Blackpool Airport was awarded enterprise status in 2016 until 2041.
Enterprise Zones are part of the Government’s wider Industrial Strategy to support businesses and enable local economic growth.
The Enterprise Zone is a 144-hectare site that includes Blackpool Airport, Blackpool Retail Park, Blackpool Business Park and surrounding land up to the border of Common Edge Road. This 144-hectare site is much larger than many of the other UK enterprise zones.
This site is much larger than many of the other UK enterprise zones, and straddles the boundary between Fylde and Blackpool.
The purpose of the Enterprise Zone status is to:
– Create jobs and long-term sustainable growth (up to £300m in investment)
– Unlock development sites (up to 260,000 sq m)
– Build new roads, utilities and support housing and schools
– Attract new business to the area
There is exciting potential for private companies with aviation interests to invest in Blackpool Airport, so we can grow together in the coming years.
Read the latest about Blackpool Enterprise Zone here.