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871candwep.co.uk STRATEGIC ECONOMIC PLAN CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON MATTERS
CONTENTS
2 WELCOME 10 Section 1: Our Economic Story:
Cheshire and Warrington Today
4 INTRODUCTION 24 Section 2: Our Growth Ambition / ‘Where do we
6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
want to get to?’
27 Section 3: Our Areas of Focus / Spatially, thematically,
8 PURPOSE OF THE SEP
sectorally / Achieving Our Ambition / ‘What do we have to do?’
38 Section 4: Making it happen / Delivery,
accountability, governance
WELCOME
WE HAVE ACHIEVED MUCH SINCE THE FIRST VERSION OF OUR STRATEGIC
ECONOMIC PLAN WAS LAUNCHED IN 2014
From being principally strategic bodies Interchange and the Intelligent Energy low carbon technologies, and providing
intended to give a voice to business in the Demonstrator project at the Thornton support for residents to enhance their skills
identification of economic priorities, LEPs Science Park are the first visible examples and work readiness. The Cheshire Science
now have responsibility for significant of the impact of this funding. Corridor Enterprise Zone, which was
amounts of public money. In Cheshire and
Almost all of the £123 million of European launched in April 2016, has already attracted
Warrington this includes over £200m from
Structural Investment Funds allocated to 40 new companies delivering 623 jobs,
the Local Growth Fund to support a range
of infrastructure, skills and innovation Cheshire and Warrington has been 340,000ft2 of new or refurbished floorspace
projects, unlocking a further £380 million committed or provisionally allocated, and over £30 million of investment, with the
of public and private investment over the delivering a range of projects aimed at potential to generate up to £200 million of
next 10 years. The ‘pinchpoint’ scheme in supporting SMEs, encouraging innovation, business rates over 25 years to be retained
Birchwood Park, the new Chester Bus helping the development and adoption of and re-invested within the sub-region.
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Our strategy is having a real impact. When
I introduced the first version of Cheshire
SPATIAL PRIORITIES...
and Warrington matters, the LEP’s
aspiration was for our economy to have
grown to £26.6 billion by 2021 – by the end
of 2016 we had already exceeded this
figure by almost £3 billion – demonstrating
what an outstanding economy we have.
This edition of the SEP reflects continued
change in the national political and
economic landscape. It has been updated
in line with our commitment that it
remains a ‘living document’, keeping pace
with a fast-moving policy environment. It is
a chance to recalibrate our ambitions and
I welcome the views and thoughts of our
partners and stakeholders on this
refreshed strategy. The LEP team has
already engaged widely as part of the
refresh process and will continue to do so
as we move forwards, making sure that
the SEP is a ‘living document’. Ensuring
that the ‘voice of business’ is heard and
properly reflected in strategy and policy is
a key role for the LEP and one which we
continue to take seriously.
Christine Gaskell, MBE, DL
KEY: 1 = Cheshire Science Corridor, 2 = Constellation Partnership, 3 = Mersey Dee Economic Axis, 4 = Warrington New City
Chair, Cheshire and Warrington Local
Enterprise Partnership
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• Specialist credit card firm, MBNA, employs 1,700 people at Chester Business Park
INTRODUCTION
BY PHILIP COX, CHIEF EXECUTIVE
The environment in which LEPs operate Housing is another area that has Ageing Society set out in the Industrial • Places: prosperous communities
and the leadership role they are gained much higher prominence in Strategy, and how our strategic vision across the UK
expected to demonstrate in local recent months, with the Housing White aligns with the five foundations for a We are not starting from a blank sheet
economic growth continues to evolve Paper published in February 2017 transformed national economy: - of paper. Lots of work was undertaken
at speed. This light touch review of the signalling the Government’s intention • Ideas: The world’s most innovative in developing the original SEP and in
SEP recognises the publication by to ‘fix our broken housing market’. economy
Government of the Industrial Strategy the subsequent discussions with
This review also recognises the need to • People: good jobs and greater government around devolution; the
White Paper, Clean Growth Strategy
prepare for development of Local earning power for all refresh process has built on this whilst
and the review of LEP Governance
undertaken for Government by Mary Industrial Strategies which will set out • Infrastructure: a major upgrade to looking at our ideas through a ‘fresh
Ney, a Non-Executive Director of the how areas can respond to the four the UK’s infrastructure pair of eyes’ to make sure they are still
Ministry of Housing, Communities and ‘Grand Challenges’ of AI & Data Economy, • Business environment: the best appropriate given the changing political
Local Government. Clean Growth, Future of Mobility and place to start and grow a business and policy environment – especially our
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work on devolution. We are aiming for
consistency and continuity with
previous work.
Our approach is shifting to give a much
greater emphasis on place. The original
SEP focussed on our key economic
strengths through a series of intervention
priorities and themes. Whilst these
continue, there is more thought given to
the importance of place and the social,
physical and environmental factors
needed to create attractive, successful
places that are essential if we are to
attract and retain skilled people and that
will support economic growth.
The original SEP was developed to support
an initial bid to the Local Growth Fund so
contained more project and financial
detail than would normally be the case for
a strategic document. As part of the
refresh process our more detailed thinking
around delivery will be contained in
separate delivery plans covering transport,
skills, energy, science and innovation,
digital, housing and quality of place which
will be developed and published in the
coming months.
The LEP aims to promote economic growth
in a way that is sustainable and which
benefits as many of our communities as
possible. However, the process for
deciding where growth happens, and in
what form, will sit firmly with our local
authority partners and be subject to the
democratic planning process.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DELIVERING ON OUR GROWTH AMBITIONS;
BUILDING ON THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ECONOMY IN THE NORTH
This update on our 2017 Strategic desire to create great places for their Mersey Dee Economic Axis, and the North Wales is a fundamental
Economic Plan (SEP) confirms the residents and businesses to live, work, potential to create Warrington New requirement for our continued success.
revised ambition shared across the invest and relax. City, completing the New Town
Cheshire and Warrington sub-region: to development that has become one of During the refresh of the SEP, several
The SEP sets out the key opportunities
grow our economy’s GVA £50 billion the fastest growing and most messages emerged very strongly: -
that will drive our growth ambitions:
per annum by 2040. Our ambition is the world class science, technology and successful towns in the UK. These
founded on the bedrock of being spatial priorities also re-affirm that our • The success of our economy is, in part,
innovation assets within the Cheshire
consistently the most successful economy is inter-twined with those of down to a significant level of inward
Science Corridor; the once-in-a-
economy in the North, supported by a the sub-regions and Core Cities around commuting, highlighting the
generation opportunity that HS2 will
vibrant private sector business base bring to the Constellation Partnership us, and that close working with our importance of maintaining and
and public sector partners that are pro- area and wider region; the unique neighbours in the Northern enhancing local and strategic road and
active, business-friendly and which cross-border opportunities within the Powerhouse, Midlands Engine and rail networks;
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• There are demographic challenges ahead. • Our economic activity is not confined to • Skills and Education: setting out plans including increased provision of smaller
Our population growth is well below the UK towns and cities – the rural area is home to for working with businesses and skills homes in urban areas to attract younger
average and we have markedly smaller a wide range of businesses beyond providers to make sure that our population, and opportunities for new,
proportion of 20-35 year olds than other ‘traditional’ land-based activities; workforce has the skills needed to high quality, sustainable housing
areas. As a result, our workforce is ageing remain productive and are connected to developments aligned to local need and
and pressure on public services is increasing; • Creating an excellent ‘Quality of Place’ is an opportunities. This includes encouraging national policy priorities;
essential component underpinning employers to work with young people to • Science and Innovation: setting out how
• We have a highly skilled resident workforce,
economic growth. High quality urban, sub- inspire them about career opportunities we work with local businesses, FE and HE
though much of these skills reside in older
urban and rural places, housing, leisure so they understand what skills and providers, Innovate UK and the
workers. Skills levels in younger age groups
and retail offer and visitor economy are key education they need to progress in the Department for Business, Energy and
are lower than in other areas and we face
careers they choose; Industrial Strategy to capitalise on our
problems attracting and retaining to attracting and retaining the skilled
graduates; workers and their families we need to • Energy: provide a roadmap for the LEP science and innovation assets and
and its partners to capitalise on the area’s strengths, especially in the Cheshire
• Many people, especially first-time buyers support our businesses.
Science Corridor.
strengths in the Energy sector, address
and younger people looking to rent,
The SEP is intended to be a high-level, the challenges of transitioning Each of the spatial priorities will also be
struggle to find the right kind of housing at
strategic road map to achieving our growth successfully to a low carbon economy and supported by detailed strategies.
a price they can afford in the places they
ambition. The strategy has been designed putting Cheshire and Warrington at the The refresh process has been undertaken at
want it. Housing is a key component which
to be flexible and provide a broad forefront of efforts to deliver affordable a time of political and economic change.
underpins economic growth, and ensuring
framework within which different areas energy and clean growth as identified in BREXIT will bring about a fundamental shift
we get the right numbers, type and quality
the Government’s Industrial Strategy in the way Britain interacts with Europe and
of housing in the right locations and at an and groups can align their activities. The
White Paper and Clean Growth Strategy; the rest of the world which could have
affordable price will be critical for our key messages set out under our growth
future prosperity; • Quality of Place: to ensure that our significant implications for a sub-region that
ambition (Section 2) and the thematic
strengths in terms of quality of place – has a strong track record of exporting. It will
• Behind the common image of Cheshire and priorities set out in section 3 provide a
including high quality public services - impact on many key areas including labour
Warrington as a ‘dormitory’ for Liverpool good starting point. supply, productivity and technology,
are used to attract and retain the inward
and Manchester, lies a highly productive movement and trade. It will also impact on
The refreshed SEP is supported by a series investment, skilled workers and visitors
manufacturing economy. Our area is business confidence at various times
of supporting delivery plans and strategies that we need to grow our economy,
responsible for around a quarter of through the process.
which set out the main themes and initial whilst maintaining and enhancing the
manufacturing output in the North West, by To take account of this, the SEP has been
area’s built and natural environment.
value, and manufacturing as a share of our interventions in more detail: -
This will include a Place Marketing designed to be a flexible, ‘living’ document
overall economy is around 2½ times greater that can adapt as the post-BREXIT landscape
Strategy which will set out the benefits of
than the national average; • Transport: setting out the priority becomes clearer. It is also consistent with
locating in Cheshire and Warrington.
transport investments at a local and the work undertaken since 2015 by the LEP
• As well as manufacturing, we have
strategic level which we believe will be • Digital: to ensure that the sub-region and its local authority partners linked to
strengths in Chemicals, Life Sciences
required to support the needs of a £50 has access to the digital infrastructure potential opportunities for devolution.
(including pharmaceuticals), Energy and
billion a year economy. This includes (superfast fibre broadband, 4G / 5G, etc)
Environment, Finance and Business Services The LEP has undertaken this initial review of
improvements and additions to the road and the skills needed to use them;
and Logistics and Distribution. Growth the SEP in March 2018 and aims to
potential has also been identified for the and rail network and better, more • Housing: setting out the role of housing undertake regular (at least annual) reviews
Agritech and Digital sectors; coordinated public transport services; in future economic development after that.
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PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC
ECONOMIC PLAN (SEP)
CHESHIRE AND WARRINGTON IS ONE OF THE ‘Cheshire and Warrington Matters’
sets out our ambition to drive the
The Strategy is purposefully high level,
so that the key messages are not lost
UK’S MOST SUCCESSFUL PLACES, ITS ECONOMY economy forward, capitalising on the underneath lots of detail. Throughout
unique strengths and opportunities the document, where further
OUT-PERFORMING THE UK AVERAGE ON A that our sub-region has. It is a strategy supporting information is available (or
is to be developed in the coming
NUMBER OF MEASURES.
to support growth and economic
months), this will be clearly identified.
development over the next 20+ years, It is our intention that the SEP is a
doubling the size of the economy and ‘living document’ and as such it will be
setting out the key economic, updated to reflect and respond to key
environmental and social strengths on changes in national and local policy as
which that growth will be founded. and when they happen.
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Section 1 looks at Cheshire and
£29.3 Billion Economy
Warrington’s economy today,
highlighting the data analysis
undertaken as part of the SEP refresh
to help understand how our economy
is built up, how it is performing, its key
sector strengths and what challenges
it may face in the future.
488,000
Section 2 sets out our growth
ambition and what, in practical terms,
Employing over
this might look like by 2040.
Section 3 identifies the key steps and
42,000
interventions the LEP believes will be
necessary in achieving the ambition of
People In over
a £50 billion economy by 2040. This
includes setting out the key areas of
focus for future intervention in a
spatial and capability context.
businesses
Finally, Section 4 describes how the
LEP will work with its partners and key
stakeholders to deliver this Strategy,
• Launch of the Greater Manchester and
ensure that progress is properly
Cheshire Life Sciences Fund
reported and that the investment
920,000 1.5%
decisions taken are accountable, Home to almost
taken in a transparent way and offer
value for money.
Underpinning the SEP refresh is a of the UK
robust evidence base, and a people
programme of extensive stakeholder
engagement. The evidence reports
are available to download from the
LEP website.
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SECTION 1
CHESHIRE AND
WARRINGTON TODAY
Cheshire and Warrington is a hugely In many ways, this economic success is at Our economy is diverse. Alongside a
successful economy. Our economic output odds with the common image of Cheshire thriving Manufacturing sector, we have
(GVA) is greater than that of Core Cities and Warrington – that of a largely rural real strengths in Advanced Engineering,
such as Birmingham, Leeds and Sheffield. economy which acts as a dormitory to its Life Sciences, Chemicals, Energy and
The economy has doubled in size since larger, Core City neighbours of Liverpool Environment, Financial and Professional
1997 and we have consistently exceeded and Manchester. Services and Transport and Storage
UK performance benchmarks on a number (Logistics).
of measures. Cheshire and Warrington has The evidence demonstrates a very
different picture. Cheshire and Warrington However, challenges exist around
the second highest level of Gross Value
is at the heart of the UK’s manufacturing maintaining our productivity advantage.
Added (GVA) per head of population in
England outside of London and in terms of industry: it produces almost 25% of the Like the rest of the UK, Cheshire and
productivity our output per head is around north west’s manufacturing output (by Warrington was hit economically by the
118% of the UK average. Workers in the value) and the sector has grown at almost financial crisis of 2008. Figure 1
sub-region generate over £8,200 each per four times the rate experienced nationally. demonstrates that different places within
year more than the North-West average We also ‘import’ significant volumes of the sub-region have recovered at different
and £3,100 more than the UK average1 labour. rates over the subsequent period.
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economy of the three constituent local
The chart emphasises the importance
authorities within the LEP area has
of manufacturing and wholesale trade
recovered strongly, powering ahead of
in the LEP area: it is the largest sector
average UK growth rates (as shown by
in GVA and has the sub-region’s
the dotted line).
second highest growth rate over the
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Warrington’s GVA growth over the last 5 years. It also demonstrates the
Pinchpoint scheme
same period has been more in line significant growth since 2010 of the
with the national level whilst Cheshire Business Services sector, which has
West and Chester appears to have expanded at a rate almost 50% higher
been hit harder and taken longer to than the UK average over the period.
begin to recover. This may reflect the
importance of the Finance sector to
the Borough, which has experienced a
significant fall in the number of jobs
since 2008.
11Sector Strengths Together, Manufacturing, Finance and Business Services and Logistics and
Distribution account for 60% of our economic output by value. In terms of
Our work so far, reinforced by the recent Northern Independent Economic Review
employment, Wholesale and Retail (16.3%), Health and Social Work (11.7%), and
(NIER)2, has identified a number of key sector strengths which will provide the
Administrative and Support Services (11.2%) are the largest sectors accounting for
core to future growth. These are shown in summary in Figure 3, below.
40% of jobs in the sub-region. Almost 10% of employment is in the Professional,
Scientific and Technical category3.
These strengths vary by constituent local authority. The table below sets out the
sector specialisms for Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester and Warrington,
Figure 3: Cheshire and Warrington’s key sectors measured using Location Quotients (LQs). The figure in brackets indicate how
concentrated a particular industry is, profession or cluster is compared to the
Manufacturing Life Sciences Energy & national average (1.00).
Environment
• 22.8% of our GVA • Employs c.6,500 (2,000
working in manufacture of • c.31,000 employees in
• 25% by value of the North Cheshire East Cheshire West & Chester Warrington
pharmaceuticals) broader sector and over
West’s manufacturing
7,000 businesses
output • Key asset at Alderley Park
• Nationally significant Professional, scientific and Business administration Business administration and
• Employs over 24k people including Medicines
nuclear cluster technical (1.43) and support services (1.45) support services (1.77)
including c.6,800 in Discovery Catapult
automotive • AZ in Macclesfield • United Utilities, based in Manufacturing (1.32) Financial and insurance Mining, quarrying and
Warrington, is the North (1.31) utilities (1.63)
• Growing at 3 times generates 1% of UK Financial and Insurance
West’s only FTSE 100 listed
national rate exports by value (1.20) Retail (1.26) Transport and storage (1.52)
company
Chemicals Finance & Logistics and
Business Services Distribution The high LQ for in the Mining, quarrying and utilities category for Warrington is
• Employs c.5,000 most likely due to it being Headquarters for United Utilities, Britain’s largest listed
• 50% of UK’s pure white • Employs in excess of • Almost 18% of GVA water utility and the North West’s only FTSE 100-listed company.
salts 45,000 people including • Almost 5% of employment
15k in finance and
• 40% of UK’s fertilizer needs • Includes OMEGA which
insurance
• 16% of UK’s road fuels has created 7,000+ jobs
• Make up almost 20% of and 3 million sq ft of
produced in Ellesmere Port 2
GVA per filled job £51,947 compared to £43,741 (North West) and £48,823 (UK), Office For National
GVA output floorspace over the last
Statistics Sub Regional Productivity (March 2016 release).
three years
3
NOMIS (2017), Official Labour Market Statistics
4
New Economy (2017), Review of LEPs’ opportunities with reference to Manufacturing – baseline report
12Our key sector strengths are was confirmed that General Motors and in addition to its expanded
considered in more detail below. had completed the sale of Vauxhall to manufacturing capacity the facility
the PSA Group, parent company to contains enhanced research and
The Manufacturing and Advanced
Peugeot and Citroen. development capabilities.
Engineering Sector remains the
cornerstone of the Cheshire and Bentley, now part of the Volkswagen Siemens (Congleton) employs over 500
Warrington economy, generating Group, has been manufacturing cars staff and produces over 1.3 million
almost £6.5 billion of GVA in 2016, at its Crewe factory since 1946. Since variable speed motor drives used to
representing almost 23% of our 1998 the company has benefited from control systems such as production
economy by value. Our manufacturing £1 billion of investment and is the lines and baggage handling systems
output accounts for a quarter of the world’s leading luxury car around the world. 98% of the drives
total manufacturing output of the manufacturer – I in 4 cars sold around produced at the plant are exported.
north west4. The area is home to a the world above €150,000 is a Bentley
significant automotive cluster, Cheshire and Warrington has a long
accounting for over £1 billion of
anchored by Bentley Motors (Crewe) and distinguished history of working in
exports per year5. A long-term
and Vauxhall (Ellesmere Port). Within a the Life Sciences and
Masterplan for the Crewe site was
one hour drive of Ellesmere Port are Pharmaceutical industries. Alderley
unveiled in November 2016 with the
Jaguar Land Rover (Halewood), Getrag aim of supporting the company’s Park, at the eastern end of the
Ford (Halewood), Toyota’s engine plant position as a core component of the Cheshire Science Corridor, has been
in Deeside and Leyland Trucks Cheshire East economy. home to some of the world’s most
(Preston). 95% of UK car production lies skilled and experienced science
within a three-hour drive of our area, A recent addition to the automotive professionals for over 50 years. Some
presenting significant opportunities for supply chain in the area is Plastic of the world’s most successful anti-
the automotive supply chain. Omnium which opened a 240,000 sq ft cancer treatments have been
state-of-the-art manufacturing facility developed at the site. Following
Vauxhall has assembled seven
in Warrington in 2016. The company AstraZeneca’s decision to dispose of
generations of the Astra at Ellesmere
provides bumpers and plastic body the site to Manchester Science Parks
Port plant, including the multi-award
parts for Jaguar Land Rover’s (MSP) in 2014, a £30 million capital
winning Mark 7 launched in 2015.
Halewood plant. investment programme was
Employing around 1,200, production is
currently running at nearly 75,000 cars Wilmslow is home to Waters announced which will deliver 1.5
a year, a significant proportion of Corporation’s ‘International Centre of million sq ft of lettable laboratory and
which are exported to Europe under Excellence’ for Mass Spectrometry. The workspace and support some 7,000
the Opel badge. In summer 2017 it 37-acre site employs some 500 staff jobs planned on-site by 2025.
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http://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/council_information/media_hub/media_releases/bentley-motors-unveils-long-term-ambitions-for-crewe-site.aspxAlready Alderley Park, which is now nasal sprays for treatment of asthma; and located at the western end of the
part of the Cheshire Science Corridor Dechra Pharmaceuticals based in Cheshire Science Corridor, the site
Enterprise Zone, has become home to Northwich is an international specialist dates back to the 1930s with research
over 150 bio-tech and life science veterinary pharmaceuticals business. into the development of aircraft
businesses, including the opening of engines and fuels, and later high
Much of Cheshire and Warrington’s
BioHub, and in 2015 the Headquarters performance motor fuel and oils.
early economic success was founded on
of the UK Medicines Discovery Catapult Thornton sits next to the UK’s second
the Chemicals industry and today the
opened on site. The LEP, alongside largest oil refinery, Stanlow, owned by
sector remains a significant contributor
Greater Manchester LEP, has invested Essar Oil (UK) since its purchase from
to the local and national economy.
into a dedicated £45 million Life Shell in 2010. The site produces 16% of
Science Fund to support business Salt mining has been mainstay of the the UK’s road transport fuels including
growth and development in this sector. local economy for centuries and British 4.4 billion litres of diesel and 3 billion
Salt (now part of Tata Chemicals litres of petrol every year6. It also
AstraZeneca’s second largest
Limited), headquartered in Middlewich, produces 2 billion litres of jet fuel a
manufacturing site globally is located
supplies over half of the UK’s pure white year and has a chemical plant on site
at Hurdsfield near Macclesfield.
salts from its state-of-the-art plant and which manufactures a range of
Employing some 1,800 staff the site is
exports across the globe. Salt Union polymers, lubricants, detergent
also AZ’s European Centre for Packing
(Compass Minerals) owns and operates alcohols and toluene (used in foams
and manufactures, packs and
Britain’s oldest and largest rock salt for furniture and bedding).
distributes medicines to 130 global
mine in Winsford, and is the country’s
markets. Products include ‘Zoladex’, Northwich-based Tata Chemicals
leading supplier of rock salt (principally
one of the world’s leading treatments Limited (TCL), formerly Brunner Mond,
for use in gritting roads in winter).
for prostate cancer. is one of Europe’s leading producers of
Unilever has its historic roots in sodium carbonate, soda ash and
Alongside AZ, there are a number of
Warrington with the opening of Lever sodium bicarbonate.
other high profile firms within
Brothers’ first factory in 1885. Well
Cheshire and Warrington’s life CF Fertilisers, Headquartered at Ince
known soap powders including Persil
sciences and pharmaceutical sector. near Chester, was established in 1965
and Surf are still manufactured in the
These include Advanced Medical and produces 40% of the UK’s fertiliser
town today.
Solutions (Winsford), a leading needs. The Ince plant employs around
developer and manufacturer of Some of the earliest research into bio- 400 staff and specialises in ‘True
surgical, woundcare and wound fuels was carried out at the then Shell Granular Compound Fertilisers’
closure products; Sanofi (Holmes Technology Centre in Thornton. Now (NPKS), producing one million tonnes
Chapel) manufactures inhalation and owned by the University of Chester, of fertiliser a year.
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Source: Essar Oils UKDespite being hard hit following the in Birchwood since 2004. The Group’s continues today. Birchwood Park is
global financial crisis in 2008, Financial turnover in 2016 was over half a billion home to much of Britain’s nuclear
and Business Services still accounts for pounds with almost £11 billion industry including National Nuclear
one fifth of Cheshire and Warrington’s wagered. Laboratories, Wood, Rolls Royce
economy, and just under 15% of Nuclear, the Nuclear Innovation and
The Government’s Clean Growth Research Office and the HQ of
employment. Financial services are Strategy, published in October 2017,
particularly important to Cheshire West Sellafield Ltd. The research,
highlights the importance of providing engineering and design expertise of
and Chester, with over 7,500 employed affordable energy and clean, low these companies is at the heart of the
in 2015 – as many as Cheshire East and carbon growth. This was further next generation of nuclear power
Warrington combined. Financial and emphasised when Clean growth was stations and the safe
Business Services covers a range of identified as one of the four ‘Grand decommissioning of existing plants in
activities including banking, credit Challenges’ in the Industrial Strategy the UK and around the world. Urenco,
provision, insurance and pension White Paper. It is an area that Cheshire based in Capenhurst, produces 30% of
funding, wealth management, legal and and Warrington is well placed to the world’s enriched Uranium and in
accounting, and involves many high deliver on with Energy and 2012 took over the decommissioning
profile, global brands. Environment a particular strength. and storage operations previously
The area has an established and undertaken at the site by Sellafield
Key companies include Lloyds, Virgin growing cluster of industrial expertise Limited on behalf of the Nuclear
Money, Royal London, M&S Financial in clean energy and energy innovation, Decommissioning Authority.
Services, UK Fuels (part of Crewe- building on a legacy of historic
based Radius Payment Solutions, one government investment in electricity In 2015 Amec Foster Wheeler (now
of Europe’s largest fuel card systems and distribution (the part of Wood) was selected to lead a
management companies), Exchequer project to set up a new high-
Electricity Council Research Centre
Solutions and Fircroft. Barclays Bank temperature facility in the UK for
opened at Capenhurst in 1965, later
has its Global Technology Centre testing materials used in current and
becoming EA Technology) and nuclear
located at Radbroke Hall near future nuclear reactors. Funded by a
energy (the UK Atomic Energy
Knutsford and a large client servicing £2 million research grant from
Authority was established at Risley –
team for its Corporate Banking and Government the facility, opened at
now Birchwood Park – in 1954,
Birchwood in 2016, will provide open
Business Banking Divisions located at heralding the start of the UK’s civil
access for research organisations to
Gadbrook Park in Northwich. nuclear programme).
test materials for applications such as
Betfred, the UK’s fourth largest That history of industry-led research, Generation IV nuclear fission, nuclear
bookmaker has been headquartered development and innovation fusion and advanced gas turbines.
15Cheshire and Warrington is leading the itself in Cheshire and Warrington,
way in researching the implications for through groupings such as the Cheshire
energy networks from the growing use Energy Hub9 and the Energy Innovation
of Electric Vehicles (EVs). By 2040 Centre10 is taking a lead in researching
Government wants all new vehicles to and developing new solutions.
produce zero carbon emissions and Thornton is also the chosen location for
research projects such as the UK’s new ‘earth observatory’
‘MyElectricAvenue’7 and ‘Elecric Nation’8 (Energy Security and Observation
(the world’s largest EV trial of its kind), System for the Sub-Surface – ESIOS)
led by Capenhurst-based EA funded by National Environment
Technology, aim to build an Research Council and British Geological
understanding of the potential impact Society and due to open in 2018.
that the increasing uptake of EVs will
Protos, on the south bank of the
have on local electricity networks and
Manchester Ship canal near Ellesmere
look to develop technical solutions to
Port, is a new strategic energy hub
smooth demand.
which features as the only energy-
Affordability and security of energy focussed development in the
supplies are also of huge importance Government’s recently unveiled
locally given the large number of heavy Northern Powerhouse Investment
energy users located in the area, Opportunities Portfolio and could
utilising energy not only to power their eventually attract £1.5 billion of
production lines but also as a investment and 13,000 jobs.
feedstock. Supporting these industries
The unique geography, geology and
in the transition to a low carbon
industrial mix within Cheshire and
economy will be challenging and
Warrington also opens up opportunities
require support for and investment in
for developments in hydrogen
energy innovations and smart energy
(including hydrogen fuel cells) and
systems.
7
http://myelectricavenue.info/ geothermal heat networks. The area is
The LEP has supported the already the location of some of the UK’s
8
http://www.electricnation.org.uk/
development of the Intelligent Energy largest underground natural gas
9
http://www.cheshireenergyhub.co.uk/ Systems Demonstrator at Thornton storage facilities, utilising former salt
10
http://energyinnovationcentre.com/ Science Park, and the energy industry caverns.
16Strategically located between suitable large-scale investment sites, Innovation Centre, National Centre for C&W include Cogent, Genus ABS,
Liverpool and Manchester and at the will be ideally placed to capitalise on te Horticulture, the Environment and Chester Zoo, Bolesworth Estate,
heart of the North West’s motorway new, post-Brexit trading relationship Sustainable Technology and a LEP- Harthill Stud, Wheatsheaf and
network, Cheshire and Warrington has with the world. supported Advanced Agricultural Aviagen.
enhanced its reputation as a centre for Engineering Academy which, when
Although currently small in overall GVA
Logistics and Distribution. Omega, completed, will be one of the most
and employment terms, as a largely
located on the former United States sophisticated education centres of its
rural geography Agri-tech and Food
Air Force base at Burtonwood, north type in Britain. Partners in the initiative
have been identified through the
Warrington, is one of the most include CLAAS, CaseIH, New Holland,
Northern Independent Economic
successful logistics centres in the UK JCB, Amazone and Kuhn, many of
Review as having growth potential for
today, having created over 7,000 new which have donated advanced
Cheshire and Warrington. The area
jobs and over 3 million sq. ft. of engineering machinery and
has well-developed Agriculture, Dairy
floorspace over the last three years. A equipment.
and Food Production sectors, and
loan from the LEP’s Growing Places companies such as Fayrefield Foods The new specialist facility will enable
Fund was instrumental in unlocking (Crewe), Meadow Foods (Chester) and Reaseheath lecturers to deliver
the infrastructure for the first phase of County Milk Products (Wilmslow) are training in the latest crop production
Omega and subsequent funding from amongst the largest independent dairy systems, including technical training in
Local Growth Fund is helping improve companies in the UK. Glambia Cheese precision farming, to agricultural
access to Omega South. based in Northwich is Europe’s largest engineering students and science
manufacturer of mozzarella cheese subjects such as agronomy and data
The area is also well positioned to take
and NWF Group, with a turnover of mapping to agricultural students. In
advantage of the continued major
£465m (2015) is a leading national 2015 part of the College campus was
investment in the Port of Liverpool
supplier of ruminant animal feed and designated by Government as a Food
including the new post-Panamax
has grown to be the third largest fuel Enterprise Zone.
container terminal which opened in
distributer in the UK.
2016. Added to this, development of There are also a number of niche
improved port facilities along the Reaseheath College is one of the areas of expertise for C&W. In 2015 an
Manchester Ship Canal – including leading specialist land-based colleges £85k grant from the GREAT UK
Port Ince and Port Warrington – and in the UK with almost 4,000 students Challenge Fund helped to boost the
easy access to Liverpool and in Further Education, Higher area’s reputation and profile as a
Manchester airports with their freight- Education, Apprenticeships and work- super hub for breeding and animal
forwarding capabilities, mean Cheshire based learning. Facilities include an science. Key organisations already
and Warrington, with a range of industry-backed £7 million Food working in this specific sub-sector in • Reaseheath College’s Food Innovation Centre
17People and Place Cheshire West and Chester is the
second largest in population (37%),
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while Warrington contains 22% of the
remains in many places, a rural area, LEP’s residents.
with agriculture and land-based
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sized market towns (including barely half the rate experienced
Congleton, Crewe, Macclesfield, nationally (7.8%) over the same period
Winsford and Middlewich), and one (see Figure 4). Warrington experienced
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suitable STEM skills. In 2014/15 only
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opportunities. The LEP believes that byConnectivity significant new national investment in A further phase of the programme
infrastructure, especially the planned (‘Digital 2020’) is now underway which
Notwithstanding the challenges,
new high speed rail network (HS2 and aims to tackle some of the harder-to-
Cheshire and Warrington remains one
Northern Powerhouse Rail). To reach spots, increasing fibre
of the best-connected locations in
maximise the economic potential of broadband coverage to 99% by 2020.
England. The motorway network, rail
these investments it will be necessary
network, Manchester Ship Canal, two Connecting Cheshire has also worked
to plan and deliver associated
international airports – including the with local businesses to make sure
improvements in local rail connectivity
busiest outside of London – and easy that they have the digital skills needed
(as shown in the ‘Growth Track 360’
access to the Ports of Liverpool and to take advantage of the new
cross-border study published in
Holyhead supports our visitor broadband infrastructure.
2016)14 and in road connectivity.
economy and offers business and
leisure travellers and companies Now, and increasingly in the future,
seeking access to international successful places will need to be
Digital Connectivity ‘smart’ and digitally connected,
markets a significant range of options
and opportunities. As well as physical infrastructure, access especially if business productivity is to
to affordable, reliable high speed and improve. Digital connectivity can also
Work undertaken for the LEP by Jacobs reliable broadband and mobile make lives better through supporting
shows that the network is a potential networks (including superfast the creation of easier, more accessible
constraint on growth and is already broadband, 4G and 5G) is essential to services, and our Digital and Creative
demonstrating reduced resilience in support future growth, innovation and
the face of increased traffic levels . sector has been identified as an area
improved productivity. Government of future growth with emerging
Continued investment in transport estimates that every 10% increase in
infrastructure, particularly increased clusters in Macclesfield, Wilmslow and
broadband penetration yields 0.25 per
investment in the local road network Warrington.
cent increase in GDP Growth.15
and improved public transport will be Our ambition is to make our sub-
essential not only for Cheshire and Through the sub-regional Connecting
Cheshire programme, Cheshire and region one of the most connected
Warrington’s economic well-being, but digital areas in the UK. We will achieve
also for that of North Wales, Liverpool Warrington enjoys some of the best
coverage by high-speed fibre this through working with a range of
City Region, Greater Manchester and infrastructure providers using both
broadband in the UK. By summer 2017
North Staffordshire. existing and innovative methods to
it is expected that 98% of residents
The sub-region has the opportunity to and businesses will have access to deliver this essential service to all
secure transformational benefits from superfast broadband. areas of Cheshire and Warrington.
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Housing centres could be a key factor in making
the area more attractive and
Despite often difficult market
affordable to younger people.
conditions since the economic crash,
Similarly, there are many older
Cheshire and Warrington has delivered
residents unable to downsize from
almost 16,000 new homes in the
their large family homes due to a lack
period 2010 – 2015 which represents
of suitable smaller properties and
the highest level of completions per
specialist older person’s
1,000 households in the North West
accommodation.
and a level above the England average
of 6 completions per 1,000 The LEP believes that successful
households. Across the three local delivery of the major projects within its
authority areas approvals are in place three spatial priority areas (Mersey
for a further 33,500 homes and local Dee, Constellation Partnership area
plans to 2030 currently provide for and Warrington New City) could lead
around a further 70,000. to a need for up to 127,000 new
homes by 2040. This equates to
However, large parts of the sub-region
around 9,000 above current local plan
are unaffordable to families living on
targets if current levels were
average incomes and to younger
extrapolated to 2040, but this figure
people. In the map below the darker
remains subject to ongoing strategy
areas correspond with the highest
development work, particularly in the
average house prices. These areas also
Constellation partnership area.
tend to have high proportion of ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )
detached properties with lower
numbers of smaller houses and flats.
There is also a need to ensure that the
right types of housing are being
provided in the right locations to meet
the needs of the current and future
population. For instance, an increase
in the provision of flats in the private
rented sector within our man urban
23SECTION 2
OUR GROWTH AMBITION
BY 2040 WE AIM TO...
In developing policies and supporting strategies to deliver our growth ambitions, the LEP is
keen to ensure that it has a clear idea of what ‘success’ would look like beyond the headline
numbers. Whilst not a comprehensive list, the following section considers some of the
outcomes and measures that will be used to measure our progress and ensure that
economic growth delivers benefits across the LEP area.
Greater detail on the practical steps needed to realise these outcomes will be
contained in a delivery plan to be published later in 2017 and underpinned by
specific strategies for skills and employment, transport, digital, housing, science and
innovation and energy.
• Consistently one of the best performing economies in the UK: The LEP area will
continue to outperform the UK average in terms of GVA per head and GVA per worker.
...and create an economy
• Diverse, inclusive economy, resilient to economic shocks: Cheshire and Warrington
will maintain a diverse economy with strengths in a number of key sectors and a high
that works for all
level of jobs available per worker. Our economy will grow through supporting success in
our existing business base and providing the right conditions for new businesses to
locate and invest and to adapt as the economy and technology changes.
24• Home for and attractive to a well- • An area offering high quality to start their own business) will have households and an energy
educated, highly skilled, urban and rural places: quality easy access to the advice and infrastructure that is smart and
adaptable workforce: Higher skills built environment and ‘blue and guidance they need. Effective adaptable to changing peaks and
levels are key to achieving increased green’ infrastructure attractive to support will be available through our troughs in demand.
productivity, to supporting business young wealth creators, Business Growth Hub and other
• An area that has responded
growth and for delivering business entrepreneurs and skilled workers programmes to new business start-
positively and pro-actively to the
and product innovation, research and their families ups and entrepreneurs and for
Government’s emerging Industrial
and development. Cheshire and existing business looking to develop
• A balanced, well-functioning Strategy and played a full and
Warrington will have one of the best and grow.
housing market to support active role in building the
qualified workforces in the UK and economic growth: offering a good • Somewhere that is outward facing Northern Powerhouse, ensuring
we will work with business to ensure mix of properties in terms of type, – both nationally and internationally that the voice of non-Core City
that young people are inspired by tenure and affordability – and open to working with and places is properly heard and taken
new technologies and career learning from others to achieve account of. This includes working
• One of the best-connected places
opportunities and demand the common goals. with Government, business and
in the UK (digital, road, rail, air
appropriate training from HE and FE. other institutions to make sure the
and sea): broadening our labour • A place where innovation and new
We will also build on existing good right structures are in place to
market catchment and giving thinking is encouraged and
practice where businesses work with support people, industries and
business easy access to markets and supported: Focussed on but not
FE and HE to design and deliver the places.
opportunities. limited to the Cheshire Science
training and education that Corridor we will offer a fertile
employers need including through • A place where it is easy to do
location for academic and industrial
Apprenticeships and more technical business and to locate and grow a
research and development, working
business: A sub-region that can
routes. We will work with employers to support a strong innovation
offer high quality, readily available
and others to make sure that we ecosystem that can develop and
sites for industry and commerce to
make the most of the skills and deliver practical commercial
invest in, with a fast and responsive
experience that sit in our older solutions.
planning and regulatory system to
workforce. support investment proposals. • Evidence-led strategy and policy
• High quality, vibrant town Continued ability to attract inward underpinning a robust, viable and
centres: creating places that are investment, underpinned by our prioritised investment plan
appealing to, and meet the retail, Quality of Place offer, to the benefit
• An area that has successfully
leisure and cultural needs of the of the whole of the North
transitioned to a low carbon
people we need to attract and retain • A comprehensive, coherent economy, with secure and
if our businesses are to be business support landscape: affordable energy to meet the
successful. Businesses (including those looking demands of business and
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