Mixed-Use Development
Planning application: Town centre redevelopment at Brewery Court, and Brewery Court car park.
Local Planning Authority: Cotswold District Council.
Highway Authority: Gloucestershire County Council.
Outcome: All highway matters successfully resolved.
Connect was appointed by Wilmoor Properties Limited to provide highways and transportation advice associated with a town centre redevelopment at Brewery Court, and Brewery Court car park, Cirencester.
The developer’s objectives were to obtained planning permission for a scheme, whilst keeping off-site mitigation works at minimum cost. The scheme comprised:
- Five new retail units
- Four new A3 restaurant units
- A five-screen cinema
- New student accommodation for the Royal Agricultural College comprising 105 student rooms with 13 common-room areas for the students.
One of the principal issues raised by local residents, stakeholders and highway officers was the potential loss of parking spaces within the Brewery Court car park. Through careful re-design of the existing car park and negotiation with the highway authority, the proposals resulted in only minimal loss of parking provision.
All highway matters were successfully resolved, and no off-site highway mitigation works were required, in line with the client’s goals.
