Newhaven has been selected to develop proposals in order to secure a maximum of £25m investment. The Towns Fund gives 101 towns the opportunity to agree successful Town Deals based on locally-owned Town Investment Plans.
Town Investment Plans should be long-term, strategic documents which set out why targeted areas have been chosen, what is being done to support other key areas of the town, and how this will support the town centre. They must also recognise work that has already been undertaken in towns and utilise recent strategies and plans. Bids should set out how targeted investment in connectivity, land use, economic assets, skills and enterprise, will stimulate long term economic growth and productivity.
The Newhaven Town Deal Board has been convened and residents have been contributing their ideas through the MyTown campaign - https://mytown.communities.gov.uk/
Newhaven Town Deal Virtual Exhibition
An online exhibition is currently taking place. The deadline for commenting on our final proposals is Monday 18th January 2020
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Chair of Newhaven Town Deal Board: Chris Ketley FCA
Chris has been a partner at Knill James LLP Chartered Accountants in Lewes since 1988, with a specialism in proactive, multi-disciplinary, agile business and Board advisory services as well as over 30 years of significant SME/OMB expertise.
Knill James LLP have both an established history and a significant substantial and growing number of business clients, large and small, in and around Newhaven, so are well represented from a commercial activity/business understanding perspective.
Chris was born and bred in Seaford, where he has lived for the majority of his life, so this is an area where his roots lie and he is very keen to ensure that Newhaven and the Seaford Bay area flourishes.
