South Derbyshire District Council - Swadlincote town centre vision

The Council is currently updating the Vision & Strategy for Swadlincote Town Centre and would be grateful for your views.

The aim of the Vision document is to set out ways of raising the profile of the town as a centre for retailing, service and leisure, and to guide efforts to enhance its vitality and viability. The original document was published in 2001 and substantial progress has been made in achieving the Vision through the combined efforts of the public, private and voluntary/community sectors. A decade on, the completion of phase two of the town centre improvement works and the imminent completion of the new retail and leisure development provides an appropriate time to refresh the strategy.

A first round of consultation has been completed, together with an analysis of the town centre. Following a review of the research and consultation, three themed Draft Masterplans have been created:

1.TOWNSCAPE MASTERPLAN - highlighting ideas for improvements to key views, green spaces and landmarks.

2. MOVEMENT MASTERPLAN - highlighting ideas for improvements to pedestrian and cycle routes, entrances to the town centre and road crossings.

3. INVESTMENT MASTERPLAN - highlighting ideas for improvements to key sites, frontages and heritage features.

The three Draft Masterplans together with the Summary of Views and Questionnaire can be downloaded from the bottom of this page under 'Related documents'. A collection of diagrams illustrating the background research and assessment of the town centre can also be downloaded from the bottom of this page. We also welcome your comments on this work.

Please fill in a questionnaire and either e-mail or post it to: Economic Development at South Derbyshire District Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way, Swadlincote, DE11 0AH.

For further information please Tel: 01283 595725 or email: economic.development@south-derbys.gov.uk

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Swadlincote Town Centre Vision

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