Business

Category Background

To ensure that the development contributes to the sustainable economic vitality of the local area and region.

As well as sustaining existing and successful economies in the region, there is a need to ensure we find new and imaginative ways to build thriving and sustainable local economies

Regional Economic Strategy – Achieving a Sustainable Economy

Building a strong, stable and sustainable economy which provides prosperity and opportunities for all, and in which environmental and social costs fall on those who impose them and efficient resource use is incentivised.

Regional Spatial Strategy Policy W1 Strengthening the Regional Economy

Plans and strategies should promote opportunities for economic development (including the provision of appropriate sites and premises, infrastructure, and clustering where appropriate) which will strengthen the economy of the North West