18 February 2021
Generational plan will unlock the long-term potential of the region, transforming the Arc into a world-class place to live and work sustainably.
An intention to establish a new single voice for the area - an Arc Growth Body - to drive and support economic growth
An ambitious plan to unleash the economic and cultural potential of the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, to transform it into one of the world’s premier growth corridors and a world-leader in sustainability, has been announced today (18 February 2021) by Housing Minister Rt Hon Christopher Pincher.
The spatial framework plan will help to create thousands of jobs, drive investment, protect and enhance the environment, and provide the infrastructure and beautiful new places needed to make the area – which spans the five counties of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire – an even greater place to live and work.
Plan could double economic output of Oxford-Cambridge Arc to £200bn, minister says
The Government has announced a ‘spatial framework’ plan aimed at transforming the economic and cultural potential of the area stretching between Oxford and Cambridge.
Housing minister Christopher Pincher said that the plan will help to create thousands of jobs, drive investment, protect and enhance the environment, and provide the infrastructure necessary to support growth across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
‘We want to take this region to the next phase of its renaissance by unlocking its full potential and our plans will drive investment where it is needed and ensure, as growth happens, we create well-designed, inclusive and vibrant places and communities,’ he said.