Local economy

Local economic support, business information and representation of Greenhaven’s economic needs.

In this section

Business and local economy support — Greenhaven Council’s local economy role and current support.

Supporting Greenhaven’s local economy

Greenhaven Council has a local economy support responsibility. Its role is to understand the economic needs of the Greenhaven area, help useful local connections develop and make sure Greenhaven’s circumstances are represented when wider economic or infrastructure decisions are being considered.

Local economic support can include practical information, engagement with businesses and community organisations, understanding barriers to local activity and connecting economic questions with place planning, infrastructure and community development.

Information for businesses and organisations

Businesses and organisations can use this section to find matters Greenhaven Council can help with, current council opportunities and the public authority responsible where a function sits elsewhere.

Understanding local needs

The council’s local role means it can gather evidence about Greenhaven’s economy, including the needs of local organisations and the relationship between economic activity and local infrastructure. Evidence of this kind can inform Greenhaven’s own decisions and its representations to the strategic authority or central bodies.

Strategic economic matters

The Steadfast & Hearth Combined Sphere Authority has a wider strategic role across Steadfast and Hearth, including local growth, strategic investment and related economic coordination where those functions have been conferred. Greenhaven Council’s role remains focused on the Greenhaven local area.

Regulatory functions held elsewhere

Greenhaven Council's local economy role does not include Council Tax, business rates, licensing, trading standards or environmental health. If your enquiry concerns one of those subjects, use the responsible authority rather than the Greenhaven business support route.

Understanding Greenhaven's local economy

This section brings together information about Greenhaven's local economy, including local centres, business and community activity, access to infrastructure and other published evidence relevant to the area. Where the council adopts a local growth priority or project, the page will explain what is changing, why it matters to Greenhaven and which organisation is responsible for delivery.

Local growth

If Greenhaven Council adopts a local growth plan, you will be able to find the current plan here together with its objectives, delivery organisations, important infrastructure dependencies, funding information where relevant and published progress updates.

Who is responsible

Organisation	Role affecting Greenhaven
Greenhaven Council	Local economy support, evidence about Greenhaven, local place relationships and representation of local economic and infrastructure needs.
Steadfast & Hearth Combined Sphere Authority	Conferred strategic functions that may include local growth, strategic investment, strategic place, infrastructure, movement and skills relationships across the wider area.
Ministry of Infrastructure, Communities and Local Government	The national local government, place, strategic authority and infrastructure dimensions of local growth within its remit.
Other economic, employment, skills and business authorities	The substantive functions that remain with them. Greenhaven Council's local economy role does not make it the national authority for business, trade, employment, skills or taxation.

Local centres

Greenhaven’s local economy and place functions can consider the vitality, accessibility and effective use of important local centres where those matters fall within the council’s responsibilities. Relevant work can connect public realm, local infrastructure, services and local partnerships without turning the council into the regulator of every business activity.