Development and Occupier Opportunities

Recognised by the Government as an Enterprise Zone, The Solent Enterprise Zone at Daedalus offers development and occupier opportunities for advanced manufacturing and technology businesses in the marine, aerospace and aviation sectors.

Benefits to businesses including:

  • Phase 1 - 21.6 acres of land for development of new commercial space including 25,000 sq ft of new advanced manufacturing business space

  • Acces to the airfield, runway and associated facilities

  • A world-class training centre on-site which will provide specialist training for the advanced manufacturing sector

  • A world-class training centre on-site which will provide specialist training for the advanced manufacturing sector

  • Under the Local Programme fund, a competitive grant to support SME's in the area of advanced manufacturing that are either located on the Enterprise Zone or will be by 31 March 2014

  • A 100% business rate discount worth up to £275,000 over a five year period, for businesses that move into an Enterprise Zone during the course of this Parliament

  • All business rates growth within the zone for a period of at least 25 years will be retained and shared by the local authorities in the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) area to support their economic priorities

  • Government and local authority help to develop simplified planning approaches in the zone

  • Government support to ensure superfast broadband is rolled out in the zone