Workspace Projects...

Ensuring the continued supply of land and property appropriate for business needs is one of the key strategic objectives for the county and the region. Gloucestershire First and the South West Regional Development Agency have undertaken an assessment of the changing nature of economic activity and current and future property market requirements throughout Gloucestershire

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A Workspace Policy Framework has been developed to meet the needs of occupiers and maintain and enhance business competitiveness.

Ten workspace priorities have been identified for implementation:-

  • Ensure that quality sites and premises can be brought forward for the development of growth sectors
  • Increase the supply of starter/small business units
  • Deliver new or refurbished offices, and specialist and flexible space for SMEs in Gloucester.
  • Increase the supply of employment sites in Cheltenham.
  • Plan and deliver incubator(s)/innovation centre(s) for key growth sectors
  • Plan for potential delivery of an Enterprise/Technology Park within the Cheltenham and Gloucester Joint Study Area
  • Promote the conversion of rural buildings and the redevelopment of brownfield land in rural areas
  • Enable development of specialist forms of employment space that do not conform to traditional business use class definitions
  • Identify and plan for the development of workspace within the environmental technology sector
  • Enable the development of integrated freight/distribution hubs

The Partnership is developing specific programmes/activities against the priorities.

Click here to download the Workspace Policy Framework (PDF 1.14 KB)
Click here to download the Technical Appendices(PDF 1.13 KB)