What you've said

Businesses have two key issues: parking and business rates. There have also been concerns about congestion charging.

The 2012 Olympic Games and the development of Battersea Power Station are regarded as business opportunities, but the economic downturn will create many challenges.

We must ensure our small shops are not squeezed out by big chains, and that our town centres are well-placed to survive in a difficult trading climate. We also need to tackle pockets of deprivation and equip our young people for the labour market.

What we'll do

• Offer financial assistance to eligible small independent businesses
• Create jobs and business space by working with developers to bring forward key sites such as Battersea Power Station
• Carry out environmental schemes and attract new investment to strengthen our five town centres
• Regenerate target areas in Battersea, Tooting and Roehampton
• Tackle the challenges in Tooting and attract new investment
• Protect New Covent Garden Market
• Get more people skilled-up and into work, especially under-represented groups

How we're doing it

Over the past ten years the borough's economy has been transformed, and now Wandsworth is one of the most prosperous boroughs in inner London. It is also well-placed to ride out the current economic storm, with several major developments planned for  Wandsworth Town Centre and Nine Elms, a regeneration plan for Roehampton and  development opportunities in Putney, Balham and Tooting. The council and its partners have launched a programme aimed at publicising what the borough has to offer and attracting even more inward investment.

How to find out more

To find out more about Wandsworth's community you can download our Profile of Wandsworth. This looks into more detail about where Wandsworth is now and the developments that are taking place over the next few years.

You can also find out more about what we are doing to building a more prosperous and vibrant community by downloading the following documents:

Culture

• Cultural Strategy
• Sports and Physical Activity Strategy
• Parks Management Strategy

Economy and employment

• Local Development Framework: core strategy - preferred options
• Annual Report of the Economic Development Office for 2006/07
• Roehampton Regeneration Framework
• Wandsworth Adult and Community Learning Development Plan 2007-10

Town centre partnership business plans

• Wandsworth Town Centre Business Plan
• Balham Town Centre Business Plan
• Clapham Junction Town Centre Business Plan
• Putney Town Centre Business Plan
• Tooting Town Centre Business Plan

The voluntary and community sector

• Voluntary sector charter and local compact
• Wandsworth Infrastructure Business Plan 2008-11