Local centre recovery planning underway

Published: 09 September 2021

Blaby District Council’s ambition to improve the local centres in the district will be shaped by the views of residents and businesses in a new consultation.

The main local centres in Blaby, Braunstone Town, Enderby, Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe, Narborough and Stoney Stanton are home to many local independent businesses, and are at the heart of these villages.

Using Welcome Back Funding from Central Government and the European Regional Development Fund, the Council is working with consultants on the project to help develop bespoke Covid-19 Recovery Plans for businesses.

All businesses in village centres across the district, no matter where they are located, will be eligible for support through the Business Hub. The Council is committed to ensuring as many businesses as possible get the help they may need.
An online consultation is now open for residents to give their views on local centres, including how often they visit and the reasons for taking a trip to local centres, as well as any improvements to make an individual local centre more attractive to visit. Residents can fill the survey in at www.surveymonkey.com/r/BLABYCONSUMERS.

Businesses are also being urged to complete the survey with their own online consultation, looking at the impact of Covid-19 on their custom, any support needed and how their local centre could be improved. The business survey is available at www.surveymonkey.com/r/BLABYBUSINESSES.

The consultation closes on Monday 18 October.