprise Partnership has submitted its
strategic economic plan and growth plan to bid for funding from the
government’s £2 billion Local Growth Fund.
Enterprise chiefs bid for share of £2 billion
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