Taunton Urban Design Framework - Taunton Deane Borough Council

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SummaryAreas of ChangeBarriers to IntegrationThe analysis has highlighted the important developmentopportunities at Firepool, Tangier and the High Street.These areas will be the focus for new employment, retailand housing growth in the town centre to 2021. They arethe major ‘Areas of Change’ which will drive long term,sustainable economic growth for Taunton as a PrincipalUrban Area.To deliver their full economic potential, these ‘Areas ofChange’ must function as a natural extension of the towncentre. The focus of the town centre is currently south ofthe Town Bridge. The Urban Design Framework musttherefore set out a strategy for integrating the newemployment opportunities north of the river at Firepoolwith the retail potential of High Street and theeducational/cultural opportunities at Tangier. A criticalelement of this will be to attract visitors and shoppersnorth of Town Bridge.Cricket Club& SafewayCultural CoreTangierFirepoolHigh StreetThe River Tone has been identified as the key to deliveringthis integration, both in terms of movement and land use.The physical and visual barriers to movement along theriver therefore need to be addressed, and its role as acultural and leisure destination enhanced.The Safeway area and the County Cricket Ground havebeen identified as major blocks which create unattractiveand unsafe pedestrian routes along the river. They are thekey barrier between Firepool and the existing town centre.They are also areas with unrealised economic potential.The cricket ground is already the subject of initialredevelopment proposals in order to meet internationalplaying standards. The Safeway area is unlikely to beavailable for redevelopment in the short-medium term, butwill provide important long term flexibility for deliveringoffice, retail and housing beyond 2011. Both sites shouldtherefore be considered as ‘Areas of Change’ within theUDF, and design principles are set out for their futuredevelopment.Missing link at the heart of the town22 OpportunitiesSection 2Taunton UDF
SummaryRailway lineLargedysfunctionalareasSheds alongthe riverCanal andriverFrench weirand meadowSafewayThe CastleCricket groundAttractiveshoppingstreetsChurchtowersVivary ParkBarriers to movement across the townTaunton UDF Section 2 Opportunities23
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