Waterhead Update
South Lakeland District Council has been
leading a project with its partners to create a new scheme for
Waterhead at the northern end of the lake. Chaired by Cllr Graham
Vincent, the steering group included businesses and
residents, Lakes Parish Council, Cumbria County Council, LDNPA,
Cumbria Tourism and Ambleside Civic Trust who have been working
with consultants TEP to create a deliverable scheme, which will
sympathetically reflect Waterhead’s world-class surroundings.
Three possible options were developed
following extensive public consultation. These were exhibited
in Ambleside Library and residents and businesses were invited to
come along and select the design they preferred.
The Waterhead Bay project aims to improve this
important destination which is one of the principal entrance to
Ambleside and the gateway to the northern lakes,
The next stage of the process involves seeking
funding to develop the project. Funding is required to develop
detailed designs and costings together with an environmental and
access impact study. Negotiations with landowners and tenants would
also need to take place as the plan moves towards the submission of
a formal planning application.
Jayne Kendall, SLDC’s Economic
Development Manager, said: “The aim of this project is to
ensure that Waterhead as a destination is sensitively improved and
enhanced to reflect its world class surroundings”
View a copy of
the final plan together with a set of artists impressions on
what the project could look like when complete.
See
photographs of the project showing the area before and after
the improvements
NEXT STEPS:
Stage 2
- Detailed planning
- Find funding to develop the scheme including
detailed costings/design/negotiations/planning permission
- Approximate Cost - £200,000.
Timescale – Dependent upon funding availability
Stage 3
- Project Delivery
- Approximate Costs – 3 million
- Timescale – 4 /5 months depending upon
funding availability and planning permission.
For further information contact Jayne
Kendall.J.kendall@southlakeland.gov.ukl or
Tel: 01539 733333