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Economist
15-05-2025
- Business
- Economist
When levelling-up comes to town
Trevor Wainwright pauses for a second, totting up the new building projects that dot Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk. 'I mean, we're talking about millions…probably 80, 85 million. Then we got the new bridge, that was 100 million.' Not bad for a seaside town with fewer than 70,000 inhabitants. However you slice it, the local councillor concludes, Yarmouth (as locals call it) astutely navigated the post-Brexit years, when successive governments had a rush of enthusiasm for getting cash to 'left-behind' parts of the country.
BBC News
11-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
The Conge plans for 82 new homes to regenerate Great Yarmouth
A council and two housing associations have submitted plans for 82 new homes as part of a regeneration Yarmouth Borough Council (GYBC) acquired leases from businesses on the south side of The Conge from 2020 and began demolition in 2024. Using money from the Government's Future High Streets Fund and Brownfield Land Release Funding, the authority has worked with Broadland Housing Association and Orwell Housing on plans for the the proposals, 82 homes, including flats and houses, built on the land, either side of George Smith, the Conservative leader of GYBC, said: ''We are incredibly excited by what the regeneration of The Conge will mean for local people." The council said the partnership would improve a key gateway between the railway station and Market Place, the latter having had £11m invested in a new market building, new paving, lighting and plans involving premises on the north side of The Conge could see further businesses relocated, to allow additional homes to be built in the added: ''This key location has been neglected for some time and this redevelopment is part of our broader regeneration strategy for the borough.''Broadland and Orwell are award-winning housing associations and have a proven track record of delivering and managing high-quality homes and places. "They bring a wealth of expertise and resources to progress the development of this key area of the town centre.''The planning application comes after a public consultation last year on the plans for The Conge, which included an opportunity for people to see the proposals at Great Yarmouth Town Labour group leader Trevor Wainwright said: ''We know there is increasing demand for new homes in the borough and, by working in partnership with two experienced organisations, this forms an important part of our regeneration strategy.'' In a joint statement, Andrew Savage, Broadland's executive director development, and Greg Dodds, Orwell's assistant director of development and growth, said: ''Orwell and Broadland are both locally based and have a long track record of providing quality homes for rent and sale across Norfolk and Suffolk."Orwell and Broadland are delighted to bring forward this iconic site in the centre of Great Yarmouth as the first project under the partnership."The application at The Conge will help to transform a brownfield site into high-quality, well-designed and attractive housing. These much-needed homes in the town centre will be energy efficient to heat for people, and sustainable for future generations who will live there.'' Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
