Purpose

To consider the outcome of engagement with residents, businesses and visitors on their views and ideas about the future of Fareham Town Centre and to endorse the proposed programme for the development of the Regeneration Strategy and Action Plan.

The Council’s Corporate Strategy 2023-2029 includes a clear commitment to the regeneration of Fareham Town Centre.  The Town Centre Member Working Group has developed a programme for the development of the Regeneration Strategy and Action Plan by Summer 2024.  Specialist advice and expertise has been commissioned to support the development of the strategy and initial community engagement has been undertaken.  The results of this community engagement, set out in Appendix A to the report, will inform the identification of options and initiatives in the New Year.

Decision

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  notes the outcome of the Council’s engagement with residents, businesses and visitors on the future of Fareham Town Centre; and

(b)  endorses the “Four Pillars” and Strategic Objectives that have been established to inform and guide the Fareham Town Centre Regeneration Strategy and Action Plan as it is developed through the first half of 2024.