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Locking Parklands, Weston-super-Mare
Background
In Spring 2002, English Partnerships and SWRDA concluded a joint deal to buy Locking Parklands, a former training school in Weston-super-Mare. The plan is to create a mixed-use development that wil contribute to the broader vision for Weston being spearheaded by North Somerset Council.
The public sector partnership has brought together two sets of skills to deliver the common agenda. The RDA is charged with improving the economic and social well-being of the town while English Partnerships is committed to bringing about regeneration through physical development. By joining with English Partnerships, the RDA is able to call on a wide range of skills and expertise in planning, development and sales that will be vital in delivering the key component in the wider regeneration strategy for the area.
A top priority is to make the town more cohesive, by attracting new business, creating new local jobs and making the older part of the town more appealing to residents and visitors. Working together to deliver a single vision for Weston wil provide the sort of well-planned comprehensive development that piecemeal working could never achieve.
Current Status
English Partnerships and SWRDA are seeking a development partner to deliver a mixed-use development for the Locking Parklands site. An appointment will be made in 2008.
Locking Parklands Masterplan
Please note this document should be treated as a work in progress and is therefore subject to change.
