Building a thriving local economy that works for everyone

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The Building an Inclusive Economy engagement exercise has now closed.

Thank you to everyone who took part. A copy of the engagement report is available here.

The findings were discussed by the Council’s Cabinet in February 2022. Information about the meeting is available on the Council's website here.

A copy of the final Inclusive Economy Prospectus and Action Plan is available here.


As we build back from COVID, the Council is committed to working with residents, businesses and partners to support a greener, fairer and stronger local economy that works for everyone.

West Cheshire has a relatively prosperous economy worth over £10.5 billion each year, but not everyone is benefitting from this. We have large gaps between neighbourhoods in levels of deprivation, poverty and in life expectancy across the Borough. The Council wants to work with residents and partners to help build a thriving, inclusive local economy that enables all our residents, businesses and places to flourish.

There are a number of areas we want to focus on that we think will deliver the greatest benefits. Read more about them here.

  • Employment and Skills
  • Building Better Places and Community Regeneration
  • Protecting the Environment and Green Spaces
  • Housing and Transport
  • Business Best Practice and Support
  • Increasing local impact from Anchor Institutions.


Find out more

To find out more, please continue reading further information here.

We have some ideas for how the Council can help to build a thriving local economy that works for everyone, but we also want to know what you think could help.

How you can take part

To share your views, simply select from the options below. You can fill in a survey or tell us your ideas about how we can all help the local economy become fairer, greener and stronger.

The closing date for responses is Tuesday 30 November.

What will happen next?

A summary report of the findings from this engagement will be available on this page in January 2022. Your feedback will help to inform the Inclusive Economy action plan and strategy, which will set out future work the Council and partners will take forward, and will be discussed at Cabinet in the New Year.

This is a long-term vision for the borough. The conversation around an inclusive economy will not end with the closing of this engagement, there will be more opportunities to get involved in the future.

The Building an Inclusive Economy engagement exercise has now closed.

Thank you to everyone who took part. A copy of the engagement report is available here.

The findings were discussed by the Council’s Cabinet in February 2022. Information about the meeting is available on the Council's website here.

A copy of the final Inclusive Economy Prospectus and Action Plan is available here.


As we build back from COVID, the Council is committed to working with residents, businesses and partners to support a greener, fairer and stronger local economy that works for everyone.

West Cheshire has a relatively prosperous economy worth over £10.5 billion each year, but not everyone is benefitting from this. We have large gaps between neighbourhoods in levels of deprivation, poverty and in life expectancy across the Borough. The Council wants to work with residents and partners to help build a thriving, inclusive local economy that enables all our residents, businesses and places to flourish.

There are a number of areas we want to focus on that we think will deliver the greatest benefits. Read more about them here.

  • Employment and Skills
  • Building Better Places and Community Regeneration
  • Protecting the Environment and Green Spaces
  • Housing and Transport
  • Business Best Practice and Support
  • Increasing local impact from Anchor Institutions.


Find out more

To find out more, please continue reading further information here.

We have some ideas for how the Council can help to build a thriving local economy that works for everyone, but we also want to know what you think could help.

How you can take part

To share your views, simply select from the options below. You can fill in a survey or tell us your ideas about how we can all help the local economy become fairer, greener and stronger.

The closing date for responses is Tuesday 30 November.

What will happen next?

A summary report of the findings from this engagement will be available on this page in January 2022. Your feedback will help to inform the Inclusive Economy action plan and strategy, which will set out future work the Council and partners will take forward, and will be discussed at Cabinet in the New Year.

This is a long-term vision for the borough. The conversation around an inclusive economy will not end with the closing of this engagement, there will be more opportunities to get involved in the future.