Executive to discuss 'Urban Village' plans (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Executive to discuss 'Urban Village' plans
9:00am Wednesday 3rd October 2012 in News
Plans for a major regeneration project as part of a £250 million scheme to build the district’s first “urban village” are set to be agreed by councillors.
Bradford Council’s Executive will be asked to endorse the draft plan designed to regenerate a large area of industrial and grassy land along the Canal Road Corridor – between Bradford and Shipley – to be known as New Bolton Woods.
The plans have been drawn up by a Joint Venture Company, called Canal Road Urban Village Ltd, established in 2010 by the Council and its private sector development partner Urbo Regeneration Ltd.
A report to the Executive, which meets on Tuesday, states that if the Masterplan is endorsed, the first phase of development will start later this year with a planning application for a mixture of private and social housing. The company consulted local residents and other interested parties about what they wanted to see in the future.
The urban village will be focussed on the creation of a new centre where Stanley Road meets Canal Road in the central section of the Canal Road Corridor Regeneration Area.
Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Bradford Council’s executive member for housing, planning and transport, said: “We want to create a place that not only provides new homes for local people but also incorporates the essential services and facilities needed by the residents of those homes.
“This includes transport, shops, employment, sporting opportunities, schooling, parks and other open spaces.”
Comments(9)
legallyblonde
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9:26am Wed 3 Oct 12
Albion.
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11:06am Wed 3 Oct 12
angry bradfordian
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12:25pm Wed 3 Oct 12
I hope the area of Stanley Rd they're talking about is the industrial bit and not the green space.
Alex_Ross-Shaw
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1:34pm Wed 3 Oct 12
There will also be a cycle lane added very soon I believe from Sustrans, which will connect Shipley and Bradford.
New Bolton Woods - it links back into the historic area of Bolton Woods and aims to revitalise the area, which used to be a sort of stand-alone shopping village and is now...well, not so! So it does tie in nicely when you look at the overall scheme!
This isn't detracting from efforts on Westfield, which is getting a lot of attention from everyone at the Council who are doing what they can to move it forward. It does, of course, depend on Westfield completing the signing of the anchor stores, which we all hope will happen sooner rather than later.
As for the shopping centre - the old Arnold Laver centre will turn into a supermarket of an as-yet undetermined size. This will form the centre of the development, with the school and other facilities around it.
Albion.
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1:54pm Wed 3 Oct 12
Alex_Ross-Shaw wrote:"New Bolton Woods - it links back into the historic area of Bolton Woods and aims to revitalise the area, which used to be a sort of stand-alone shopping village and is now...well, not so! So it does tie in nicely when you look at the overall scheme!"
There will be a widening I believe of Canal Road - the traffic implications have been very clearly explained to the people involved and they're looking at traffic modelling to ensure the traffic flow can actually be improved on what exists now - through improvements to crossing by Frizinghall station, for instance.
There will also be a cycle lane added very soon I believe from Sustrans, which will connect Shipley and Bradford.
New Bolton Woods - it links back into the historic area of Bolton Woods and aims to revitalise the area, which used to be a sort of stand-alone shopping village and is now...well, not so! So it does tie in nicely when you look at the overall scheme!
This isn't detracting from efforts on Westfield, which is getting a lot of attention from everyone at the Council who are doing what they can to move it forward. It does, of course, depend on Westfield completing the signing of the anchor stores, which we all hope will happen sooner rather than later.
As for the shopping centre - the old Arnold Laver centre will turn into a supermarket of an as-yet undetermined size. This will form the centre of the development, with the school and other facilities around it.
Too much of a mouthful young Rossy.
Marty12
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6:47pm Wed 3 Oct 12
thatsnotmyname wrote:Cities that are established in layout, like Bradford, would benefit from some elevated sections of expressway to get the bulk of traffic that's passing through out of the way of local commuters, delivery drivers etc. The hilly terrain of Bradford would lend itself to elevated sections. Start with Tong Street perhaps. No one could cite environmental impact as an objection! Canal road next.
More traffic on an over crowded canal road then. They really need to think about widening the road first, maybe adding another station amd have a dedicated bike lane between shipley and bradford before this happens.
stevion12
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9:30pm Wed 3 Oct 12
ollie59
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10:30pm Wed 3 Oct 12
thatsnotmyname says...
9:24am Wed 3 Oct 12
They really need to think about widening the road first, maybe adding another station amd have a dedicated bike lane between shipley and bradford before this happens.