27th November 2009
Greater Blackfriars
Masterplan workshops were held on 19th & 20th January 2009 to test the concept designs for Blackfriars facilitated by the Prince of Wales Regeneration Trust. Proposals were exhibited at the Future of the City event in May 2009
SWRDA has confirmed its continued investment in the Blackfriars Regeneration Project in its capital allocations for 2009/10 and 2010/11 as part of GHURC priorities over the next two years
Public consultation on the masterplan for the area was undertaken during the Summer 2009 and was approved by the URC Executive Board on 14th October.
Fleece Hotel/Blackfriars Priory
A report to the English Heritage (EH) ‘Territory Board’ on the scheme has been well received, and we are waiting to see if a further report is needed to the National Board. EH has set up an internal group to oversee the project.
Scheduled monument consent applied for March 2009.
Planning consent granted for North Range May 2009.
Detailed design work commenced on the North Range of the priory and the business plan for its operation is being finalised
The Architectural Evaluation at the former Clutch Clinic, commenced 5th October and was completed 11th November 2009
The County Council committed to the construction of the language Immersion centre on the Blackfriars site 26th October 2009
£5m Central Government funding for a Language Pseudo Immersion Centre focusing on 'rarer' languages such as Mandarin Chinese and Arabic has been approved and was confirmed by the Department for Children Schools & Families (DCSF).