Ellesmere Port’s future is bright – a team of industry experts have said it has the potential to attract more than £2bn in regeneration investment and become one of the first Net Zero Carbon Industrial clusters in the world.
This follows news that the town is expected to attract a number of major energy-related projects over the coming years.
These include a £600m waste-to-fuel plant on the site of the Essar Oil, Stanlow Refinery as well as a further £400m that has already been brought into the town through the Ellesmere Port Industrial Area. This will bring new investment from major players such as Regatta, DHL and Jaguar Land Rover.
This latest good news for Ellesmere Port comes on the back of significant Public Sector investment, including:
- £6 million Regional Growth Fund to support £168m private sector investment.
- £8 million Local Growth Fund that has contributed towards the £16m Ellesmere Port Public Service Hub and new Ellesmere Port Bus Interchange.
- Enterprise Zone status secured for 10 key sites
- Town Centre Improvement Programme (46 per cent shops on Whitby Rd improved)
- Over £3 million combined investment from Local Growth Fund and Local Sustainable Transport Fund for improvements in new sustainable shared use transport infrastructure at Stanney Lane and Sutton Way Boulevards; Thornton Way; Thornton Road; Lees Lane; A5117; and Canal Towpath improvements.
- £12.4m investment to modernise and refurbish Council housing stock at Sutton Way
Your local Conservatives will continue to do all we can to encourage economic development, especially in emerging industries like green energy, in Ellesmere Port and the wider area.
