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Cost of annual parking ticket significantly reduced
Following feedback received from residents, the cost of an annual long stay car parking ticket has been decreased.
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Openness of information
Local Government Transparency Code
We are committed to being as open as possible with the information provided to the community.
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Flood risk project puts community at its heart
The Lowestoft Flood Risk Management Project and its contractor Balfour Beatty have come together to support food delivery vans, providing meals and support to vulnerable people and families.
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Framlingham Town Centre Youth Engagement project announced
Growing out of the successful MarketPlace project across East Suffolk market towns, First Light Festival and East Suffolk Council are pleased to announce the Framlingham Town Centre Youth Engagement Project. The project seeks to focus on engaging the young people of Framlingham to understand what they want from their town centre, how they can engage with it more and how activities can be created within the town that will resonate with a younger part of the community.
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Future ambitions
Our ambition is to become a carbon neutral council, in terms of our assets and operations and to help Suffolk as a whole achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, but we hope to achieve so much more:
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Formal response to National Grid’s Sea Link consultation
East Suffolk Council has raised a number of key concerns in response to consultation on proposals for a major energy infrastructure project.
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Revised plans for exciting Cultural Quarter development
Read more about "Revised plans for exciting Cultural Quarter development "...Following a review of ambitions for the Cultural Quarter project in Lowestoft town centre, and a considerable change in market conditions, a revised and updated plan for the site will now progress to the final build stage.
The scheme is intended to deliver new leisure, restaurant, and cultural opportunities on the site of the former multi-storey car park and the Marina Customer Services Centre. It forms part of the Lowestoft Regeneration Programme as part of the £24.9m provided through the Town Deals and Levelling up fund from MHCLG to transform and diversify the town centre, unlock private and public investment, attract younger people, create high-skilled jobs, enhance the nighttime economy and capitalize on the town's heritage and cultural assets.
These government funds have unlocked a further £32m (£18m of which is direct ESC funding) in match funding signifying a total of £59m investment in the town.
Earlier this year, discussions took place with Anglian Water in relation to building over an established sewer and this led to an outline redesign for the project. At this point the Council also took the opportunity to review the demand from the commercial leisure market and cultural sector to ensure changes meet current industry demand.
Encouraging feedback from food and beverage providers who are interested in the development as were expressions of interest to operate the community and cultural elements of the development. However, to date, there has been minimal interest in demand for commercial leisure provision within the complex – reflecting national challenges faced by the commercial leisure sector.
Given this change in demand and the high risk of developing part of a complex that is likely to remain vacant, it was agreed that the most viable and prudent option given the circumstances are: -
New flood defences tested ahead of winter weather
Lowestoft’s recently completed tidal wall defences, that will reduce the risk of flooding in the town, will be tested this week in readiness for the winter season.
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Temporary prom closure to enable major development to progress
To enable construction work to progress on a major seafront development in Lowestoft, a section of the lower promenade will be temporarily closed to vehicles for four weeks.
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Thorpeness Survey – Your Village, Your Future
To ensure the wider Thorpeness community are prepared for a future shaped by rapid coastal change, residents, visitors and businesses in the village are being asked to take part in a survey to help inform future decisions.
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