Issue - meetings

The Cabinet considered a report on the Draft Second Round Submission in relation to the Bromsgrove Town Centre Heritage Initiative.

Members were reminded that the Council had been provisionally awarded £1.2 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to operate a Townscape Heritage Initiative in Bromsgrove Town Centre Conservation Area. The submission and accompanying documents were now required in order to release the funding. These provided much greater detail on issues relating to the Conservation Area, how these issues would be addressed and how the funding would be utilised in order to achieve lasting improvements and add historic value to the area.

It was reported that an essential element of the Townscape Heritage Initiative was to ensure that there was support and “buy in” from the Local Community. It was therefore proposed that the draft bid document together with accompanying Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan be published as part of a process of public consultation with the results thereof to be included within the final bid due to be submitted in April 2012.

It was reported that the consultation process would include displays in Bromsgrove Library and the Customer Service Centre together with the inclusion of notices in the local press and the publication of full details on the Council’s website. In addition specific consultation would be undertaken with key stakeholders. 

Members expressed thanks to officers for the work they had undertaken to produce the Draft Submission.

RESOLVED  that the Bromsgrove Town Centre Townscape Heritage Initiative Draft Second Round Submission, together with the Bromsgrove Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, be published for the purposes of public consultation for a period of six weeks commencing on 2nd February 2012.