Plans for Port Royal: anticipating a Regeneration Board >>> report from Town Council meeting: "an Eastern Town Regeneration Scoping Exercise would act as a module of any forthcoming Neighbourhood Plan."

At the Town Council's meeting earlier this month, it was decided to take up the District Council's offer of £5k towards a scoping exercise as part of long-term plans to regenerate the Eastern Town:
Futures Forum: Plans for Port Royal: anticipating a Regeneration Board >>> report from Town Council meeting: 'the scoping exercise would form a key part of the Neighbourhood Plan'

The minutes to that meeting have just been published:


120 Eastern Town Regeneration Scoping Exercise 

Following discussions between the Town and District Councils, stemming from the negotiations on the proposed transfer of Knowle to the Town Council, it was proposed that a Scoping Exercise be undertaken to start the process of looking at regeneration of Eastern Town. 

A Scoping Exercise is a preliminary analysis and study to establish what a potential project could involve, what the risks and possible difficulties are, likely cost and how such a project should be organised and tackled. 

East Devon District Council as the main landowner, would fund the majority of the costs of the study and in partnership Sidmouth Town Council contribute £2000 towards the exercise. 

To start the regeneration process with a maximum of transparency, the scoping exercise would include a consultation exercise with key stakeholders and interest groups. 

RESOLVED: that Sidmouth Town Council would contribute £2,000 towards an Eastern Town Regeneration Scoping Exercise which would act as a module of any forthcoming Neighbourhood Plan.

Minutes of the meeting of Sidmouth Town Council - Monday 2 November 2015

See also the agenda:
Meeting of Sidmouth Town Council - Monday 2 November 2015

And:
Sidmouth could launch seafront regeneration ‘scoping’ exercise - News - Sidmouth Herald
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