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Residents in Knutton are being invited to share their thoughts and views on major developments taking place in their area as part of the Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s Town Deal investment projects programme and the Knutton Village Masterplan.
The drop-in events are taking place this Thursday, 19 May, from 6-8pm at Knutton Library and Saturday, 21 May, from 11am-3pm at Knutton Children’s Centre.
The events are free, residents of all ages are welcome and there is no need to pre-book. As an added incentive there will be free refreshments on both days and complimentary family activities provided on Saturday.
This is on top of the public consultation programme on the Knutton Masterplan that took place early last year.
At the two events residents can expect to see detailed plans of the proposals, with artists’ drawings, plans and aerial shots. The events will be attended by representatives from the Council, Staffordshire County Council and Aspire.
The Knutton Village project was one of a number included in the Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Investment Plan and the Newcastle Town Deal Board was subsequently awarded £23.6 million funding to deliver them.
The proposals include:
A new sports pavilion with changing and showering facilities at ‘The Wammy’;
the development of more than 240 aspirational new homes to attract higher income families;
a new village hall and village green;
the re-modelling and improvement of part of Knutton Enterprise Centre’s business accommodation, including improvements to the centre’s frontage on to High Street;
traffic calming measures to be introduced to High Street and Blackbank Road with improvements to the Church Lane and Milehouse Lane junction and
Aspire Housing’s Gordon Court and Castletown Grange to receive extensive refurbishment and modernisation.