Redditch
Current Regeneration Projects:
Redditch Town Centre, Redditch Gateway and Matchborough and Winyates
Redditch Town Centre
The development of a ‘Town Centre Place Review’ as part of the Government’s One Public Estate (OPE) initiative has provided the catalyst to consider and bring forward new regeneration opportunities that could benefit the town. The public sector has an extensive land ownership in the Town Centre with the majority of assets owned by the Borough or County Council. Almost 90% of assets are owned on a freehold basis with uses covering offices, retail units, and schools but also including health services, community buildings and the police station, courts, fire station and library. Some of these assets have already been identified as surplus or underused and others are in need of replacement due to high running and maintenance costs.
The Redditch Town Centre Place Review has been overseen by a Board led by the Chief Executive of the Borough Council and also comprising key public and private sector partners including Worcestershire County Council, West Mercia Police, Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service, Worcestershire Health & Care NHS Trust, Homes England (HE), Heart of Worcestershire College and the Kingfisher Shopping Centre.
The Council has worked with key stakeholders to develop a wider ‘Regeneration Prospectus’. The Prospectus identifies a conceptual plan for the future re-development of the Town Centre, building on the potential opportunities to re-develop surplus public sector land assets.
The Concept plan sets out a vision to create well defined quarters and a retail hub within the Town Centre to provide a complementary and exciting offer to residents and visitors, as follows:
Redditch Gateway
Redditch Gateway comprises prominently located sites situated on the north eastern side of Redditch. They lie within or adjacent to the local authority areas of Redditch, Bromsgrove and Stratford-on-Avon and provide the potential to deliver an important strategic site both to satisfy the requirement for the employment land needs of Redditch and with the potential to function within the wider M42 market.
Matchborough and Winyates
January 2019 update: Redditch Borough Council is investigating the potential for the regeneration of both Matchborough and Winyates District Centres, with plans to work with Worcestershire County Council, Homes England and NWEDR to bring the concepts to life.
Development options are now being considered , inviting experienced developers to come forward to work with the council and Homes England on the scheme.
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