Berwick Estate

 

Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Status: Vision Document

Keep have prepared a masterplan vision for the historic Berwick Estate adjacent to Shrewsbury. The proposals are well connected and integrated to the proposed improved infrastructure and carefully considers the introduction of much needed new housing to the sensitive heritage characteristics of the estate and edge of the existing town.  

Constraints Plan

  • The Berwick Estate

    1. The Berwick Estate buildings 2. Registered Park 3. Site Boundary 4. The West Midlands Showground 5. Recreation Ground

  • The Green Lung

    1. River Severn 2. Registered Park part of the green ‘lung’ linking into the centre of town 3. Site Boundary

  • The NWRR and Berwick Road

    1. NWRR 2. Berwick Road 3. Site Boundary

  • Development in the Right Place

    1. Development parcels 2. Site Boundary

Concept Sketch

1. Country Park with enhanced public access 2. End of axis focus - enhanced facilities - rural business hub/refurbishment of listed buildings/ facilities for events. Rearrangement of farm 3. New well connected housing development accessed from new E/W link road and bridge. Coordinated with heritage and archaeological assets 4. New housing 5. Link Road - realigned with defined country park edge 6. Enhanced showground facilities with public access 7. Recreation ground 8. New pedestrian footbridge to recreation ground 9. Existing footbridge 10. River Severn 11. N/S link access as ‘green lung’ connecting entire development

Proposed Framework Plan

Previous

NORTH WEST CULLOMPTON / a landscape led masterplan and framework for a visually sensitive site
Next

OLD PUMP HOUSE / consent for 62 new homes in Bristol