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S all i depe de t shops like Age s a e the o e sto e of the it e t e The Co e t Lo al De elop e t Pla LDP that a e out i the late pa t of last ea , a d the Cit Ce t e A ea A io Pla that as eleased fo o sultaio i Fe ua , a e a gua l the ost i po ta t do u e ts of these last o ths. O e e do sed the Se eta of State these poli ies ill guide ho the it de elops o e the e t ea s. The e a e good thi gs i the LDP a d e said so i ou ep ese taio . But e e ot o i ed that a populaio e pa sio , espe iall o the pe iphe of the it , ill auto ai all lead to the i p o e e t that so a a t to see. Espe iall at the it s hea t. I esse e e elie e that ou isio should e fo a it of ualit athe tha a it of ua it . Qualit has ee the So iet s at h o d fo the last eight ea s. G eate populaio We e p essed o e fo the i kle ess of populaio p oje io s a d the appa e t elease of % of ou G ee Belt to a o odate ho es o e the e t ea s . I ou ie the de elop e t of o ield sites ould ha e less appeal to de elope s. The e ould also e g eate de a d o the t a spo t s ste , the hospital a d othe ai l i ed assets. O top of that e elie e the ate of house uildi g should e ied i ith the g o th of jo s i the it , so as ot to eate e essi e o ui g i a d out of the it . City Ce t e The Cit Ce t e A ea A io Pla is u e tl u de s ui ou o itee. The pla states: Despite so e sig s of a uptu i pe fo a e
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the est su i i g guildhalls i the ou t , eall should pla a g eate ole i at a i g oth tou ists a d lo al people to the ag ii e t Cathed al Qua te . ‘e a ka le p og ess i Fa Gosfo d St eet is pleasi g espe iall the Fa go C eai e Village p oje t. Also the t e e dous o k the Cha te house Co e t P ese aio T ust that e e tl se u ed su sta ial fu di g. We o e ted o pla s to de elop D ape s Hall the Higgs Cha it , a d look fo a d to seei g the uildi g eused as a e t e fo e elle e i usi . Stai g ou ie s The So iet has ee o sulted o e ajo i p o e e ts to the pu li eal . We o g atulate the Cou il o the i t odu io of a ph speed li it i the e t e. Ate a shak sta t this has helped ake the sha ed spa e ju io s safe . We e e tl o e ted o p oposals fo the Belg ade S ua e ju io a d e a ess a a ge e ts to West O ha d. We put o e o d ou ese aio s o e p oposed pedest ia ossi gs ea to the fo e Telegraph uildi g. We et ith ep ese tai es fo Co e t The u i ue Ce t al S i i g Baths U i e sit to ake ou ie s felt o the S ie e a d Health uildi g. Sadl e e-use of ou he itage uildi gs, failed to ha e a gas li de sto age a i e f o tages , to e io just a fe . fa ilit elo ated a a f o the ea of Capital of Cultu e the histo i Whitef ia s Gatehouse. We a e delighted to see Co e t Desig B iefs p epa i g to ake a id to e a Capital of So e ea s ago ou Cou il p odu ed Cultu e. But the e a e a that ould desig iefs i di ai g the p efe ed a s ee at the p ospe t. Ig o i g this a a ea should e de eloped. This is o s epi is e ask: What ill it take to lo ge the ase. We et ith leadi g ake the all-i po ta t id? Ca i et Me e Cll Ke i Mato , ho We a do so u h o e ith ou he itage a d i o i uildi gs. Co e t is ag eed iefs a e a useful tool, a d it fa ed fo its post- a a hite tu e, so e spu ed us to sta t o ki g ith lo al a hite ts a d pla e s i the hope that a of it Fesi al of B itai st le like ou ight e esta lished. pio ee i g P e i t. The e a e i po ta t desig fo u It has ee a us ea of o k ade uildi gs that a e u i ue—the Ce t al possi le th ough the dedi aio of ou ‘etail Ma ket o o the Naio al List, o itee. I tha k ea h of the fo the a d ou Ce t al S i i g Baths that i e a d e e g gi e i aki g ould a d should e eha ilitated. The Elepha t e t doo is also th eate ed a d Co e t s i i a e it so iet o th of its a e. e ha e e e tl applied to E glish Keith Draper, Chair a He itage fo Naio al Lisi g. We a ait the esult. A d St Ma s Guildhall, o e of i
, it is lea f o the stud that the it e t e has pe fo ed poo l du i g the e essio a d to so e e te t i the i te e i g pe iod. This is, i pa t at least, a esult of sig ii a t o peiio f o eigh ou i g to s a d iies i ludi g Lei este , Bi i gha , Solihull a d Lea i gto . As su h, it is lea that Co e t ust p o ide a lea luep i t that ill ot o l suppo t the it as a hole ut also help the it e t e la a k a ket sha e a d o pete o e idel ith its eigh ou s. We ould t ag ee o e a d ill e aki g ou o e ts o ate s like suppo t fo s all i depe de t etaile s, e t al pa ki g, the e e i g e o o ,