We are working with businesses, councils and other key partner organisations to promote economic growth and jobs.
The Local Enterprise Partnership – driving economic development in East Sussex, Kent and Greater Essex
Businesses, local government and other key organisations from East Sussex, Essex, Kent, Medway, Southend and Thurrock are now part of the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP).
This new type of partnership will, in part, replace the activities of South East England Development Agency (SEEDA).
The partnership's main objective is to help business to grow and to create new jobs. Businesses will drive the partnership, working with local government and the other key partners.
The LEP will focus on actions that will be more effective delivered through the partnership rather than the individual LEP partner areas.
Get more information about the partnership, meeting dates and papers and the latest news on the South East Local Enterprise Partnership website.
Follow the Local Enterprise Partnership @southeastlep on Twitter.
Economic development across the county
We belong to the East Sussex Strategic Partnership, which represents over 90 organisations across the county working together to sustain and improve the economy and quality of life in the local area. To find out more, see:
Economic development strategy
We've developed a local economic assessment of the county which will provide evidence for a new Economic Development Strategy to be published in 2012. Both documents will be used to inform the work of the LEP.
State of the County
Every July a report goes to Cabinet about how we are reconciling policy and resources, national and local policy and financial context. You can read this report in our Cabinet meeting papers.
- Cabinet 26 July 2011
Economic development is covered in ‘Item 5 Reconciling Policy and Resources – State of the County'
- Local and national context (pages 7 to 9)
- Policy Steer relating to Economic Development (pages 41 to 43)
- Policy Steers relating to promotion of the economy and protection of the environment (pages 86 to 88)
East Sussex County Council