Our Economic Strategy Statement focuses on priorities shared across the South East and those where we can, by working together, make the biggest difference. Our commitment is to work for a more productive and prosperous south east in which everyone has the opportunity

to succeed.

CREATING IDEAS AND ENTERPRISE Creating, adapting and adopting new ideas is at the heart of our ambition for a ‘smarter’ economy. This means supporting our innovative capacity in our ‘leading edge’ businesses – it also means increasing the opportunities for creativity across the economy, enabling businesses with the potential for growth to expand

CREATING PLACES The scale of growth that the South East will see over the coming decade is significant, and some of the changes facing businesses and people in work will be transformational. But greater productivity is only useful if it improves living standards and the communities within which we live: as well as delivering ‘growth’, we need to create places to which South East residents and businesses aspire.

ACCELERATING INFRASTRUCTURE To deliver our ambitions for a smarter faster economy, we must ensure that we secure the right infrastructure to support future growth. Through our growth deal, we have developed a strong track record, although infrastructure funding gaps remain significant.

DEVELOPING TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE A skilled workforce will be vital in delivering the productivity gains that this strategy demands. But higher skills are also the route to better pay, better jobs, and better progression in work.

WORKING TOGETHER While the South East LEP covers a large and complex geography in its own right, it is by no means isolated. Our links to London and other parts of the Greater South East are vital, and we will need to build on our -wider regional connections.

WORK SMARTER: Increasing the productivity of the South East LEP area DELIVER FASTER: Accelerating housing and infrastructure delivery to meet planned growth WORK BETTER TOGETHER: Collaborating across the Greater South East, with Government and with business

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BUSINESSKENT

112 Peel Ports113 Hutchison Ports114 East Malling NIAB

Research Centre115 Maidstone Studios116 PfizeR117 BAE Systems 118 Saga119 P&O Ferries120 Abbott Laboratories121 Laing O’Rourke122 Shepherd Neame123 Gallagher Group124 Chapel Down Winery, Tenterden125 Biddenden Vineyards126 Cummins Power Generation127 Motor Sport Vision128 FM Conway129 Axa PPP130 Church & Dwight

EAST SUSSEX

131 Trifast plc 132 Hastings Direct133 Harvey & Son (Lewes) Ltd 134 Gardners Books135 Jempsons of Rye136 Rathfinny Wine Estate

ESSEX

11 Hutchison Ports Harwich12 DP World13 Ford, Dunton

Research Centre14 Case New Holland15 Public Health England16 Teledyne e2v17 BAE Systems18 Leonardo UK Ltd19 Olympus Keymed110 Think BDW111 Illumina

CULTURAL & LEISUREESSEX

11 Southend Pier & Adventure Island

12 Firstsite13 Hadleigh Park14 Colchester Zoo15 Audley End House16 Colchester Castle17 Metal & Netpark18 Radical Essex,

Focal Point Gallery19 Freeport Braintree Outlet 110 Lakeside Shopping Centre111 Bond Street, Chelmsford

KENT

112 Jasmin Vardimon Dance Laboratory

113 Turner Contemporary Margate 114 Brands Hatch115 Port Lympne Reserve116 Canterbury Cathedral117 Leeds Castle118 Hever Castle119 Historic Dockyard Chatham120 Nucleus Arts121 Resort Artist Studios Margate122 Meltdowns Foundry Ramsgate123 Creative Quarter Folkestone124 Dreamland, Margate125 Bedgebury Pinetum126 Folkestone Harbour Arm127 Bluewater Shopping & Leisure128 Ashford Designer Outlet

BUSINESS PARKSEAST SUSSEX

125 Swallow Business Park126 Bexhill Enterprise Park127 Newhaven Enterprise Zone128 Sovereign Harbour

Innovation Park129 North Queensway

Innovation Park

ESSEX

11 Harlow Enterprise Zone; including Harlow Science Park, Kao Park, Templefields

12 Chesterford Research Park13 Southend Airport

Business Park14 Stansted Business Park15 High House Production Park16 Thames Enterprise Park17 Knowledge Gateway, Colchester18 Skyline 120 & Horizon 120

KENT

19 North Kent Enterprise Zone; Kent Medical Campus

110 North Kent Enterprise Zone; Innovation Park Medway

111 Discovery Park Enterprise Zone112 Kings Hill113 Eureka Park114 Crossways115 Prologis Park116 The Bridge117 Manston Business Park118 EuroKent Business Park119 Waterbrook Park120 Eurolink121 Kemsley Fields122 London Medway

Commercial Park123 Kent Science Park124 Altira Business Park

ENERGYESSEX

11 Bradwell Nuclear Power12 Langenhoe Solar Farm13 Gunfleet Sands

KENT

14 Orchard Community Solar Energy

15 Combined Heat and Power plant Kent (Estover Energy)

16 Port of Sheerness Wind Farm17 London Array

Offshore Wind Farm18 Thames Offshore Wind Farm19 Kentish Flats

Offshore Wind Farm110 Dungeness B

Nuclear Power Station

East Sussex

111 The Keep biomass boiler & building-integrated solar

112 Little Cheyne Court on-shore wind farm

113 Berwick Solar Farm

114 Rampion Southern Array Offshore Wind Farm

East Sussex

129 Camber Sands130Jerwood Gallery131 Towner Gallery132 Seven Sisters Country Park133 De La Warr Pavilion134 Sheffield Park and Garden135 The Beacon Shopping Centre

Examples listed here are illustrative of economic themes and features across our area. This is by no means an exhaustive list. If you would like further information please contact us: hello@southeastlep.com

THE SELEP AREA

ESSEX SOUTH ESSEX KENT EAST SUSSEX

EDUCATIONEAST SUSSEX

120 University of Sussex 121 University of Brighton: (A) Eastbourne Campus (B) Hastings Campus (C) Falmer Campus

122 Plumpton College123 Bexhill College124 East Sussex College: (A) Eastbourne (B) Lewes (C) Newhaven (D) Hastings

ESSEX

11 University of Essex: (A) Colchester Campus (B) Southend Campus

12 Anglia Ruskin University13 Writtle College14 Chelmsford College15 Harlow College16 Colchester Institute:

(A) Colchester Campus (B) Clacton Campus (C) Energy Skills Centre (D) Innovation Centre

17 Prospects College of Advanced Technology (PROCAT)

18 USP College19 South Essex College:

(A) Basildon (B) Southend (C) Thurrock

110 Stansted Airport College (Harlow College)

111 National College for the Creative Industries

KENT

112 Canterbury Christ Church University

113 Universities at Medway • University of Greenwich • University of Kent • Canterbury Christ Church University

114 University for the Creative Arts: (A) Cantebury Campus (B) Medway Campus

115 University of Kent116 EKC Group (East Kent College): (A) Dover Campus (B) Folkestone Campus (C) Broadstairs Campus (D) Canterbury Campus

117 Hadlow Group: (A) Canterbury (B) Hadlow (C) Ashford (D) Tonbridge

118 Mid Kent College: (A) Maidstone (B) Medway

119 North Kent College: (A) Gravesend (B) Dartford

DEVELOPMENT SITESESSEX

11 Dunton Hills Garden Village12 Harlow and Gilston

Garden Town13 North Essex Garden

Communities

EAST SUSSEX

19 Newhaven EZ110 Devonshire Park

KENT

14 Ebbsfleet Garden City15 Otterpool Park Garden Town16 Chilmington Garden Village17 Rochester Riverside18 Mountfield Park