TOWN Hall chiefs will be asked next week to approved a 25-year masterplan for the six inner wards of Warrington.
The Central 6 Master Plan covers Orford, Poplars and Hulme, Fairfield and Howley, Latchford East, Latchford West and Bewsey and Whitecross – the areas which have not fully benefitted from the town’s development as a successful, prosperous town.
Some of the most deprived areas in England are said to be in this central area.
A report, to be considered by the borough council’s cabinet on Monday next week, says Warrington benefits from a ring of parks and ongoing projects to improve them, a new town centre, a waterfront masterplan and several other masterplanned area of the town. The central area is seen as the “missing piece of the mosaic.”
The report, to be presented by Cllr Tony Higgsin, cabinet members for leisure and community, has been developed through a process of consultation with residents living in the six central wards over the last two years.
Higher density infill housing
It recognises the many positive assets within the area and the significant contribution central area residents, businesses and third sector organisations make to the prosperity of the borough. But it also recognises the disparity in life expectancy, poverty and quality of life indicators seen in the central areas and aims to ensure that all residents in the inner wards are able to fully participate in and benefit from opportunities, economic growth and prosperity in the rest of the Warrington.
Proposals are set out under eight different themes:
• Inclusive, Safer, Greener Streets
• Active Waterside
• Well Connected, Affordable Movement
• People-Friendly Parks and Public Spaces
• Local Community Hubs and Facilities
• Community Empowerment and Action
• Inclusive Neighbourhoods and Housing
• Inclusive Economy.
The Central 6 Masterplan consultation is probably the largest non-statutory consultation and engagement exercises in Warrington in the last 20 years, the report states.
Direct responses were received from more than 2,000 people in the central area and informal contacts at least doubled this figure.
It was believed the plan reached more than 20,000 people.
The cabinet will be recommended to adopt the Central Masterplan as a core element of council policy, endorse further development of a delivery plan and agree to the formation of a multi-agency board to oversee the ongoing work on the masterplan.
3 Comments
Some of the most deprived areas in England are said to be in this central area.
So in central Warrington are areas as depririved as those in Bradford, Birmingham, Burnley, Blackburn, East London, Stoke on Trent, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Leicester, Bolton, Accrington, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Newcastle, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Hull, Wolverhampton, Birkenhead, Blackpool ? Nah, I don’t think so.
Well you might not like it, and I certainly don’t like it, but it has been acknowledged for many years that parts of inner Warrington, Bewsey and Dallam for instance, are among the most deprived areas in the country. Not THE worst, perhaps, but among the worst
Still don’t believe it. Have you ever been to any of those places I listed? There’s no comparison. They make the worst area of Warrington seem like Alderley Edge in comparison.