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We held a successful Open Office event for people to see the construction taking place together with a short presentation detailing the work that will be carried out over the coming eighteen months. We are already taking names for the next event that will take place on Wednesday 26th June 2013, 6.30pm, to allow people who have commitments during the day to attend. Read our news story for more information. People can get in contact via keynsham.site@willmottdixon.co.uk or can call 0117 986 8941
Very shortly, the pictures of Keynsham from the capsule will be put on this website - we'll let you know via Twitter and our E-Connect weekly e-newsletter when these are available.
Building a prosperous future for local people
We are working with the Keynsham community to revitalise the town with new jobs, new homes, and a revamped town centre.
Keynsham Regeneration time-lapse video.
Our plans include making better use of the existing town hall site. Work is already underway on a £34 million redevelopment that will improve the town centre and encourage more private sector investment into Keynsham. The new development will provide:
- New shops;
- New and improved public space;
- An innovative ‘One Stop Shop’ where people will be able to access local services all in one place;
- A new library;
- Sustainable, low carbon office space for the Council to replace the accommodation at Riverside that we will vacate.
Following the approval of planning permission in October, the demolition of the current site started in November with the Chair of Keynsham Town Council pulling down the first building. We also announced around fifty local people will benefit from new jobs, training, and education opportunities over the next two years through the construction.
Work continues to be developed on a highways scheme to help improve access and reduce congestion. The Post published a range of photos on 10th January 2013 covering the progress of the demolition and also a news story to accompany these exciting shots.
We are considering options for a new leisure facility in Keynsham to replace the existing one as part of the regeneration of the town centre. An option is Ashton Way car park. We anticipate confirming the location of a new leisure facility and submitting a planning application later in the year. Discussions with our partners about the future of the Riverside building and the Fire Station remain on-going.
An update will be issued once further progress is made on these issues.
Timeline
The latest project milestones will be updated here.
- Jan - Sept 2013; Multi-storey Civic Centre car park extension
- Mar - Sept 2013; Foundations and podium for north block, south block, and Civic Centre
- Sept 2013; Civic Centre Car Park re-opened
- Sept - Jan 2014; Roofing and envelope to offices
- Jan - June 2014; Fit out Civic Centre
- Feb - Aug 2014; External works
- Autumn 2014; Completion
Parking arrangements
To progress this work, the Civic Centre car park must be completely closed from 14th January 2013 until September 2013. This is to enable us to refurbish and extend the car park in line with our plans. The number of free green parking bays in Ashton Way has increased from 17 to 30. The maximum amount of time that people can park will increase from 2 hours to 4 hours. A Traffic Regulation Order will be issued shortly to consult on this change.
Additional free parking in The Labbott car park will start from July/ August. Find out more in our news story.
A map of Keynsham car parks is available here.
What else is planned in the town?
We are working closely with the community and private sector partners on plans to redevelop the Somerdale site and the Riverside building that we will vacate. Once finalised, the plans will provide even greater opportunity to enhance the town.
More information
Updates for key announcements will be issued by the Council to the local media. People can also see these via:
- Twitter by following @bathnes or searching #keynregen
- Subscribing to E-Connect which is our free weekly e-newsletter
- Reading our quarterly publication Connect Magazine
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