West Lindsey District Council have recently approved plans to transform two green spaces in Gainsborough Town Centre.
The funds will be for Whitton Gardens and the former Baltic Mill site where Caskgate Street meets Silver Street and Bridge Street,
As previously reported, the Council was successfully awarded £10 million from Central Government as part of the ‘Levelling up’ Programme, to regenerate the town and help create a ‘Thriving Gainsborough’.
Work has been ongoing to finalise the Public Realm Strategy for Gainsborough’s Green Spaces since early 2022, with plans approved at Prosperous Communities Committee.
Informed by public consultation undertaken earlier this year and with support from experts in design, engineering and landscape architecture ‘Project Centre’ designs have been finalised and funds are now in place to commence the transformation.
Planning applications will be submitted in the coming weeks for the two areas. Construction will be subject to the Councils procurement process, with the green spaces expected to open by 2025.
Sally Grindrod-Smith, Director of Planning, Regeneration and Communities, said:
“The creation of a brand new community green space at Baltic Mill and a refreshed Whitton’s Gardens with a new café is an integral part of the Thriving Gainsborough 2024 programme. The bid for funding recognised that access to quality green space is limited in this part of Gainsborough and we can’t wait to deliver this part of our Levelling Up programme.”
The new spaces in the Town Centre will complement the recently upgraded play areas at The Levelling’s Park which have been delivered by Gainsborough Town Council thanks to a £100,000 investment from the FCC Communities Foundation and West Lindsey District Council.
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