Masterplan
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Key Facts:
- The site is available, suitable and viable and can be delivered by 2012
- The proposal is in line with local, regional and national planning policy
- Confirmed operators are already committed including Tesco, Reel Cinemas and the Borders School of Gymnastics
Strong transport connections
- It is the closest proposed site to the town centre which is actually available and suitable
- The site is within 15 minutes walk of 8,000 people
- It is a five minutes walk to the bus station (27 bus routes) and £150,000 is being invested in a new town centre circular bus route
- A new, safe, off-road footpath will connect the site to the town centre in five minutes, linked by the proposed medical centre and Cambrian Works. It is a natural extension, not a competitive out-of-town retail environment
- There is no adverse impact on the highway network and it will improve an existing sub-standard junction
Economic benefits
- The retail and leisure uses will sustain the vitality and viability of Oswestry
- A foodstore is needed to deliver a cinema to provide new leisure opportunities for young and old, boosting Oswestry's night-time economy
- It will retain shoppers in Oswestry and attract new visitor spend
- The proposal will safeguard 200 Richard Burbidge Ltd jobs and create 350 new local job opportunities
- Investment to renovate the listed railway buildings will delivery community use. The Borders School of Gymnastics, and its 500 members, are committed to becoming tenants
Environmental benefits
- The proposals will regenerate a brownfield site, removing the issues of operating an industrial manufacturing site near to residents
- The high quality design Tesco Environmental Format Store is energy-efficient, harvests rainwater and uses sustainable building materials
- It will regenerate Oswestry's north eastern Cambrian corridor and historic Cambrian Works complex, improving the visual quality of this gateway
