North Eastern Enterprise Zone - led by the Local Enterprise Partnership are proposing two sites covering 117 hectares with a focus on low carbon businesses. The Local Enterprise Partnership estimates nearly 1,000 jobs will be created by 2015.
The Leeds Zone consists of four sites within Lower Aire Valley covering 142 hectares. It aims to create over 4,000 new jobs in low carbon industries and modern manufacturing. The newly completed East Leeds Link Road runs directly through the Zone, connecting it to the M1 motorway and Leeds City centre.
The Sheffield Zone is based on key sites along the M1 motorway. It will focus on advanced manufacturing and technology based industries to promote a ‘Made in Sheffield’ brand that builds on the existing strengths of the local economy. It is expected to generate up to 12,600 jobs and over 400,000 sq metres of floor space for 250 businesses by 2015.
Black Country Enterprise Zone - led by Local Enterprise Partnership proposes two sites covering 120 hectares; one site ‘i54’ falls across the boundary between the Black Country lep area and the Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire lep area. The two partnerships have agreed to share the costs and proceeds of developing the site which will focus on advanced manufacturing including aerospace, automotive and engineering and environmental technologies. The Local Enterprise Partnership estimates that 3,843 net jobs will be created by 2015.
The Birmingham and Solihull Zone is located in Birmingham City Centre, comprising seven clusters of sites over 68 hectares. It expects to create 40,000 new jobs in business and financial services, digital media, ICT and the creative industries including 4,000 new private sector jobs by 2015. The local enterprise partnership estimates the Enterprise Zone, once fully developed, will add £2.8 billion to the economy in GVA each year. It will harness the opportunities presented by the proposed High Speed 2 stop, which would cut journey times to London to 49 minutes, to attract business into the city centre.
The Rotherwas Enterprise Zone in Hereford covers three sites and 61.5 hectares and will focus on defence, advanced engineering, green technologies and food processing. It is expected to save business £4 million in forgone business rates and create at least 55 businesses and 1,800 jobs, with at least £90m support from the private sector by 2015.
Science Vale Enterprise Zone – led by the Oxfordshire local enterprise partnership proposes 2 sites covering a total of 92 hectares focusing on green technology, advanced materials and engineering, space and other high value R&D (e.g. medical technologies, bio-technologies and cryogenics). The partnership estimates business will save £29.8 million in forgone Business Rates and that 200 businesses and between 6,250 - 10,500 jobs will be created by April 2015.
The Bristol Zone, known as the Temple Quarter Zone, is centred on the Temple Meads rail station. It anticipates 198 new businesses within the Zone, with 80 up and running by 2015, creating almost 4,000 new jobs. Creative industries and technology will be key target investors. The focus of a simplified approach to planning permission will be on promoting development/refurbishment and business locations in the Zone. The estimated business rate income is £272m over the 25 years.
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