Canal Head Masterplan
Date : 17/10/2006
British Waterways
British Waterways held an exhibition on 21 September 2006 to display
a range of development options for the Kendal Canal Head Masterplan.
Interested residents of South Lakeland and others attended the
display at Kendal Town Hall to look and comment on the four options
that had be produced by masterplanners Arup/EDAW.
British Waterways Project
Manager for the project said “We have had a lot of people with a lot
of questions such as when is it going to happen and what are the
benefits going to be for Kendal. By and large, it has been very
positive and interesting to get peoples thoughts. We will take all
comments back to South Lakeland District Council as they are the
ones who will make that final decision at the end of the day, and
will then develop the preferred option which may consist of the best
bits from the four options on show to deliver the greatest benefit
for Kendal and the canal”.
The four options range from a
very small development with no canal, to a vibrant mix of cafes,
restaurants, hotels, housing and industry. To view the options,
please press on links right and if you have any comments about any
of the options then please email
info@thenorthernreaches.co.uk . |
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Option 1 (Click
to see details in PDF file)
Option 1 is constrained by the planning applications at the northern end
of the canal. This option looks at simply redeveloping 3.8 ha of land. It is
assumed that this will evolve on an ad hoc basis.
No development associated to the canal.
No funding available for the construction of the canal.
Option 2 (Click
to see details in PDF file)
5.5 hectares of development site to the west of the canal
This option retains a number of landmark buildings
A concentrated mix of uses in the Canal Quarter is centred on a series of
small attractive public spaces
Provision of outdoor seating, café culture, markets and small festival space
Small retail units are included
Less residential to the north
More residential to the south
Up to £4m funding for the construction of the canal
Option 3a (Click
to see details in PDF file)
8 hectares of development utilising both east and west of the canal
This option retains a number of landmark buildings
A concentrated mix of uses in the Canal Quarter is centred on a new canal
arm
Provision of a wealth of outdoor seating, café culture, markets and small
festival space
Small retail units are included
More residential at Canal Head to provide a more varied spectrum of uses
The southern area provides some apartments and family housing
Office space is included
Between £2.5m and £13m funding for the construction of the canal
Option 3b (Click
to see details in PDF file)
8 hectares of development utilising both east and west of the canal
This option retains a number of landmark buildings
A concentrated mix of uses in the Canal Quarter is centred on a new canal
arm
Provision of a wealth of outdoor seating, café culture, markets and small
festival space
Small retail units are included
No office or industrial space is included
More residential at Canal Head to provide a more varied spectrum of uses
The southern area provides apartments
Between £4m and £14.5m funding for the construction of the canal |
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