Encouraging economic growth
We will support and promote a vibrant and diverse economy by attracting investment, facilitating business growth, enhancing skills and employability, and improving connectivity and infrastructure.
Improve connectivity infrastructure
| What we will do | How we will do it | How we will measure it |
|---|---|---|
Support work to ensure residents and businesses benefit from superfast broadband.
| We will continue to work with Essex County Council on the Superfast Essex project, particularly targeting areas where major broadband suppliers cannot deliver service. | We will have an officer representative is in attendance at all Gigaclear Project Board Meetings to ensure our position is presented against the delivery plan outcome for the district. |
Identify opportunities to improve connectivity, including 5G technology. | Work as part of the Essex and Herts Digital Innovation Zone (DIZ) to ensure residents and businesses get maximum benefit from superfast/gigabit broadband and 5G delivery.
| We will continue to have a member and an officer in attendance at the DIZ meetings and regular engagement with Digital Essex, ensuring we have early access to information and initiatives available to enhance connectivity across the district. Connectivity infrastructure features in the Economic Development Plan 2025-29 (PDF) [778KB]. |
Support the resilience and growth of the local economy
What we will do | How we will do it | How we will measure it |
|---|---|---|
Provide business support, information and advice to help the business community recover and grow
| We will complete the actions set out in the Economic Development Plan 2025-29 (PDF) [778KB]. The plan sets out our nine priorities which contains detailed information about the way the council supports the business community either directly or by being an influencer on wider network groups. | We will deliver the schemes as set out in the Economic Development Plan, progress on which will be reported to the Scrutiny Committee twice a |
Enhance the skills and employability of local residents. Attract tourism and investment to the district.
| The Economic Development Plan 2025-2029 priorities include how we will support skills development, inward investment and tourism either directly or as an influencer on wider network groups. We will work with partners including other The UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is a government funded scheme related to the levelling up agenda to support the local economy and administered at a local level. This provides a local business support package, skills training and grants for the rural business community. | We will play an active role in relevant county and regional forums including the London Stansted Cambridge Consortium, the Innovation Core Group and the North Essex Economic Board, ensuring at least one council attendee at all relevant meetings to ensure the district's views and priorities are represented
The UKSPF allocations/awards are reviewed by the local partnership panel made up of members, officers and community/voluntary representatives on a quarterly basis. The outcomes of the awards are included in the progress reports for the Economic Development Recovery Plan to Scrutiny and Cabinet. |
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