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Littlehampton Vision The Littlehampton Vision is a 25 year plan of how the town centre and surrounding area could be developed. The Vision concept originally came from the Littlehampton Town Centre Action Group which is a cross-sectoral group aiming to make the town centre more prosperous, vibrant and attractive to residents and visitors alike. The Vision Steering Group has developed from the Town Centre Action Group. The Vision indicates the rich natural assets of the town and how they could be better developed and identifies various "areas of opportunity" where existing land use is viewed as underutilised and suggests how it could be enhanced and potential uses. It also covers the potential redevelopment of the West Bank of the River Arun in detail. The Vision findings have been accepted and approved by the council and the conclusions used to guide planning applications. Formal adoption into planning guidance will be achieved when the Local Development Framework is completed and approved. The Vision also recommends how to upgrade the street environment and some of this work has been started through the Vision Early Wins project using SRB funding. The work included new decorative railings to planters, picnic benches and preparatory work for the new East Beach Cafe which has been designed by the iconic architect Thomas Heatherwick. Another initiative that will enhance the street scene is the "Arts and Regeneration" project which is funding various public artworks in both Littlehampton and Bognor Regis. Infrastructure regeneration in Littlehampton has had a flying start with the redevelopment of the previously derelict East Bank of the River Arun. The development encompasses housing of various types and tenures and cafes / restaurants, a riverside walkway which links to town to the seafront, the new "Look and See" Centre and an attractive street scene including sculptures. This development has won several national design and regeneration prizes. The Final Report of the Littlehampton Vision is available to view via the link. For more information, please contact Miriam Nicholls on 01903 737845.  This page was last updated on 26/07/10 at 08:39:07 Office Use Only: 3378/30-09-10/Miriam Nicholls |
