Chris Bray Welcomes Development Projects
Chris Bray, County Councillor for Teignmouth, has welcomed the speedy way in which Teignbridge have responded to the public consultation on the Carlton / Brunswick Street sites. He said, “I am grateful to Teignbridge District Council, not only for undertaking the recent consultation with local people, but also having three Teignmouth residents on the project panel. I am confident that with the aspirations of Teignbridge and the views of the various parties in Teignmouth being heard, we are going to end up with attractive and useful buildings on both sites, that will substantially enhance the look of the town, provide modern facilities and yet further add to the regeneration of Teignmouth.”
Following a recent report from the Teignmouth Community Development Trust on the findings of a public consultation on the future of the sites, Teignbridge Council has facilitated the creation of a new Project Board, tasked with driving the project forward.
The Board is made up of two Teignbridge Council Executive members, one Teignmouth Town Councillor, one from Teignmouth Community Development Trust, one Devon County Councillor, and two Teignbridge Council officers. The Board will be engaging with existing and future users of the site to discuss the options for the future, before reporting back to Teignbridge Council’s Executive in April.
Recent consultations highlighted that the public strongly favoured the Carlton Theatre being redeveloped as a theatre, but with additional flexible space to accommodate wider community use. Suggestions for the Brunswick Street site included the need for housing, (a large element of which would be affordable housing), car parking and commercial outlets.Teignbridge District Council welcomed the report and its findings in January, and undertook the formation of the Project Board, with a view to delivering a project brief for new facilities at both sites.Chris concluded by saying, “This project is being very well managed by Teignbridge and I am very hopeful that the whole scheme will be concluded in the next couple of years, completely transforming for the better, two areas that most residents believe were ready for redevelopment.”
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