Written question WQ85195
- Asked by
- Tom GiffardConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 15 days
Question
What is the Welsh Government doing to support the Welsh Jewish Heritage Centre in Merthyr Tydfil?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Our Transforming Towns Regeneration Programme was launched in January 2020 to address the decline in town centres and the reduced demand for high street retail. The focus of the Programme is the sustainable growth of our town centres, through interventions that include improved biodiversity and green infrastructure; reuse of derelict buildings and increasing the variety of services on offer in towns.
We have received an application from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council for support from the Transforming Towns programme to bring the former Synagogue in Merthyr Tydfil town centre back into use. The Synagogue is a key historic building in Merthyr Tydfil Town Centre and was identified as a priority site for Regeneration within the Merthyr Tydfil Regeneration Masterplan 2008 – 2015.
The application seeks support for a feasibility assessment, survey and design work in preparation for potential re-development of the Synagogue in the future. Officials have been working closely with Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council on a number of town centre Regeneration projects and a decision regarding the former Synagogue application is expected shortly.