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Future High Street FundWaterdale & Spring Gardens

Today’s discussion

Future High Street Fund (FHSF)

The case for Waterdale

Overview of development proposals

Future High Street Fund

• We submitted 2 EOIs – Waterdale was successful

• Draft business case submitted on 16 March - final full business case by 31 July

• Successful Councils will be announced in October

• Development needs to be complete by 2023/24

• We must demonstrate that we meet a set of criteria:

Key factors:1. Increased Footfall2. Reduced vacancy rates3. Change of use4. Lever commercial investment5. Commitment from all parties

Other Benefits• Quality office space• Increase Housing / Residential• Quality public realm• Connectivity and access• Community / Independent units

• Market stimulation• Improved experience / well-being• Traffic flow and air quality• Respond to changing technology• Improved safety and reduced ASB

Masterplan ZonesSeptember 2016

1. Waterfront Phase 1

2. Minster Canalside

3. Enterprise Market Place

4. City Gateway

5. Civic / Business District

6. Retail Core

7. Innovation Quarter

8. Parklands

9. Existing Urban Centre Communities

10. Waterfront Phase 2

Business District Zone is connected to CCQ

• Proposing revised zoning in current UCMP refresh

• Waterdale and Spring Gardens are now in same development zone

• High synergy between business district and CCQ in terms of their offer and outcomes

Civic Cultural Quarter (CCQ)

Recap on why Waterdale?

• Depressed area with high voids (nearly 60%) and under-supply of quality office space has led to big footfall reduction

• Made up of many old and unsightly buildings in disrepair

• Key connector route to and from newly developed Civic & Cultural Quarter

• Ideal for business and residential, with a mix of leisure and public realm

One of the largestbrownfield waterside developments in the UK

£70m College alreadyon site (since 2006)

90 berth marina completed (2008)

The case for including Spring Gardens?

• Central zone adjacent to other key town centre areas

• Currently unsightly area visible from St Sepulchre

• Part of connector route from transport interchange to CCQ

One of the largestbrownfield waterside developments in the UK

£70m College alreadyon site (since 2006)

90 berth marina completed (2008)

• Commitment from private developers to undertake residential developments if public realm and access improvements were funded

Business case development boundary

One of the largestbrownfield waterside developments in the UK

£70m College alreadyon site (since 2006)

90 berth marina completed (2008)

City Gateway Site

Waterdale

Spring Gardens

St James Baths

Frenchgate Transport Interchange & Train Station

New Cinema& restaurants

New Museum, Library & Art gallery

UTC

CAST Theatre

Civic Offices

UTC

Courts, Coroners Police

One of the largestbrownfield waterside developments in the UK

£70m College alreadyon site (since 2006)

90 berth marina completed (2008)

WaterdaleSpring Gardens

St James Baths

Frenchgate Transport Interchange &Train Station

New Cinema& restaurants

New Museum, Library & Art gallery

UTC

CAST Theatre

Direct access route to CCQ

Surrounding Developments• Major investment in new

developments in the Civic & Cultural Quarter (CCQ)

• Developing Waterdale and Spring Gardens will connect with transport interchanges to attract new business.

• Waterdale and Sir Nigel Gresley Square will provide quality space for large festivals and events

• Increased footfall and more viable commercial investment

Theatre £22m

New Cinema Complex with restaurants £8.5m

New Museum, Library & Art Gallery £15m

University Technology College £10m

Civic Offices £27m

Intervention strategy

Need to pump-prime the market to simulate commercial demand:

• Carried out extensive joint planning with main asset/land owners

• Demolition and site preparation

• Public realm and improved highways infrastructure (incl TCF funding)

• Commercial viability gap funding for new developments

• East Street Arts are providing a cultural and arts input with provision for a community group operating from within old library

• Business investment/relocation driven by Business Doncaster Team

Development in blocks

Proposed developments• New offices and residential with green parking

• Major leisure and retail development of old ABC cinema

• Adaptable public area for pop-ups and maker units

• Public realm with Integrated landscape solutions

• Redevelopment of St James Baths

• Pedestrian improvements for route between transport interchange and CCQ

One of the largestbrownfield waterside developments in the UK

£70m College alreadyon site (since 2006)

90 berth marina completed (2008)

A new adaptable mixed use square

Waterdale square at night

PlayfulEcologicalAdaptive

Adaptable pop-up units

Maker Units

Festivals & events

Outdoor Movies

Digital leisure & Learning zone

Staged Entertainment

Knowledge exchange Pop-up art

& innovation

Health/Activity classes & demos

E-SportsE-Gaming

Creative

Hub

Business

Incubator

Leisure

Zone

• New Waterdale square linked to Sir Nigel Gresley square

• Provides perfect open space for town centre festivals & events –leading to increased footfall

• Provides critical mass to ensure CCQ becomes desirable destination

• Will attract residents and visitors who don’t normally come into town centre

• Maker units will provide test / incubator solution for local independent businesses

Artisan Coffee

Safe outdoor drinking & eating

Play area

Urban planters

Spring Gardens• Residential development of 70 units, including

commercial redevelopment of units facing Cleveland St

• New public realm in central spring gardens – urban village concept

• Pedestrian improvements to Duke Street, Cleveland Street, St Sepulchre Gate

• On-street parking bays

• Seating oasis nestled amongst planting

• Play area accessed via stepping stones

• Landform to screen views of rear service yards

• Strong pedestrian route through Spring Garden

Duke Street

St Sepulchre Gate

East St Arts• Commissioned to develop community arts &

culture delivery plan for the development

• Providing mentoring and skills transfer programme with local artists and creative enterprises

• Public art proposals

• Working closely with artists (e.g. Chinwe Russell and Wayne Hemingway)

Development costings

• Currently proposing £21m request from FHSF

Demolition / Site Preparation Public Realm / Improved Access Redevelopment / New build

• Demolition of Copley House and Public Library

• Demolition site prep central area of Waterdale

• Demolition of side of ABC cinema for new access to Waterdale

• Site permeability - new access to car park

• Abnormals

• Waterdale central - public realm with adaptable area

• Spring Gardens - public realm

• Spring Gardens - Access and permeability

• Improvements to St Sepuchre Gate

• Cinema Development - refurb and extension

• Pop-ups and adaptable units (e.g. Maker units, touch-down units)

• Residential - Spring Gardens

• Residential – Waterdale

• Copley development (office space)

• Library development (office space)

• Redevelopment of St James Baths

• Upgrade of underground car park