Maps and proposals

We’ve kept the primary improvement proposals to provide a high-quality route through the city centre to link Pinstone Street to the ongoing improvement works on Fargate. This provides the key link between the Heart of the City development and The Moor, paving the way for our thriving city centre. Closing Pinstone Street to motor vehicles will expand the event space near the Peace Gardens creating a vibrant and more pleasant environment for people to shop, eat, drink or relax. These improvements will also complement the new Radisson Blu hotel which is due to open in the summer this year. Increased pavement space means commuters and visitors can browse and travel through the area easily. It will also create outdoor space that provides an opportunity for cafes and restaurants to use for outdoor seating. We will also pedestrianise Surrey Street and Charles Street ,which will include two-way cycle route to connect existing and proposed cycle routes. We will install moving bollards where Surrey Street joins Norfolk Street, and also on Pinstone Street near Cross Burgess Street. We’ll maintain access for deliveries between 6pm and 10am. We’ll also accommodate drop offs for weddings and VIP visitors to the Town Hall by changing the parking bay on Barkers Pool from ‘police vehicles only’ to ‘permit holders’ for special events. We are reviewing on-street parking in the core of the city centre with a view to creating more disabled parking close to key locations. We propose to provide more disabled parking spaces on Leopold Street and Union Street to replace the ones we’ll remove on Surrey Street and Charles Street. Prioritising on-street parking close to shops and services for disabled parking spaces is important to ensure the city centre is accessible to everyone.