People can still have their say on proposed designs for the centrepiece of St Cuthbert’s Garden Village communities in the south of Carlisle.
A public exhibition showcasing three shortlisted designs was held at Carlisle Racecourse last week but there’s still the opportunity to comment at https://competitions.landscapeinstitute.org/st-cuthberts/ where you can also see all of the designs.
The deadline for responses is Tuesday November 2.
Three finalists have been selected to go forward to the next stage of a competition to select an individual, or a team, to design the area.
Carlisle City Council, in partnership with the Landscape Institute, launched the two-stage design competition earlier this year and received 13 professional entries. The following three finalists have been selected:
- The Greenway Ribbon – Gillespies.
- St Cuthbert’s Monastic Gardens – AFL Architects.
- The Weave – BMD and JTP.
All three finalist’s submissions were showcased at a public exhibition at Carlisle Racecourse last Tuesday.
St Cuthbert’s Garden Village is one of the largest projects of its kind nationally and the largest in the north of England.
Start with the Park – to be based near Durdar and Blackwell – is an opportunity to create a resource that could be a visitor destination attraction in its own right and will benefit the existing and future residents of Carlisle.
By establishing the greenway at the outset of the garden village, a greenspace will be created at the heart of the community and will be a unique selling point.
It will also connect the proposed new communities with each other, with existing villages in the area, with the city, and with the surrounding countryside.
The greenway also provides an opportunity to look at new ways of delivering cycling and walking infrastructure in Carlisle to encourage recreational and active travel.
A key element of this will be ensuring that this connectivity is both within and beyond the garden village – in particular ensuring active/sustainable transport connectivity to the city centre and the transformational regeneration projects within the southern gateway area such as the railway station improvements, new university campus and business space at the Citadels and Caldew Riverside.
Councillor Paul Nedved, portfolio holder for economy, enterprise and housing, said: “More than 250 people attended our exhibition, and we received some great feedback on the finalists’ designs. There’s still the opportunity to have your say online. Please take the chance to comment on the designs.”
The project is identified in the Carlisle Town Deal Investment Plan, alongside six other schemes. Carlisle submitted the Investment Plan to government in October 2020 and received a Heads of Terms offer for £19.7 million of investment for the city in March 2021.
