Report shows how and why Felixstowe needs improving
The report 'A Local
Strategy for Felixstowe Peninsula' was published in April
2006 and sets out a vision to guide regeneration and future
development in the Felixstowe area. The project was funded by
the East of England Development Agency, English Partnerships,
Felixstowe Town Council, the Haven Gateway Partnership and
Suffolk Coastal District Council. The report was produced by
David Lock Associates.
Throughout the production process, the consultants maintained a
dialogue of community involvement through exhibitions,
questionnaires, meetings, and other focus groups.
The report is an independent set of recommendations and is not
itself a finalised development plan for the Felixstowe area. It was
intended to stimulate investment and linked policies in a variety
of spheres, in both the public and private sectors. It has
also informed, and been a significant input to, the
Suffolk Coastal Local Development Framework.
The report addresses a number of the key issues facing the
Felixstowe area, including housing, employment, leisure, the town
centre, and community development. It states that action must be
taken to ‘prevent some worrying trends without intervention
threaten many simple aspects of life that the existing population
currently take for granted.’
The consultants, David Lock Associates, gave a special preview
presentation to many of the local organisations who had been
consulted during the production of their report. A copy of the
presentation, which is a helpful introduction to the full report,
can be viewed by following the link below:
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You will find more background information about the report in
the press release (new window PDF
40KB) issued by David Lock Associates. The partnership
behind the commissioning of the report
also issued a press release to coincide with
the final publication.