New developments unveiled within Lowestoft town

New developments unveiled within Lowestoft town

A range of investment projects have begun, and others are continuing while funding bids are also being progressed for schemes across Lowestoft in 2022.

Flood defence schemes are being reviewed and developed as Coastal Partnership East - the coastal management team for East Suffolk Council - works with local communities.

"We will monitor this closely during the winter months."

 

In May, Lowestoft became the first East Suffolk town to have free public Wi-Fi installed in its town centre.

The free public Wi-Fi was launched in the main shopping areas of Lowestoft, as well as the seafront areas with an ambition for other market towns to follow later this year. 

The new technology will enable the council to understand the number of visitors to the town, the busiest periods, the average time people spend in the town centre and much more.

 

A scheme of conservation works to repair the historic character of Lowestoft’s former Post Office has been carried out since January. 

The works are being funded by Historic England and East Suffolk Council, as well as the government-backed Towns Fund, as it is delivered in partnership with Lowestoft Town Council and East Suffolk Building Preservation Trust.  

This will leave the building restored externally and allow for the next phase of conversion works to start next year. 

 

The transformation of a historic town hall site took a major step forward in March. 

As a scheme progresses to revitalise the landmark building, which has been owned by Lowestoft Town Council (LTC) since 2017, with a community focus, funding bids have been successful.

 

A £2.6m scheme was completed with the official opening of the new Eastern Edge beach huts in south Lowestoft, they were officially revealed last month.

Just a few weeks before this, a boardwalk allowing disabled access to South Beach was opened.

 

More than £350,000 of funding has been awarded to a series of renovation projects in Lowestoft this year.

The projects are part of the five-year scheme which began in 2018 and is jointly funded by Historic England and East Suffolk Council, which runs in partnership with Lowestoft Town Council, Lowestoft Vision and East Suffolk Building Preservation Trust.

This will will further boost the High Street in the final months of the Lowestoft Heritage Action Zones scheme. 

Renovation projects are under way on 11 properties within the North Lowestoft Heritage Action Zone (HAZ).

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