Burnley’s £20m Pride in Place plan proposed
The local authority’s executive committee has begun discussing the draft regeneration strategy, which outlines how the Lancashire town would use the funds over the next 10 years.
Burnley Council and town board are leading the project, which seeks to identify the long-term priorities and investment opportunities for Burnley and create a strategy that strives toward them.
The town’s draft regeneration strategy prioritises residents’ safety, investment in local facilities, improvements to key gateways and green spaces, and creating connections across the town for all.
Burnley’s regeneration would be supported with £20m funding from the government’s Pride in Place programme.
The £5bn Pride in Place programme was rolled out nationwide by the government in September. The funding comprises grants to 339 neighbourhoods across the country, with more than 35 being in the North West.
Several areas of Burnley have been identified for regeneration. Within the town centre, the Charter Walk shopping centre, the civic quarter, and Weaver’s Triangle.
Burnley’s parks, as well as the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, would also see work done, utilising the town’s green and blue corridors.
The programme would also aim to support neighbourhood renewal, to improve it for both current residents and make it more attractive to the market.
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Burnley Council expects to have a range of delivery partners from across the private sector, third sector, Lancashire County Council, Calico, local contractors, and housing associations.
The draft programme has been drawn up by placemaker Genecon. Long-term aims include decreasing commercial vacancy rates in the town centre, increasing footfall, providing greater support for arts and cultural venues, and a reduction in crime and anti-social behaviour.
The Burnley Town Board has been established to bring together community leaders, employers, the local authority, and the local MP to oversee and deliver the Burnley Pride in Place programme.
The full programme is expected to be finalised when the executive committee meets again on November 21.
That’s all very good, but what about outside the centre of Burnley, the area round me (duke bar) is a disgrace I know the council have bought houses and renovated them but the locals want a lot more hundreds in fact of good houses to do up? A few million pounds spent would do a lot for the duke bar terrace houses area, Brian haworth 10 ribblesdale street dukebar
By B haworth
‘Several areas of Burnley have been identified for regeneration. Within the town centre, the Charter Walk shopping centre, the civic quarter, and Weaver’s Triangle.
Burnley’s parks, as well as the Leeds-Liverpool Canal, would also see work done, utilising the town’s green and blue corridors.’ Why not narrow the focus to the centre? There are far too many areas mentioned here for £20million. That is not a lot of money. Time is also another factor, the last big project Burnley Council were involved with, Pioneer place, took just shy of 20yrs to even begin. Narrow the focus, get some quality work done in the town centre, attract businesses, trade and create jobs.
By Ryan K
Increasing footfall in the centre is all very well but it won’t happen without some improvements in the general experience of a visit to the centre .It’s also beginning to look very unkempt on the outskirts .a clean up is needed .20 million pounds is not a lot of money and must therefore be spent wisely and not on someone’s vanity project
By Elaine Bates
Please do something with the market!
By Anonymous
Burnley Town centre has nothing but cafes nail bars and pound shops and it’s full of beggars. When are we going to get some proper shops. Duke bar is a rough area it’s full of druggies racing round in cars and poor cats getting run over and being left dead in the road. There are fireworks everyday and rubbish being dumped on all backstreets but council tax goes up every year. Where is the money being spent from government?
By Lynda
Lynda – the only way Burnley or any other town is going to get “proper shops” is for people to stop using the Internet for shopping. People will continue to use the likes of Amazon and Vinted so proper shops are never going to come back we all have to get used to it.
By Anonymous