Have your say on vital preliminary section of regeneration of Dovercourt

A public session has been launched about plans to revitalise a key gateway in Dovercourt as a part of an thrilling multimillion-pound regeneration programme.

Residents, companies and guests are being inspired to have their say on designs for the proposed Dovercourt Public Realm Scheme. This has been developed by Essex County Council, in partnership with Tendring District Council.

The scheme is a vital preliminary section of a wider programme of regeneration of Dovercourt city centre. The regeneration will assist to ship the imaginative and prescient set out within the Dovercourt City Centre Masterplan.

It goals to create a extra inviting route alongside Kingsway between Dovercourt Railway Station, the city centre and seafront, and make the city centre an much more engaging place to reside, work, store and go to.

A collection of paving, lighting, planting and public realm enhancements are proposed alongside the B1414 Kingsway. The scheme would additionally create enhanced public areas exterior Dovercourt Railway Station, Harwich Library and across the Queen Victoria statue on Marine Parade.

A brand new 20mph velocity restrict can be proposed alongside Station Street, Kingsway, Marine Parade and adjoining roads to assist make the city centre a safer and extra pedestrian-friendly place.

The proposed scheme is being funded by the Authorities’s Capital Regeneration Tasks (a sister fund of the Levelling Up Fund) and Essex County Council. Development is at present anticipated to start in summer time 2025.

The general public session opened in the present day (Wednesday 29 November 2023) and can run for seven weeks, closing on Tuesday 16 January 2024.

Councillor Tom Cunningham, Essex County Council’s Cupboard Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport, stated: “The Dovercourt Public Realm Scheme represents an thrilling alternative to kickstart an formidable programme of regeneration in Dovercourt.

“The scheme will assist enhance connectivity between key areas of the city centre and spotlight its stunning shoreline, serving to to reinforce the customer expertise, assist native companies and encourage additional funding within the space.

“We’re very happy to now be capable to share our designs for the scheme and would love suggestions from residents, companies and guests to assist finalise the proposals.”

Councillor Ivan Henderson, Deputy Chief of Tendring District Council and Portfolio Holder for Financial Development, Regeneration and Tourism, stated: “Important funding is being made in Harwich and Dovercourt by the Dovercourt Capital Regeneration Tasks.

“This not solely contains the £4.3million Dovercourt Public Realm Scheme, but in addition separate proposals to ship high-quality new housing within the city, and to refurbish Harwich Library and create a brand new Grownup Group Studying abilities centre.

“Harwich and Dovercourt has enormous potential, and this thrilling regeneration programme represents a superb alternative to assist unlock that potential, increase the native economic system and enhance the lives of our residents.

“It’s improbable to see the Dovercourt Public Realm Scheme progressing and to take one other massive stride in direction of seeing our city centre masterplan begin to grow to be a actuality; constructing upon our not too long ago accomplished regeneration of the previous Starlings website into the Orwell Place automotive park and occasion house.”

As a part of the general public session, the venture group are operating a drop-in session occasion at Harwich Library in Kingsway from 1pm till 8pm on Tuesday 12 December.

Details about the proposals will likely be obtainable and other people may have the chance to view the scheme designs, meet the venture group and ask any questions.

In case you are unable to attend the occasion, info and designs will stay on show on the library till the top of the session on Tuesday 16 January 2024.

To seek out out extra concerning the proposals and have your say by finishing the session survey, please go to: www.essexhighways.org/dovercourt-public-realm-scheme.