Weston Homes has unveiled plans for the new redevelopment of the 4.65 hectare (11.5 acre) Anglia Square and car parks site in Norwich, which proposes a scheme of 14 lower-rise buildings, ranging from 3 to 8 storeys, designed around inner courtyards, two public squares and a network of pedestrian streets. The new proposals for Anglia Square will provide for up to 1,100 homes of mixed tenure and up to 80,369ft² of retail, commercial and leisure premises including a community hub, up to 450 car parking spaces, new cycle bays and new tree planting, green landscaping and ecological features.
The new proposals will deliver a series of lower-rise buildings with contrasting red, white and flint grey brick or stone effect facades. Features will include cantilevered and ornamental balconies, with brick detailing and design details to the upper floors such as lintels and sills, and undulating roofspaces characterised by gables, pitched roofs and dormer windows. At ground level, the scheme is designed around a network of central pedestrian courtyards accessed by covered archways, streets for pedestrians and bicycles and two public squares. There will be feature piers and residential front doors opening onto the streets and the pedestrian lanes and squares will feature large-format paving in bespoke design patterns complete with street furniture, planting, trees and lighting.
The residential element of the new proposals will deliver studio, one, two and three-bedroom homes of mixed tenure, many with dual aspect living spaces. The new scheme will include electric vehicle charging points for all the residential car parking with other eco-features including the homes being supplied by sustainable heat sources, brown, green and biodiverse roofs to the development and new planting creating a biodiversity net gain of +10%.
During its construction, the development would create circa 411 construction jobs and related employment per annum with the complete project providing circa 288 jobs in the retail and other commercial premises and the residents of the new housing spending between €26.3m (£21.9m) to €43.8m (£36.4m) per annum in the local Norwich economy, excluding revenue from businesses and local residential housing taxes.
Bob Weston, Chairman & Managing Director of Weston Homes said: “With the new proposals for Anglia Square we have consulted in-depth with local people and listened to all the key stakeholders. After many months of hard work on the designs, we hope that the new application will be well received by the planning committee and local people of Norwich. Weston Homes remain firmly committed to finding a viable future for Anglia Square which has the support of the people of Norwich.”
