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About Magazine Issue 18 - Winter 2002

The Masterplan

As a long term vision, the Masterplan shows how the area could develop physically over the next 30 years.

Encompassing both Hastings and Bexhill, it aims to establish new standards of town planning and design quality, to get the most from the new government investment.

The plan - drawn up by Barcelona architects MBM and AZ Urban Studio from London - takes a fresh look at the area, building on the ‘Five Point Plan’ for the area’s economic regeneration.

The Masterplan has been commissioned by the South East of England Development Agency on behalf of the Hastings & Bexhill Task Force.

The Five Point Plan

This plays an important role in developing the local economy of the area. It identifies five main priorities:

1 Urban Renaissance

• Improving the look and feel of the town with good quality public spaces and new and refurbished buildings.

2 Education

• A new university centre and more opportunity for learning and improving skills for all age groups.

3 Business and Enterprise

• Support for local businesses and encouragment of new ‘high tech’ small businesses.

4 Broadband and ICT

• Benefiting from the e-revolution including having fast internet access to all homes, businesses and schools.

5 Transport

• Faster and more frequent trains and buses, improved roads. Making cycling and walking easier and more pleasant.

Key ideas of the Masterplan

1 Millennium Community and Metro Services

• New vibrant sustainable neighbourhoods on under-used land around existing and new stations, with frequent new metro services.

2 Country Avenue

• Pattern of tree-lined streets established to contain the urban areas and protect the countryside.

3 Sea Avenue

• Making more of the sea by making the seafront a more sociable and inviting place.

4 University Centre

• Higher and further education based in Hastings town centre in refurbished and new buildings.

5 Arts Quarter

• St Leonards boosted as a centre of arts and design with a landmark art facility.

6 Beach Community

• New neighbourhood at Bulverhythe and Glyne Gap focussed on beach lifestyle with new homes enjoying sea views.

7 Countryside Park

• New countryside park at Pebsham with a large stretch of water as its centre-piece.

8 Gateway Community

• New living and working community around a new station at Upper Wilting, off Queensway.

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