Growth of Scarborough Study - Scarborough Borough Council

1 Introduction
1.1 The study
1.1.1 Halcrow Group Limited was commissioned by Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) in
December 2004 to undertake an assessment of Scarborough town’s economic, social,
environmental and infrastructure capacity to grow and expand in the future.
1.1.2 The commission arose from an aspiration that new development and growth in the
population would help stimulate greater investment in the town’s under-performing
economy and inadequate cultural and amenity offer. In order to do so, a technical
assessment is required to advise on future planning policy which would promote and
manage such change in an environmentally sustainable fashion.
1.1.3 The Project Brief set the following objectives:
“A study of the potential for viable and sustainable growth of Scarborough’s economy
and population is required to determine:
(a) the possible scale, rate and timescale of growth;
(b) essential economic requirements for sustainable/balanced growth;
(c) major thresholds/constraints that may be encountered;
(d) the practicality/cost of overcoming any constraints.”
1.2 This report
1.2.1 This report is the final report of the Consultants, documenting the capacity assessment,
scenario development and appraisal, and conclusions and recommendations for
developing regional and local planning policy.
1.2.2 The report is structured accordingly with:
• chapters 2 to 8 detailing the capacities of the town;
• chapter 9 detailing the growth scenarios; and
• chapter 10 summing up the conclusions of the study and making
recommendations for taking forward through policy.
1.2.3 It should be noted that the contents of this report, although having been undertaken in
liaison with the Borough Council, does not necessarily constitute the policy or position of
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