Decision details

(1)        That the results of the consultation on the Council’s Economic Development Strategy ‘Nurturing Growth’ be noted and the revised Strategy, as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, be adopted;

(2)        That the development of a delivery plan for Nurturing Growth be agreed, setting out a phased implementation programme that would be monitored as part of the revised Corporate Strategy;

(3)        That the prioritisation of the following four key actions over the course of the delivery plan be agreed:

            (i)         Local High Streets;

            (ii)        Rural Strategy;

            (iii)       North Weald Airfield as a location of economic growth; and

            (iv)       Infrastructure;

(4)        That the allocation of District Development Funding in the sum of £35,000 in 2020/21 and £50,000 in 2021/22 be agreed, as already earmarked, for the appointment of a member of staff on a fixed term basis to deliver actions identified in the Strategy, including work to support the sustainability of local high streets.