What’s Next?
City Waterside
The revitalised Caldon Canal waterside is fast becoming the central artery that unites the various elements of City Waterside – offering fantastic potential for contemporary waterside living and proving great opportunities for leisure and recreation.
The first new homes are occupied, the new Waterside Primary School is open and thriving and developers are on site working to fulfil the City Waterside masterplan. Investment of more than £1 million has been poured into the construction of an amazing new bridge that links north and south of the Bridgewater Pottery site. And where it has a long-term future, £2.5 million has been spent on improving older terraced housing, while clearance is taking place in streets where the housing is beyond repair.
All these projects and more will promote a bustling waterside environment through the development of public realm improvements, a canalside café culture and water-based activities through boat moorings and a small marina.
To find out what’s happening in City Waterside, click here.
City Waterside East
Consultation with residents in the eastern side of City Waterside will continue. Then, later this year, a ‘preferred option’ for the development of the area will be presented to the community for consideration.
North Shelton
Following consultation on a number of options in the autumn, a ‘preferred option’ for the development of the area will be presented later this year, when member of the community will have the opportunity to considerate it. Once approved, this will be a final plan for North Shelton, drawn up by RENEW and its partners, taking into account all the comments and views of local people.
A transport study is planned in the area around North Shelton. This will look at local transport needs in the context of the delivery of the masterplan. According to the Local Transport Plan, the masterplan should be designed to cater first for walking and cycling, followed by public transport and then other traffic.
The study area will be wider than the masterplan area – it will include:
- A5006 Stoke Road/B5045 Shelton New Road/Bedford Road interchange
- B5046 Etruria Vale Road/Clough Street interchange
- Junctions along B5045 Shelton New Road, including Bedford Road, Shearer Street and Pyenest Street
