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10/07/2017
Residents Invited To Submit Views On East Bank Regeneration Plans
Residents are being invited to submit their views on proposals designed to regenerate the East Bank area in Belfast.
The city council has launched a 12-week consultation to discuss various options for the project near the River Lagan.
Draft plans include; a significant rationalisation of road and rail infrastructure in the area, to create a sustainable transport corridor at Bridge End; removal of the Station Street flyover adjacent to Queen’s Quay (which already has planning consent); the removal of the Bridge End flyover; the reduction of road space for general traffic and the proposed relocation of the Titanic Quarter railway station.
The consultation is being undertaken with key stakeholders in the area including elected representatives, major landowners, local residents and community groups. A review of land use in the area also has been carried out. The consultation is scheduled to run until Friday, 29 September.
Cllr Mairéad O’Donnell, Chair of the Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee, said: "The draft strategy includes six key recommendations that, if implemented, would see the East Bank fully woven into the fabric of the city centre by 2030.
"The objective would be to create an area which is lively, diverse, accessible and well-connected to the city core, the River Lagan and surrounding communities, providing places to live, work and socialise.
"To this end, four place-making themes are explored in the draft strategy. These include maximising the potential of development sites across the area; energising the River Lagan corridor; creating a connected and legible East Bank and making streets and spaces for people."
To view the draft strategy and submit feedback to the consultation visit here.
A drop in session to discuss the strategy will take place from 11am – 7.30pm at the Lagan Lookout on Donegall Quay on Wednesday, 23 August. Two further sessions will also take place over the summer, details to be confirmed.
An exhibition summarising the strategy will be at the Cecil Ward Building in Linenhall Street during normal office hours until 29 September.
(LM/MH)
The city council has launched a 12-week consultation to discuss various options for the project near the River Lagan.
Draft plans include; a significant rationalisation of road and rail infrastructure in the area, to create a sustainable transport corridor at Bridge End; removal of the Station Street flyover adjacent to Queen’s Quay (which already has planning consent); the removal of the Bridge End flyover; the reduction of road space for general traffic and the proposed relocation of the Titanic Quarter railway station.
The consultation is being undertaken with key stakeholders in the area including elected representatives, major landowners, local residents and community groups. A review of land use in the area also has been carried out. The consultation is scheduled to run until Friday, 29 September.
Cllr Mairéad O’Donnell, Chair of the Council’s City Growth and Regeneration Committee, said: "The draft strategy includes six key recommendations that, if implemented, would see the East Bank fully woven into the fabric of the city centre by 2030.
"The objective would be to create an area which is lively, diverse, accessible and well-connected to the city core, the River Lagan and surrounding communities, providing places to live, work and socialise.
"To this end, four place-making themes are explored in the draft strategy. These include maximising the potential of development sites across the area; energising the River Lagan corridor; creating a connected and legible East Bank and making streets and spaces for people."
To view the draft strategy and submit feedback to the consultation visit here.
A drop in session to discuss the strategy will take place from 11am – 7.30pm at the Lagan Lookout on Donegall Quay on Wednesday, 23 August. Two further sessions will also take place over the summer, details to be confirmed.
An exhibition summarising the strategy will be at the Cecil Ward Building in Linenhall Street during normal office hours until 29 September.
(LM/MH)
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