Lowestoft Town Council
This business plan has been prepared for Lowestoft Town Council by MossKing Associates Limited. The document, which has been developed to support a second round funding bid to the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF), describes a sustainable plan for the future use of Lowestoft Town Hall, a grade II listed building set on the old High Street, in the heart of the North Lowestoft Conservation Area.
The Town Hall, which has been vacant since 2015, has been in the ownership of Lowestoft Town Council since 2017. The condition of the building is poor, and rapidly deteriorating, despite some repair works having been undertaken.
In 2019, Historic England commissioned a feasibility study into potential uses for the building, as part of their work to support the Heritage Action Zone in which the Town Hall sits. This study concluded that the optimum use for the Town Hall would be as a mixed-use community, creative and commercial building.
The Town Hall is the major investment element in the Historic Quarter suite of projects in the Town Investment Plan, developed by East Suffolk Council’s Economic Development & Regeneration Team. In 2021, East Suffolk Council secured a total of £24.9m Towns Fund money with £2m earmarked as a contribution to the Town Hall.
