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We are proposing the use of a different but often used type of development process, called a charrette.
This is where everyone (the council, leaseholders, local community, local businesses) comes together for a couple of days of meetings, led by an expert, to help create a legally binding master plan for the investors and constructors to work with (N.B it is NOT the charrette that is legally binding because it is simply a forum for collaborative creative thinking and problem solving).
The master plan is then used to raise the finance required to make it happen. The charrette would cost the council just £7,000 but the resulting master plan would be used to raise multiples of millions.
The money, wherever possible and from the very first day of construction, is used to employ local developers and builders using locally sourced materials and services .
The result? Huge outside investment stays in the local economy and provides jobs in the short, medium and long terms.
Oh, and we'll end up with a state-of-the-art iconic facility that is good for everyone involved and attracts people to the town for decades all year round.
These slides were created from the written approach document you can download (see below).
It was written by Pete Halsall, international sustainable developer with access to multi-million pound ethical investors and social funds that back community focused building projects.
Pete told me, unequivocally, that he could raise the money to build something spectacular for us last March. I told the council. He recently told me that it would be even easier now.
You can read what Pete thinks about the potential of Weymouth peninsula here and download the full text of his approach document below.
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