Wednesday 22 September - Local Enterprise Partnership

We recently announced jointly with Essex County Council news of our proposal to create the largest Local Enterprise Partnership, which will support the business community, attract investment and create jobs.

The partnership will bring together the best in businesses and local government across both counties. And it will promote economic growth and tackle the economic issues that matter most to businesses and residents, including skills, housing, tourism, transport and infrastructure.

It gives us a unique opportunity to work together to build prosperity for the region. Following the dismantling of the old regional structures we can now create the best in business and the best in local government to deliver creative solutions to unlock the potential for substantial external grants.

We want this partnership to help build the right environment for business to flourish and create new employment opportunities. It will also help us look at how we overcome the obstacles to new development and to find innovative approaches to private finance and planning to get the right infrastructure in place to support this. Our approach will be lean, pragmatic and business-focused to support the best investment for Kent and Essex.

Find out more in the press release.