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New Dates for PACT Meetings
The dates for the ‘Police and Communities Together’ (PACT) meetings will be held on the following dates at the Community Shop on Yorkshire Street from 7pm:
Tuesday 20th November
Tuesday 18th December
These meetings are for residents to meet up with their Community Beat Manager to discuss local crime issues.
Additional weekly drop in PACT surgeries will be held from 1pm until 3pm every Wednesday, also at the Community Shop.
If you are unable to attend the meetings but would like to raise a concern, please call 596903.
Designer Café Planned for the West End Gardens
The West End Gardens has been transformed this year and we can now reveal the plans for the final phase including a cafe and toilet block.
The plans have been drawn up and submitted for Planning Approval. The design of the café is quite unusual and has been described by the architects as a ‘rubberband’ café due to the rubber material coating the outside. The front and rear of the café will be window panels to frame views of the bay though the building. The windows will be edged with a band of black rubber. The idea of using rubber material makes reference to wetsuits and inflatables, but with a practical aspect that it also provides the building with an economical cladding solution.
The plans for the café also include an outdoor seating area on raised south-facing terraces.
The modern toilet block has been designed to be in keeping with the cutting edge design of the café by using high gloss painted steel with hardwood doors and fittings.
The scheme has been submitted for Planning Approval and is likely to go to Committee in December following the normal statutory consultations. The plans will be available to view at the West End office for local residents to comment on. Subject to receiving planning permission the building will be erected very quickly and should be open in Spring/early summer next year.
The West End Partnership and Lancaster City Council will be looking for potential operators once all the approvals have been obtained.
CBM-SK-0042A_View_2.pdf
Developer selected for Chatsworth Gardens
Progress is being made towards the major housing flagship project ‘Chatsworth Gardens’ with the appointment of a developer.
Earlier this year we ran a nationwide competition for developers to submit plans for a housing scheme for the block of houses that border Albert Road, Balmoral Road, Regent Road and Westminster Road.
Local residents were able to view the plans and put forward their opinions on each development. These comments have been taken into account and the chosen developer is Places for People.
Councillor David Kerr, Cabinet Member for Housing Regeneration, said: “Places for People come with a strong national reputation for creating energy efficient and environmentally friendly housing. They will be a great asset to Morecambe during this exciting time in regenerating the town.This is a very positive step forward for the West End of Morecambe, demonstrating a new vision which English Partnerships has enabled us to move forward with.”
Places for People are one of the country’s largest property management and development companies. They will now carry out the development of ‘Chatsworth Gardens’, a £15m scheme that will transform current unsuitable accommodation into around 100 new homes. There will be a wide range of housing sizes and styles set around two central garden squares. The development will be built to high energy efficiency standards and will be offered for sale or through shared ownership.
Damian Southworth, Group Commercial Director of Places for People, said: “This is a very exciting time for Morecambe and will have a wide-reaching effect on the area, socially and economically. We will produce a vibrant development of high environmental and architectural standards in this highly attractive seaside town.”
English Partnerships is the government’s national regeneration agency, and provides funding for the West End Masterplan. English Partnerships approved the developers and Regional Director, Paul Spooner, said: “The West End has had its problems in the past. This is partly because there is a large number of flats and bed-sits. This scheme will help to rebalance the housing market in this area by reducing the numbers of bed-sits and providing cutting edge new homes for families and other people in the West End of Morecambe. This will help support the town’s wider regeneration.”
