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Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council Annual Town Meeting 14 March - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council Annual Town Meeting 14 March - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council Annual Town Meeting 14 March 2018 Town Centre proposed changes and opportunities Presentation structure Context and Background Role of town centres Sutton Coldfield issues Sutton
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Council’s Vision
“Founded in our past, working for our future to improve the environment, local services and facilities making Sutton Coldfield an even better place”
A priority is:
To represent Sutton Coldfield’s interests on
key strategic issues facing the Town
Related action:
To engage with other agencies to revitalise
and improve the town centre
Strategic Plan
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£19m Government funding for new Sutton
Coldfield transport interchange
Improved connectivity - ‘plugging’ the
area into HS2
Focus on creating 45min journey time
from key locations to HS2 stations
Scheme led by TfWM in partnership with
BCC
Background
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A catalyst for change which should
provide:
Better bus / rail interchange with improved
pedestrian linkages
Investment in the wider public realm Improved prospects for commercial
investment and redevelopment of key sites
Opportunities
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Increased competition from internet
shopping
Out of centre competition Economic uncertainties Lack of investment Fixed / rising costs Challenges
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Social experience with good range of
shops, leisure and catering facilities
Ease and quality of access High quality environment Unique attraction Good customer experience Offer
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Rail station located on periphery Poor point of arrival Difficult and unattractive route into town
centre
Severed by Brassington Avenue Issues
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Poor pedestrian access into Gracechurch
centre from rail station
Lower Parade area – good bus penetration
but divides town centre and results in poor environmental quality
Town centre defined by A5127 around it
which acts as a physical barrier
Issues continued
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- Land at Station Street car park
- Land at Brassington Avenue
- Land at Red Rose Centre
- Land at Newhall Walk
Outline Site Options
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Likely to include:
Policy – BCC transport / planning /
connectivity / HS2
Feasibility – size / topography / functionality
/ integration
Deliverability – risks / land ownership / costs
/ timescales
Impacts – commercial / shoppers / bus
- perators / highways
Regeneration – redesign / redevelopment /
new masterplan
Option evaluation criteria
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Important to ensure that:
Scheme not viewed in isolation as a transport
project
Achieves better integration with bus and rail Improves prospects for redeveloping key sites Related investment in improving the
environment, public areas and linkages to the town centre
Town Council want to be proactive in
influencing these changes and evolving a new vision / masterplan for the town centre
Conclusions
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Stakeholder engagement Further consider site options How can scheme best support regeneration
- f town centre?
What happens to buses in Lower Parade? How best to deal with severance issues
caused by A5127 (Brassington Avenue)?
Aim to agree preferred option between
stakeholders Summer 2018
Next steps
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