KENDAL VISION - INSPIRATION FOR CHANGE IN KENDAL

HISTORIC TOWN CENTRE LOCAL ECONOMY HOUSING KEY TO THE LAKES KEEP COLLABORATING - THINKING AHEAD! 12 11 10 8 7 4 2 Key Themes Addressed: OPPORTUNITY AREAS WESTMORLAND SQUARE & TOWN CENTRE MAKING THE MOST OF KENDAL’S ASSETS RAILWAY STATION OPPORTUNITY The Westmorland Shopping Centre is part of a wider area, including the bus station, multi- storey car park, Blackhall Road, Job Centre offices and BT building. All were identified as having a negative visual impact on the town, and the shopping centre offer was seen as tired and outdated. The public walkabout and hands-on planning event highlighted the negative impact of traffic impeding movement and severing Stramongate and the town centre from the river. The walkabout group identified Highgate, Westmorland Shopping Centre, Market Place, all streets leading down to the river and the connection to Canal Head over the river, as the retail destination and heart of the town. A new retail destination for Kendal could include: the removal of the shopping centre, bus station and car park; the remodelling and retention of the Market Hall and Market Place; and the introduction of new shops, hotels and flats. The development should take the landscape and vernacular of Kendal as inspiration in the creation of a new network of intimate yards, alleys and spaces for retail, restaurants and socialising. All of the above forms a new destination to be discovered. Proposed buildings Existing buildings retained Upgraded public realm New public square KENDAL VISION 2020 | THE POSSIBILITIES 82