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Castleton and Heywood Masterplan Unlocking the Potential

Peter Rowlinson, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Ludovic Pittie, Mouchel Group Final Masterplan Presentation – Autumn 2010

Contents

Castleton Station Heywood Station

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Context
• 3. Shared Vision
• 4. Ideas for Changes
• 5. Implementation Plan
• 6. Next Steps

• 1. Introduction

Project Board East Lancashire Railway Trust East Lancashire light Railway Company Rochdale Development Agency Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Impact partnership

Background

• Study by Locum Consulting for East Lancashire

Railway Trust to develop a Strategy for: – increasing the number of visitors from 107,000 to over 200,000. – extending the line to Castleton and the main line connection – creating further attractions along the route.

• One key recommendation was the need for

coordinated development plans for Heywood and Castleton

Development Process

July 10 04 Aug 10 14 Sept 10

Collect & Analyse information Review Workshop Document sign off Project starts Vision development Masterplan development Report finalisation Design Workshop

19 Aug 10 23 Sept 10 08 Oct 10

Townships & ELR Trust presentations Project Board meeting

• 2. Strategic Context

Relationship with LDF

• Heywood

– Strategic employment sites south of Heywood connecting to M62 potentially frees up area around Heywood station – Strategic housing site north of Heywood station framework supports

• pportunities for residential

development – Heywood regeneration area

• Castleton

– ELR links to Castleton – Castleton economic growth area – Strategic mixed use sites in Castleton – Strategic employment sites in north and west Castleton - compliments destination heritage village development around station/canal – Retained Green belt between Castleton and Heywood - leisure/green links

• pportunities and gateway to landscape

to north

• 3. Shared Vision

Shared design principles

• Develop sustainable communities;
• Draw from the existing village character to inform

developments,

• Develop the design of streets and alleys to link with the local

character and create streets for people;

• Promote sustainable transport – canal, rail interchange;
• Build on physical heritage and green and water space assets;
• Reveal buried treasures of the local heritage assets;
• Retain, restore and reinvent industrial heritage character such

as mill buildings and canal;

• Connect all destination and development opportunities;
• Target the correct development for successful, sustainable

communities such as live/work development;

• Encourage local spend and internal investment;
• Establish Learning destination and learning/skills spaces;
• Expand Green links and green and growing space throughout;
• Enable Green spaces access and form gateways to wider

countryside;

• Create leisure and play opportunities; and
• Promote biodiversity.

Heywood The Vision Shared Vision for Sustainable Living

Illustrative Masterplan

Ideas for Change

• 4. Ideas for change
• Castleton: The Heart
• Green Living
• Heywood Culture Park
• Castleton: Reinventing Manchester Road

Castleton: The Heart

Castleton: The Heart

Castleton: The Heart

Castleton: The Heart

Green Living

Green Living

Green Living: Features

Blue Pits Country Park Marina & Ecopark

Heywood Culture Park

Heywood Culture Park

Heywood Culture Park: Features

Heywood Culture Park: Long Term

Castleton: Reinventing Manchester Road

Reinventing Manchester Road

• 5. Implementation Plan

• ELR Extension and Castleton Station;
• ELR Heywood Station and restoration of

Sefton Street Warehouse; and

• Planned developments on Woolworths and

Whipp & Bourne site, which can foster regeneration through retail and residential developments.

Key Precursors

Overall Masterplan Phasing

Immediate (0-2 years): projects that are already underway and critical actions Short term (2-5 years): proposals that have been identified as potential opportunities Medium term (5-10 years): proposals that will require coordinated funding Long term (10+): proposals with significant preparatory work

• RMBC and ELR Trust to engage with Goods Warehouse

landowner regarding the principles of a development and potential land acquisition;

• Design and development of permanent ELR Station building in

former station platform site including events area;

• Consultation with Manchester Transport Museum, Rochdale

Fire Museum and other potential interested parties to occupy Goods Warehouse;

• Feasibility study for re-opening Railway Street; and
• Prepare HLF Funding application for Phase 1 of the Heywood

Culture Park, including ELR Station building, pedestrian bridge, Good Warehouse restoration and learning and participation venue.

Next Steps - Heywood

• ELR extension and new platform – discussion and

negotiations with Network Rail regarding operational and land take requirements;

• Test viability of bridge parapet design changes and extension

for new cantilevered station. Design and development of station building;

• Submission of planning application for development of the

Woolworths and Whipp & Bourne site; negotiations regarding contributions;

• Develop Design Guide and set up Grant system for Shop

Front Improvements;

• Consultation with British Waterways regarding moorings and

Marina; and

• Sustrans project for upgrade of pedestrian and cycle link

along Chadwick Lane.

Next Steps - Castleton