Wath Town Centre Update
- report by Chris Brown, Place Shaping Co-ordinator.
Appendix 1 to be circulated on the day.
Minutes:
Tom Bell outlined the matters set out in the report presented.
The Wath Town Centre Masterplan Study was commissioned to look at the future of Wath Town Centre, building upon the original baseline work carried out and the resultant Wath and Swinton ADF Masterplan completed in 2005, which identified Wath Shopping Centre as a key intervention area.
At the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder Meeting on 12 November 2007, Minute No.16 (4F) Members received an update report on the Wath Town Centre Masterplan and requested a further report on the viability of the project, to be presented to a future meeting.
The report provided further details and analysis of the three intervention options identified in partnership working, the risks and barriers to delivery of those options and the options available to progress a deliverable programme of intervention in Wath Town Centre, for Members consideration.
The meeting discussed:-
- PCT’s plans to build a medical centre
- Community and Elected Member expectations
- Resources for delivery – both internally and externally
- Cultural advantages
- Business elements
- Demand regarding Council’s Capital Programme
- Wath Library
- Links with Doncaster/Barnsley
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Agreed:- (1) That the three investment options and the issues identified for Wath Town Centre be noted.
(2) That the ADF Steering Group for Wath and Swinton agree prioritisation of the programme activity for 2008-11.
(3) That a site visit for ADF Chairs and Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods and Economic Development Services be arranged to Wath town centre.