Charlton Kings
Key Principles
- Involving the community to inform detailed design
Details
Extensive consultation and collaboration with the local community was a cornerstone of public realm improvements at Charlton Kings, the subject of a Placecheck Initiative with £500,000 funding from central government.
The Charlton Kings Local Regeneration Partnership representing the Borough, County and Parish Councils, CK2000 residents group, local schools, shopkeepers and a diverse range of other local interests formed a steering group.
Initial funding was targeted at public realm improvements to the village centre with a high quality and ambitious ‘early win’ project. A specially designed workshop to work with local children helped design the mosaics in the central water body feature.
The scheme is part of larger long-term proposals that include the development of an extensive and high quality open space system providing new connections between the town and countryside, new areas of habitat creation, public arts strategies for use as local educational resources, areas of new infill residential and retail development overlooking the improved open spaces.
A comprehensive implementation programme identifies funding and delivery mechanisms.
Other Information
- Location: Cheltenham
- Project Team: Developer & Key Partner - Cheltenham Borough Council/ Charlton Kings Local Regeneration Partnership, Masterplanner & Landscape Architect - Roger Evans Associates
- Contact: www.cheltenham.gov.uk
