Vision

A short summary of the opportunities and potential benefits arising from future development of Site 18

This key town centre site provides significant opportunity for sustainable, mixed-use redevelopment to include new housing and affordable housing, flexible workspace, and shops and food and drink uses that contribute to the renewal of the shopping frontage on Norwood Road, helping to contribute to the ‘fifteen-minute neighbourhood’ this area provides for local people.

The public realm around and within the site can be improved by increasing pedestrian and cycle permeability, through urban greening and by providing a new built frontage on Norwood Road that creates a more generous footway. A new town centre public space will provide an appropriate setting for new buildings and an appropriate space for informal town centre activity, allowing people to spend time in and move through the area. Development of high architectural quality and detailing will enhance the overall appearance of the town centre.