KENDAL VISION - INSPIRATION FOR CHANGE IN KENDAL

1 2 1 2 4 5 6 7 3 OPPORTUNITY AREAS CANAL HEAD - FROM THE RIVER TO THE CASTLE New public square Reprovision of the SLDC depot and the domestic waste station on a more convenient site at the town periphery, reducing impacts in the town centre Reprovide appropriate accommodation for Anord Mardix in a commercial zone at the town periphery, which is still well- connected to housing, amenity and town centre facilities Community growing and allotments maintained, reprovided and incorporated as part of housing development Maximising new housing between the town centre and castle hill open space and amenities Masterplan area Reduce traffic on Miller Bridge and Aynam Road through adaptation of the one-way system (Refer to Emerging Ideas - Removing the One-way System pg 54) Proposed buildings Existing buildings retained Existing buildings to be reused adapted or replaced Upgraded public realm A new pedestrian link connecting town centre to the castle Reopening of the Canal Head basin as a setting for high quality urban living at high density and characteristic of the local industrial typology. To include homes, cafe, commercial and making spaces A plan proposing the direction and level of change at Canal Head, which reflects the aspirations expressed at the public participation event. Existing A new flexible public square providing and promoting a new heart for the emerging ‘Making Quarter’ KENDAL VISION 2020 | THE POSSIBILITIES 92