A NEW community arts hub, a home opened up as a museum and a digital visitor trail are just some of the ways Saltaire could be developed over the next 30 years.

Bradford Council is drawing up a management plan for the village - a requirement of its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A draft version of the plan reveals the projects which could be explored to boost the area's tourism and economy.

These include exploring the feasibility of opening a "major new community arts building development" on the north-east side of Caroline Street.

The idea would have to be developed and consulted on, the draft management plan says, but could cost about £30 million and be in place by 2030.

Another potential project is the idea of opening one of the village's historic homes to the public as a tourist attraction. This could be done with support from English Heritage or the National Trust, the plan says.

It could be developed between 2025 and 2045 and would cost about £200,000, the management plan says.

And Bradford Council could team up with the Saltaire World Heritage Education Association (SWHEA) to develop interactive trails of the village which people could access with mobile technology.

A £1.8 million project by SWHEA, called Saltaire Stories, also features in the management plan.

This would see a Saltaire Interpretation Centre created in Victoria Hall's Fluke Room, facilities improved for schools and groups at the United Reformed Church and a researchers' room created at Shipley College.

The plan will be discussed by the Council's Regulatory and Appeals committee on Thursday.

It will also be brought to the Shipley area committee on November 26 before the final plan goes to the Council's executive and is then sent to UNESCO for approval.

Councillor Val Slater, Bradford Council’s heritage champion, said the World Heritage Site was a "terrific asset" to the district and they wanted to make sure it stayed that way in the years to come.

She said: "The new plan has to take into account the historical focus of the site at the same time as recognising that it is surrounded by, and part of, a thriving modern community."

Other projects in the management plan include the controversial £700,000 scheme to remove trees and improve the pavements along Victoria Road and the equally controversial plan to build a £1.2 million hydro power turbine at Saltaire weir.

Bed and breakfast accommodation could be developed, as could the idea of a community car club and cycle hire facilities, the draft plan says.

And Bradford Council's empty homes team would look into ways of bringing decaying houses back into use.