Economic Development and Regeneration

Background

Hampshire and the Solent contains urban, coastal, island and rural economies with important employment, business, visitor and infrastructure links. Regional coordination can support growth, investment and regeneration across council boundaries.

Economic Development and Regeneration: What will be devolved to Hampshire and the Solent?

HSCCA’s strategic economic role includes:

• preparing and publishing a Local Growth Plan;
• maintaining a regional evidence base and assessing economic conditions;
• coordinating long-term investment and regeneration priorities;
• supporting visitor-economy growth where functions are conferred;
• building partnerships for innovation, productivity, inward investment and business growth; and
• connecting economic development with strategic transport, skills, housing and infrastructure planning.

Opportunities of devolution

Regional decision-making can align investment with shared priorities, coordinate work across local authority boundaries and create a clearer regional pipeline of strategic projects.

Further reading

Transport · Skills and Employment Support · Housing and Strategic Planning

A Local Growth Plan for Hampshire and the Solent

Local Growth Plan

The Local Growth Plan provides the regional economic overview, sets long-term priorities and identifies investment needed to support sustainable growth. It links HSCCA’s economic role with transport, skills, housing, regeneration and infrastructure.