A plan to encourage the growth and regeneration of the Waveney
district has been officially unveiled by Waveney District Council
and its partners. Launched at the New Cut Arts Centre, Halesworth
in January 2008, the ‘Waveney Prospectus’ will serve as a framework
and agreed plan for the district over the next 5-10 years.
The Waveney District is currently poised to enter a very exciting
stage of development as it seeks to reposition itself as a modern
and competitive destination. The area has tremendous potential for
both economic and community prosperity and recent initiatives such
as the Sunrise Scheme and the OrbisEnergy facility, currently
taking shape at Ness Point, have kick started a period of
significant change.
To help maintain this momentum organisations involved in making
Waveney a greater place to live and work have created the
'Prospectus' which will focus on the major centres of population of
Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth, Kessingland, Lowestoft and Southwold.
It provides actions plans which can be integrated into the business
and delivery plans of stakeholders supporting sustainable
regeneration of the district and surrounding areas. It also
provides an analytical tool which can be used to negotiate funding
contributions, plan investment programmes and develop projects in
the future.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (a firm of consultants) were appointed
by a panel of partners in October 2006 to research and produce the
Prospectus and the final document has now been submitted to WDC and
partners. The Prospectus has been funded by Waveney District
Council, East of England Development Agency (EEDA), Waveney
Economic Partnership (through LSP performance award) and SRB
Community Chest.
The Prospectus is available to download by using the link at the
top of this
page.