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Support for businesses

We want to help businesses thrive and create jobs for local people. Our economic development team can help with:

  • business support and advice
  • locating land, premises and new development opportunities
  • recruitment and job brokerage through Westonworks
  • putting you in contact with other council services, agencies and networks
  • statistics and economic data on our area
  • promoting business successes through case studies and business information in our ‘Business Matters’ newsletter
Economic development service

Planning partnership scheme

You can also contact any member of our planning partnership scheme to help your business with a planning application.