Plans to transform and renew the Broadmarsh area unveiled
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Transformation of Nottingham’s Broadmarsh area will
create 3,000 jobs
Nottingham
City Council is today (Tuesday 1 December) unveiling wide-ranging plans to dramatically
transform and regenerate the Broadmarsh area of Nottingham city centre.
The
proposals are expected to boost the local economy by over £1billion a year, create
nearly 3,000 jobs for local people and attract an extra three million people a
year to the city.
The
plans, alongside intu’s proposed redevelopment of Broadmarsh, Nottingham
Castle’s redevelopment and the Skills Hub scheme, will transform the southern
end of the city centre into a top-class destination for retail, leisure and
education. Collectively, they represent a £250m investment in the city.
At the
centre of the council’s new proposals are plans to redevelop the current Broadmarsh
car park and bus station into a 21st century facility. Opportunities will be
created for cafes and commercial units on the ground floor, as well as providing
1,150 improved parking spaces on the upper floors, transforming the current
layout of the bus station and introducing state-of-the-art public transport
information facilities to better serve thousands of bus passengers who use the
station each day.
Significant
changes to the streets in the Broadmarsh area include:
Creating a brand new public space on Collin
Street linking intu Broadmarsh with the new cafés and other commercial outlets
on the ground floor of the car park building, and creating a
pedestrian-friendly street
This will include high quality paving with
landscaping, public art, a water feature and outdoor cafés, transforming
it into a safe and attractive space for people to enjoy
The public space will be capable of hosting
major events in the day and night, helping to further boost the city’s
reputation for hosting top-class entertainment and activities
Improving pedestrian approaches from the south
with upgraded streets, safer junctions and better pedestrian flows in the
area
Re-routing traffic currently using Collin
Street and Canal Street onto London Road, Queen’s Road, Sheriffs Way and
Waterway Street West and moving buses currently stopping at Collin Street
onto Canal Street to better connect with the transformed bus station.
Relocating the car park’s vehicle entrance / exit to Middle Hill.
The core
development area is book-ended by Nottingham Castle to the west, poised for a
£24m transformation, and a new Skills Hub to the east, due to be developed by
Central College and New College Nottingham as a new flagship building just off
Middle Hill. These developments, combined with intu’s plans for the shopping
centre and the council’s plans for the surrounding area, are expected to
attract an extra three million visitors a year, bringing with them an estimated
£25m increase in spending. There is potential for a new tram stop to be
introduced on Middle Hill in the future to serve the area and the many more
pedestrians, students, shoppers, and leisure seekers who will be attracted to it.
Councillor
Jon Collins, Leader of Nottingham City Council and Portfolio Holder for
Strategic Regeneration and Development, said: “Nottingham remains a popular
destination, but the area between the redeveloped station and
soon-to-be-redeveloped shopping centre needs rejuvenating.
“With
plans for the castle, shopping centre and a new college on the horizon, we have
a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform this part of the city, to grow
the city as a whole and to boost the city centre economy by attracting millions
of pounds into our retail and leisure sector and creating a significant numbers
of jobs for local people.”
Councillor
Nick McDonald, Portfolio Holder for Jobs, Growth and Transport, said: “I’m
excited about these significant developments which will massively transform the
whole south side of the city.
“Our scheme
will help to give a good, welcoming impression of our city to the many new
visitors and leisure seekers arriving in this part of the city. And it will
deliver a return on the public investment being put into it.”
Work to
transform the Broadmarsh area will start early next year and will be delivered
through a coordinated and staged programme of improvements, estimated to take around
four years to complete. The first phase of the development involves a planning
application being submitted today (1st December) for the
transformation of the Broadmarsh car park and bus station. The application is
available to view and for people to comment by logging onto www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/broadmarsharea.
Public comments are being invited on four designs which have been drawn up for
the Collin Street public space. Further consultation will be carried out on
various aspects of the scheme as they come forward over the coming weeks and
months.