About Lancashire Economic Partnership
Lancashire Economic Partnership (LEP) is the leading strategic body that promotes economic growth throughout Lancashire.
Our partners represent a wide cross-section of interests including local authorities, the private, voluntary & community sectors; health, transport, tourism, housing, education & training and business support.
Operating at a strategic level, the primary role of LEP is to lead on the development, implementation and review of the Lancashire Economic Strategy, which complements the Regional Economic Strategy for the North West. LEP also manages sub-regional projects where appropriate and acts as the vehicle for the delivery of the Central Lancashire City Region Development Programme - part of the Government's Northern Way initiative.
LEP represents the geographic area served by the twelve Lancashire district councils, two unitary authorities (Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen), and Lancashire County Council, speaking with a single economic voice. The Partnership also acts as the primary point of contact with the Northwest Regional Development Agency, providing strategic leadership and partnership coherence at the sub-regional level.
The Partnership Board engages fully with all our local and unitary authorities across the county, as well as with private sector and sub-regional organisations to ensure collective ownership and balanced deliberations.
Our six strategic headline economic priorities are:
- Blackpool World Class Resort Destination
- Preston City Vision / Central Lancashire
- Pennine Lancashire Transformational Agenda
- Aerospace & other Advanced Manufacturing
- Skills
- Tourism and the Rural Economy
LEP operates from offices at the Globe Centre in Accrington.
