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Current Consultation :
- Draft Economic Action Plan - Consultation Round 3
Previous Consultation :
- Issues and Options - Consultation Round 2
- Business Questionnaire - Consultation Round 1
Further Information

Draft Economic Action Plan – Consultation Round 3

In April 2010, the Economic Development Team will distribute the Draft Economic Action for Worthing, to the members of the Economic Development and Regeneration Partnership (EDRP), for their comments.

Issues & Options – Consultation Round 2

Economic Development Strategy - Issues and Options Consultation
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Economic Development Strategy Consultation Round 2
Events	Date	Venue	Participants	Method	Objective
Partnership Meeting	28th January 2009	Business Centre Durrington High School	Economic Development & Regeneration Partnership (EDRP)	Strategy Update	Update EDRP partners on Issues and Options Document
Stakeholder Consultation	29th January - 31st March 2009		All stakeholders	Email and on-line form	To consult on Issues and Options document
East Worthing Industrial Trading Association	4th February 2009	Community House, Dominion Road	Industrial businesses	Update meeting	To consult on Issues and Options document
Leisure Activity Survey	5th February - 28th February 2009	Steyne Gardens, Ice Skating Rink	Young people and local residents	On site surveys	To engage with and identify what activities young people and residents would like Worthing to provide
Business consultation	17th February - 31st March 2009	By Post	Worthing businesses	Mail Out	To consult on Issues and Options document
Youth consultation	March 2009	Colleges/High Schools	Students	Youth Activity Survey	To engage with and identify what activities young people and residents would like Worthing to provide
Have Your Say	5th March 2009	Assembly Hall	All Stakeholders	Meetings and Workshops	To consult on Issues and Options document
Youth Activity Survey	April 2009	Tarring Park	Local teenagers	Focus group	To engage with and identify what activities young people would like Worthing to provide
Perception of Worthing	23rd April 2009	Langley, Berkshire	Targeted potential visitors	Focus group	Investigate the perceptions of Worthing as a visitor destination
What is Worthing?	21st May 2009	Chatsworth Hotel	Tourism related business	Workshop	To engage and identify the image, brand and direction of Worthing tourism.
Commercial Property Research	June - August 2009	Via Consultants	Commercial Agents	Research Survey	Identify commercial property requirements for Worthing
Local Shopping Area Research	July 2009	Out of town Shopping parades	Retailers & Shoppers	Core strategy survey	To identify business issues specific to local shopping areas

Business Questionnaire - Consultation Round 1

The Economic Development Team consulted over 3000 local businesses in 2008, via the Worthing Business Questionnaire, to identify business priorities and issues for the town. The information provided by the local business community, formed the basis of the Issues and Options Document in Consultation Round 2.

Further Information

Below is the Economic Development Strategy Project Timeline:

Economic Development Strategy - Timeline
Timescale	Phase
Completed	Consultation Round 1 (Worthing Business Questionnaire)
Completed	Communication Strategy and Project timeline
Completed	Identify and Commission Research Requirements
Completed	Research undertaken by consultants
Completed	Consultation Round 2 (Issues and Options)
Completed	Research Analysis
February - March 2010	Prepare Draft Economic Action Plan
April 2010	Formation of the new Joint Regenration Team
TBC	Consultation Round 3 (Draft Economic Action Plan)
TBC	Worthing Economic Action Plan launched
TBC	Consultation Program with Adur businesses
TBC	Joint Economic Action Plan

Contact Information for Economic Development
Phone, E-mail and Location Maps

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