www.torbay.gov.uk torquay town centre and gateway masterplans - overview and update on progress
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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