Following on from the well- attended Open Meetings at the Town Hall, and the information from the completed questionnaires, the Durham City Centre Neighbourhood Planning Forum have identified the key issues from the information gathered, which will form the basis for the policies to be included in the Neighbourhood Plan.
Sue Childs, a member of the Forum said; “Running as a golden thread throughout the Neighbourhood Plan will be the desire to preserve and promote the unique character and heritage of Durham City Centre, and create a cohesive vision for its future.”
The key messages to emerge from the public consultation include:
- The use of brownfield land for building a wide spectrum of housing types
- Protect and enhance the quality of the street scene
- Provision for recreation and well-being resources for all age groups
- Strengthen tourism
- Safeguard and improve green spaces and the green belt
- Improve provision for cycling, walking and all sustainable transport
- Student accommodation – assessment of need, and protection of resident communities
- Firm and consistent enforcement of existing laws, regulations and conditions
The next stage is to draw up a draft plan, which will then be submitted to a public consultation.
We are senting up a mailing list for all the people who expressed interest in the work of the Forum: we will use this to keep you informed about what the Forum is doing.
If you haven’t already expressed an interest to be kept up to date, or be more actively involved, contact us on If you live, work or run a business in the Durham City Centre area covered by the Forum you can apply to join the Forum. Details are available here.
