Purpose

Through the Wigan Town Centre Strategic Regeneration Framework
(SRF), Wigan Council has identified a range of interventions needed
to support the regeneration of Wigan town centre in response to the
challenges faced by regional town centres and high streets around
the country. The SRF is a single integrated plan for the strategic
redevelopment of Wigan, which identifies a clear set of
interventions in the short, medium and long term to guide growth
and to help deliver the transformational change that is required
through regeneration in the town.

Decision

The Director of Place
authorises: 

(1)        
the appointment of the consultant
identified in the report: and

(2)        
the Assistant Director –
Legal, Governance and Elections, on behalf of the Council to enter
into any legal agreements necessary to facilitate (1).