Decision details

The Service Director of Prosperity and Development advised Cabinet of work undertaken to date in the preparation of a Draft Strategy to focus and coordinate future investment in Aberdare Town Centre; and sought approval to commence a phase of formal, public consultation in respect of the Draft Strategy, and to receive a further report detailing the results from the consultation.

The Cabinet Member for Development and Prosperity was in support of the recommendations contained within the report and took the opportunity to thank officers for drawing up the plan. The Cabinet Member commented that the approach to engagement was exemplar of how the Council should go forward with town centre consultations and noted that Local Members, community groups, traders and the Aberdare BID were involved prior to formal consultation.

The Cabinet RESOLVED:

1.    To consider the Draft Aberdare Town Centre Strategy, which has been informed by the outcomes of a phase of early engagement, the findings of which are at Appendix 1 of the Draft Strategy; and

2.    To commence a formal, public consultation exercise on the Draft Strategy, to be conducted over a 6 week period utilising online and in-person methods of engagement to capture a wide range of stakeholder’s thoughts on the Draft Strategy as set out in the engagement plan at Appendix 2 of the report.