The Cumberland area welcomes ambition and sustainable growth. It is a globally recognised place of innovation and opportunity. With growing towns and cities, we have many major investment projects.
Port of Workington
The Port of Workington investment project is committed to delivering a clean energy port. It is located at a key junction for trade between the UK, Ireland and wider European markets.
The project offers investors a strategic location with access to key industrial hubs, trade routes, and infrastructure growth in an area with a keen focus on clean energy, sustainability and regional development.
This makes it an ideal investment opportunity for companies seeking a reliable, cost-effective, and future proof intermodal logistics and transportation gateway.
Port of Workington: Building the future – A catalyst for growth on the Energy Coast
Leconfield Industrial Estate
The Innovation Solutions Hub (iSH) Enterprise Campus is an £50m economic regeneration initiative led by Cumberland Council with funding and support from Government (DLUHC) through Town Deal and Levelling Up programmes, and other strategic partners including the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd and Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership.
The development of the site forms part of the wider regeneration programme being delivered across West Cumbria by iSH focused upon delivering economic growth opportunities around robotics, AI and advanced engineering and manufacturing.
Providing businesses with the opportunity to thrive - the iSH Enterprise Campus will be a place where innovation, ambition and community regeneration come together.
Two high-quality industrial buildings - Unit 9 and Unit 12 - are being developed as part of the Enterprise Campus and are expected to be available from Spring 2027. Expressions of interest are now being welcomed from businesses looking to secure space within this
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Invest in Cumberland - Place Prospectus
In partnership with local communities, public agencies, and third sector, we are leading the development of a place-based approach to planning for the future of our city and towns.
Our place-based approach is aimed at encouraging better collaboration and community involvement.
The delivery of our Place Plan programme is now underway, and we are supporting several local communities in the development of their own local place plans.
Invest in Cumberland: The Place for Business
Invest in Cumberland - Housing Prospectus
As part of the Cumberland growth agenda, we are focusing on building new homes to support our economic and population growth.
From city centre through to rural living, we can offer a range of places to meet all developer interests.
To maintain the pace of delivery and to provide greater choice and range of product, we want to broaden the number of housebuilders operating across Cumberland. The pipeline - current and future - provides opportunities for all sectors of the house building industry to flourish.
Invest in Cumberland: Building for the future
St Cuthbert's Garden Village
St Cuthbert’s is a unique, high quality development opportunity and the largest of its kind in the north of England.
Set within a stunning location and just three miles from Carlisle’s vibrant city centre, St Cuthbert’s will deliver:
- 10,000 new homes capable of accommodating a range of needs
- 4 new district and local centres providing opportunities for retailing, workspace and health facilities
- 6 new schools
- 26 hectares of new employment space strategically located at Junction 42 of the M6 motorway, ideally positioned for largescale manufacturing and logistics
- 160 hectares of new green and blue infrastructure
The Investment Opportunity
The scale of St Cuthbert’s offers opportunities for a range of developers, investors and end users alike to work alongside us to deliver this forward looking and exemplary new community.