This Council fully supports the regeneration of Wokingham town centre on the basis that it continues to satisfy the 5 key principles:
. To provide a thriving town centre
. To provide an eighteen hour economy
. To treat streets as places for pedestrian and cyclists
. To provide active and accessible public spaces
. To enhance the quality and heritage of the town centre.
This will be achieved by:
. Continuing to put the local resident right at the heart of the regeneration process with an open and honest exchange that involves them in shaping how their town grows in the coming years
. Continuing to ensure that residents are kept up to date on what is happening and how it effects them
. Continuing to ensure that the regeneration remains viable and that it becomes something which benefits the community both financially and, more importantly, by delivering the facilities an ever growing and changing population needs
. Creating a destination which offers something different from neighbouring towns and focusses on delivering a local market town experience for local people
. Delivering a better mix and variety of retail offer within the town so it becomes a destination people want to come to rather than having to go elsewhere or compromise
. Ensuring that the surplus income from this development is used to benefit the whole Borough and can be reinvested in delivering the things local people need on an ongoing basis
. Ensuring the development responds to and integrates into the existing fabric of the town and remains flexible enough to continue to adapt to the ever changing needs of a local high street
. Continuing to ensure that whatever is built is done so to the highest standards and to the highest quality and that it will stand the tests of time
Minutes:
The Council considered the following Notice of Motion submitted by Philip Mirfin and seconded by Mark Ashwell.
‘This Council fully supports the regeneration of Wokingham town centre on the basis that it continues to satisfy the 5 key principles:
. To provide a thriving town centre
. To provide an eighteen hour economy
. To treat streets as places for pedestrian and cyclists
. To provide active and accessible public spaces
. To enhance the quality and heritage of the town centre.
This will be achieved by:
. Continuing to put the local resident right at the heart of the regeneration process with an open and honest exchange that involves them in shaping how their town grows in the coming years
. Continuing to ensure that residents are kept up to date on what is happening and how it effects them
. Continuing to ensure that the regeneration remains viable and that it becomes something which benefits the community both financially and, more importantly, by delivering the facilities an ever growing and changing population needs
. Creating a destination which offers something different from neighbouring towns and focusses on delivering a local market town experience for local people
. Delivering a better mix and variety of retail offer within the town so it becomes a destination people want to come to rather than having to go elsewhere or compromise
. Ensuring that the surplus income from this development is used to benefit the whole Borough and can be reinvested in delivering the things local people need on an ongoing basis
. Ensuring the development responds to and integrates into the existing fabric of the town and remains flexible enough to continue to adapt to the ever changing needs of a local high street
. Continuing to ensure that whatever is built is done so to the highest standards and to the highest quality and that it will stand the tests of time’
It was proposed by Prue Bray and seconded by Lindsay Ferris that the Motion be amended as follows:
‘This Council fully supports the regeneration of Wokingham town centre on the basis that it continues to satisfy the 5 key principles:
. To provide a thriving town centre
. To provide an eighteen hour economy
. To treat streets as places for pedestrian and cyclists
. To provide active and accessible public spaces
. To enhance the quality and heritage of the town centre.
This will be achieved by:
. Continuing to put the local resident right at the heart of the regeneration process with an open and honest exchange that involves them in shaping how their town grows in the coming years
. Continuing to ensure that residents are kept up to date on what is happening and how it effects them
. Continuing to ensure that the regeneration remains financially and economically viable and that it becomes something which benefits the community both financially and, more importantly, by delivering the facilities an ever growing and changing population needs
. Creating a destination which offers something different from neighbouring towns and focusses on delivering a local market town experience for local people
. Delivering a better mix and variety of retail offer within the town so it becomes a destination people want to come to rather than having to go elsewhere or compromise
. Ensuring that the surplus income from this development is used to benefit the whole Borough and can be reinvested in delivering the things local people need on an ongoing basis
. Ensuring the development responds to and integrates into the existing fabric of the town and remains flexible enough to continue to adapt to the ever changing needs of a local high street
. Continuing to ensure that whatever is built is done so to the highest standards and to the highest quality and that it will stand the tests of time
. Maintaining all the green area of Elms Field as a focal point for future generations
. Implementing development in a phased manner in order to manage and minimise the impact and disruption on town centre businesses and residents caused by many years of development
. Minimising the financial risk.