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Southend Business & Tourism Partnership - Strategic Priorities. Theo Steel, Chairman. Strategic Overlap & Priorities of:. SB&TP Renaissance Southend Economic Regeneration (SBC). Main priorities across organisations:. Town Centre Renewal Transport & Accessibility Leisure & Culture
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Southend Business & Tourism Partnership - Strategic Priorities Theo Steel, Chairman
Strategic Overlap & Priorities of: • SB&TP • Renaissance Southend • Economic Regeneration (SBC)
Main priorities across organisations: • Town Centre Renewal • Transport & Accessibility • Leisure & Culture • Seafront • Education • Economic Diversification
Town Centre (1) • Town Centre Renewal: • Town Centre Review • Buro Happold • Victoria Plaza • Planning Application • York Road Market • Ongoing Meetings of SBC & Traders
Town Centre (2) • Pier Hill • Life Lines Digital Art • Palace Hotel • Funding secured • Victoria Avenue • Residential developments @ Heath & Carby House and Carnarvon Road
Transport & Accessibility • Bus interchange • Travel Centre Redevelopment underway • Parking issues • Airport • Planning approval for new passenger terminal and rail station, FlyBe • Access • LTP Funding
Leisure & Culture • Hotels • Numerous proposals (Palace, Gas works) • Tourism • Strategy in development • Swimming Pool • on going discussions • Olympics • Saxon King • Potential Museum
Seafront • Cliffs • Stabilisation - £40 million Bill • Green Space • Railings/shelters • Pier • Developer working up proposal • Renaissance of commercial seafront
Education • Major Developments: • SEEC • University of Essex • Prospects • Improve skills • Vocational provision
Economic Diversification • Vacant/under-used sites • Attract and retain major employers • Ranges • Fossetts Farm • Hospital developments