PEOPLE in Redditch are being invited to have their say on possible future redevelopment concepts for the town’s Matchborough and Winyates district centres.
Redditch Borough Council is consulting on improvements that could be made to the district centres, which were built just 800 metres apart during the ‘new town’ expansion of Redditch.
The results of the consultation will help inform future bids for the funding that would be required to regenerate the centres.
Coun Matt Dormer, Leader of the Council, and whose portfolio includes planning and economic development, said: “Securing regeneration funding to revitalise these two centres is an ongoing priority for the council. That needs well-informed proposals firmly in the pipeline and then, when the funding opportunities come up, we’re ready.
“Understanding what people think about the proposals for each district centre is a vital part of that, and I hope lots of people will look at these concepts and give the council their views.
“Of course at this stage these are not firm plans – that would come later and be refined by people’s feedback throughout the process.”
Public consultation events are being held in both centres on Thursday August 10.
There’s a session at Christ Church Centre, Matchborough, from 9am until 2pm, and at Winyates Shopping Centre Unit 12 from 2.30pm until 7pm.
Visit www.redditchbc.gov.uk/consultations to have your say.
The consultation closes on August 27.
