Big city plan Aug 2010
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Transcript of Big city plan Aug 2010
Richard Cowell
and Agne
Selemonaite City Centre Development and Design
Birmingham City Council
28th
July 2010
CITY CENTRE MASTERPLAN
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Reflection on Birmingham –
successes and comparisons
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Opportunities and Challenges –
Five drivers of urban success
• Delivery and funding
Innovation & Skills
Economic & Cultural Diversity
Strategic Decision taking
Connectiv
ity
Place Quality
‘The Birmingham City Centre Masterplan: The Visioning Study’
Background studies
Revised Eastside masterplan
Glenn Howells
Context with existing neighbourhood and key growth areas
We want to transform the city centregrowing the city core by 25%; raise
liveability; improve connections;strengthen its authentic character and
diversify its economic base.
Objectives
• Liveable City
• Connected City
• Authentic City
• Creative City
• Smart City
The masterplan
Quarters
supporting the authentic character and offer of the city centre quarters
Spatial Strategy
Growing the City Core
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Growing the City Core through five areas of transformation•
Transforming our streets and public
spaces
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Improving
connectivity
through a framework for movement•
Evolution of land uses and
activities
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Locations for
taller buildings•
Role of
heritage
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Vision and proposals for the city centre quarters
The masterplan
will set out our approach to:
Areas of transformation
Growth and variety of residential areas
GROWTH
Growth and variety of office core and clusters
GROWTH
Major road improvements
& interventions
CONNECTIVITY
Gr. Charles Street (before & after)
Evolution
of spaces and linkages in city centre
20 years ago At present In 20 years
WALKABILITY
City open space network
Centenary Square
Moat Square
Tall building clusters
& height limits within the city centre
BUILDING HEIGHTS
City centre
evolution & heritage
HERITAGE
Strategic urban design & structure principals
EASTSIDE
Eastside
masterplan
Eastside
transformation area
Eastside
transformation area
Strategic urban design & structure principals
SOUTHSIDE
Southside
masterplan
Strategic urban design & structure principals
JEWELLERY QUARTER
Jewellery Quarter
masterplan
Statutory Planning
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core strategy –
city centre chapter
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Establish the five areas of transformation as strategic allocations
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Identify the primary route network and key open spaces which underpin the masterplan
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Set out broad proposals for land uses across the city centre
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areas/sites and thematic based supplementary planning documents. Early priorities for 2011 will be
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Southern Gateway/Wholesale Markets-
Building Heights
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Public Realm, Streetscape and Way Finding
• Augustinternal consultations
• Septemberlaunch event
• October & Decemberpublic and stakeholder consultation
• December & Januaryreview period
• Februaryformal adoption by Cabinet and Planning Committee
NEXT STEPS
THANK YOU