Wisbech Town Board

About Wisbech Town Board

Wisbech Town Board is the Neighbourhood Board responsible for delivering a renewal plan for the town as part of the Government's Plan for Neighbourhoods.

The Plan for Neighbourhoods, set out in April 2025, promises up to £20m for Wisbech over a ten-year period.

The Government specified that a town board of local people should be at the heart of developing a regeneration plan for the town.

The Board brings together "residents, local businesses, grassroots campaigners, workplace representatives, faith, and community leaders and those with a deep connection to the area," as defined by Government.

In April 2025, the Government stated the board should develop a 'Regeneration Plan', setting out its vision for the next decade alongside a more detailed 'Investment Plan' for the first four years of the programme.

The Board was originally established in 2024 to deliver the previous Government's 'Long-Term Plan for Towns' project and was retained as permitted when the plan was changed to the Plan for Neighbourhoods.

Fenland District Council's role in Wisbech Town Board

Fenland District Council's role is to support and enable Wisbech Town Board to develop and deliver the plan.

The board itself is recognised as the "decision-making forum," as stated in Government guidance.

It is the district council's responsibility to:

work closely with Wisbech Town Board to develop and embed appropriate processes and controls for funding
develop mechanisms that will empower it in realising its role and driving forward a community-led vision for change
facilitate the development of plans and delivery of them while recognising the role of the Neighbourhood Board as decision-making forum.

The district council is the accountable body for the funds with responsibility for compliance with legal responsibilities and ensuring the public funds are distributed fairly and effectively according to accepted principles that promote trust and good governance.

The role of accountable body also ensures that funds are spent transparently and in line with procurement regulations. Fenland District Council ensures that a governance process is documented for each decision actioned by the town board.

Draft Wisbech Regeneration Plan

The Draft Wisbech Regeneration Plan being developed by the Wisbech Town Board can be viewed here: Draft Wisbech Regeneration Plan 2025 (PDF, 2 MB)

Public consultation

The plans being developed by the Wisbech Town Board are based on feedback and data from a range of consultations and studies in the town over the last decade, and new consultations.

Previous consultations and studies include:

New consultations

A consultation on the Board's Draft Wisbech Regeneration Plan (PDF, 2 MB) is running from Monday 3 November to Monday 17 November 2025.

To share your views, visit: Wisbech Regeneration Plan Public Consultation

The Board is in the process of developing its own website to share details of progress, news, events and to further involve the community in the Plan for Neighbourhood programme.

This information will be used to ensure that the regeneration plan reflects the needs of the community.

Contact Wisbech Town Board

You can contact Wisbech Town Board's chairman Iain Kirkbright at: Iain@visitwisbech.co.uk