11 Draft Economic Development Strategy for Cheshire East PDF 52 KB
To update the Committee on the progress made in developing a Economic Development Strategy for Cheshire East.
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The Committee gave consideration to the draft Economic Development Strategy prior to it being circulated for consultation. It was reported that the draft strategy was intended to:
· Set out our understanding of the current state of the economy of Cheshire East, and identifies its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
· Identify key spatial economic development priorities for the borough
· Support and guide the LSP in the preparation of the Sustainable Community Strategy
· Support the development of the Transport Strategy (LTP) and the LDF Core Strategy
· Provide the wider economic context for the development/implementation of the Visitor Economy Strategy
· Provide the context for influencing sub-regional and regional policy development.
Members made the following comments and recommendations on the draft strategy:
RESOLVED
That the comments and recommendations highlighted above be taken into consideration and the final strategy be brought back to the Committee on 21 December 2010.