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Council to spend £2.6m on new plans for town centre sites

Schemes to redevelop York Place, Midway Car Park and Ryecroft are being drawn up

• 05:00, 6 FEB 2024

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More than £2.6 million will be spent on drawing up plans for three major town centre regeneration projects.

The redevelopment of York Place, Midway Car Park and Ryecroft in Newcastle-under-Lyme could see the delivery of dozens of homes, a hotel and new shops.

Last September, Newcastle Borough Council appointed developer Capital&Centric - which is currently building the Goods Yard project in Stoke - to carry out feasibility studies for all three schemes.

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The council is now set to pay Capital&Centric a further £2.649 million to prepare planning applications for the projects, as well as determine their expected cost.

Cabinet members will be given an update on the schemes at their meeting today (Tuesday), with full council expected to approve the new expenditure next week.

Most of the money (£2.2 million) will come from Newcastle's award from the Future High Street Fund, with £326,338 coming from Aspire Housing and £136,964 from the borough council's capital programme.

The cost includes up to £500,000 to be spent on stripping out York Place shopping centre and retaining the concrete frame, once the last tenants move out later this month.

The York Place scheme would include the provision of 47 flats for young professionals, down-sizers and families, along with 17,222sq ft of commercial space, and a new, larger base for the Astley Performing Arts Centre.

Earlier plans for offices have now been dropped, as the proposed space was not suitable for the anticipated occupier.

Midway Car Park is set to close later this year, once the new Castle Car Park on the Ryecroft site has been completed.

Capital&Centric's plan for Midway would see the retention of the building's concrete frame and floors, with the structure being re-engineered for residential purposes.

According to the report to cabinet, this would save money and time while also 'creating an architecturally aspirational development', consisting of 106 apartments.

There would also be 'extensive' shared facilities, including a gym and private dining, which would also be accesible to residents in the other Capital&Centric town centre schemes.

Meanwhile, the Ryecroft development would include a 110-room hotel, 36 houses and 10,000sq ft of commercial space.

The borough council has signed a franchise agreement with Accor Resorts for the development of an Ibis Styles hotel, while the authority has also been in talks with Aspire Housing over the residential element.

Part of the Ryecroft site could be sold to McCarthy and Stone, who want to building an apartment block for the over-55s.

Capital&Centric is expected to take six to eight months to draw up the design and costs for each of the projects, after which the council will decide whether to proceed with them.

The cabinet report states: "This incremental approach has been used successfully by the council on both the Kidsgrove Sports Centre refurbishment and on the construction of the new Castle Car Park. "Crucially, it enables the council to take a phased approach to the developments, with cost certainty secured before progressing to the next stage."

The final stage of the process would include deciding which parts of the scheme would remain in council ownership, and which would be sold to Capital&Centric. According to the cabinet report, selling the developments would significantly reduce the council's borrowing costs.

Newcastle Borough Council was awarded £11 million from the government's Future High Street Fund, including £3.7m for Ryecroft and £3m for York Place.

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A peaceful setting on the brook�

Sat in a valley on the banks of the Lyme Brook and the doorstep of neighbouring Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle-under-Lyme enjoys a scenic position in North Staffordshire, but still handy for the M6. Steeped in history, the town takes its name from a 12th century castle, but today is perhaps best known for the atmospheric, in-the-round New Vic Theatre, which regularly attracts big name shows and performers.

Out and about in Newcastle-under-Lyme

There's plenty to keep you busy in this historic market town, from the cherished landmarks of the Fred Kite Memorial and St Giles Parish Church, to an abundance of independent shops, and the Brampton Museum - great for children with its toys and dressing up box. For nature lovers, Apedale Community Country Park is a real treat, with hilly nature trails, woodlands and cycle paths offering fantastic views over the local areas.

The Potteries of Stoke-on-Trent

A former industrial powerhouse, Stoke-on-Trent is just minutes from Newcastle, and tells a fascinating story of a district dominated by pottery manufacturing, still to this day. The so-called 'City of Six Towns' is situated in a privileged position among England's key cities - around halfway between Manchester and Birmingham. Looking for a cheap hotel in Newcastle-under-Lyme? Travelodge Newcastle-under-Lyme Central Hotel is right in the centre of the action. Also handily close by are the Travelodge Stoke-on-Trent Trentham Hotel and Travelodge Stoke Talke Hotel.

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Greenhouse gas emissions in Newcastle-under-Lyme fall – as new Government ramps up action towards net zero

Fewer greenhouse gas emissions were released into the atmosphere in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2022, new figures show.

It comes as environmental activists warned "incremental change is not enough to protect people and planet for generations to come", calling on the new Government to take "ambitious" action to combat climate change, and reach net zero emissions.

New figures from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero show 375,929 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (kt CO2e) were emitted across the UK in 2022.

This was the equivalent of 5.6 tonnes CO2e (t CO2e) per capita – a fall from 5.9 the year before and 6.2 in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic.

In Newcastle-under-Lyme there were 930.5 kt CO2e emitted, or 7.4 tonnes per person – down from 7.9 tonnes in 2021.

Andrew Pendleton, deputy CEO of the environmental charity Global Action Plan, said: "Any decrease in greenhouse gas emissions is encouraging, but incremental change is not enough to protect people and planet for generations to come.

"We need the newly-elected government to take ambitious action to tackle climate change and air pollution by ensuring everyone can travel and heat their homes in ways that are better for our health and the planet, including increasing funding for local authorities to continue to decarbonise our towns and cities."

The data was released before the recent general election, which saw Labour win an overwhelming majority, and former leader Ed Miliband return to government as Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary.

On Monday, Mr Miliband ditched a ban on new onshore wind farms introduced by the Conservatives in 2015, which the Government hopes will boost economic growth and help to transform the grid to clean energy by 2030.

Alethea Warrington, senior campaigner at climate charity Possible, described the announcement as a "really positive step forward for our climate, our economy, and our energy bills".

"This is a sensible, practical move which reflects the UK public’s strong support for onshore wind, which goes across political parties and every constituency", she added.

Nationally, transport was the biggest cause of emissions at 30%. That was followed by domestic use at 22%, and industry at 17%.

In Newcastle-under-Lyme the transport sector accounted for the biggest source of emissions, with 37% of all greenhouse gases.

Councillor Claire Holland, environment spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said councils can directly help reduce local emissions, but need support from central government to do so.

"As local leaders, only councils can lead targeted local climate action in our villages, towns and cities that hit net zero targets for half the costs and generate three times the returns", she said.

"To deliver this we need backing for local climate action to rapidly retrofit social and fuel poor homes, decarbonise transport, protect and grow biodiversity, and powers to roll out renewable energy schemes."