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Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise Zones Delivering clean growth and innovation on our strategic investment sites Five year strategic plan (2021-26)
Enterprise Zones have for many years been part of the UK
Government’s wider plans for growth to support businesses
and enable economic prosperity in key areas. They have
established themselves as the driving force of many
local economies as they unlock key development sites,
consolidate infrastructure, attract business and create jobs.
The New Anglia LEP area of Norfolk Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn as Anglia LEP and district and county
and Suffolk is home to two multi-site well as larger urban areas such as local authorities have enabled
Enterprise Zones which were awarded Greater Norwich and Ipswich and reinvestment of retained rates
status in 2012 and 2016 respectively. surrounding area. income to help unlock commercial
The two Enterprise Zones cover 16 sites through new infrastructure as
All business rates growth generated
commercial development sites which well as supporting programmes
by Enterprise Zones is kept by the
are all in key priority locations as across the wider LEP area to assist
LEP and relevant local authorities
identified in the Economic Strategy businesses and supply chains, boost
in the areas for 25 years to reinvest
for Norfolk and Suffolk. These include innovation and enhance skills.
in local economic growth. Across
the A11 and A14 Corridors, key coastal
Norfolk and Suffolk, strong and
zone locations such as Lowestoft and
effective partnerships between New
Cover photos:
Workers at the Amazon warehouse at Sproughton
An aerial view of Norwich Research Park
2 Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise Zones Completion of the Proserv headquarters at Beacon Park, Great Yarmouth
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Impact in Norfolk and Suffolk so far
Cover 16 Total�business rates retained Growing businesses and
over the lifetime of all sites is more than
commercial international inward investors�
sites £200m with significant have been supported, including LDH La�Doria,
in priority reinvestment into infrastructure Amazon,�Treatt, Unipart, Proserv,
locations and marketing to Leaf Expression Systems,�Birketts,�IJYI,�
accelerate development Merxin,�Lexhag�and Raptor Aerospace.
4,454 jobs, A�successful A proportion of retained business
supported�over 199
partnership rates incomes supports
approach between the delivery
businesses, the LEP,�county�and� of the
unlocked�116
ha district�authorities to Local Industrial
of development�land� deliver a strong�place Strategy�and�
based�approach,
unlocking commercial
Economic Strategy�
and leveraged�
for Norfolk
over £588m� sites and supporting
and Suffolk
of�public and private sector� business expansion.�
Major commercial investment
developments completed at
Futura Park and Princes Street (Ipswich), To the end of March 2021, the two enterprise zones have achieved the following outcomes:
Eastern Gateway (Sproughton),
Suffolk Park (Bury St Edmunds), Enterprise Jobs Businesses Construction Land made Floorspace Private capital Public capital
Norwich Research Park (South Norfolk),� Zone (net) (net) jobs development m2 investment investment
Ellough�Enterprise Park (Beccles) and ready (ha) (£m) (£m)
Beacon Park (Great Yarmouth)�
Gt Yarmouth
& Lowestoft 1,942 76 806 32 55,355 51 178
2012
Space to
2,512 123 2,832 84 187,954 205 154
Innovate 2016
Total 4,454 199 3,638 116 243,309 256 332
Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise Zones 3
2021-26 : Repositioning Enterprise Zones
for Clean Growth and Innovation
This strategic plan recognises and This repositioning and a relaunch
reports on the significant progress with targeted marketing will help to
made so far but importantly raise the profile of Enterprise Zones,
identifies new opportunities to not unlocking further development The Connexions office building at Princes Street, Ipswich
only support further commercial potential and attracting new
Clean Growth is the golden thread
development and investment but to investment.
running through the Norfolk and
help drive clean growth and boost
A number of major strategic Suffolk Local Industrial Strategy
innovation over the next five years.
innovation projects are proposed for and Enterprise Zones can play an
This plan aims to reposition development on several Enterprise important role in enhancing clean
Enterprise Zones to drive clean Zone sites including new innovation growth in the future, underpinning
growth and innovation as part of precincts, incubators and business our drive to net zero. This plan
wider strategic investment zones. centres which aim to accelerate supports a number of activities and
These areas align with the Priority business growth in key higher projects aimed at repositioning
Places within the Norfolk and Suffolk value sectors as well as boosting Enterprise Zones for clean growth
Economic Strategy and importantly innovative activity. Through this plan, – through encouraging low carbon,
link Enterprise Zone development these centres will be connected into low impact developments, alternative
sites, innovation clusters and hubs, the wider innovation, science and local energy sources, supporting
knowledge and transport assets in a research network to help enhance the greener business practices in key
more connected way (and informed ecosystem of high growth, high value sectors and encouraging sustainable
by the Economic Recovery Plan). businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk. transport connectivity.
4 Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise Zones
Measuring Success: Expected Our Enterprise Zones –
Strategic Locations
impacts for 2021-26 – an overview
New commercial development activities • 3,377 Direct Jobs Created
are planned for most of the Enterprise
Zone sites across Norfolk and Suffolk • 972 Construction Jobs Supported
for 2021-26. These projects include new • 209 New Businesses Supported A148
A140
business incubation facilities, innovation
•
King’s Lynn
centres and precincts, new industrial 37 Hectares of Land Developed A47
A47
Norwich Great
units, office and hotel developments • 194,000 sq m of New Floorspace NORFOLK Yarmouth
as well as infrastructure investments Created and 3,700 sq m
A10
A11
A140
Lowestoft
to support growth in key sectors such Refurbished
as renewable energy, health and life A11
sciences, agri-food and advanced • £265 Million of Public Sector Bury St Edmunds
SUFFOLK
manufacturing. Capital Investment Cambridge A14
Stowmarket A12
•
A11
£98.5 Million of Private Sector
Local Site Development Plans are Ipswich
Capital Investment
prepared for each of the Enterprise Zone M11
A131
Felixstowe
sites which map out key interventions, • £4.2 Million of Public and Private A12
development pipelines and expected Sector Revenue Investment
levels of investments.
A12
M25
With strong collaboration between New
Anglia LEP, local authorities and private London
sector partners, the following overall
Enterprise Zone Sites
outputs are forecast over 2021-26 across
all Enterprise Zone sites:
Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise Zones 5
Delivering Growth across Strategic Investment Zones – Major Projects and Planned Interventions to 2026
Strategic Enterprise Zone Sites Key clusters/ Key Assets Innovation Assets Enterprise Zone Major
Investment sector focus (Transport, (Hubs and Centres) Development Projects
Zone (Priority Infrastructure & and Planned Interventions
Place) Knowledge) (Highlights from Site
Development Plans)
Cambridge Scottow Enterprise Park Life sciences, Norwich Airport, Norwich Research
Norwich Tech agri-food, UEA, NUA, WSC, Park, Norwich Digital
Norwich Research Park:
Corridor health, ICT, Cambridge Hub (planned), Hethel
New additional commercial
Norwich Research Park advanced University & Innovation, Scottow
space and hotel development
engineering, Science Parks Enterprise Park, Food
creative Innovation Centre
Suffolk Park (Bury) (planned), Haverhill
Scottow Enterprise Park – New
EpiCentre, Bradfield
build expansion and gateway
site development
Haverhill Research Park*
A14 Corridor Suffolk Park (Bury) ICT, Logistics Ports of Felixstowe Adastral Park, Ipswich Suffolk Park – Progress
and distribution, and Harwich (+ Waterfront Innovation development of new commercial
agri-food, new Freeport Centre, Stowmarket units plus build out of EZ site
Gateway 14 (Stowmarket) advanced zone), University Innovation Labs,
manufacturing, of Suffolk, West Gateway 14 innovation
professional Suffolk College park (planned) Gateway 14 - Development
Eastern Gateway (Sproughton) services of new innovation precinct
and logistics operations
(Freeport East)
Ipswich sites; Futura Park, Princes
Street & Waterfront Site
Eastern Gateway - Attraction of
major occupiers for at least two
further logistics developments
Princes St, Ipswich -
Development of multistorey car
park, hotel and office precinct
*EZ sites part of the Cambridge Compass Enterprise Zone and included for reference but not formally part of this Strategic Plan
6 Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise ZonesStrategic Enterprise Zone Sites Key clusters/ Key Assets Innovation Assets Enterprise Zone Major
Investment sector focus (Transport, (Hubs and Centres) Development Projects
Zone (Priority Infrastructure & and Planned Interventions
Place) Knowledge) (Highlights from Site
Development Plans)
Norfolk and Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft sites; Energy & Energy Ports at Great Orbis Energy, CEFAS, Great Yarmouth -
Suffolk Energy Supply Chain Yarmouth, GY Energy Business Development of O&M Campus
Coast Beacon Park (GY), South Denes
Lowestoft, East Incubator (planned) at Port of GY and new energy
(GY), Ellough, Mobbs Way, SLIE, Manufacturing
Coast College, business incubator
Riverside Road, Egmere (Wells)
Business Sizewell B and
Lowestoft - Development of
services C, Bacton, O&M
Power Park and Orbis
facilities
Construction of bridges –
Lowestoft and GY
King’s Lynn Nar Ouse (King’s Lynn) Professional King’s Lynn Port KLIC, New Innovation Nar Ouse, King’s Lynn
– Cambridge services Collaboration Space - Development of new
Corridor Ely, Cambs* ARU/UcWA,
(planned) commercial units (phase 1)
ICT/Digital Cambridge
Cambridge Research Park*
Creative University & Planning for phase 2 including
Science Parks proposed development of
Manufacturing
additional innovation space
Construction of the LDH La Doria warehouse at Sproughton
Norfolk and Suffolk Enterprise Zones 7“Initially we didn’t think we could “This marks an exciting chapter “The new site will enable us to
afford to move – this is grade A for the whole of Proserv as we showcase science at the front
office space – but the Enterprise invest significantly in our future end of the business and attract
Zone benefits really helped. and growth aspirations.” the sort of customers and staff
We’ve got some ambitious Simon Harvey, Head of we need to drive our business
growth plans … now we have the Operations at Proserv, based at forward in the future.”
space to grow our business.” Beacon Park, Great Yarmouth
Daemmon Reeve, Chief Executive
Chris Pont and John Nicholson, Officer at Treatt, based at Suffolk
IJYI, based at Connexions in “Our innovative, new facility Park, Bury St Edmunds
Ipswich’s Prince’s Street district will create the perfect environment
for further improving efficiency and
“The simplified planning was a excellence in the manufacturing
breath of fresh air and the business of quality commercial and
rate incentive helped us grow, as transport refrigeration and cooling
there are fewer overheads.” equipment for the retail, food
manufacturing and hospitality and
Ken Brown, Operation Manager,
Bus Industrial Tools on South Denes pharmaceutical industries.”
Business Park, Great Yarmouth Ilias Katsoulis, CEO of Hubbard
Products, based on Futura Park,
Ipswich
Tel: 01603 510070
Email: info@newanglia.co.uk
newanglia.co.uk
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