Selby Station Gateway Improvements
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Selby Station Gateway Improvements The images in this display are to help you understand how these ideas might look - but they are not detailed proposals - we need your views first Background Selby today Selby District Council and North Yorkshire County Selby has excellent road and rail access meaning Council have exciting ideas to improve Selby station many people travel to Leeds, York, London and and its connections to the town centre and key Wakefield. redevelopment sites. However: We are working with Network Rail and rail operators • There are high rates of commuting by car to create a gateway to Selby for residents, businesses (increasingtrafficcongestion) and visitors alike. To help shape our designs, we want • Cycling, walking and public transport use is low to know what you think. Selby District has low unemployment and Selby has a long and continuing association comparatively high wages but faces some with railways: challenges: • SelbywasthefirststationinYorkshire • An ageing workforce • Selby is currently well-served by rail connections • Pockets of deprivation • Around a 50% increase in passengers in the last • Localised air quality issues 10 years. Selby has a spectacular Abbey, beautiful park and However, the station and its surroundings have attractive historic town centre, but arriving rail some issues and local people have previously asked passengersreceiveapoorfirstimpression: for improvements. • No clear route to the town centre or bus station • No clear route through the park from the station Working with the West Yorkshire Combined • Station frontage dominated by industrial units, car Authority and partners across the Leeds City Region parking,securityfencesandcar/pedestrianconflicts we are bidding to the Government’s competitive • Limited pedestrian and cycle links Transforming Cities Fund for these proposed • Bawtry Road bridge and Park Street junction are ‘Selby Station Gateway Improvements’. barriers • No access or parking east of the station • No suitable disabled access to platforms 2 and 3 A stopping train from Hull enters ThecurrentfirstimpressionofSelby No clear route from the station to Selbystation,offtheswing-bridge for arriving rail passengers Selby Abbey and town centre BenBrooksbank/CCBY-SA2.0(SelbyStation1957) To have your say, please visit our webpage: www.selby.gov.uk/consultations Selby Station Gateway Improvements Our vision for Selby Our vision is to: • Deliver transformational improvements to Selby by enhancing the station and surrounding area • Create public spaces that people want to use and spend time in • Maximise rail and bus use, improving integration between transport services, facilities and accessibility • Provide better pedestrian and cycle links and have accessible parking facilities • Improve connectivity to employment and education opportunities within Selby and the wider region • Encourage people to live in Selby and use the town centre • Deliver redevelopment of sites close to the railway station Key Issues and Areas OUSEGATE RIVERSIDE EAST OF STATION BUS STATION Disused and abandoned wharf... Rich industrial heritage now Opportunities to create direct Close to railway station... Large areas of tarmac hidden... Poor environment for pedestrians and cyclists... pedestrian/cycle access to needed for bus manoeuvres... Low quality buildings Antisocial behaviour... Opportunity for new footbridge with Platforms 2 and 3 from the east and environment... Limited facilities and links to rail connection to Olympia Park development and pedestrian/cycle and provide adjacent station station... Poor access to Portholme Road area... route to Rigid Paper Site, Abbots Road and Selby College... parking... SELBY STATION GATEWAY IMPROVEMENTS Selby station area lies at the crossroads of the town’s future, shaping the perceptions of those who visit, the quality of life and experience for those who live here, and physically as a STATION ARRIVAL SELBY PARK fixedpointinthemidstofplanneddevelopmentandrenewal. Dated 1960s additions to Victorian heritage... Beautiful asset to the town... High quality Limited range of facilities… No disabled environment and setting for the Abbey... OUSEGATE RIVERSIDE: Vital part of Selby’s history, and an important access to Platforms 2 and 3….Direct access Good range of spaces and activities... pedestrian/cycle link for planned and existing development to Abbey and Selby Park blocked by industrial buildings... Route to town unclear... STATION AREA: Potential to transform and connect the Apoorfirstimpression... centre and eastern parts of town Artist’s impression Artist’s impression Route through Selby Park from station to Abbey Ousegate Active Travel Corridor & bridge to Olympia Park To have your say, please visit our webpage: www.selby.gov.uk/consultations Selby Station Gateway Improvements Selby Station Gateway OurproposalistoenhancethegatewaytoSelbybydeliveringsignificantpublicrealmimprovements and support potential development opportunities within the town, including: • Improvements to bus and rail station facilities and support for sustainable travel • A new landscaped public space and enhanced station frontage • Pedestrian and cycle avenue through Selby Park, linking to the town centre and Abbey • Changes to car parking and land uses to deliver public realm improvements • Releasingsite(s)fornewdevelopmentandcommercialactivity • Underpass of Bawtry Road, proving improved pedestrian and cycle access from Portholme Road area Overview of proposed Selby Station Gateway Similar examples Potential café or bar Opportunity for small WakefieldWestgaterailwaystation businesses / kiosks © Richard Vince / CC BY-SA 2.0 Landscaped steps and ramp Outdoor event space giving access to Selby Park Railway Station B A Selby Abbey Outdoor event space, Darlington and town centre © Adam Brookes Selby Park Potential development site e.g. hotel or other use Station Road Steps, ramp and landscaping, Birmingham © Elliot Brown / CC BY-SA 2.0 To have your say, please visit our webpage: www.selby.gov.uk/consultations Selby Station Gateway Improvements View from Selby station exit, with direct view towards the Abbey A Landscaped pedestrian avenue Views towards Selby Abbey throughSelbyPark(totowncentre) for arriving rail passengers Potential development site e.g. hotel or other use Potential public events space Opportunity for small Potential new café/bar businesses / kiosks facilities near station New restaurant Landscaped steps and ramp / hotel bar giving access to Selby Park High-quality paving materials Improved paving, providing a to reduce vehicle dominance more welcoming experience on Station Road for arriving passengers Station Gateway: Looking east towards the station from Selby Park B Café / retail units adding Direct view of station Improved station façade Potential development site attractions in the Station area entrance from Selby Park (separatescheme) e.g. hotel or other use Tree and shrub planting to improve sense of place Landscaped steps and Pedestrian and cycle Bowling green ramp to station entrance avenue to town centre retained To have your say, please visit our webpage: www.selby.gov.uk/consultations Selby Station Gateway Improvements Selby Station Eastern Access To improve access to the railway station from the At present, the railway station has no access from the east, we are using funding from the Department for east – which means that all station users must enter Transport, to deliver a new station access, which will thestationfromthewest(SelbyParkside). complement a new car park, accessed from Cowie Drive and Ousegate. A ramp will be provided from Access to Platforms 2 and 3 currently involves the car park – to permit step-free access from the crossing the railway line for those with mobility eastern side of the station. issues, or using the steep staircases of the bridge over the railway line. We propose that the car park will compensate for car parking spaces lost as a result of the entrance enhancements on the western side of the station, near the bus station. Overview of proposed Selby Station Eastern Access Network Rail parking area Pedestrian Disabled Eastern station access footways parking bays (includingramp) Electric vehicle charging bays Cowie Drive To have your say, please visit our webpage: www.selby.gov.uk/consultations Selby Station Gateway Improvements Ousegate Active Travel Corridor / Bridge We are also proposing to construct a new To encourage more people to walk and cycle, pedestrian and cycle bridge, linking the nearby we plan to create a landscaped corridor alongside Olympia Park development site to the town centre the River Ouse. This proposal includes: and station. • Artwork and features, celebrating Selby’s • The bridge could be an iconic design, giving a history(e.g.ahistoricdockcrane) new landmark to represent Selby • Creation of an attractive link along Selby’s • The bridge would be designed to allow boats historic riverside to pass beneath • A high-quality link between the town centre, • OlympiaParkisaregionallysignificant railway station, Olympia Park Site, Rigid Paper Site redevelopment site, with opportunities for and Selby College residential and employment uses • A raised pedestrian crossing of Ousegate • Due to the riverside location, we will ensure that flooddefencesinthisareawillbeincorporated into the new landscape design Overview of proposed Ousegate Active Travel Corridor / Bridge Dock or small berth Benches Historic dock crane Iconic pedestrian and cycle bridge to Olympia Park Kiosk Cycle corridor C D Raised pedestrian