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There were no disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests.
None.
There were no public questions received.
This item was deferred until the Panels next meeting on 9 April.
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies and Paul Relf talked through the report which summarised the work areas and the achievements within planning and city regeneration departments. · Work on the Regional Economic Delivery Plan is ongoing with funding support provided through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Levelling Up. · Several strategic grants are available to enable stability to the private sector and third sector with the city centre benefitting from town centre loans, placemaking and strategic grants. · A new hotel is in discussion and would be situated between the Arena and the LC, this is likely to be 4 star / higher end Hotel. · Seven districts outside the city centre have a placemaking plan in development. These will be progressed as quickly as possible using available funding and with limitations to design and contactor capacity. · Job creation is growing through start up and business development/improvement grants and UK Shared prosperity funding. Job retention of funded posts and attracting new companies to the area was also discussed. · The Panel asked questions and development updates on the former Debenhams site, Castle Square, the Dragon Hotel, the Dolphin Hotel, the Civic Centre and Copr Bay.
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies and Katy Evans presented the report. It was noted that: • Practical completion of the site has been delayed a few weeks from its original target of end of March. · Discussions with potential tenants continue and it is anticipated that the building will be fully let within a reasonable time scale but not on practical completion. • The development has benefitted from 13.7m of City Deal funding. • The Panel asked questions about Picton Arcade, bike storage, the demand for office space, marketing and City Deal funding.
The work plan was noted with mention of the changes to next month’s agenda.
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