4.8C Regeneration strategies

• Uran regeneration areas:

  • retail
  • heritage tourism
  • sports and leisure
• rural regeneration areas:

  • media themes
  • outdoor pursuits
  • farm diversification
• Farm diversification (Poweys): Background

  • 2011 Census showed just under 50% of Powys’ rural communities were in the most deprived 10% of the country 
  • LEADER programme & regeneration partnership:
  • Example of a coordinated and integrated approach to economic and community regeneration in a rural area
  • Funded by the Welsh government and the EU 
  • Uses local knowledge of the value of a place to promote grassroots, community-led rural development
• Farm diversification (Powys): Benefits

  • Between 2011 and 2013:
  • Grants of over £4 million helped 310 businesses and community projects across Powys
  • Created 36 full-time jobs 
  • Safeguarded 80 more jobs
  • Between 2014 and 2020, a further £3.75 million was secured for projects aimed at: 
  • Developing renewable energy 
  • Encouraging local creative industries, which celebrated traditional Welsh crafts
  • Investing in fast broadband connections, which enabled people to work from home
• Powys farm diversification: try to help farming families in the county set up new businesses to boost their income