Master Plan Brief: |
This masterplan is the first phase in the regeneration process and is intended to set out a clear vision for the regeneration of Ripley.
Furthermore, its purpose is to identify key development opportunity sites within the town centre and sign-post those development principles which will help shape a series of development briefs for the sites identified as critical to the
town’s new future.
The masterplan aims to raise the aspirations of local people by promoting an agenda for change which can be delivered over the short, medium and longer term, by:
| • | raising productivity: the masterplan will provide the context for increasing employment, enterprise and innovation by setting out key sites for investment |
| • | ensuring sustainability: the plan will create an agreed holistic vision for the town built upon its long term economic and environmental sustainability |
| • | achieving equality: the plan will provide an inclusive vision that will improve opportunities for all and raise the aspirations of the local community |
There is an expectation therefore that the individual development opportunity sites which sit within this town wide framework will exploit the potential for interconnection and collectively promote a town environment of character, scale, intrigue and interest which will contribute to the town’s longer term sustainability.
The requirements may be summarised:
| • | to address the opportunity to rediscover the town’s role, providing a vision that will renew its sense of place; |
| • | to further test the initial feasibility of a number of key development opportunities; |
| • | to improve community understanding and encourage involvement in the project development; |
| • | to provide an indication of headline costs/preliminary viability associated with the key proposals; and |
| • | to ensure consistency with planning and highway consideration |
The key to developing an appropriate and adaptable plan always lies in
careful consultation and a detailed understanding of the current needs and future aspirations for Ripley, informed by an awareness of key issues influencing the town.