The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged residents in Carlton to have their say on where £20m allocated to the town from Government funding is spent.
The £20m of funding from the Towns Fund to level-up Carlton was announced during March’s Budget.
Gedling MP Tom Randall MP has since written to Carlton residents asking for their views on what they would like to see that funding spent on.
During Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday (17), Randall addressed the PM: “I very much welcome the £20m allocated to Carlton in my Gedling constituency, as part of the Government’s Long-term Plan for Towns.
“I am very eager to see that this money is spent according to local wishes and I know there will be consultations following the setting up of the Town Board.”
He went on to ask the Prime Minister to join him in urging Carlton residents to take part in those consultations
Randall said: “Will [the Prime Minister] join me in urging Carlton residents to take part in those forthcoming consultations, to make sure their voices are heard and to ensure this money is spent where the people want?”
The Prime Minister replied: “Our Long-term Plan for Towns means that 75 towns across the country, including Carlton, will benefit from £20m each to invest in their local areas but, crucial, as he said, that will be in the hands of local people deciding on their priorities for the place that they live.
“Whether its regenerating local high streets, investing in parks and green spaces, or tackling anti-social behaviour, we are levelling up across the country and [Tom Randall MP] deserves enormous praise for his role in securing that investment.”
Speaking after PMQs, Tom said: “It is crucial that this investment is spent on projects that the residents of Carlton want to see delivered and that is why the Prime Minister and I encourage them to take part in upcoming consultations as well as responding to my letter with spending ideas.”
More cycle routes and wider pavements, particularly towards Netherfield and Colwick park, denser building along bus routes and near shops and amenities, to attract young professionals who work in Nottingham. Space for Cafes and restaurants with outside seating, south facing to catch the sun, Carlton Square is the wrong way round, with an open green space on the shady side and loading bays, bins and car parking on the sunny side, not sure what you could do about that though. More attractive and biodiverse parks, not just a big grass field for dogs to do their business in. Connect those parks with green spaces and routes between.
Redevelop some of the lots left to become wasteland around Carlton square and Tesco into 5-6 story modern flats, with mixed use spaces on the ground floor. Even student flats would be better than a patch of weeds and rubble. But not a repeat of the naff foxhill court and the dystopian walton court flats. Make Tesco do something with its underground parking, maybe it could be converted into a gym or something.
Nice, good thoughts
Definitely need more antisocial schemes in place..tagging (graffiti) is on the rise again for one.
why are we seperating different parts of gedling borough for cash resources when the goverment should treat the whole of gedling constituency equally not picking places and votes that the conservatives need to win at the next general election.
Every spare penny was spent on Arnold. Arnold this, Arnold that. Too true it’s about time some of the others benefitted. What concerns me is I’m god d**n sure GBC will try and syphon some of it off for Arnold. I’m a Carlton man and welcome this but yes, I agree other parts need some injection….so long as it’s not Arnold…again.