Business Improvement District

A Business Improvement District is a precisely defined geographical area within which the businesses have voted to invest collectively in local improvements to enhance their trading environment. Groundwork is now working with the Birchwood Forum to support the development of a Business Improvement District for Birchwood, where more than 17,000 employees work in over 400 businesses.


BIDs do not affect the level or quality of service provided by the local authority to the area. A BID is initiated, financed and led by the commercial sector, providing additional or improved services as identified and requested by local businesses, to the baseline services provided by the local authority in that area. Improvements may include extra safety/security, cleansing and environmental measures, improved promotion of the area, improved events, and greater advocacy on key issues, but the legislation does not put a limit on what products or services are provided.

 

The BID process is divided up into four phases. They can be seen here.

 

The geographical area of the Birchwood BID

 First Picture - Click Here

The areas in this picture that we hope to include are Birchwood Boulevard, the Birchwood Shopping Centre and Birchwood One.

 

Second Picture - Click Here

The areas in this picture include Birchwood Park and several of the surrounding roads including, Kelvin Close, Temple Court, Leacroft Road, Clayton Road, Risley Road and Daten Park.