Office and high technology employment development

There has been recent growth in office type industries, such as information technology and financial services, and although it is envisaged that this will largely continue to be concentrated within established city and town centres, a certain degree of flexibility is considered essential in order to facilitate job creation and to help attract incoming investment. Consequently, there is pressure for a number of high technology, knowledge driven enterprises, and a range of employment creating uses, such as light industry and Class B1 high technology office uses which may be compatible within an area allocated for general industrial development.