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Foreword 3

Introduction 4

The opportunity 6

A sequence o places 10New Street to HS2: One stationHS2 station and Station SquareCurzon PromenadeCurzon SquareEastside City ParkAshted Pound WalkEastside Locks

Developent principles 26Uses and activitiesConnectivity

Delivery 30

ContentsAcknowledgement

This masterplan has been produced jointly with Glenn Howells Architectswho have provided the oundation, and the majority o the illustrativematerial or the urban design vision and concepts to take the regenerationo Eastside to a higher le vel. Their work has provided the catalyst or moredetailed discussion and ideas, bringing the unparalleled opportunities othe area together.


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Birmingham is a successul, vibrant, growing city.A city o great enterprise, business and opportunity.It is also a city o impressive culture, sport and diversity. These actors help to make Birmingham a great place inwhich to live, learn, work or visit.

Our Big City Plan plan identies ve Areas o Transormation which will extend and connect the City Core beyondits existing boundaries. Eastside as one o these areas presents Birmingham with a number o prospects andinitiatives to diversiy activity, support economic growth and take orward our vision o the Big City Plan.

Over the course o the next 20 years, the regeneration o Eastside will deliver on our ambitions, supportsustainable growth, create new employment and training opportunities, deliver improved public spaces, andenhance the cultural lie at the heart o our great city.

Eastside City Park, or example, will provide a world class space or local people, workers and visitors, providingconnections to key locations in the city centre. It will also act as a catalyst or the development o high quality

buildings and spaces around its perimeter and across the quarter.

The city council also welcomes the proposals to develop a new network o high speed rail lines, and ully supportsthe principles o High Speed Two (HS2). This masterplan demonstrates how the new HS2 terminus station couldbe built in Eastside. Adjacent to the proposed HS2 rail station, Curzon Square has the potential to be a culturaloasis. Its venues could become a cultural village, building a critical mass o artistic and creative activities orming amajor international visitor attraction

Eastside provides a ocus or Birminghams learning, technology and knowledge-based industries, connectingwith our highly regarded urther and higher education sectors. The newly completed 30m Birmingham OrmistonAcademy, and Birmingham City Universitys developing city centre campus join Aston University and BirminghamMetropolitan College to create a critical mass o skills and learning within the area.

By investing in the citys physical and digital inrastructure, new technology will play a vital part in bringingorward important projects that will generate inward investment and employment growth, and develop a rstclass connected city. Phase one o the Digital Districts project will cover Eastside and Digbeth, developing aninrastructure capable o delivering high speed next generation broadband internet to residents and businesses.This will encourage growth in key businesses to compete globally and enhance Birminghams reputation as adigital city.

Over the next ew years, the public and private sectors will invest several hun dred million pounds into Eastside,regenerating this very important area o the city centre. Birmingham City Council is actively enabling these

changes and will work with our existing and potential partners to ensure they aresuccessul. We are all committed to Eastsides uture which will provide an excitingrange o activities, opportunities and developments that will urther enhanceBirminghams status as a great global city in which people can live, work, visit andinvest.

Councillor Mike WhitbyLeader o Birmingham City Council

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eastside masterplan / introduction

Identifying new and improvedconnections through Eastsideand into adjoining city quarters topromote wider regeneration.

Identifying changes and

enhancements to transportnetworks to ensure accessibilityinto the quarter by all modes otravel to all destinations.

What the masterplan doesThe Eastside Masterplan ormspart o the Big City Plan - CityCentre Masterplan (CCM) approvedby the City Council in July 2011.The CCM sets out the vision and

broad principles or the utureregeneration o the quarterwhich are expanded through thismasterplan by:

Developing proposals forexpanding the city core andopportunities or economicgrowth by maximising potentialand providing certainty todevelopers.

Promoting the role Eastsidewill play in the cultural andeducational uture o the citycentre.

Establishing the urban designprinciples or the HS2 stationbuilding and key public spacesand routes.

Demonstrating how the newEastside City Park complementsthe HS2 proposals and

establishes longer term principlesor the evolution o the park.

The Big City Plan establishes Eastside as an Area o Transormationwithin Birmingham city centre. As part o Birminghams Enterprise Zoneand with the benets o the proposed station and current investmentEastside has tremendous potential or growth. This masterplan provides aresh ramework and principles to guide development, regeneration andconnectivity that will capitalise on this unique location.

Introduction

Retaining and enhancing existingcharacter and distinctiveness,using the heritage assets o thequarter as an inspirational staringpoint.

Proposing a strategy for delivery.

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Status o the documentThe main principles and proposalso this masterplan are embeddedwithin the City Councils Drat CoreStrategy - the statutory planningdocument that will provide theplanning policy ramework andoverarching strategy or the wholeo the city.

Following consultation, theEastside Masterplan will be ormallyendorsed by the City CouncilsCabinet Member (Transport,Environment and Regeneration).

The locationEastside orms one o the citycentres seven quarters. Thismasterplan ocuses specicallyupon the area stretching rom theCity Core at Moor Street out tothe Middle Ring Road; JennensRoad is the boundary to the northwith Aston University adjoiningand Digbeth to the south beyondthe West Coast Mainline railwayviaduct.

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Birminghams Enterprise Zonewill include this area o Eastside,providing the conditions orboosting development andencouraging new and growingbusinesses and activities.

The Vision or Movement jointlypublished by the City Council andCentro highlights the principleso improving accessibility or allmodes o travel within the CityCentre. Works on deliveringthe Interchange at Moor StreetQueensway started late 2011which provides greater bus andrail connectivity and enables thedelivery o the Birmingham CityCentre Metro Extension.

In 2012, the new Eastside CityPark will open providing a newgreen heart or the quarter - aworld-class public open spaceacting as a catalyst or the areasongoing regeneration. The linearpark, running rom Park Street toCardigan Street, will consist o aseries o spaces rom the ormallandscaped gardens and newhigh-tech science garden o ronto Millennium Point through a newpublic square, to the more inormalopen spaces around Albert Streetand historic Park Street Gardens.

A new campus is proposedor Birmingham City Universityaccommodating up to 10,000students and sta on land betweenthe park and the canal. Thisdevelopment will not only bringextra vibrancy to Eastside, it willstrengthen the learning role o the

quarter, building the knowledgebase o the city.

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Eastsides ocus on science, technology, learning, and leisure activitieshas already established it as a natural expansion o the City Core. A newburst o development activity coupled with advantages to be broughtthrough the Enterprise Zone, HS2 and potential or a greater cultural oer,makes Eastside an ideal location or urther physical expansion to delivereconomic and cultural growth o the city centre.

Development activity continueswith construction o the HotelLa Tour (opening 2012) and therst phase o Birmingham CityUniversitys new Eastside Campushas started on site. All o themajor redevelopment sites have

developer interest and extantplanning consents or mixed-useschemes.

The regeneration opportunitieso the quarter link well withother initiatives within the City,particularly around the BordesleyPark area and the growth corridorto Birmingham Airport and rapidtransit corridors to a range odestinations.

Progress continuesThe quarters prominence asa major regeneration area ishighlighted through the Big CityPlans identication o Eastsideas an Area o Transormation.The plans vision sets the aim to

maximise the unique and extensivedevelopment potential to createa vibrant part o the city centre,supporting the best in learning,technology and science, withopportunities or expanding theCity Core with ne w commercial,residential, leisure and educationaluses.

Success so arEastside has been a ocus orregeneration over the last decadewith the opening up o the quarterthrough the removal o theconcrete collar o the Moor StreetQueensway and Masshouse Circus

sections o the ormer inner-ringroad. Signicant progress has beenmade in bringing orward majorsites or development which todate includes Millennium Point,Birmingham Metropolitan College,and residential buildings at CurzonGate, Etna House and Masshouse.

During 2011, the OrmistonAcademy and Eastside Multi-storyCar Park have been completed.

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Eastside Area o Transormation

Eastside City Park

BCU Campus Phase 1 - a new home or the BirminghamInstitute o Art and Design (BIAD)

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The uture

High Speed 2 (HS2) The proposals or HS2 announcedby the Government in 2010, willtransorm Eastside into a keyarrival destination, unlockingdevelopment opportunities andlinking the quarter into the citycentres retail and oce locations.

The HS2 station terminal isproposed to ront Moor Streetadjacent to Moor Street Station andwithin 5 minutes walk rom NewStreet Station, together orming amajor international rail interchangeand high quality station plaza. With18 trains per hour each way at peaktimes, up to 12,000 passengers

an hour would be using the HS2station on completion o thenetwork. This increase in activitypresents a huge opportunity tobreathing new lie into the areaaround the new station.

The HS2 route through Eastsideimpacts signicantly upon landto the south o Curzon Street(see image below) and previousdevelopment plans; however theHS2 proposal while allowing or aresh approach that will maximisethe potential o Eastside as animportant part o the city centre.

A focus for culture- Curzon Square

Proposals are being developedwhich would see the creation o amajor new cultural destination ointernational signicance - ocussedon a new public square rontingthe impressive Curzon StreetStation building. In response to DTconsultations, the City Council hasidentied that the Grade 1 Listedormer railway station buildingcould be related to a secondentrance into the HS2 station romCurzon Street bringing it backto its original use and creatingan historic gateway into the City.This could Incorporate a newmuseum o photography basedupon Birminghams world classphotographic collection.

A new Museum o ContemporaryArt and a gallery or displaying thecollection o the Arts Council couldbe built around the square whichitsel would be enlivened withsculptures, concerts and events.

The major new arts oer, togetherwith the existing ThinktankBirmingham Science Museum, willtransorm Eastsides signicance asa leisure and learning destination,unparalleled in Birmingham inrecent times.

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advantage o landmarks such asCurzon Street Station as a ocus orviews and converging pedestrianlinks building on Birminghamsdeveloping waymaking strategy.

The opening o Eastside CityPark will begin the transormationo the primary walking route.Through this masterplan, with HS2and related development, theopportunity will exist to add an

extra layer o quality public realmthat will in time bring greater lieand activity to the Sequenceo Places and the creation oseamless route or walking, cyclingand lingering between the city coreand the canal network.

High quality pedestrian linksthrough the HS2 station and belowthe lines viaduct will be vital intransorming links into the northernpart of Digbeth; enhancement ofthese routes will be essential inensuring the wider regenerationimpact o HS2 expands the citycentre.

WalkabilityThe Big City Plan and theBirmingham City Centre Visionor Movement both aim or a citycentre that has an outstandingpedestrian environment with wellconnected places along routesthat are sae and a pleasure to use,putting pedestrian needs at theheart o connecting the city centre.Transorming pedestrian accessinto and throughout Eastside

plays a key part in promoting theeconomic growth o the quarterand the adjoining area o Digbeth.

Eastsides primary walking routebetween the city core, the HS2station and through to EastsideLocks should be an experienceas diverse and varied as that inthe wider city centre; the distanceis approximately 1km which iscomparable to the distancebetween Snow Hill Station andthe entrance to the ICC, whichcomprises a series o vibrant streetsand squares. The route will take

Generally, building heights withinEastside should be between6-8 storeys in order to respondappropriately to the immediatecontext and respect existing markerbuildings such as MillenniumPoint and Curzon Street Station.These heights would help tocreate city-centre character andurban orm. However, within themasterplan area there is scope or

the development o tall buildingsin locations that provide landmarksat key nodal points or to terminatelong vistas.

With approximately 12 acres oland required or the HS2 routeand station, new developmentopportunities are identied inorder to provide a critical masso development and harnessespotential investment prior to HS2realisation. Proposals within thismasterplan would provide circa1.6m sq t o space, just higher thanapproved planning consents orEastside.

Key PrinciplesThe ollowing principles or thedevelopment o the Sequence oPlaces within Eastside underpin themasterplan:

GrowthAs an Area o Transormation,Eastside will need to accommodatea signicant level o growth othe city centres oce, leisure,

residential and educationalactivities. High-density urban blocksare proposed to link Eastside intothe grain o City Core and Digbethquarters o the city centre. This willallow a mix o uses ocussed onlearning, leisure and technologyalongside other activities to createa vibrant part o the city centrethats alive both night and day.

Good access to thesedevelopments by public transport,walking, cycling and the private carwill be essential to the success andtransormation o Eastside.

A Sequence o PlacesThe Masterplan proposes anexperience o seven places whichtogether will make an excitingand stimulating route o varyingscales, enclosure and characters,complemented by a range odevelopment opportunities that willbring lie and activities along the

way, thereby creating a ne-grainapproach to the city centres growthinto Eastside.

The seven distinct places are:

New Street to HS2 - One station.

HS2 station and Station Square.

Curzon Promenade.

Curzon Square.

Eastside City Park.

Ashted Pound Walk.

Eastside Locks.

A key advantage o this approachis that is allows or phaseddevelopment. The Masterplanallows individual developmentopportunities to be broughtorward and succeed as places intheir own right: integrated andlinked together over time. Thisapproach worked successully atBrindleyplace which developedin phases around the main publicsquares. In the same way orEastside current investment inthe new City Park will provide thesense o place or complementaryinvestment.

A sequence o placesEastside will become a vibrant place ull o people, movement andactivities. With a mix o uses and buildings around high quality spaces,Eastside will orm a seamless, connected part o the wider city centre -around a sequence o distinct places.

EastsideCity Park

Ashted PoundWalk

Curzon Square

EastsideLocks

Curzon Promenade

HS2 Station andStation Square

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One station

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Potential development ootprint:Top - previous proposals.Bottom - Growth with HS2.

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Key principles

Creation o a direct and attractivelink between stations.

Improving environmental anddesign quality.

Moor Street as a major transportinterchange.

Maximising and strengtheningpedestrian and cycling links.

New Street Station/Moor StreetStation LinkMoor Street Queensway linksNew Street Station, Moor StreetStation and the site o theproposed HS2 station; it also actsas the Birmingham City CentreInterchange or many bus routes.The Bullring and Pavilions shoppingcentres both have direct accesspoints rom the street. There isgreat potential or this space toprovide direct and ast accessbetween the stations and improvedpedestrian links rom the City Coreinto Eastside - and or the 3 stationsto link seamlessly together as ithey were one station.

HeritageEastside is home to manyhistorical eatures including listedbuildings, conservation areas andnon-designated heritage assetscomprising archaeological remains,locally listed buildings and a streetplan that orms the historical graino the quarter.

The development and investmentpotential in Eastside presents a vitalopportunity to use the heritageand historic environment to addto and make the most o the areascharacter, local distinctivenessand sense o place. The retention,incorporation and enhancement

o the heritage assets within andalongside new buildings andstructures are encouraged by thismasterplan.

Several heritage assets are directlyimpacted by the HS2 proposals,in some cases presenting anopportunity to bring protectedbuildings back into use andenhance their prominence withinEastside. O our protected pubsin the area, the Moby Dick andthe Woodman will be enhanced

to orm amenity ocal pointswithin their local area, the Eagleand Tun would be under the HS2viaduct area which needs to bedesigned to try and preserve thepub. There is also potential toincorporate the Fox and Grapeswithin the new station concourseto enhance design quality. Othereatures such as street patterns andarchaeological remains should alsobe retained, sometimes requiringan imaginative approach to ensuretheir protection.

New Street to HS2: One station

The Birmingham Gateway Project transorming New Street Station andMoor Street Station is growing - with the new HS2 station alongside, thiswill create a rail interchange o international importance - in the heart othe city centre.

The Eagle and Tun Public House The Fox and Grapes Public House

Brindleyplace to Eastside Locks

View rom New Canal Street, Digbeth

Creating one station - Moor Street to New Street station link

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eect, better address thepassenger interchange, and releaseland on the south-acing side o thestreet or public space.

Pavilions CentreWith the arrival o HS2, the ootallto and rom the station will increasesignicantly. The Pavilions shoppingcentre and the existing ramp romRotunda Square could potentiallybe recongured to maximise retailopportunities and to create moreactive rontage and stronger, moreattractive and legible pedestrianconnections between Moor StreetQueensway and High Street/NewStreet - also opening key views othe Rotunda from Eastside.

Moor Street Queensway - CityCentre InterchangeAs the city centres maininterchange or buses, Moor Streetwill handle 235 bus services perhour at peak times, ollowingchanges to the layout o the streetwhich will be achieved in 2012alongside a review o bus routesthroughout the city centre. Thechanges will provide more ecientbus routes through the city centrewith a transormation o passengeracilities with the evolution obus services and the proposeddevelopments or Sprint with therst corridor connecting via the A34to Walsall. Consideration will alsoneed to be given to the locationsaround the station on pick up anddrop o points and in particularaccess or taxi and private hirevehices.

Moor Street should have a highquality o public realm with clearand sae pedestrian connectionsacross into Eastside, the HS2and Moor Street stations. TheHS2 station will potentially treblepedestrian activity in the area;consideration should be given toMoor Street Queensway becominga public-transport only corridor.The building o the new HS2 stationpresents the opportunity o re-routing Moor Street Queensway tobreak down the dual carriageway

The quickest and most directpedestrian route between the twostations, and ultimately to HS2,is by way o the long bridge linkunder part o the Bullring centre.Some minor improvements havealready been made to bettersign-post the route, clear thespaces o clutter and to increasethe brightness o the lighting.However, there is greater potentialto transorm the space, increasepedestrian capacity and itsattractveness as a pedestrian routewith higher quality foor and wallnishes, imaginative lighting andartwork, and measures to reducethe impact o trac. Digital mediaand careully placed advertisingcould also animate the space; asmall commercial unit could also beconsidered.

Through the Birmingham GatewayProject, the link to this routewill be strengthened with theprovision o a new walkway tothe rear o the Odeon Cinemathat accesses the station andconnects with Stephenson Placeand the new Metro extension; thedesign and development o thiswalkway should seek to maximisethe convenience and quality oexperience or rail customerschanging between the stations.


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Key principles

A high quality landmark stationor HS2.

New pedestrian connections toDigbeth.

A major public square ronting

the HS2 station. Second access to HS2 station at

New Canal Street.

High standards o sustainabilityand design.

Ecient links to public transportconnections.

Improved pedestrian fowsthrough the stations.

HS2 stationThe development o acompletely new station or a newinternationally linked rail service is arare opportunity; it should providea building that will be a celebrationo the arrival o HS2 - giving the cityan iconic mixed use building o thehighest quality design.

Future designs or the stationbuilding should provide an elegant,

sweeping, transparent canopythat covers the platorms alongthe length o the trains - some800m. The main entrance, toMoor Street/Station Square, andstation concourse should also belinked under a grand atrium thatallows natural light to food in andoer views out to the surroundingskyline.

Caes, shops and restaurantsserving the station will sit alongsidethe ticketing, waiting and otherstation acilities at concourselevel - with the Grade II listed Foxand Grapes Public House

HS2 Station and Station Square

Arriving by high-speed train in the centre o Birmingham will be anupliting experience - creating a positive rst impression o the city throughthe creation o a world-class station building and a new civic space thatbecomes a major hub o activity within the network o city centres streetsand squares.

Park Street secondary entrance concept

The Pavilions

Opening a new route to the Rotunda concept from Moor Street Queensway

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Key principles

A continuous active rontage romMoor Street to Curzon Street.

Creating clear sustainable routesthrough the park.

Curzon Street Station to

terminate the vista.

Station Square leads into CurzonPromenade - a linear route raming,on approach, the views o thelandmark Curzon Street Station.This has the potential to becomeone o the citys greatest streetsby providing an attractive greenpedestrian route alongside a primecommercial colonnade into theheart o Eastside.

The character o the park andpedestrian route into Eastsidewould be altered dramaticallyby the impact o the high-levelrail structures and station, whichprovides an opportunity totransorm pedestrian links andcreate a distinctive place within thecity centre.

New buildings would be builtalongside the northern edge o the

HS2 stations platorms, eectivelyscreening this part o the stationand viaduct. The buildings woulddene and ront The Promenade- establishing a redenition othis part o the Eastside City Parkas a tree lined and landscapedpedestrian route with activerontages or various retail, bar andrestaurant opportunities betweenStation Square and Curzon Square.The buildings should incorporatea double height colonnade alongthe entire southern length o thepromenade to provide an under-cover route or pedestrians

the station, Hotel La Tour andthe commercial developmentopportunities - potentially alandmark building, orming part othe HS2 station building.

The historical street patternsormed by New Canal Street,Freeman Street and Park Streetestablish the grain of the area;these routes o streets can berefected in detailed landscapeproposals within any new areas opublic realm.

Park Street GardensThe majority o Park Streetgardens would be signicantlyaected by the HS2 station. The

gardens, ormerly a burial groundwith monuments and graves stillexisting, are o archaeologicalimportance and should bepreserved underneath thestation structure along with otherarchaeological remains in landbetween Freeman Street and MoorStreet Queensway. I preservationcannot be achieved through thedesign o the station, then theimpact will need to be mitigatedby archaeological excavationand recording in advance odevelopment. This would providean opportunity to enhanceunderstanding o the historicdevelopment o the area.

Vertical integration at the stationwith connectivity to other transportmodes should maximise use ospace and create opportunity orhigh density development.

Station SquareOn leaving the HS2 station, a newpublic square, leading rom MoorStreet Queensway, will orm part othe world-class arrival experience.With up to 12,000 passengers perhour, the station will require anappropriately scaled civic squareorming an integral part o thenecessary pedestrian dispersalspace. The square would bepredominantly hard landscapedcreating a dramatic setting or

the new station and surroundingbuildings. The square shouldincorporate innovative solutionsusing level change and streeturniture to provide security andprevent illegal vehicular intrusion.

Station Square is a vital part oEastsides connectivity into the citycore as part o the Sequence oPlaces. It will provide a ocus orconnections rom the MartineauGalleries development, and ormthe main gateway into the quarter.

As the HS2 station will cover asubstantial part o Park StreetGardens; the new square wouldreturn meaningul public openspace back to the city centre.The space would be ramed by

being retained and imaginativelyincorporated into the design.

The concourse area will also act asan internal street - with a secondaryaccess created onto Park Street/Fazeley Street. This importantconnection will be a vital elementin the stations design to ensurethe wider pedestrian linkages andpositive regeneration impact o thestation foods into Digbeth. ThePark Street entrance can also act asa taxi and vehicular drop o/pickup point.

A urther entrance/exit to thestation is proposed at New CanalStreet alongside the Grade I ListedCurzon Street Station building -

again this secondary access will bevital in ensuring connectivity andregeneration through Eastside intoDigbeth.

The HS2 station concourse shouldalso be physically connected toMoor Street Station in order toacilitate the one station principleor interchanging passengers.

The tradition o a grand terminusbuilding should be embraced withthe potential o commercial andpremium oce space exploited.The opportunities or hotel andoce uses should be incorporatedonto the site in such a way that theywill give height and presence tothe station as a landmark building.Careul design should deliver alight and airy concourse.

HS2 station and square concept

Curzon Promenade

Celebrating the view o Curzon Street Station, Curzon Promenade willbecome a key address street enlivened with new shops and caes along atree lined pedestrian walkway into the heart o Eastside.

Curzon Promenade concept

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Key principles

Creation o a major Civic Squarewithin the park.

A high quality setting or CurzonStreet Station and WoodmanPublic House.

Potential or new cultural building

and activities.

A second access to HS2 stationlinking Eastside and Digbeth.

The Cultural CityThe Promenade will open out intothe proposed Curzon Square - anew civic space, developed withinthe Eastside City Park, which willbecome a ocal point or Eastsideas a major cultural destination,and open up regenerationopportunities in Digbeth.

Curzon Street StationThe ormer Curzon Street Stationterminus, built in 1838, will beat the heart o the new square,celebrating the Grade I ListedBuildings status as the oldestsurviving railway terminus in theworld. The ormer passenger

booking hall was once the terminalo the rst London to Birminghamline; the arrival of the HS2 railwayalongside the building will providenew opportunities to reinvigoratethe building and its setting. Thismasterplan encourages early,innovative re-use o the building,potentially combining a cultural usewith a HS2 amenity unction.

To transorm the setting o CurzonStreet Station, New Canal Streetcould be rerouted to the rear othe building; this would allowthe building to be set o by thepedestrian plaza.

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between the two squares. TheHotel La-Tour and Masshousedevelopments will provide part othe northern edge to the route tothe Promenade.

Curzon Promenade could alsoallow for some access by RapidTransit Vehicles as a direct routerom the City Core into the hearto Eastside, and serve the CurzonSquare station access.

Park Street GardensThe area o Park Street Gardensthat remains unaected bythe station building shouldbe incorporated, with a cleardenition o its character, as parto the Promenades uture detailedlandscape design.

Curzon Street Station

Curzon Square

A ne setting for Curzon Street Station; creating a new cultural hub for thecity that links Eastside and Digbeth with a major city centre public square.

Aerial view o Curzon Square

EastsideCity Park

AshtedPoundWalk

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21New Art GalleryEastside provides the opportunityto build upon the attraction o theEastside City Park and Think TankBirmingham Science Museum withthe development o a major new artgallery on land between Fox Streetand Grosvenor Street in an areacurrently identied as an inormalarea within the Eastside City Park.The site also has the potential or aeature building that would providea visual book-end to the westernedge o Eastside City Park

It is proposed that new galleryand museum buildings couldcontinue the northern side o ThePromenade and rame CurzonSquare - which will become hometo outdoor sculptures, concerts andevents - a signicant attraction in itsown right.

HeritageThe Woodman Public House(Grade II Listed) should also beretained within the square withpotential to rene the rear andsingle storey elements o thebuilding to enhance the setting othe Curzon Street Station and theimmediate public realm.

New uses will be encouraged orthe Christopher Wray building(Grade II Listed), potentiallyincorporating it within an adjoiningart gallery.

HS2 Curzon Square EntranceCurzon Square would be aurther enriching o Eastside CityPark when surrounding sites aredeveloped and extend below theHS2 viaduct and the existing railwayarches in what could be an excitingmultiunctional space leadingtowards Fazeley Street.

In order to maximise theregeneration benets o the HS2station, and to provide passengerchoice, the opportunity to createan additional entrance to theHS2 station is vital at CurzonSquare. Escalators could bring railtravellers down rom the platormsabove to a concourse below the

viaduct structure which togetherwith ancillary retail uses and ataxi pick up/drop o point, wouldsignicantly enliven the under-crotspace.

At this point, the HS2 viaduct wouldbe some 5m above ground level.The space underneath shouldbe bridged in such a way that itallows or a wide area to physicallyand visually link Banbury Street/Andover Street and New CanalStreet - this will be essential inensuring that connections intoDigbeth are legible.

The Locally Listed Eagle and TunPublic House is directly impactedby the HS2 route. However, theheight o the HS2 structure mayjust be sucient to allow or partretention i the viaduct is designedto allow or a meaningul s tructureto remain. The building couldpotentially be incorporated into theconcourse building or part o theactive uses within the square.

Regenerating DigbethThe additional HS2 station entranceand improved connections to thenorthern part o Digbeth wouldtransorm the developmentpotential o Typhoo Whar,Warwick Whar and other sites.Wider investment will also ollow,

breathing new lie into the WarwickBar Conservation Area as part othe Big City Plans aim to create arich creative and cultural quarterwithin Digbeth.

Improved links will also betterreveal the Grade II* Listed GunProo House which could promoteits museum as a urther visitorattraction in the area.

There will also be the opportunityto signicantly open up accessto the Digbeth Branch andGrand Union Canals which willreinorce pedestrian connectionsand provide new investmentopportunities.

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Eastside City Park

The heart o Eastsides regeneration is Eastside City Park - the city centresrst new park in 125 years. Its opening in 2012 will draw new visitors intothe quarter, and provide the catalyst or development on surrounding sites.

Key principles

World class green space.

Promoting developmentopportunities overlooking thepark.

Utilising space beneath the HS2viaduct.

The ParkCurzon Square will open outinto Eastside City Parks ormalgardens which include a amilybased science garden attractionleading to green, tranquil spaceswith water eatures and attractiveplanting. The ormal pedestrianPark Promenade route alongsidethe Millennium Point and newBCU buildings will create a ocusor movement through the park,to the canalside and to the rest oEastside beyond.

Curzon StreetTo the south o Curzon Street,planning consent exists or a majormixed-use development. A reshapproach to this developmentopportunity will be required asa large part o the site is directlyaected by HS2.

Overlooking the park and witheasy access to the HS2 s tation,the site particularly lends itselto the development o largefoor-plate oce uses, hotels andsome residential as part o themix. Buildings o between 5 and6 storeys would be acceptable,with careul modelling o theirrhythm and prole to minimise theimpact o shading on the park.There should be active rontagesand main entrances along CurzonStreet. Potential development along Curzon Street l ooking towards Masshouse

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Key principles

Continuing the promenadethrough to the canal.

Creating an accessible canalsideenvironment.

Creation o active rontages.

A landmark university campusbuilding.

Curzon Circus as a prominentgateway to the City Centre.

Ashted Pound Walk begins atCardigan Street and acts as anextension to the Park Promenadelinking the city core to the canalvia the park enabling a livelycanalside environment. This is avital connecting route that will leadinto Eastside Locks and PoundSquare transorming and extendingaccess to the canal network via thesequence o distinct spaces andplaces that create this unique linearpark.

University CampusThe new BCU campus will be

developed on the land betweenCardigan Street and the canal.The character o Eastside City Parkchanges at Cardigan Street, whichwill remain a vital vehicular routeserving the quarter. The broadpedestrian promenade route on thenorthern side o the park will thencontinue into Ashted Pound Walkdirect through the BCU site to thecanal; this is a primary pedestrianconnection rom the heart o thequarter to the canal at AshtedLocks, enabling the creation o alively canalside environment.

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23The development o the site shouldincorporate a new road to therear o the buildings within theworking-zone space required tobuild the HS2 viaduct. This road,running rom the junction withCurzon Street and Cardigan Street,would take general trac andservicing (or the development andHS2) rom Curzon Street to allowit to become a more pedestrianriendly and public transport onlyroute (with Rapid Transit Vehicles)alongside the park - this wouldallow or greater integration o thedevelopments into the park, andcreate a more tranquil eel to theormal gardens area.

During the period up to thereleasing o the land or HS2, theremaining part o the site could beused as parking associated with thenew development - however somehard and sot landscaping wouldbe required to create a satisactoryenvironment surrounding newbuildings. The parking servicing thedevelopment could continue to bea use o the space under the HS2viaduct once completed. This sitecould also be used or temporaryleisure uses or allotments.

There will be signicant headroombelow the HS2 viaduct whichcould potentially lend itsel to carparking/leisure/sports uses. Cross section o potential development

Park Promenade

Ashted Pound Walk

Eastside City Park will be connected to the canal network by Ashted PoundWalk - a key pedestrian route at the heart o the proposed BCU city centrecampus. The new university buildings will draw signicant activity and liethrough the quarter and create a major new hub or learning within theCity Centre.


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The tree-lined route will remainopen and publicly accessible - ithas great potential to becomea lively and attractive place as aocus or activity generated by theuniversity campus. New buildingson either side o the promenadeshould provide active rontagesalong its entire length; these couldbe retail, cae and restaurant units,caeteria and bar uses ancillary tothe educational uses, and shouldinclude entrances into the buildingstogether with large ground-foorwindows revealing activity inside.Blank walls, plant rooms and high-level windows will be unacceptable.

A principle o link bridgesestablished between MillenniumPoint and BIAD could be extendedthroughout the BCU Campus toenable secure and easy accessbetween buildings or students andsta.

A semi-public route on the lineo the ormer Penn Street shouldbisect through the block, rom thePromenade orming a link throughto the Moby Dick Public House andPound Square. The Grade II ListedMoby Dick Public House should beretained and incorporated into theuniversity campus.

The buildings should also addressthe canal with accessible activerontages to the ground foorsenlivening the canal-side. There ispotential or balconies and terracesabove to provide overlooking andto make the most o what could bea very attractive location.

The building acing the EastsideCity Park on Cardigan Streetshould retain the height constraintapproximately set by MillenniumPoint. In addition, it will alsoterminate the long views throughthe park and should provide astrong architectural statement as alandmark building.

Curzon CircusThe development site betweenthe canal and Lawley Middlewayhas the potential to accommodatea tall building o up to 25 storeysin order to terminate the longviews eastwards along the parkspromenade route, and to alsoaddress the locations status onCurzon Circus as a key gateway toEastside and the city centre.

To the south o Curzon Streetand alongside the HS2 line, thereare urther development sites or

oce/hotel/residential uses. Thesites could be used to replacestudent accommodation lostrom the Curzon Gate building,much o which would need to bedemolished to make way or theHS2 route. The canal-side locationsshould be maximised in order tobring activity and improved accessto the canal. There is potentialor buildings here to step up romthose alongside the park rom sixto ten storeys, as there would be noshadowing and the impact o theHS2 viaduct would be mitigated.

Between the new HS2 viaduct andthe existing railway viaduct lays alargely landlocked area o land, thiscould be developed as a limitedaccess nature reserve managed bya trust and opened to the publicon specic occasions. Access is viaa listed portal bridge to the canaltunnel.

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Ashted Pound Walk link to Eastside Locks

Eastside Locks

Key Principles

Creation of a destination mixed-use development.

Maximising historic features andcanalside location.

High standards of design and

sustainability.

From Ashted Pound Walk and othersurrounding routes, the EastsideLocks development would orm itsown distinct series o places anddevelopment opportunities basedaround the existing street patternsand canal-side spaces.

Outline planning consent existsor a mixed-use developmentcompromising hotel, oce,residential, retail and leisure uses.This Masterplan continues tosupport the orm o developmentnot included within the new BCUsite. It is recognised that thequantum o foorspace within theapproved mix o uses may alterand require some fexibility givenchanging markets and demandsover time.

Within Eastside Locks, the retention

o important heritage assets is vitalin order to protect and enhancethe character o the WarwickBar Conservation Area. Historicabric such as the walls, pumpingstation that enclose the canalshould be preserved, retainedand where possible used as parto new structures alongside thetowpath. The locally listed BelmontWorks should also be retained,incorporated and brought backinto active use as part o the overalldevelopment.

Designed as a distinctive, high-density urban business park, Eastside Locksocuses on the historic fight o canal locks, and proposes a series o high-quality public spaces within a vibrant working and living environment.

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ResidentialHS2 will make it possible to getto the centre o London as quicklyas rom outlying London suburbs.Commuting to London romthe region would become moreattractive or many more people.The new Eastside City Park willassist in making the area moreattractive or residential uses in theuture.

Future residential developmentshould ocus on larger unitssuitable or amily living.

Some residential development hasalready taken place at Masshouseand extant planning consentswithin the area contain a mixo uses including residential.Student residencies have alsobeen constructed at Curzon Gateand on Jennens Road, and thereis great opportunity or urtherdevelopment given the closeproximity to Birmingham CityUniversity (BCU), Aston Universityand other potential educationallead developments in Eastside.

The predominant uses or Eastsideshould continue to be oce,leisure and learning lead, howeverresidential uses will orm animportant part creating a liveableand vibrant quarter o the citycentre.

EducationA key part o Eastsidesregeneration has been to ocus onproviding space or the expansion

o educational acilities withinthe city centre. BirminghamMetropolitan College, BCU andthe Ormiston Academy have allinvested in new buildings and takenaccommodation in the quarter.

BCU has identied a need or a400,000 sq t campus and workhas started on a rst phaseo development adjacent toMillennium Point. This masterplanbrings orward the site atCardigan Street or the campusdevelopment.

HotelsCurrently a 174 bed Hotel La Touris under construction in Eastsidewith several existing planningconsents including:

Curzon Park: 190 bed (3 S tar).

Eastside Locks: 185 bed.

Masshouse: Up to 350 bed.

The Masterplan would see a similarnumber o hotels within the quarter,although HS2 may be able toattract a greater number o bedsand a higher quality. The high endo the market is likely to be satisedcloser to the entrance to the stationand in close proximity to the citycentre. The budget end o themarket is more likely to be satisedat the periphery o the Masterplanarea.

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Overall the Masterplan allowsor circa 1.6 million sq t. This willgenerate in excess o 15,000 jobsand an investment value in excesso 500 million.

Commercial OfcesThis is an important sector toEastside. It complements existinglearning and leisure componentsand it will be the principal ocusor jobs and, along with theactual HS2 station, will supportmuch o the associated retailand leisure development. As anoce destination, Eastside hasthe opportunities that will allow itto establish its own distinct oeras part o the mix within the citycentre.

HS2 is likely to make Eastsidemore commercially attractive toboth the private and public sector.Specically there is likely to bedemand or larger foorplateso up to 40,000 sq t per foor inbuildings o up to 6 storeys. Smallerfoorplates o 10-15,000 sq t per

foor are likely to attract organicdemand and users related tothe occupiers o the larger ocebuildings.

Eastside, with or without HS2, holdsa key advantage o having large,available cleared development sitesthat could attract oce campusesof approximately 200,000 sq ft; thiswould suit central Government orcorporate relocations seeking acompetitively priced oce space.

Retail and LeisureWithin the wider Eastsidemasterplan area, the quantum odevelopment overall, togetherwith the HS2 station will generate

associated uses such as small scaleretail, leisure, restaurants, bars,caes and a gym. This retail oer,which will be created around newpublic spaces as ground foors oproposed development blocks;this will help to create a 24/7 cityenvironment similar to that atBrindleyplace.

Leisure uses that complimentthose at Millennium Point wouldbe suitable within the area, withoutdoor perormance areas orother temporary leisure uses

occupying the land directly aectedby the route o HS2.

There would be a level o retailingwithin the HS2 station which islikely to be similar to that seendeveloped at Liverpool StreetStation (as part o the BroadgateScheme) and St Pancras Station inLondon. The latter oers just over80,000 sq t o retail and restaurantuses.

Development principlesThe proposed Sequence o Places orms a strong design lead approachto adapting Eastsides development to maximise the benets o HS2 andcreating sustainable developments. The masterplan is also underpinnedby the ollowing principles.

New oce development

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ServicingThe HS2 station building anddevelopment alongside will requiresignicant levels o servicing.The construction o the stationand viaduct requires a 10m-20mworking zone along the entirelength o the structure, this stripwill allow or the provision o anew servicing spine-road romthe junction o Curzon Street andCardigan Street which can servicedevelopment ronting CurzonStreet and the station itsel, alongwith associated development, romunderneath the viaduct to the westo New Canal Street.

Car Parking

The new multi-storey car park onCardigan Street provides or theneeds o Millennium Point withcapacity or additional levels odevelopment within the northern

part o the quarter. Parkingrequirements generated by theEastside Locks development willneed to be catered or on site. Anyadditional parking requirementsin the area will need to beconsidered in the context o uturedevelopments. The undercrot othe HS2 viaduct south o CurzonStreet could lend itsel well tocar parking that serves adjacentdevelopments and the HS2 stationitsel.

In order to maintain a high-quality,dense urban environment withactive rontages, parking will berequired at basement level, or inmulti-storey layers behind or aboveactive rontages where they acekey pedestrian routes. On-streetparking will be considered by theCity Council as part o a review oControlled Parking Zones.

CyclingConvenient and sae access bybicycle will be integral to thedevelopment o Eastside. Cycling,being a healthy and low-carbonmeans o transport, will be seenas a key alternative to private caraccess. The highway network willbe designed with cyclists in mind.Dedicated space or low speedconditions, along with cycle priorityat junctions will make cycling anattractive proposition. Permeabilityby bike will be enhanced by thenetwork o primary and secondaryshared vehicle-ree walkingand cycling routes. These willbe integrated into the existingtowpaths on the Grand Union andDigbeth Branch canals. Residents,visitors and those working inEastside will be able to takeadvantage o appropriate cycleparking provision.

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A Connected and Ecient Cityare the key objectives o the Visionor Movement Framework and BigCity Plan.

Connectivity is at the heart othis Masterplan. In addition tocreating a Walkable City (page11), convenient links to rail, rapidtransit and bus networks andecient vehicular access is vitalto the success o the individualdevelopments and the economicgrowth o Eastside and surroundingareas.

Key Principles

Cater for transport requirementswithin the development o theTransportation Strategy or theCity Centre.

Build on the current programmeo city centre interchange toincrease the public transport oerand access into this quarter.

Seek further opportunity tomaximise quality BRT Sprintroutes.

Connection of the HS2 stationwith metro links connecting NewStreet Station to the easterncorridor towards BirminghamAirport.

Look at key road infrastructurearound the city particularly onthe eastern side o the ring roadin order to mitigate impact oncapacity.

Bus and Rail InterchangeEastside is well-connected toexisting public transport hubs withMoor Street Queensway orminga key bus interchange and MoorStreet Station on the doorstep. Fiveminutes walk nearer the city centreis Birmingham New Street Station,the main station or regional andnational services. The extensionto Midland Metro will also be 5minutes walk away on CorporationStreet and at New Street Station.

Moor Street also holds greatpotential to accommodate BusRapid Transit services (BRT).

Adjacent to the proposed HS2station is Moor Street Station,which has services arrivingrom London (Chiltern Trains)and local commuter services

(London Midland). The station hasundergone expansion to receiveterminating Chiltern Train serviceswhich will increase passengerusage and ootall at the s tation.

Birmingham New Street Stationis being transormed through theBirmingham Gateway project withextensive improvements to expandthe concourse and adjoining areasto cater or increasing passengernumbers. The development willalso vastly improve the surroundingpublic realm and create newpedestrian links.

MetroThere is potential or a urtherextension to the Midland Metro toserve the HS2 station and Eastside;this would connect all City Centrestations and create potential toconnect to the east o the city.

Efcient CityTrac management andplanning o capacity within thesurrounding area will be keyto ensuring accessibility intothis area by all modes o travel.

Control mechanisms includingparking, potential or car clubsand creating urther pedestrianand cycling routes will also needto be considered in order todevelop strategies or access.This is being investigated in theTransport Strategy currently underdevelopment or the City Centre.

Taxi and private car access to theHS2 stationThe area beneath the HS2 viaductneeds to be used to maximiseaccess or taxi and private caraccess to and rom the HS2 stationand provide additional entrances.Access rom all surroundingroads should be considered aspart o the City Centre TransportStrategy. The ocus or taxi andprivate car pick-up/drop o willneed careul consideration and it isrecognised that additional vehicular

movements along these streetswill have implications on the widerhighway network.

The City Centre TransportationStrategy will also need to takeaccount o the xed position o theHS2 buers and viaduct heights asit is likely that Park Street will closeto acilitate the development othe terminal building. This wouldsever part o the north-southtrac movements or all modes otransport complementing MoorStreet Queensway.

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The City Council has committedsignicant resources into Eastsideundertaking strategic planning,

land assembly and the provisiono key inrastructure to createthe conditions or private sectorinvestment. 100m o public sectorinvestment has provided:

Completion of land assembly andsite remediation.

Installation of a sustainabledrainage system.

Millennium Point Multi Storey CarPark.

Commencement of the EastsideCity Park.

Commitment to create a newboulevard along Cardigan Street.

The creation of an all movementsjunction on Jennens Road.

The City Council vision or thearea and the investment it has

made has helped to providecondence to the market and anumber o development have beencompleted or in the process obeing constructed including:

Masshouse.

Etna House studentaccommodation.

Hotel La Tour.

Millennium Points ScienceGarden.

Birmingham City UniversityInstitute o Art and Design.

The next phase o delivery or theperiod 2012-2015 will increasethe provision o new highway

inrastructure, opening the areaor public transport through theprovision o a new junction at theinterace with Cardigan Street andJennens Road to enable trafc toturn both let and right. CardiganStreet will also be widened tocreate a boulevard into the hearto Eastside which will acilitatedevelopment within Eastside Locksbringing back into benecial usethe locally listed re damagedCo-operative building togetherwith incubator development orsmall and medium sized enterprise.During this phase o developmentthe completion o BirminghamCity University campus relocationon the land to the east o CardiganStreet bounded by Gopsal Street,Penn Street and Curzon Street isprogrammed to be completed.

Temporary Uses

Temporary uses will be consideredor the land directly aected by theHS2 line. It is vital that the land isbrought into use through the yearsleading up to the construction othe HS2 line and station in orderto provide an appropriate settingor surrounding development sitesand the new park. The land willneed to be managed, workingin partnership with developersand with HS2 in order to deliverimprovements in the medium term.

Curzon StreetThe northern part o the siteoverlooking the new park will

remain available for development;the aected land at the rear couldbe utilised or:

- A creative village - temporarystructures could house start-upbusinesses.

- Leisure uses such as un airs,circuses, outdoor events andconcerts.

Bartholomew Street AreaThe land to the south o thenew park has been cleared ordevelopment and is physicallyconnected to the park. The landcould be used as:- A temporary extension to the park

with the ormer highway areasreplaced with grass or inormalrecreation.

- Five-a-side ootball pitches andother sports uses.

- Event space or concerts.- Sculpture park/art installations.- The Birmingham Maze - an annual

maize-maze or a more solidconstruction.

- Temporary allotments.

City Park GateCity Park Gate provides animportant boundary to the newCity Park and improvements to thegeneral environment and existingcar parking will be encouraged.In addition the Council wouldbe supportive o innovativecommercial and leisure uses, thatcan be brought orward on aninterim basis whilst High Speed Railis developed.

DeliveryThe overall vision or Eastside is to create a quarter supporting the bestin learning, technology and science with opportunities or expanding theCity Core with new commercial, residential and educational uses. HS2 willtransorm Eastside into a key arrival destination, unlocking developmentopportunities and linking the area into the city centres retail and ocelocation.

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As the rst phase o developmentsand the currently proposedhighway inrastructure is completedin 2015 the masterplan envisagesthat the wider area will broughtorward through the potentialdevelopment o two oce blocksat the southern edge o the ormalgardens area adjacent to CurzonStreet. These developments alloutside o the working zone oHS2 and will provide an edge tothe park and an opportunity toenhance the interace o CurzonStreet and the City Park. Potentially

a tall building o up to 25 storeyscould be justied at the keygateway to Eastside and the CityCentre on the land between thecanal and Lawley Middleway. At thewestern end o the ormal gardensa urther major developmentopportunity will become available.


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During this phase o developmentwork will have commenced on theHS2 station and Curzon Square.It is envisaged development inthe vicinity will accelerate to seizeupon the opportunity providedby HS2 with major developmentsbeing brought orward as part othe development o the terminusbuilding screening the viaduct andproviding active rontages to AlbertStreet Promenade. The northernboundary will be completed withrelease o land rom the City Park atthe edge o Masshouse Circus or a

development opportunity which willbegin to dene the edge o CurzonSquare. The majority o EastsideLocks will also be completed duringthis phase o Eastside.


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It is envisaged that the nalphase o development will bereleased creating additional ocedevelopments alongside the HS2line on Curzon Street with parkingbeing accommodated underthe viaduct. In addition the nalphase o Eastside Locks will alsobe completed adjacent to GopsalStreet.

Development phases beyond 2015will need urther assessments outure highway inrastructure toensure access to a ully integrated

and workable transport networkwhich prioritises walking andcycling provision and mitigates theimpact o potential new trips intothe area.

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