What If...

the Kings Hall continued to be used more in the evening?

Stoke Town was brought closer to the station?

Spode Works came back to life?

Existing

Existing

Existing

King’s Hall

Station Links Site

Spode Works Site

The Spode Works site will kick start the regeneration of Stoke Town; by opening up the site and breathing life and activity into the empty units we aim to energise the transformation of Stoke Town centre.

Spode Works and Stoke Town would benefit strongly from a much more direct connection to the station, university and the City Centre beyond. This could ideally take the form of a pedestrian/cycle bridge that would help to safely cross the canal and A500 Queensway. However in the short term this might be about improving the existing routes.

The Kings Hall is a spectacular venue and space - a hidden gem. We are aware it was and still is used for popular Northern Soul dance nights. The recent revival of this culture is influencing hotels in the area to change checking in/out policies to help revellers finishing early in the morning get a good ‘days’ sleep. Therefore we think the Kings Hall could be used even more to help promote a developing evening economy by supporting local bars, restaurants and hotels, to attract further people and activity into the area.

Spode Works & Stoke Town Masterplan Consultation(01/12/10) The exhibition boards, questionnaire and other documents are available to download and view at: www.urbed.coop)

Options for Stoke Town We have identified three key sites that will kick start the regeneration of Stoke Town; these are Spode Works, London Road and the Former Victoria Ground. The map below provides a number of options for each of the three key sites for you to consider.

Spode Works

Minton Hollins

Stoke Links

Lytton Street

SidewayLondon Road

Falcon Works

Campbell Rd.

Former Victoria Ground

Woodhouse Street

Train Station

North Stafford Hotel

Staffordshire University

Sainsbury’s

Civic Centre

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Spode Works Option 1:Heritage & Creative Reuse

Spode Works Option 2:A Mix of Uses

Spode Works Option 3:Expanded Town Centre

London Rd. Option 1:London Road Village

London Rd. Option 2:Family Housing

London Rd. Option 3:The New Villas

Former Victoria Grd. Option 1:A Mix of Uses

Former Victoria Grd. Option 2:Housing Led

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(For further details on options please see other boards)

Minton Hollins SiteFuture uses could be:

Residential

Commercial/Business Units

New Police HQ

Carparking

What would you like to see go here?

Woodhouse Street Site

Future uses are still to be determined - these could be for:

Budget Hotel

Ancillary Retail

Carparking/Green Open Space

Further Residential

What would you like to see go here?

Sideway Site

Future uses could be :

Industrial/Business Units

Canal Moorings

Canal side neighbourhood?

What would you like to see go here?

Campbell Rd. Site

Future uses are to be limited to the north of this site to minimise disruption to the existing allto-

ments that we see as an asset to the area.

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Site 7/7a: Falcon

WorksFuture uses are still to be determined

to make the most of the listed industrial building and brick bottle kiln:

What would you like to see go here??

Future development site

Proposed key route improvement

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Improved Access to Canal

Improved Access to Canal

Improved Access to River

Enhanced network of open space

Enhanced Space

Enhanced Space

Enhanced Space

Proposed canal & river corridor improvements

What If...

the canal was better used?

Stoke Town was not dominated by cars?

you too could settle down in Stoke Town?

Existing

Existing

Existing

Lonsdale Street

London Road

Trent & Mersey Canal

The canal could be used on match days to help ferry football supporters from the train station to the Britannia stadium. Other attractions such as floating restaurants or bars could also take this opportunity to capture passing trade. Leisure facilities such as canoeing could also be an option to bring life to the canal side and make the canal a destination.

More local trips could be made by bicycle if some of the main roads were not so dominated by fast moving vehicles. Better traffic management, dedicated cycle lanes, tree planting and creative surface alterations would all help to promote healthier and greener modes of transport.

A wider variety of housing will attract people from various stages in life and help to sustain a mixed community. Family housing will offer further opportunities for existing residents to settle as well as bring in new residents to help support local services and shops. Recent extra care housing in the area is providing suitable and comfortable accomodation for older Stoke Town residents.