The Northumberland Economic Infrastructure Programme is an £3 million investment programme that focuses on removing the physical barriers to growth supporting businesses to:

• Unlock employment land and development sites
• Deliver new or improved commercial industrial premises
• Provide infrastructure needed to enable growth
• Accelerate projects that would otherwise stall or be unviable

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Supporting business locations across Northumberland.

This programme plays a key role in:
• Creating modern industrial and commercial space needed to support businesses to grow in the County
• Supporting inward investment into the County
• Improving access to jobs and opportunities
• Enabling sustainable, high-quality developments
All projects are carefully assessed to ensure they are deliverable, provide value for money, and contribute to long-term economic growth.

Accessing support

Funding opportunities will be made available through targeted calls, launching from 2026 onwards.
Projects must demonstrate:
• Clear economic benefits
• A strong business case
• Deliverability within a defined timeframe

You can submit an Expression of Interest to the team and a member of the team will get in touch with you.

Expression of Interest
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