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East Devon business grants

If you run a business in East Devon, there are a range of funding opportunities available to help you grow, innovate, and reduce your environmental impact.

💡 Look out for grants to help your business:

• Decarbonise and cut energy costs
• Support our shared Vision for Clean Growth
• Start up or scale up sustainably

Available and upcoming grants:

• Coming soon: Small grants scheme (up to £2,500) for start-ups and pre-start businesses
• Find a Grant – search national funding opportunities: Find a Grant
• Devon Funding News – keep up to date with regional funding opportunities: Devon Funding News

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Simplified Planning 

Local Development Orders (LDO) allow simplified planning to accelerate development within a defined area. 

An LDO is in place for Power Park. LDOs are underway for a district heating scheme and in future will be in place for Skypark and Exeter Science Park. 

Infrastructure investment 

The Zone continues to benefit from vital infrastructure investment to unlock commercial development. 

In February 2023, a £4.5m road enhancement scheme at Exeter Airport’s Long Lane opened to boost the local economy. The access allows development of the 8 hectare Power Park, which is expected to create around 500 jobs. The road improvements also provide a direct bus link to the Future Skills Centre and the Enterprise Zone sites.  

Investment around the Zone includes: 

• £1.1m park and change facility at Exeter Science Park  
• £12m upgrade to Junction 29 of the M5 
• £9m bypass linking the Airport to Skypark
• New train station in Cranbrook 

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