We know some businesses in Brighouse have expressed concerns about the Town Deal projects. We understand and we’re listening.
Our Town Deal Board Chair Cllr Howard Blagborough has issued this message:
“The Brighouse Town Deal projects have been discussed, developed and consulted on for over five years and, in that time, a huge range of views have been taken on board. As a Board, made up of political, community and business representatives, we continue to listen as we get closer to the start of the transformation work in the town centre and balance the competing demands of some who are asking for more pedestrianisation and some who are asking for less.
“The Town Deal investment, funded by UK Government and delivered by Calderdale Council and the Town Deal Board, is all about making town centres fit for the future with a focus on people not vehicles, and this is what the Brighouse projects are aiming to achieve. The detailed plans continue to evolve, and indeed they have already developed to provide more parking within the town centre for shoppers alongside the overarching commitment to creating more attractive, safer, less polluted streets for shoppers and visitors to enjoy.
“We continue to listen to the views of businesses and residents and will be meeting with some of those who have expressed further concerns. Ultimately, we know that not everyone will be happy with every proposal, but we all share a vision to make Brighouse – a town which has proved hugely resilient in recent years compared to many other similar towns – as strong, attractive and vibrant as possible long into the future.”
You can see the full timeline of the development of the Town Deal projects on our website at www.brighousedeal.co.uk/thetimeline where you can also see the letters, posters, flyers, emails and media coverage which has shared all the details of the consultations and engagement over the past few years.