Investment and opportunity in Wandsworth Growth Plan

Wandsworth Council's new Growth Plan is a blueprint to grow our local economy with an investment-led approach bringing benefits for local businesses - and is now available to read online.

Council Leader Simon Hogg talked through the plan with London's Deputy Mayor of Business and Growth, Howard Dawber, together with Fleur Anderson MP and lead Cabinet Members from Wandsworth.

At a round-table discussion at the Town Hall, local businesses reviewed the new placebased approach to renewal and investment which builds on the borough's strengths of good transport connections, renowned creative and educational institutions and real assets.

Central to the plan is the Wandsworth Growth Corridor, a strategically important and connected stretch of the borough extending from central London through Battersea and Nine Elms, then onwards to Clapham Junction and Wandsworth Town.

This approach to renewal and investment is rooted in the connections between growth, housing, health and the environment to meet the needs and aspirations of local people and business across the borough.

The Growth Plan also aligns with the Mayor of London’s London Growth Plan, recognising Wandsworth as a key strategic area for housing, infrastructure and economic development.

The council will work with partners to deliver economic, social and environmental outcomes together, supporting thousands of new genuinely affordable homes, good local jobs and investment in town centres and neighbourhoods.

Simon Hogg said: “It was great to talk to local businesses about how our plan will put people first and unlock inclusive growth that works for everyone. Wandsworth is open for business - we have incredible assets and innovation here, coupled with a readiness to play our part in the capital’s growth story with a new growth corridor connecting us to central London.” wandsworth.gov.uk/wandsworth-growth-plan