A Government-funded project to bring new jobs, businesses and community facilities to Catterick Garrison has been endorsed by Rishi.
The MP visited Catterick Garrison to see the site of a multi-million pound re-development of the town centre.
The scheme was given planning approval by North Yorkshire Council earlier this month in a move aimed at bringing jobs and new facilities for local communities as well as military personnel on the town’s Army base.
Rishi said: “This development will bring a new civic focus to Catterick Garrison which I am sure will be welcomed by the residents – both military and civilian – of the garrison and nearby Colburn.
“When complete next year, residents will have a town centre which will bring the garrison’s community together and encourage a greater sense of pride.”
The Catterick Garrison scheme will see a community and enterprise building and a multi-use events space built along with a new public square.
Plans also include landscaping improvements, upgrades to Coronation Park and Shute Road, enhanced play spaces, accessible routes to the town centre and an overhaul of footpaths and cycleways.
The re-development of the town centre, which covers four acres of land around Shute Road, will see North Yorkshire Council working with the Ministry of Defence (MOD).
The council has received £19 million from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund, with the remaining match-funding coming from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and the authority itself. It is hoped that the town centre redevelopment will be completed by the summer of next year.
The Levelling Up Fund has been unveiled by the Government to provide £4.8 billion in funding to invest in infrastructure to improve everyday life across the UK, including regenerating town centres and high streets, upgrading local transport, and investing in cultural and heritage assets.
The plans for Catterick Garrison are set to see the community building used for offices for small businesses as well as space for community groups and food retail. Improvements to the park will include new play areas, woodland and a skatepark.
