Strategy Action Plans

A total of 11 Strategy Action Plans (SAPs) have been produced to provide a clear link between the aspirations outlined in the Cumbria Economic Strategy and the delivery of the actions which will be outlined in the Cumbria Sub Regional Action Plan. The SAPs cover a broad spectrum of industry sectors which are important to the County’s economic prosperity.

Each document accordingly takes a long term view when seeking to provide clarity and strategic prioritisation to an otherwise ‘wish-list’ of projects and programmes.

It should be noted that these Strategy Action Plans are progressive documents which look up to 20 years ahead; but which nonetheless focus on providing, where possible and evidenced, hard targets and economic impact over the next 10 years.

The Strategy Action Plans thus begin to describe a future Cumbria and show, through aspiration, what the spatial impact of the Cumbria Economic Strategy could be across the four distinct delivery areas in the county; Barrow, Carlisle, West Cumbria, South Eden and South Lakeland.

The plans attempt to identify the impacts and inter-relation between other closely linked priority industry sectors and assess the cumulative effects on cross-cutting themes highlighting, for example, how the spatial patterns of growth may necessitate the provision of appropriate housing, connectivity, employment land etc., and thereby examining whether current strategies could meet requirements in terms of employment, skills, infrastructure and the like, if we were to grow in accordance with our aspirations.