The Wickford Town Centre Masterplan - Spatial Framework

This page will show, to the best of our knowledge, the current status of the Masterplan.  The plan opposite is taken from the November 2005 version, available on the council's website. The descriptions below are also taken from the Masterplan booklet, but please click the links on the map to see what is actually happening!

High Street – a new meeting place 
Creating new public space, enhancing the retail environment through the renewal of retail floor space and bringing the market into the street scene, and promoting urban living above shops and on the existing market site.

Station Gateway
Promoting the station entrances on both sides of the railway line as key gateways to Wickford, enhancing transport interchange facilities and bringing forward the car park site on Station Road for development as a new multi-storey car park and mixed-use development.

Town Centre Riverside Living. 
Promotion of high quality residential developments adjacent to the River Crouch. Revitalisation of the River Crouch as a public asset and promotion of new eating/drinking opportunities.

Public and Health Focus
Re-organisation of existing health, library and community services into a new ‘iconic’ building to the east of Market Avenue as an integrated community service facility. New residential development to the west of Market Avenue.

Eastern Extension
Creating a better presence and linkages to the east of the town centre by redeveloping the car park into a multi-storey development with residential and live-work uses and a new housing scheme to the east of Wickford Bypass.

Strengthened Southern Gateway
The area surrounding London Road and the southern end of the High Street to undergo a transition with a strong leisure and recreational theme, building on existing eating and drinking facilities and incorporating compatible residential uses.