Hands on Planning Workshops

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1 Hands on Planning Workshops

2 Transport Ideal Hop 1

3 Traffic Ideal The space is dominated by the turning circle of lorries and people are hemmed in by railings.

4 Traffic Ideal Traffic has completely throttled this town.

5 Traffic Ideal You can get a bus to Gatwick Airport, but you can t get one to Dereham!

6 Transport Ideals 2 1. By pass from A11 2. Road to the east of town at Besthorpe junction 3. Level crossing problem to be solved Reduce one way system in town centre 5. Lack of bus service around town 1

7 Hop 2 Broader Picture

8 Broader Picture We don t want to become a social dumping ground like Theford in the 70s.

9 Broader Picture Attleborough could become an important centre for the whole of Norfolk.

10 Broader Picture 1. Poor bus links to surrounding areas 4 2. One-way system clogged up with closed railway crossing 3. Lots of commuters to Norwich and Cambridge 4. Younger generation prefer to live in Norwich Lack of sports facilities and youth activities 3 1

11 Hop 3 Newbies getting about

12 Newbies getting about It s very difficult to walk or cycle along the main roads. Move the industry so the town s free of lorries!

13 Newbies getting arround 1. Create a new bus service that links the new development 2. Develop the station into a transport hub 3. Revitalise but preserve town centre and make it pedestrian friendly 4. Relocate industrial estate to west along London Road

14 Newbies getting arround 5. Develop a vital local centre in the new development New parks should be linked with the new development

15 Hop 4 Appleborough

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17 Appleborough To preserve the character of the town centre, we must use the right roads to take the traffic away.

18 Appleborough 1. Priority to build the western link road 2. Western link should be built in one hit 3. Development could be on both sides of the link road 4. Retain Gaymers madow and existing landscape features 5. Make Queens Square and Church Street more pedestrian friendly

19 Hop 5 Landscape & Leisure

20 Landscape & Leisure Leisure facilities need modernising everything s a bit out of date.

21 Landscape & Leisure Use landscape for more than one purpose.

22 Landscape Character Gaymers Meadow Historic Identity Detached from town Strong existing hedgerows Remnant Pastoral Small scale landscape Good public accessibility Historic field pattern Rural Lanes Rural character Heavily vegetated Enclosed space Valley Floor Open Open landscape Large field pattern Generally flat topography Agricultural Plateau Transition landscape Industrial farm land Limited hedgerows

23 Landscape & Leisure 1. Existing play and sport facilities are in need of refurbishment 2. Existing sports hall is poorly fitted The Rec is wellused but old style 4 4. Connections to the countryside - provide interesting walks 5. Lack of future capacity of cemetery

24 Landscape & Leisure 6. Brook could form the basis of a linear park containing the watercourse also for green environmental network (attenuation ponds, overspill channels and reedbeds.) This would provide an innovative and productive landscape with orchard trees, berry hedges and woodland foraging 6

25 Hop 6 Enterprises & Jobs

26 Enterprise & Jobs ISSUES There is little to attract graduates back to Attleborough Lack of serviced office space Perception that local councils place little emphasis on encouraging enterprise BDC planners are not keen to embrace change of use requests especially from light industrial use to office Network Rail also own some land adjacent to the station that could be used for parking

27 Enterprise & Jobs ACTION Map location current home-workers High-speed broadband to be made available Investigate free wi-fi in town centre develop café society Provide serviced office space rent a desk / office / business unit - around the station area would be good place to locate such a hub. Rental periods would vary depending on the time of day and the day of the year

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29 Healthy Discussion

30 Healthy Discussion Re-educate people to use a bike rather than a car.

31 Healthy Discussion We want Attleborough to be proud of itself and have something to offer.

32 Healthy Discussion 1. Some pedestrianisation around Queens Square could be considered Parking opposite the Church? 3. Don t make Sainsbury s larger Make Attleborough a nice place to shop 5. Cycles routes needed

33 Hop 8 Compliment the Town Centre

34 Compliment the Town Centre

35 Compliment the Town Centre The important thing is to carry out work to the town centre first, before starting the new development. We can t grow as a town if we don t release some space in the town centre. We can only do that by moving the school.

36 Compliment the Town Centre New link from A11 Norwich Road through High School site 2. Create parking for the town centre 3. Two way road connection to A11 4. Two way road connecting east of town to west of town 5. Pedestrian priority of Church Street 3 5 4

37 Compliment the Town Centre 6. Relocate High School to south of railway 7. New leisure centre next to school 8. High tech commercial close transport hub 9. New retail centre to serve new develoment 10. Relocate large sheds to Bunns Bank and/or Snetterton

38 Hop 9 Autonomy

39 Autonomy Attleborough is labelled as a Market Town, but there is no real market anymore! Change is unavoidable.

40 Autonomy We should become a Transition Town and join the movement! Live chickens coming in packaged chicken getting out!

41 How sustainable is Attleborough today? Well balanced town with wide range of good industry including poultry, office furniture, car parts, animal feed Potential for biofuel BUT: Need more local jobs Mix of housing must support local jobs Too car dependant most leisure and shopping is out of town

42 Hop 10 Landscape Walkabout

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52 Landscape Walkabout It seems crazy that you have to drive somewhere to take your dogs for a walk.

53 Landscape Walkabout 1. Enhance Lays Lane 2. Provide a footbridge across the railway line 3. Utilise a brook south west of the railway line Maintain rural area at Leys/Slough Lane 5. Enhance Gaymers Orchard/ playing fields 4 6. Regenerate the brownfield site 3

54 Bunn s Bank Hop 11 Bunn s Bank

55 Bunn s Bank Access to industrial sites involves lorries going through the town.

56 Bunn s Bank 1. Relocate existing industy to edge of town Vibrant station square with transport hub A large car park adjacent to the station 4. Potential link through the brush factory 5. Integrate landscape into new development 6. New cycle-& footways 7. Strengthen existing retail in the town centre 8. New link road to start close to Bunn s Bank

57 Infrastructure First Hop 12

58 Infrastructure First We need green fingers that extend into the town.

59 Infrastructure First Key infrastructure must be delivered first!

60 Infrastructure First Change the station so it s not on both sides of the road then you could open up the space and put in more facilities there.

61 Infrastructure First 1. New road to respect existing properties 2. New cycle links to Old Buckenham 3. Explore new links across the countryside 4. A network of green spaces and SUDS 5. Improve facilities around the station 6. Improve footpaths along Station Road 7. New centre including schools and health

62 Hop 13 Traffic Consensus

63 Traffic Consensus You have to take your life in your hands to cross the road. The new road must remove the HGVs and give us our town back.

64 Traffic Consensus 1. Lack of safety in crossing roads 2. Full pedestrianisation not popular 3. Smooth through traffic flow by removing few parking spaces 4. Ban right turn of lorries from Connaught Street into Exchange Street Better traffic management at junctions

65 Attleborough at Risk Hop 14

66 Attleborough at Risk

67 Attleborough at Risk We re putting at risk a community that already exists. But we can see also the great chance.

68 Attleborough at Risk 1. Old buildings disappeared also Windmills, Tudor barn 2. Corn Exchange is important heritage 3. Ensure rural areas are retained New link road to the west to join the A11 5. Improve train service especially to Norwich Proper junction to the A11 to the north

69 Hop 15 Distinctiveness

70 Distinctiveness Qeens Square - the most distinctive space Variety of building style, colour, height The town signs a positive aspect Three linked walks Buildings demonstrate history

71 Distinctiveness Gables Add interest Address spaces Forms a gateway Express chimneys

72 Distinctiveness Shops have residential above Buildings with brick fronts and rendered sides Signposts memorial and statues Make Surrogate Street two-way

73 Cannaught Plain Remove lorries Prioritise pedestrians Add memorial

74 Distinctiveness Remove: The petrol station and car showroom Quote qoute ouet ouetouet ouetoueto eotuetouet eoteuteteteotu Add: A new restaurant Outdoor café Memorial

75 Way Forward Hop 16

76 Way Forward The town is very vibrant it just needs to come together a bit more under the same umbrella!

77 Way Forward We should have the courage to get our forces together and take Attleborough forward! Other towns have done this very successfully.

78 Way Forward ISSUES How do the community influence the local councils? People feel Attleborough is a low priority in Breckland Influencing Local Planning Process Core Strategy Form a Town Team with a Town Charter Lobby influential people

79 Way Forward ACTIONS TO FORM A TOWN TEAM Create a Town Team - ensuring a succession plan is in place from the outset Develop a Charter and a Vision for Attleborough Approach special interest groups to establish Action Teams Liaise with Attleborough Town Council to become an active partner in the process. Similarly encourage BDC to become involved approach local parishes Seek and deliver an easy win e.g. a community cinema Sponsor from the private sector to fund a monthly newsletter Deliver a website, use it for co-ordinations, opinion polls, archive of all the minutes, photographs of any events, and articles people wish to include. Regular Town team meetings - Develop a system / with deliverable outcomes.

80 Keep and strengthen the character of town and Queen s square The that goes around developing a real local economy Produce goods locally: local food, crafts, beer - farmers market Attleborough: a showcase for sustainable development - Involve UEA Create an enterprise village to attract entrepreneurial people Create opportunities for self-organised housing and mixed-uses

81 Jobs for locals including graduates living and working in the town Build self sustaining properties >zero carbon Housing for all young, old and new. Foster civic pride festivals, town in bloom, cultural and artistic activity An integrated sustainable transport system local bus People walking and cycling to town and school Create a social centre/ hub for all generations Become a Transition Town

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87 Survey Question: Is there anything you don t like about Attleborough? 4% 5% 21% 13% 12% Heavy tra Lack of youth facilities Grid lock/one way system Lack of c facilities Heavy traffic in the town Lack of community facilities Lack of variety and numbers of shops Lack of open space Lack of v numbers Lack of o 5% 9% 22% Frequenc closures Frequency of railway gate closures Lack of employment Lack of e 9% Other Other

88 Survey Sports facilities, leisure and community Youth facilities Question: 3% 3% 10% 16% Swimming pool/leisure centre Transport improvements/traffic to be sorted Better bus services Is there anything you would like to see in the future? 3% 3% 3% 9% Supermarket Doctors and dentists Green spaces Support for more/local shops 6% More employment 9% Provision of schools 6% More of a community Cycle paths 7% 8% Need for a link road 7% 7% Other

89 Key Themes

90 21st Century Market Town Attleborough developed as a market town on a key route to and from Norwich with its residents mainly working in agriculture, turkey rearing, brush making or cider production. The town has grown considerably since the 1960s and no longer has such a clear identity or function as a market town. Many people who have moved here are either retired or commute to work in neighbouring towns. The town centre has become dominated by traffic, which diminishes the impact of some fine buildings and spaces such as the Corn Hall and Queen s Square with its historic village green. Residents are keen that Attleborough should preserve and enhance its heritage whilst moving forward to function as a market town for the 21st century. We accept the town has got to grow but it must grow in the right way.

91 Integration of new and old towns Participants expressed concern that the new development south of the railway may become a dormitory suburb with little connection with the existing town and community i.e. a North and a South Attleborough. Rather, the new development must integrate with and be complementary to the existing town, whilst having its own character. Quality links across the railway are vital to connect the town and the new development must attract people who will contribute to the vitality of the whole town. An enterprise village that can benefit from modern technology and information exchange would be a useful addition to the development. We don t want North and South Attleborough we need the new town to be part of the old town.

92 Sustainability Participants were keen to see true sustainability planned in at all levels. At present much of Attleborough's money leaves the town rather than sustaining local enterprise. The new development should promote the growth of the local economy where 'the pound goes around' supported by entrepreneurial hubs and good broadband connections. The physical design of the new development should enhance the energy, water, sewage and drainage infrastructure and feature energy efficient housing and sustainable landscape and movement planning. A sustainable and healthy community should provide housing, jobs, community services and recreation for all. Build properties with grey water recycling, heat pumps, solar panels. You ve got the ideal opportunity 4000 new homes.

93 Movement and Transport HGVs and through traffic blight the town and traffic management in the town requires attention to relieve the frequent gridlock in the centre. There is a perception that there is insufficient parking in the town centre. The town is not pedestrian or cycling friendly and there are inadequate bus services. The growth of the town will bring a new link road to the A11, which will divert HGVs and much through traffic away from the town centre. People would like to see the creation of safe cycling routes and a new integrated public transport hub at the railway station, improved bus services to surrounding towns and villages and within Attleborough. These measures should help ease congestion during peak hours and in addition provide safe, sustainable alternatives to the school run. The market is in the wrong place it could be round the green if the road was pedestrianised.

94 Planning a positive future together Most participants at the Planning Weekend accepted that growth will happen and want to ensure that the town and its existing residents benefit from the expansion. There are many interested, positive people in Attleborough who would like to help shape the future of the town and seek a participatory role in the development process. To facilitate this, the creation a community forum would bring people together, aid communication and provide a strong voice for the whole of Attleborough, both now and when the new residents start to arrive. Get a wave of enthusiasm and gather the town together under the same umbrella.