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IRWELL CITY PARK

IRWELL CITY PARK. Malcolm Sykes, Strategic Director of Housing & Planning, Salford City Council and Chair of the Irwell City Park Project Board. Purpose of today’s presentation. Outline the vision for Irwell City Park Update you on progress and key priorities to May 2007

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IRWELL CITY PARK

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  1. IRWELL CITY PARK Malcolm Sykes, Strategic Director of Housing & Planning, Salford City Council and Chair of the Irwell City Park Project Board

  2. Purpose of today’s presentation • Outline the vision for Irwell City Park • Update you on progress and key priorities to May 2007 • Seek your commitment and support to make it happen • Enable you to start to influence the design process

  3. What is Irwell City Park? • Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revitalise one of NW’s key waterways • New urban park / leisure opportunities at the heart of Manchester City Region • Continuous walkway between The Quays and Peel Park - exciting and high quality public spaces • New pedestrian connections across the river - more, better lit bridges – better access for communities • Safe open spaces - events • Synonymous with innovation and inspirational design • 45 million investment

  4. What is Irwell City Park? (cont) • Key to achieving the vision for The Quays, Central Salford and continued development of City Centre • A key linkage between cultural and media hub at The Quays and economic dynamism of City Centre • Fantastic opportunity to create a better quality of life for people living and working here – stronger, healthier more active communities • Unique opportunity to maximise development potential.

  5. Progress so far • Bid to Big Lottery Fund Living Landmarks Programme – January 2006 • Assessment Visit – May 2006 • August 2006 – invitation to proceed to detailed planning phase - £250K development grant secured plus NWDA funding • Highly competitive phase – one of only 23 projects nationally to proceed • 31st May 2007 – deadline for submission of final lottery bid and business case • Your support will be crucial

  6. Progress so far (cont) • International design competition launched – September 2006 – Broadway Malyan appointed • Project Management consultancy appointed - October 2006 – BURO4/Amion Consulting • Governance and management arrangements established • Recognition of importance of stakeholder engagement to successful outcome

  7. Engaging key stakeholders • Need to raise awareness, seek active support and engagement • Lobbying at all levels • Consultation with local people – influence design – animating the riverside through events • Resolve land issues and secure consistency of development along riverside in line with vision – developers will play a key role • Deliver vital match funding - £20M • Develop long term management and maintenance regime

  8. Your input today • 2 workshops – start the design process • Opportunity for you to indicate how you can support the project • Help us to develop the events/animations strategy • Help us to define the unique appeal for ICP – what will make this stand out as a park for the 22nd century? • Opportunity to ask questions and meet key members of the project team

  9. IRWELL CITY PARK FILM

  10. QUESTIONS?

  11. INTRODUCTION TO WORKSHOPS Broadway Malyan

  12. What happens next? • Feedback your input today to the design team • End January ’07 - Vision framework drafted • Consultation in February – local people, businesses, communities of interest • February 07 – Design brief agreed – communicated to everyone • February to April 07 - Design proposals and animation strategy developed and refined • Beginning May 07 – Public launch of final proposals • 31st May 07 – Submission of lottery application • June to Aug 07 – Lottery Assessment Visit • October 07 – Decision by Big Lottery Fund

  13. We will keep you informed…. • Check out our new website www.irwellcitypark.com – regular updates will be posted • Have your say on the website • Email flyers will be sent out to key PR contacts in organisations – leave us your details (name/email) • Publications in press/media

  14. Key contacts for the project: • Malcolm Sykes, Strategic Director of Housing & Planning, Salford City Council – Chair of the ICP Project Board – 0161 793 3600 • Elaine Davis, Principal Regeneration Strategy & Co-ordination Officer & ICP Project Co-ordinator, Salford City Council – 0161 793 2207 • Karen Hirst, Development Director, Central Salford URC & Chair of the Development & Design Working Group – 0161 601 7736 • Debbie Thompson, Economic Development Manager, Trafford MBC – 0161 912 4085 • Sarah Benjamins, Principal Policy Officer, Manchester City Council – 0161 234 3425

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