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Notification of Addendum to Sustainable Community Strategy 2006-2011

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and Tunbridge Wells Together (the Local Strategic Partnership) considered the inclusion of an addendum to the Sustainable Community Strategy on the 17 and 18 July respectively.

The amendments reference the proposed development partner vehicle in the Sustainable Community Strategy and this vehicle is identified as a key driver to deliver the aims and objectives of the Sustainable Community Strategy. The aims and objectives of the Sustainable Community Strategy are not being amended rather specific reference to a potential delivery vehicle is being inserted.

The Sustainable Community Strategy already highlights the reasons the Council is proposing to enter a long term partnership and create a delivery vehicle. The vision in the Sustainable Community Strategy includes maintaining a prosperous local economy and identifies this as being achieved through:

• encouraging the continued development of a wide range of enterprises in the borough.
• enhancing the attractiveness of towns and other centres in the borough as thriving places to visit, shop and establish new enterprises.
• supporting the sustainable development of the more rural areas and communities.

Addendum to the Sustainable Community Strategy

Page 16 - Maintaining a Thriving Economy

Add to the section "A Prosperous Local Economy"

To achieve our ambition of maintaining a prosperous economy and looking towards the challenges of the future, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council is looking to engage with a preferred development partner to create Tunbridge Wells Regeneration Company Limited or such other suitable delivery vehicle. This innovative partnership arrangement will have a specific role in supporting and taking forward the priorities of the local strategic partnership within the borough working in the four centres of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Southborough, Paddock Wood and Cranbrook.

Page 17 - Future Challenges

Add to the section on "Our Town Centres"

These future challenges will be delivered through partnership working, including the innovative Tunbridge Wells Regeneration Company Limited or such other suitable delivery vehicle.

Page 20 - Building on Success - our priorities for the future

Add to the "Enhancing the attractiveness of town centres in the borough as thriving places to work, visit, shop and establish new enterprises" the following paragraph:

The creation of a partnership vehicle with the private sector to take forward and deliver enhanced town centres as thriving places to work, visit and shop.

For more information, contact:

David Candlin
Head of Economic Development & Regeneration
Town Hall
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN1 1RS

e.mail: david.candlin@tunbridgewells.gov.uk.

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