Congleton Regeneration Working Group

Short-term

• CTC website to promote the business offer of the town.
• CTC to manage the first-floor improvement business grant
• CTC to monitor KPI for the town centre – vacancy rates, car parking statistics, own footfall counts, business confidence

Medium

• Consideration of further activity to improve the Town Centre’s physical appearance, namely shop fronts.
• Lobby for investment to enable an increase in new start-up business activity and ongoing business support funding within the Town to improve business confidence.
• To assist those wishing to invest and increase the offer in our town by supporting their applications with Cheshire East, and offering any support that we can provide.
• To create a forum for local landlords to support each other and future development for the town.
• Create more activities, offers and promotions within the Town Centre.

Long-term

• Development of the Congleton Town Centre to include an integrated approach to residential and commercial activity, to enable Congleton residents to enjoy leisure activities in conjunction with local business goals.
•  Reduce the number of empty units within the Town Centre area by working with landlords and owners.
•  Increase the spend and number of visits to the Town Centre by Congleton residents and visitors.