| Wednesbury
Town Centre Development Framework
Client
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council |
On the sloping site of a derelict 1960s shopping centre, Sandwell
Council was promoting the development of a large supermarket. The
scheme aimed to revitalise the town centre, by ‘anchoring’
its high street shopping and improving facilities for buses and
trams.
Tibbalds was asked to identify urban design principles to support
these regeneration aims. We proposed integrating the site into the
town centre through a network of streets and public spaces defined
by buildings with active frontages. A series of urban design objectives
and options allowed priorities to be discussed. We then designed
a development framework for the site, with illustrations to show
how it could be realised to create a lively, attractive mixed-use
place.
The development framework was used to guide pre-application negotiations
with supermarket operators and landowners. |
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