Eastwood Neighbourhood Masterplan
- presentation by Kalpana Desai, HMR Manager
Minutes:
Kalpana Desai, HMR Manager, gave a powerpoint presentation on the vision for Eastwood as presented to the ADF Steering Group:-
Fitzwilliam Road
Issues and Challenges
- Balancing strategic and local needs
- Enabling neighbourhood centre to flourish
- Safe and attractive pedestrian environment
- Improving air quality
- Improving quality of environment
- Redefining corridor and gateways whilst protecting character
Objectives
- An attractive vibrant spine through Eastwood that creates a high quality of environment for communities to use and interact
- A well defined corridor with a mix of uses and activities including a strong and accessible neighbourhood centre
- A strategic road corridor that provides ease of movement and access to/from and through Eastwood
Eastwood Middle
Issues and Challenges
- Meeting current and future housing needs
- Diversifying size and type of housing
- Diversifying tenure
- Improving quality of environment
- Improving access to local amenities and open space
- Tackling ASB and crime
Objectives
- An improved quality of environment including boundaries, gardens and parking
- A diversified family housing area with a mix of house types and tenure
- Easy access to range of high quality local shops and facilities, open space and public transport
- A cohesive and well managed community that it not blighted by issues of poor tenants and anti-social behaviour
EastwoodVillage
Issues and Challenges
- Meeting specific community housing needs
- Altering house type and size
- Improving internal condition of homes
- Improving the quality of environment
- Overcoming barriers to movement
- Mitigating impact of local industry
- Improving use of open spaces
- Managing tenants and landlords
- Tackling ASB and crime
Objectives
- Support recent investment in the area
- An improved quality of environment including traffic, parking and space
- An area that retains its traditional character but also provides a larger choice of housing
- A cohesive and well managed community that is not blighted by issues of poor tenants and anti-social behaviour
Conclusions
- Potentially attractive and sustainable area
- Number of challenges to overcome
- Needs strong delivery strategy and partner support
- Masterplan presents a series of clearly defined projects to regenerate the area – robust, deliverable and effective
Agreed:- That the presentation be noted.