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Whitby Marina Go-ahead
On 14 October
Scarborough Borough Council’s Cabinet gave the green light to a
proposed new marina facility in Whitby, North Yorkshire.
The scheme, costing nearly
£1 million, will contain state of the art toilet, shower and
laundry facilities for marina users as well as public
toilets. Drawing upon the best of internal marina design from
around the country, the external design has used the historical
architecture in Whitby as its basis and it is proposed to use
traditional organic materials such as stone, timber and glass in a
classic shape, characterised by the recurring arch features found
around the town.
In their report, David
Archer the council's Strategic Director and John Riby, Head of
Technical Services, sought councillors’ approval to seek public
comment on the design and to approve the engagement of contractors
to help develop and deliver the scheme. Subject to these
aspects, the officers proposed to prepare a scheme for a planning
application in January 2009.
Cllr Herbert Tindall,
Cabinet Member for Harbours was pleased with the decision and
said:
“When implemented, it will
put Whitby at the forefront of marina facilities and will build
upon the town's growing reputation for quality and service
delivery. We have worked with the Whitby groups to make sure
it is what they want. It is their design and they have been
very constructive to the architects in their suggestions.”
Cllr Jane Kenyon, Cabinet
Member and councillor representing Whitby’s Mayfield award, was
encouraged by the support which the scheme had received and felt
that it was what Whitby needed following the disappointment of the
previous proposals which, she felt, had received a resounding
'thumbs down' from the public of Whitby.
Diana Jeuda, the Chairperson
for some of the focus groups that have helped in the preliminary
design, and a main protagonist against a previous proposal, which
received widespread objections, attended and addressed the
meeting. She said:
“This is a very exciting
project. The marina facilities proposed will give us
something to be really proud of. The building itself is also
exciting and it sits well with the architecture of Whitby. I
am pleased that the town has got a lot of time to think about it
and the council is making a real effort to make the information
about it available as widely as possible.”
Cllr Tom Fox, Leader of
Scarborough Borough Council thanked Ms Jeuda and her colleagues for
their help in getting the scheme to the current stage and
added:
“It represents how the
various communities across the Borough are now working together
towards delivering the renaissance of the North Yorkshire
coast.”
Whitby Town Council gave its
backing in principle to the scheme last week, describing it as
potentially 'exciting'. A public exhibition of the proposals
will be held in Whitby Tourist Information Centre from 20 October
for a week and there will be two presentations in the Whitby
Coliseum on Wednesday 22 October.