We await the response from Government, which is expected in early March, before moving onto the business case phase.
Emma Chapman (East Suffolk Council), James Reeder (Suffolk County Council), Paul Wood (ESC), Andrew Jarvis (ESC), Craig Rivett (ESC deputy leader), Richard Perkins (Suffolk Chamber), Dan Poitras (Lowestoft Vision), Neil Coleby (Lowestoft Town Council) and Szymon Nogalski (LDA Design) launching the Lowestoft masterplan.
- Credit: East Suffolk Council
The bulk of the bid is to cover projects in what has been designated as the Cultural Quarter of the town, totalling £14.7 million.
This would see upgrades to the Marina Theatre and demolition of the vacant Battery Green car park to build a new, vibrant building to support performing arts as well as commercial and leisure facilities, with the project costing a total of £35.8 million.