Wakefield high street taskforce
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It is an exciting time for Wakefield as we are in the delivery phase of our Towns Deal projects.
The investment made possible by the Towns Deal will see our economy flourish through a focus on regenerating our city centre.
The aim of the Towns Deal is to deliver long term economic and productive growth through:
- urban regeneration, planning and land use
- making sure Wakefield is a thriving place for people to live and work by attracting more people into our city centre
- strengthening local businesses and supporting our local heritage and culture
- identifying areas requiring improvements and considering how we can deliver this through site:
- acquisition
- preparation
- remediation
- regeneration
- making full use of the planning system to support a positive strategic direction and provide effective changes
The Towns Fund prospectus which details the guidelines set by Government is available here.
The Wakefield Taskforce played a key role in shaping the vision and strategy for the city centre. They created a Town Investment Plan and developed business cases for the towns deal projects. They continue to steer the regeneration in Wakefield and oversee the delivery of the Towns Fund projects.
Membership
Chair – Awaiting appointment
Deputy Chair - Kevin Trickett MBE
All Members
- Chair - Awaiting appointment
- Councillor Michael Graham - Deputy Chair - Wakefield Council
- Kevin Trickett - Deputy Chair - Wakefield Civic Society
- Darren Bailey - Architecture 1B
- Rev Simon Cowling - Wakefield Cathedral
- Dmitry Fedotov - Youth Association
- Craig Higgins - The Ridings Shopping Centre
- CI Emma Hooks - West Yorkshire Police
- Simon Lightwood - Wakefield's Member of Parliament
- Mark Lynam - Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Martin Hathaway - Chamber of Commerce
- Richard Low - Orion
- Daniel Mottram - Tileyard North
- Sydney Thornbury - Art House Wakefield
- Katie Town - Theatre Royal Wakefield
- Thomas Wales - Wakefield BID
- Tim Welton - Williams and Co
- Sam Wright - Wakefield College
- Sue Young - Wakefield District Housing
How do I get involved?
Watch this space for news from Task Force meetings and information about future ways to get involved. If you have any comments or questions, please use the contact information below.
To view, our governance documents and Wakefield high street taskforce meeting minutes go to our Wakefield high street taskforce document library.
Contact Us
Regeneration Team Floor 2 Wakefield One Burton Street Wakefield WF1 2EB