Bideford Regeneration Initiative

Concepts for key sites

Brunswick and Clarance Wharf

Brunswick and Clarance Wharf concept design

Key development principles:

  1. Public access to the waterfront
  2. Improved entrance to East-the-Water on Barnstaple Road
  3. New Oceanic Centre to act as a major tourist attraction
  4. Mixed-use development of retail, restaurant, hotel, residential, educational and maritime related land-uses to maximise site activity
  5. Bars, restaurants and non-residential uses to be located on ground floors to increase vitality economic activity
  6. Bring historic wharf building back into economic life
  7. Arrange buildings at right angles to frame views across to The Quay
  8. 3-4 storeys of development
  9. High quality bus shelters to encourage bus use
  10. Public parking both on street and between building units
  11. New pedestrian link from the Long Bridge and improved pedestrian environment

Bridge Street and Pannier Market

Plans of Bridge street & Pannier market

Key development principles:

  1. Retention of building facades
  2. Multi-storey car park (accessed from Bridge Street) screened by of 3-4 storeys of development along Bridge Street
  3. Mixed-use retail, workshop and residential development sitting above the car park
  4. Publicly accessible connection through to the High Street
  5. Lifts to improve access for pedestrians to Pannier Market
  6. Retention of Pannier Market but explore alternative uses (i.e. art house cinema, retail, office, live-work units or community/sports uses)
  7. Some buildings on the High Street to be internally restructured to facilitate development and a single storey unit on Grenville Street would be replaced by a more appropriately scaled building within the street scene

Livestock Market, Sport and Community Hub

Plans of the livestock market, sports & community hub

Key development principles:

  1. Continue existing public access along riverside
  2. Provide a clear street connection to Victoria Park
  3. Create a sport and community hub within the park
  4. Relocate Air and Sea Cadets, and Scouts, to new community buildings adjacent to Sure-Start
  5. Relocate the skate park within a new multi-use games area
  6. Provide a mix of housing including affordable 2-3 storey family housing on the former Livestock Market
  7. Provide limited waiting public parking for those visiting the Council Offices at Riverbank House

Kingsley Road

Plans of Kingsley road

Key development principles:

  1. Enhancement of the Kingsley Road approach into town
  2. Potential to accommodate a commercial cinema leisure facilities, food and drink franchises and public parking
  3. Provide new town houses to encourage family living close to the heart of town
  4. Relocated signal controlled junction with pedestrian phasing to access both the site and the Morrison’s superstore opposite to increase accessibility for all

The Pill

Plans of the Pill

Key development principles:

  1. Create a positive gateway to town
  2. Create a space, which opens up views of the Depository building, and the Burton Art Gallery framed by office, retail and commercial development
  3. Strong (3-4storey) street frontage to Kingsley Road
  4. Front Ropewalk with mews cottages or small workshops to create secure pedestrian routes
  5. Opening up views of the Depository building, increases commercial potential for investment to finance appropriate restoration
  6. Kathleen & May located within a wet dock on the to increase her potential as a visitor attraction
  7. High quality serviced office space to attract companies looking to locate in Bideford

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