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Car production at Longbridge, near Birmingham began in 1905 and the car production factory has been an icon of British car making for more than a century. Today most of the former production plant has been cleared and developer St Mowden and joint land owner Advantage West Midlands are progressing with work on the regeneration of the Longbridge site.
Halcrow Yolles has worked with St Modwen for the past seven years and, as lead consultant for the Longbridge project, they provide advice on engineering, design and management services for this prestigious 15-year re-development project. This visit will be hosted by Halcrow Yolles in the Marketing Suite of the recently built Innovation Centre at Longbridge Technology Park. This suite of buildings is the first phase of the largest regeneration project in the West Midlands, which aims to provide a sustainable community with the creation of 10,000 new jobs and up to 1,500 homes and a new town centre with an excellent public transport network.
The visit will provide delegates with an insight into the overall scheme, the geo-environmental challenges faced and the regeneration master plans for the future. The afternoon site visit will probably be on foot to sites close to the Innovation Centre.
To register, return a registration form before 14th November. Please email with any enquiries, and details and further information can be found below:
Programme
Registration form [word]
Registration form [pdf]
The new merged society was formally opened with an event at the Northern Regeneration Summit on the 22nd October. A workshop was held to promote the BLRS and explain more about our history and plans for the future with presentations by Euan Hall (Chair), Elizabeth Simmons (Honorary Treasurer) and David Morris (Vice-Chair).
The workshop also included a presentation by Gill Taylor, Chief Executive of the Academy for Sustainable Communities (www.ascskills.org.uk) entitled “Helping to deliver the Brownfield Skills Agenda”. A subject that the BLRS are in a unique position to inform due to our multidisciplinary membership. Read more about it in the next issue of Reclamation, the BLRS newsletter.
A major regeneration strategy for the china clay area near St Austell, Cornwall, has reached the final 15 in the Government's Eco Town Initiative selection process - the only bid from the South West to do so.
Imerys' eco town bid forms part of a wider regeneration strategy in the mid Cornwall clay area, following industry restructuring announced in 2006. Imerys appointed planning consultants Terence O'Rourke to help them raise awareness of the need for a comprehensive, sustainable regeneration strategy. There was previously no relevant policy for the china clay area.
Imerys and Terence O'Rourke worked with Restormel Borough Council, Cornwall County Council and the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) to create a draft regeneration framework, which formed part of the eco town bid. The Government plans 10 new environmentally-friendly towns, the first new towns since the 1960s.
Early concepts for the massive regeneration and restoration programme were revealed in April 2008. Only one third of Imerys' total surplus land will be used for built development and this will be managed across six distinct sites. Up to 5,000 energy efficient homes are proposed.
The remaining two thirds of the land will be sympathetically restored to reflect the unique character of the mid Cornwall area and used largely for recreation and leisure by local people and visitors to the area.
Laraine Southwood, Technical Director at Terence O'Rourke, said: "Reaching the final 15 is a fantastic achievement for everyone involved in Imerys' Clay Country Vision. This is an ambitious, exciting, employment-led regeneration strategy for the mid Cornwall china clay area, which has led to a robust regeneration strategy, where none existed before.
"The public consultation process is about to start and we will continue to work with local people and stakeholders to ensure that the resulting proposals deliver a bright future for the china clay area."
The final shortlist will be released later this year.
For more information, please contact:
Lee Williams
Communications Manager, Terence O'Rourke, Everdene House, Deansleigh Road, Bournemouth, BH7 7DU
T: 01202 421142
F: 01202 430055
E: lee.williams@torltd.co.uk
Note: Original press release date: 8 April 2008 on the Terrance O'Rourke website.
BLRS Autumn Visit - Regeneration of Longbridge - 20th Novemeber
Thu 6th Nov 2008
The Regeneration of Longbridge
Innovation Centre, Longbridge Technology Park
1 Devon Way, Birmingham, B31 2TW
1 Devon Way, Birmingham, B31 2TW
November 20th 2008
Car production at Longbridge, near Birmingham began in 1905 and the car production factory has been an icon of British car making for more than a century. Today most of the former production plant has been cleared and developer St Mowden and joint land owner Advantage West Midlands are progressing with work on the regeneration of the Longbridge site.
Halcrow Yolles has worked with St Modwen for the past seven years and, as lead consultant for the Longbridge project, they provide advice on engineering, design and management services for this prestigious 15-year re-development project. This visit will be hosted by Halcrow Yolles in the Marketing Suite of the recently built Innovation Centre at Longbridge Technology Park. This suite of buildings is the first phase of the largest regeneration project in the West Midlands, which aims to provide a sustainable community with the creation of 10,000 new jobs and up to 1,500 homes and a new town centre with an excellent public transport network.
The visit will provide delegates with an insight into the overall scheme, the geo-environmental challenges faced and the regeneration master plans for the future. The afternoon site visit will probably be on foot to sites close to the Innovation Centre.
To register, return a registration form before 14th November. Please email with any enquiries, and details and further information can be found below:
Programme
Registration form [word]
Registration form [pdf]
BLRS Relaunched at Northern Regeneration Summit
Mon 27th Oct 2008
The new merged society was formally opened with an event at the Northern Regeneration Summit on the 22nd October. A workshop was held to promote the BLRS and explain more about our history and plans for the future with presentations by Euan Hall (Chair), Elizabeth Simmons (Honorary Treasurer) and David Morris (Vice-Chair).
The workshop also included a presentation by Gill Taylor, Chief Executive of the Academy for Sustainable Communities (www.ascskills.org.uk) entitled “Helping to deliver the Brownfield Skills Agenda”. A subject that the BLRS are in a unique position to inform due to our multidisciplinary membership. Read more about it in the next issue of Reclamation, the BLRS newsletter.
Cornwall regeneration and reclamation project shortlisted for Eco Towns Initiative.
Mon 22nd Sep 2008
Imerys' eco town bid forms part of a wider regeneration strategy in the mid Cornwall clay area, following industry restructuring announced in 2006. Imerys appointed planning consultants Terence O'Rourke to help them raise awareness of the need for a comprehensive, sustainable regeneration strategy. There was previously no relevant policy for the china clay area.
Imerys and Terence O'Rourke worked with Restormel Borough Council, Cornwall County Council and the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) to create a draft regeneration framework, which formed part of the eco town bid. The Government plans 10 new environmentally-friendly towns, the first new towns since the 1960s.
Early concepts for the massive regeneration and restoration programme were revealed in April 2008. Only one third of Imerys' total surplus land will be used for built development and this will be managed across six distinct sites. Up to 5,000 energy efficient homes are proposed.
The remaining two thirds of the land will be sympathetically restored to reflect the unique character of the mid Cornwall area and used largely for recreation and leisure by local people and visitors to the area.
Laraine Southwood, Technical Director at Terence O'Rourke, said: "Reaching the final 15 is a fantastic achievement for everyone involved in Imerys' Clay Country Vision. This is an ambitious, exciting, employment-led regeneration strategy for the mid Cornwall china clay area, which has led to a robust regeneration strategy, where none existed before.
"The public consultation process is about to start and we will continue to work with local people and stakeholders to ensure that the resulting proposals deliver a bright future for the china clay area."
The final shortlist will be released later this year.
For more information, please contact:
Lee Williams
Communications Manager, Terence O'Rourke, Everdene House, Deansleigh Road, Bournemouth, BH7 7DU
T: 01202 421142
F: 01202 430055
E: lee.williams@torltd.co.uk
Note: Original press release date: 8 April 2008 on the Terrance O'Rourke website.
