Meetings

Inquiry into the regeneration of town centres

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 03/06/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Regeneration of town centres

Additional information from the Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty following the meeting on 29 April (Regeneration of town centres)

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Minutes:

4.2.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.


Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 ATCM Report on Town Centre Parking

Report provided by ATCM on town centre parking

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Minutes:

5.1.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.


Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Regeneration of town centres

Russell Greenslade, Chief Executive, Swansea Business Improvement District

Antonia Pompa, Co-ordinator, Merthyr Tydfil Business Improvement District

Ojay McDonald, Policy Manager, Association of Town and City Management

Rhiannon Kingsley, Town Centre Manager, Bridgend County Borough Council

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Minutes:

4.1 Russell Greenslade, Antonia Pompa, Ojay McDonald and Rhiannon Kingsley answered questions from Members of the Committee.

4.2 Ojay McDonald agreed to provide a copy of the ATCM’s report on their consultation on business rates when the consultation has ended.

4.3 Russell Greenslade agreed to provide further information on the advantages of Business Improvement Districts and the activities of the Swansea Business Improvement District.


Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Regeneration of town centres

Andy Godfrey, Chair of the Local Government Policy Advisory Group, British Retail Consortium and Public Policy Manager for Boots

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Minutes:

3.1 Andy Godfrey answered questions from Members of the Committee.


Meeting: 29/04/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Regeneration of town centres - follow-up scrutiny

Lesley Griffiths, The Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty

Kath Palmer, Deputy Director, Homes and Places

Steffan Roberts, Regeneration Manager, Homes and Places

Neil Hemington, Head of Planning, Planning Directorate

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Minutes:

2.1 Lesley Griffiths, The Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, Kath Palmer, Steffan Roberts and Neil Hemington answered questions from Members of the Committee.

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide further information on the following:

·         A note on the footfall statistics for Bargoed, following the location of Morrisons in the town centre.

·         Information on the criteria used to allocate funding from the Tackling Poverty Fund, Vibrant and Viable Places and clarification on how it coincides with the Town Centre First policy with specific reference to the example of the funding provided for Barry Island.

·         A note on why it appears the Welsh Government’s ‘town centre first’ policy is only being applied in practice to retail and not to the location of office developments or the location of local authority services and staff.


Meeting: 28/03/2012 - Plenary - Fourth Assembly (Item 4.)

Debate on the Enterprise and Business Committee's report on the Regeneration of Town Centres

NDM4952 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the Report of the Enterprise and Business Committee: The Regeneration of Town Centres which was laid in the Table Office on 25 January 2012.

 

Note: The response of the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage to the report was laid in the Table Office on 21 March 2012.

 

Supporting documents:

Report of the Enterprise and Business Committee

Response of the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage

Decision:

The item started at 15.00.

 

NDM4952 Nick Ramsay (Monmouth)

 

The National Assembly for Wales:

 

Notes the Report of the Enterprise and Business Committee: The Regeneration of Town Centres which was laid in the Table Office on 25 January 2012.

 

Note: The response of the Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage to the report was laid in the Table Office on 21 March 2012.

 

The Motion was agreed, in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.


Meeting: 11/01/2012 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 5)

5 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Discussion of Draft Report

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Minutes:

5.1 The Committee discussed and agreed the report, subject to the proposed amendments being made.


Meeting: 08/12/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Discussion of Draft Report

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Minutes:

3.1 The Committee discussed the report into Town Centre Regeneration.


Meeting: 24/11/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres: Ministerial Scrutiny Session

Huw Lewis, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage
Steffan Roberts – Head of Aberystwyth Regeneration Area
Rosemary Thomas – Head of Planning Division
Chris Warner – Head of Policy – Regeneration

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed the Minister and his officials to the meeting.

 

2.2 The Minister agreed to provide the Committee with the following additional information on:

·         Planning policies which cover the criteria for need with regards retail.

·          A list of the proposals referred to the Design Commission for Wales review service.

·         A comparison of the current provision of grants with the amounts allocated historically by the Welsh Development Agency (WDA) prior to their merger into the Welsh Government.

·         A breakdown of the £8 million allocated to Cardiff Bay from the Minister’s budget.

 


Meeting: 02/11/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Carole-Anne Davies, Chief Executive - Design Commission Wales

Alan Francis, Chair - Design Commission Wales

 

Jennifer Stewart, Heritage Lottery Fund Wales

Ian Morrison, Heritage Lottery Fund Wales

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Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed Carole-Anne Davies, Alan Francis, Jennifer Stewart and Ian Morrison to the meeting.  Members questioned the witnesses.

 

3.2 Heritage Lottery Fund agreed to provide:

·         Summary of the Heritage Lottery Fund survey of Townscape Heritage initiatives regarding Town Centre Regeneration.

·         A copy of the evaluation report of the townscape initiative scheme.

 

 


Meeting: 02/11/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Lee Waters, Director – Sustrans Cymru

Liz Thorne, Policy Advisor – Sustrans Cymru

 

Clive Campbell, Chair of South East Wales Transport Alliance (SEWTA) Policy Group

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Lee Waters, Liz Thorne, and Clive Campbell to meeting.  Members questioned the witnesses.

 

2.2 Sustrans agreed to provide further information on:

·         Evidence about the impact of developing cycle routes, and pedestrian routes, on town centres.

·         Evidence about numbers travelling to town either by car or by more sustainable means


Meeting: 06/10/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres: Evidence Session

Tom Ironside; British Retail Consortium

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Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed Tom Ironside to the meeting.  Members questioned the witness.

 

3.2 Tom Ironside agreed to provide further information on retail employees in Wales.


Meeting: 06/10/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres: Evidence Session

Iestyn Davies; Federation of Small Business

Julie Williamson; Town Centre Market Trader – Swansea

Sue Morris; Town Centre Market Trader - Llandudno

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Iestyn Davies, Sue Morris and Julie Williamson to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.


Meeting: 06/10/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 4)

4 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Sian Wilton, Boots Wales

Andrew Godfrey, Boots

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Minutes:

4.1 The Chair welcomed Siân Wilton and Andrew Godfrey to the meeting.  Members questioned the witnesses.

 

4.2 Andrew Godfrey agreed to share a copy of the report on BIDS by the University of Ulster.


Meeting: 06/10/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Russell Greenslade, Chief Executive - Swansea Business Improvement District

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Russell Greenslade and Juliet Luporini to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses.

 

2.2 Russell Greenslade agreed to share a paper with the Committee on the scheme in Rotherham to encourage business in the town centre.


Meeting: 06/10/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into the Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Martin Blackwell, Chief Executive - Association of Town Centre Management

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Martin Blackwell to the meeting. Members questioned the witness.

 

2.2Martin Blackwell agreed to provide further information on:

-        Statistics on vacant units in Wales

 

 


Meeting: 28/09/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 3)

3 Inquiry into Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Dr Tim Peppin; Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development, Welsh Local Government Association

Roger Tanner; Caerphilly County Borough Council

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Minutes:

3.1 The Chair welcomed Dr Tim Peppin from the Welsh Local Government Association and Roger Tanner from Caerphilly County Borough Council.  Members questioned the witnesses.


Meeting: 28/09/2011 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Item 2)

2 Inquiry into Regeneration of Town Centres : Evidence Session

Dave Adamson; Chief Executive, Centre for Regeneration Excellence in Wales

Andrew Dakin; Deputy Chief Executive, Centre for Regeneration Excellence in Wales

 

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Minutes:

2.1 The Chair welcomed Dave Adamson and Andrew Dakin to the meeting. Members questioned the witnesses