Folkestone Town Centre regeneration planning
Folkestone and District Council has announced the appointment of We Made That – a consultancy firm which has been commissioned to engage with stakeholders in the development of the plans for the revival of Folkestone Town Centre, at a cost of over £80k.
This is a significant moment for our town – with a coherent approach to CoVid19 recovery urgently needed to take our community forward with confidence.
Cllr David Wimble, Cabinet Member for the District Economy for Folkestone & Hythe District Council, said:
“Although we’re at an early stage the ambition of this Place Plan is very exciting.
Folkestone is brimming with potential and we will do our bit to make sure that we are proactively engaging and using our influence to create a town fit for an extraordinary community that surrounds it.”
AFRA and our member organisations have registered an interest in being involved – as have a number of other groups and individuals.
We’ve heard nothing back so far, so cannot really comment on the consultation approach – as there hasn’t really been any consultation yet.
Given that the contract runs for 6 months from 7 December 2020 to the end of May and will presumably finish with a report in early June it is surprising that so little has been heard in the public domain of this major initiative.
As of today, the Folkestone Town Council website had no information about this key programme .
The District website has no further information to offer.
Watch this space.
