Awards hope for partnership

The powerful partnership that paved the way for the construction of Peterborough’s £120 million Fletton Quays is in line for a trio of national honours.

The Peterborough Investment Partnership (PIP) formed by Peterborough City Council and the GB Strategic Land Fund, has been praised for the way it brought the 20 acre brownfield site together to make it suitable for develpment.

The partnership was created to tackle awkward and derelict sites in Peterborough that had proved unattractive to developers.

The Fletton Quays site, which sits alongside the River Nene, has been mostly derelict for decades. The mix of landownership and previous uses made it an unattractive proposition for developers seeking a problem-free site.

Now PIP has been shortlisted for three awards at the national 2018 Planning Awards for its work on the site. It has been shortlisted for the Best Use of Brownfield Land, the Partnership Working award and the award for Mixed Use Development. Councillor John Holdich, chair of the Peterborough Investment Partnership, said: “It is fantastic for the development to be nominated for three Planning Awards.

“It is recognition of the vision and innovative approach the Peterborough Investment Partnership has taken to Fletton Quays.”

The winners will be announced on June 6.

This image shows how Fletton Quays - and the planned urban beach - should appear once completed.