Regeneration and economic growth

Regeneration

The Government's aim is to promote strong, sustainable and balanced growth in every part of the country, and the Local Growth White Paper set out our approach. One year on, the Supporting Local Growth report (see 'Related publications' below) highlights the progress made.

When at its most effective, regeneration can be at the heart of this approach - driving economic growth and helping local leaders to strengthen their communities and support people back into work. And, conversely, economic growth can help regenerate and breathe economic life into areas. This is important to individuals and communities, but it matters for the country too - we need every part of Britain to fulfil its potential so we can prosper and grow as a nation.

With the Government's localism agenda and previous over-reliance on the public sector, a new approach is needed to ensure that local economies prosper, that we see a resurgence in private sector enterprise and employment, and that everyone gets to share in the resulting growth.

We are therefore taking a different approach. We are putting residents, civic leaders, local businesses and civil society organisations in the driving seat, providing them with a toolkit of powers, flexibilities, options and incentives to drive growth and improve the social and physical quality of their area.

Central government's role will be strategic and supportive:

  • reforming and decentralising public services
  • providing powerful incentives and support for growth
  • removing barriers that hinder local ambitions, and
  • providing targeted investment and reform to strengthen the infrastructure for growth and regeneration and to support the most vulnerable.

Community-led regeneration

Regeneration to enable growth: A toolkit supporting community-led regeneration (see 'Related publications' below) confirms the Government's commitment to regeneration as part of the drive for local economic growth.  It explains our new approach of supporting and encouraging local authorities, residents, businesses and civil society organisations to drive local regeneration through the introduction of a wide toolkit of powers, flexibilities, options and incentives.

The document also highlights examples of Government investment, in areas like housing transport and education, that provide the infrastructure and conditions for economic growth and regeneration or support the most vulnerable people and places.

A series of tables highlight the wide range of Government policies and programmes that local partners might find helpful in driving forward their own regeneration plans for their area.

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