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High Peak Borough Council’s initial proposals included:
- Improving the pedestrian route to and from the railway station
- Increasing residential and office use in the town centre – especially on the upper floors of buildings
- Increasing leisure, food and drink uses, pop-ups and shared spaces
High Peak MP Robert Largan has welcomed the funding and thanked Councillors Tony Kemp and Linda Grooby for their involvement in helping to secure it.
- Modernising infrastructure to include smart parking, electric vehicle charging and cycle interchange.
The plans included building a new pedestrian street from the train station and a new public square, as well as hopes for new leisure attractions such as a cinema, gym and family restaurants and developing a new multi-level car park behind The Springs.
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Sunny Hogshaw: this photo was was taken by local naturalist Mark Cocker
The mum-of-one, who has lived on Hogshaw Villas Road since 2007, described Hogshaw - bordered by allotments, homes and the railway - as “a little oasis”.
She said: “We’re a very close-knit community all living close to the field - if there’s ever any trouble we deal with it as a community.
“If this is allowed to happen it’s going to change the place so much - that green space is so important because none of us really have gardens.”
As well as the loss of a crucial green space residents fear the traffic increase that comes with 124 new homes will badly impact on air quality.