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• One North East and/or the Sub Regional Partnership for County Durham will be approached to support direct development at the Tanfield Lea Industrial Estates and at Greencroft Industrial Park.

• A further 500,000 sq. ft. of new modern business floorspace will have been created, including a minimum of 300,000 sq. ft. at the Tanfield  Lea Industrial Estates and Greencroft Industrial Park.

• Secure resources for the construction of at least two additional e-business centres on Consett Business Park.
• Examine the potential to introduce broadband infrastructure to existing sites.

• Two new e-business centres, totalling at least 25,000 sq. ft. will have been constructed.
• Infrastructure or services will be in place to be able to deliver broadband connectivity to any business in Derwentside.

• A feasibility study on disposing of some of the older local authority industrial property to support refurbishment or further development of new stock.
• We will also examine the feasibility of refurbishing other stock with potential public and private sector partners e.g. acquisition/re-use of non-business stock to convert for modern business use.

• The feasibility of refurbishing, disposing of or adding to current industrial property stock will have been ascertained and appropriate actions taken.
  

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