The Edgar Street Grid is a redevelopment project in the north of Hereford, England. Its estimated to cost almost £1 billion and intended to restore the city as a key shopping and business destination in the region. Construction was expected to start in 2010.

Zones

The project creates three distinct but interlinked zones [1]- the Retail/Leisure Quarter, on the council-owned 12.5 acres (51,000 m2) old livestock market;[2] the Civic Quarter, to contain a mix of public buildings, private offices, shops and restaurants; and the new Blackfriars Urban Village, where around 800 new homes will be built.[3] A centrepiece to the regeneration will be a new canal basin at the end of the Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal, which is currently undergoing restoration.

Cancellation

The project was officially scrapped in July 2010, despite over £10 million having been already spent. [4]

References

  1. ^ "Hereford map is a step in the right direction". Hereford Times. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  2. ^ "Hereford Cattle Market Redevelopments". Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  3. ^ "Hereford's urban village". Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  4. ^ "Edgar Street Grid project scrapped". Hereford Times. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2024-10-25.