Shrub Hill work is the latest promise to transform Worcester area in much need of a facelift
WORK: (clockwise from top right) artist’s impressions for the latest Shrub Hill work, Isaac Maddox House, an artist’s impression of the Sherriff Street and Elgar House NEW multi-million-pound plans to transform Shrub Hill are the latest in a long line of much-needed regeneration projects for a part of the city in desperate need of a makeover. Worcester City Council revealed its £28 million bid for government money earlier this week and includes a long-awaited overhaul of the city’s Shrub Hill area with the First Bus Depot site in Padmore Street near Worcester Shrub Hill station top of the list for improvements.
WORK: An artist s impression of the Shrub Hill regeneration A HUGE regeneration of the city s Shrub Hill area looks set to be part of a multi-million-pound bid. Worcester City Council has revealed plans to regenerate several parts of the city including the tired Shrub Hill area. Plans include redeveloping the First Bus Depot site in Padmore Street near Worcester Shrub Hill station into 350 new homes and 2,000 square metres of commercial space. The ageing Isaac Maddox House site in Shrub Hill Road would also see a new enterprise centre and up to 100 homes built. A new walking and cycle route between Shrub Hill station, the planned regeneration area and the city centre would also be created.
Worcester City Council said it will submit a bid to the Government’s £3.6 billion Towns Fund at the end of January, setting out how £28 million could deliver long-term economic growth for the city and aid recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The council also said the work would act as a catalyst for business start-up and growth, providing a range of co-working and individual business spaces, alongside a training and business hub to help residents and small businesses evolve business ideas into real opportunities. Last year, Worcester was one of 101 towns across the UK to be given the opportunity to create a Town Investment Plan and pitch for funding.