The following Workspace Strategic Principles guided allocation of the funds:
Re-using previously developed land and buildings
Supporting rural regeneration, diversification and growth
Developing sustainable communities where the approach is to reduce the need to travel
Promoting quality, linked to achievement of sustainable construction principles
Supporting the priority sectors of food and drink, tourism, aerospace & advanced engineering, environmental technologies and creative industries together with access to ICT infrastructure within workspace schemes.
Key Areas For Development Of Workspace
Applications were invited from anywhere within the County except the towns of Taunton, Bridgwater or Yeovil. There are some areas within the five districts that do not benefit from major road communications and these were identified as priority areas for support
Read more details in the Workspace Guide, Somerset Workspace Guidance, and the SWRDA guidance
for the conversion of redundant rural buildings (Appendix 13) .
The 2008/9 workspace programme funds are now committed and this programme is closed to new applications
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