Development Opportunities in the East

A new longterm economic strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk is driving a higher growth, higher value economy, with 88,000 new jobs and 30,000 new businesses by 2036. In real terms the net impact will realise a £17.5 billion boost to our local economy.

There are a range of attractive investment opportunities on offer across Norfolk and Suffolk, in particular those focused on our priority areas around the major urban growth centres and growth corridors.

Over £350 million of government funding has been secured and is being invested in the region (to 2021) offering new and emerging investment and development prospects. Around £260 million of private sector investment has also been unlocked.

Not only are there a range of major commercial development sites on offer, including those within our Enterprise Zones, but a growing number of residential development opportunities as well. Around 19,000 new homes have been built over the past 4 years and demand outstrips supply as our population of over 1.6 million continues to grow.

The New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership works in close partnership with Government and industry partners to support and attract new investment. We are keen to engage with developers and investors to discuss our current and emerging investment opportunities, some of which are highlighted on the map below:

Key facts about our region

The home of two of the largest multi-site Enterprise Zones in the country with a total development area of over 250 hectares
The home of the UK’s largest container port at Felixstowe, handling around 40% of the UK’s container trade
The home of the UK’s All Energy Coast, contributing £35 billion to UK plc across offshore renewables, oil, gas, nuclear, solar and a range of alternative energy technologies
The home of the Cambridge-Norwich Tech Corridor, with a £27 billion economy and science and research jobs increasing by 40% in 8 years
The home of BT’s Global Research and Development HQ and 100+ tech businesses near Ipswich, creating £750 million of GVA
The home of Lotus Cars at Hethel, one of world’s best loved specialist sports car brands
The home of the University of East Anglia, Norwich University of the Arts and the University of Suffolk
The home of British Horse Racing at Newmarket, with an annual £240 million of economic impact
The home of fast growth urban centres including Ipswich and Norwich, listed in the top five fastest growing city economies in the UK in the 2018 UK Powerhouse Study
The home of Norwich International Airport, connecting to 322 global destinations, via Amsterdam-Schiphol, just a 55 minute flight away

Development Opportunities in the East

Beeston Park, Norwich

Broadland Business Park and Brook Farm, Norwich

Broadland Gate, Norwich

Browick Interchange, Wymondham

Chilton Woods, Sudbury

Rear of Norwich City Hall Redevelopment, Norwich

The Food Enterprise Park, Norwich

Futura Park, Ipswich

Great Yarmouth Energy Park, Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Golden Mile Seafront, Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Town Centre, Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth Waterfront, Great Yarmouth

Haverhill Business Park, Haverhill

Haverhill Research Park, Haverhill

Hethel, Wymondham

Kings Warren, Red Lodge

Longwater, Norwich

Gateway 14, Stowemarket

Morston Point, King's Lynn

Nar Ouse Enterprise Zone, King's Lynn

Nelson Quay, King's Lynn

Norwich Airport Industrial Estate, Norwich

Norwich Research Park, Norwich

Phoenix Enterprise Park, Lowestoft

Princes Street, Ipswich

Snetterton Heath, Snetterton

Suffolk Business Park, Bury St Edmunds

Thetford Enterprise Park, Thetford

Sproughton Enterprise Park, Ipswich

Egmere Business Zone, Wells-next-the-sea

Scottow Enterprise Park, Coltishall

Waterfront Island, Ipswich

Beacon Park, Great Yarmouth

South Denes, Great Yarmouth

Ellough Business Park, Lowestoft

Mobbs Way, Lowestoft

Riverside Road, Lowestoft

South Lowestoft Industrial Estate, Lowestoft

Key facts about our region