
The four Enterprise Zones, in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield, were selected by their local enterprise partnerships, and are hoped to create over 24,000 new jobs by 2015.
View the details for each Enterprise Zone here:- View details and location of the Birmingham Enterprise Zone
- View details and location of the Bristol Enterprise Zone
- View details and location of the Leeds Enterprise Zone
- View details and location of the Sheffield Enterprise Zone
- A business rate discount worth up to £275,000 per eligible business over a five year period;
- All business rates growth within the zone for a period of at least 25 years will be shared and retained by the local area, to support the partnership’s economic priorities and ensure that Enterprise Zone growth is reinvested locally;
- Government help to develop radically simplified planning approaches for the zone using, for example, existing local powers to grant automatic planning permission;
- Government support to ensure that superfast broadband is rolled out throughout the zone, achieved through guaranteeing the most supportive regulatory environment and, if necessary, public funding.
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