Enterprise zones
Enterprise zones were first introduced in the UK in the 1980s. They are being reintroduced with the aim of reducing perceived barriers to business, such as the planning system
Latest enterprise zone news
- First firms announced for enterprise zones in Wales and Tees Valley
- LEPs should "name and shame" obstructive councils, says Pickles
- Northern Ireland-wide enterprise zone idea is 'nonsense', says minister
- Pickles signs off 18 enterprise zone development orders
- Budget 2012: The Budget in 60 seconds
- Budget 2012: Enterprise zones get added tax relief
- LEPs need more government support, says professional body
- Most councils struggle to develop employment land
- Bradford city centre growth zone proposed
- Cities unveil enterprise zone orders
- Welsh government announces review of regeneration policy
- Hull launches enterprise zone planning rules consultation
Features, Opinion & Analysis
Streamlining supervisor
20 April 2012To ensure that Teesside's enterprise zone opened this month with eased planning rules, the director in charge of this process says its economic body had to work fast, reports Adam Branson .
Growth formula
24 February 2012Rather than castigate planners as a drag on the economy, the Scottish National Party vowed to use planning to boost economic growth after its election victory last May. John Geoghegan assesses its progress over a busy nine months.
This is a year for cities to flourish
13 January 20122012 will see localism bed in and cities take charge, says Joanna Averley .
Planning hits the front page
16 December 2011With the Localism Bill and the presumption in favour of sustainable development making waves, few can remember a time when planning was so prominent a fixture in national headlines.
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