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Torquay Town Centre and Gateway Masterplans- overview and update on progress

Progress so far

February Started work & technical workshops

April Community drop-in events & stakeholder workshop

May 3 day public exhibition, website and series of stakeholder workshops

Feb-Aug Lots of individual meetings

Still to come...

September Final draft issued

October Public consultation (4 weeks)

November Review masterplans and issue final versions

November + Adopt

A Quick Overview (treat as work in progress...)

Town Centre

Area 1 – Harbour/Tourism

Key intervention - The Strand public realm enhancements and bus stop redistribution

Other projects:- Theatre- Rock Walk – cable cars- Improved spaces for Markets/Events- Terrace/Harbour Car Park- Key building refurbishment – Old Opera House/Cary

Parade/Debenhams

The Strand

The Strand

The Strand

Area 2 – Core Retail

Key projects – Temperance Street

Anchor stores, improved parking offer, delivering quality residential

Other projects include:

1. Post office roundabout – public realm improvements and mixed-use

2. Market Street - residential

3. Public realm – Toilets refurb, Canopies on shop fronts and more control over frontages

4. BT building, Union Street, etc.

Temperance Street – Option 1

Temperance Street – Option 2

Area 3 – Civic and Parks (Upton)

Key projects – Town Hall Car Park

Options 1 – Retail with residential wrap to create a positive frontage

Option 2 – based on 2011 consented scheme but with more integrated residential and B1 mix, plus capacity to enlarge (e.g. If Library came forward)

Other projects - Upton Park improvements and Lymington Road Coach Park - Public realm

Movement and Public Realm (Town Centre and Gateway)

Better town centre legibility (including for pedestrians) Reconfigure the main one-way system Improve the parking experience Bus accessibility Rail and coach links Ferry-water taxi Edginswell Station

The Gateway

Edginswell Business Park More parking Development as soon as possible Larger premises for grow-on space Finer grain of development to respond to Edginswell Hamlet Ancillary services e.g. convenience shopping, cafe, etc. Design code

Kerswell Gardens

Piecemeal growth historically Current demand – serves B2, retail, storage Strategic location – could come forward for high profile B1 if

demand is there in longer-term

Edginswell Valley

Site - Challenging topography but well contained with some good connectivity

550/600 homes Primary School Avoid coalescence with Edginswell Hamlet Identity and character based on Torquay’s inherent quality Mixed-use components Exemplar development – set the standard, raise the bar

Edginswell Site Ideas

Edginswell Site Ideas

Delivery Strategy

How it all fits together

Local Plan

Neighbourhood Plans

- Provide the power to make decisions

Masterplans (Torquay and Paignton)

- Evidence on deliverability

- Urban design

- Council strategy for delivering key sites