The owner of the former Town Hall site adjoining the Council's land, edged blue on the plan, has renewed previous discussions related to the potential joint disposal of the sites.

Previous discussions were suspended in order to allow the Walton Regeneration Framework to consider the future of the site in the contest of wider regeneration.

The Framework has been received and adopted as supplementary planning interim guidance.

It is likely to form a part of the Local Development Framework as that matures. It identifies
that the previous discussions on redevelopment should be taken forward.

The site is in a poor condition and is potentially redundant. Redevelopment would yield a capital receipt and regenerate a depressed part of the town.

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