CWEA's key role is to understand the Cheshire and Warrington economy, forecast future trends, and with a wide range of public and private sector partners, develop and agree a sub-regional economic strategy and action plans to maximise opportunities.

Sustainable economic growth is inextricably linked with a range of factors such as population trends, education and skills, transport and communications and the environment. And, because of Cheshire and Warrington's location between Liverpool and Manchester, economic performance here is strongly influenced by what is happening in those city regions and in the Northwest as a whole.

CWEA with its partners produces the following sub regional documents:

• Investing in Success - the Economic Development Strategy for Cheshire and Warrington
• The Sub Regional Action Plan for Cheshire and Warrington
• Building on Success - A State of the Economy in Cheshire and Warrington.

CWEA also plays an active consultation role in the development and implementation of a wide range of regional and sub regional strategies, including:

Regional & Pan Regional Strategies:

• Regional Economic Strategy
• Regional Spatial Strategy (inc Regional Transport Strategy)
• Regional Housing Strategy
• Regional Tourism Strategy
• Regional Skills Strategy
• Regional Science Strategy
• Northern Way Growth Strategy
• City Regions Development Plans
• Regional Funding Allocations (for Department for Transport Response on Regions' advice visit www.dft.gov.uk and then Regional & Local Transport, Regional Funding Allocations)
• Regional Rural Development Strategies & Frameworks
• European Funding Operational Programmes

Sub Regional Strategies:

• Cheshire & Warrington Tourism Strategy
• Cheshire Housing Strategy
• Local and Sub Regional Planning Frameworks
• Cheshire Local Transport Plan
• Warrington Local Transport Plan
• Learning & Skills Council Strategic Area Review and Local Annual Plans
• Rural Partnership and Rural Enterprise Programmes
• Cheshire Local Area Agreement