East Midlands Development Corporation

the emdc is one of the biggest opportunities to “level-up” the midlands. the coalition of councils behind the proposed east midlands development corporation wants to promote and enable three major development zones which respond to key government agendas. the zones include the east midlands freeport area - approved in chancellor rishi sunak’s budget - and emerging plans to turn land near one of the uk’s last coal-fired power stations into a centre for net zero technologies. collectively the size of three london olympic parks, the zones have the capacity to add 84,000 jobs and more than £4.8 bn in value to the regional economy over the next 25 years. the councils have pledged more than £4m to the initiative and they are now asking government for a further £14m to help build momentum behind a project which has already been flagged in the planning white paper* as a chance to improve the delivery of developments capable of growing the economy. the bid is contained in a business ca