Check the progress of Paignton… Mayor’s Vision Roadshow

The

local authority are holding a series of roadshows

next week where everyone is invited to come along and find out what progress

has been made and what is planned for the future.  

The Mayor’s Vision was launched in 2008 to

deliver the physical and economic regeneration of one of Europe’s finest marine

environments - the New English Riviera, and share the benefits with the local

community.

Anyone involved in Torbay is welcome to just turn

up to any one of these open public events at any of the following times:

3pm or 6pm on Wednesday 23 June, at the Redcliffe

Hotel, Paignton.

3pm or 6pm on Thursday 24 June, at the Imperial

Hotel, Torquay.

Each session will last approximately two hours.

There is no need to pre-register, and each event is identical so people need

only attend one session to find out all of the information.

The Mayor of Torbay, Nick Bye, will be attending

the session at 3pm on Wednesday in Paignton.

He said said: “The Mayor’s Vision aims to deliver

the regeneration of our beautiful Bay, one of the finest natural marine

environments in Europe. Making sure that the local community benefits from

these plans is crucial to the vision, both in terms of quality of life and

economic prosperity.

“Since we launched the Vision two years ago, we

have listened and taken advice from all sections of the business community and

residents; we have addressed your concerns and are working towards robust

strategies for building heights, transport, parking and heritage. We are now

ready to take a major step forward and wish to share our progress with the

people of Torbay. We invite comment and I urge anyone with an interest in

Torbay to come along to one of these events next week.”

A council spokesman said:

”Some of the key areas of progress in the Mayor’s

Vision are:

”We are nearing the completion of Paignton

Library, which will open in the autumn.

”Construction has started on site at the Castle

Circus Regeneration Project. This will ultimately help meet the increasing

demand for modern office space for private sector investors in the Bay; improve

the public realm and help local shops attract new tenants.  It will help

create a new vibrancy to the area and transform the existing Assembly Room into

a dynamic Community Hub for a diverse range of uses.

”Major progress has been made on articulating

planning outcomes for the town centres and several private sector schemes

identified within the briefs are progressing well: Torwood Street development

and Victoria Parade, both of which are integral to the success of Torquay as a

business and leisure location.

”We are currently advertising for developers to

come forward to set up a major regeneration vehicle to deliver some of the most

important projects which will lead to the economic renewal of the town centres,

Paignton especially.  We've had a great response.”

There is no need to pre-register for the public

roadshows, and the content of every event is identical so you only need to

attend once.