Government Investment - Towns Fund

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Mr Alistair Darnton

Dear Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,

On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund.

Under the Freedom of Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

1. The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop this Towns
business plan.
2. An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant money.
3. If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience of an architectural
company to support you in this process?

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with you & look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Alistair Darnton

Freedom Of Info, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

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Dear Alistair Darnton

Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
        
In response to your request for information received at this office on 03
September 2020, please see the Council’s response below.

Your request and our response

On behalf of DB3 Architecture we would like to congratulate you on having
been selected to put forward your proposals & bid to Government as part of
the £3.6bn investment into the Towns Fund. Under the Freedom of
Information Act, we would be grateful if you could provide us with some
details regarding this so as to ascertain if we can be of help:-

 

 1. The name of the person/people who has/have been nominated to develop
this Towns business plan.

Metrodynamics have been appointed to assist us with the development of the
Town Investment Plan.

 

 2. An outline of your intentions regarding utilisation of awarded grant
money.

We will be using the funding to invest in a number of projects that are
within the Cheadle Square area of the town centre. Further information can
be found at [1]www.investinbolton.com\townsfund We are still in the
process of finalising the Town Investment Plan and are currently assessing
projects to determine which ones we will put forward. They include:
Refurbishment of The Wellsprings, Upgrades to the Market, Upgrades to the
Library and Museum, Public Realm and connectivity, A Spa and former bus
station site.

 

 3. If there is an opportunity for you to involve the skills & experience
of an architectural company to support you in this process?

Yes and there will be further opportunities going forward.

 

Should you have any queries, please contact 
<[2]mailto:[email address]> [email address]

Yours sincerely

Information Governance Team

Chief Executive’s Department

1^st Floor, Town Hall, Bolton, BL1 1RU

 

 

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