A five-year plan to attract real estate investors to Woking and transform the town into Surrey’s economic hub, has been given the green light.
The Woking borough council-designed strategy for 2012-2017 has set out 40 targets to attract businesses, residents and investors to the area.
Several of the 40 targets involve investing in property, including: assessing the council’s real estate portfolio for surplus stock; prioritising the redevelopment of Commercial Way and Market Square; and attracting more restaurant operators to open premises.
Leading of the council John Kingsbury has endorsed the plan, and subject to formal ratification, work will begin on delivering 17 of the targets in the first two years of the strategy.
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