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Strategic Context

Cumbria’s Economic Ambition Cumbria Infrastructure Plan

Cumbria’s Economic Ambition establishes a vision to “exploit The Cumbria Infrastructure Plan prioritises the infrastructure
opportunities that build on the County’s strengths and natural needed to facilitate economic growth and maximise
assets, and through its leadership, will put in place the building opportunities from large scale projects over the next 15 years.
blocks to create an inclusive and prosperous economy”.
Identified priorities in relation to Barrow include:
Relevant key priorities include supporting advanced
manufacturing opportunities, including increasing the scope for ▪ A590 corridor enhancements
local people to access high value jobs, live close to where they ▪ Flood resilience and mitigation
work, and increase spend in the Barrow area.

▪ Port of Barrow improvements
Identified challenges include: lagging productivity, rapidly

ageing population structure, above average precarious ▪ Connecting Cumbria Phase 3: 4G and Broadband

employment, below average earnings, incidence of youth connectivity
unemployment and concentrations of deprivation, skill gaps and ▪ Cumbria Coastal Railway Enhancements

shortages, dependence on limited number of key

sectors/employers, including the public sector; housing ▪ Rail Station improvements
affordability challenges in some areas; and vacancies in retail ▪ Town Centre transport improvements

floorspace.
▪ Support for the delivery of key housing and employment
sites including Barrow Waterfront Business Park and Marina
Village

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