BANGOR CITY MASTERPLAN
August 2020 BANGOR CITY MASTERPLAN
Version: 6 Version date: 3 August 2020 Comment Final Report
This document has been prepared and checked in accordance with ISO 9001:2015
2 Contents
0.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 4 1.0 INTRODUCTION 7 1.1 Context 8 1.2 Bangor Now 10 1.3 Location of Bangor 12 1.4 Area of Focus 14 2.0 METHODOLOGY 17 2.1 Methodology 18 2.2 Baseline Information 18 2.3 Stakeholder Engagement 28 2.4 Key Development Sites 36 3.0 BANGOR - A SMALL WORLD CITY 39 3.1 Vision 40 3.2 Vision Objectives - The Five Elements 41 4.0 MASTERPLAN 47 4.1 Concept 48 4.2 Framework Plan 50 4.3 Projects A-O 52-85 4.4 Connected Bangor 86 4.5 Bangor App 88 5.0 RECOMMENDATIONS 91 5.1 Recommendations 92
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0.0. Executive Summary The document concludes by setting out recommendations on how the vision can be This document sets out a vision for how Bangor could develop into an attractive, developed and realised. The main recommendations are to: successful and sustainable place for people. Delivering the vision will require collaboration and partnership working with a wide range of stakeholders. There is * Nominate a champion; a strong momentum and energy of entrepreneurs and investors to capitalise on in order to achieve the transformational change the vision describes. * Seize opportunities;
The vision has been developed in collaboration with LDA Design but led by the * Raise the bar for quality; community and key organisations of Bangor, through a series of workshops on ‘Economy and Promotion’, ‘Housing Health and Wellbeing’ and ‘Development and * Continue to be participatory; Environment’. The key themes coming out of these were developed into a vision for * Prepare for pandemics. Bangor, reflecting its history of innovation and learning, international connections and aspirations – A Small World City. This vision is composed of five elements: The vision and projects need to form part of the planning and other strategic decision making for development projects and investors in the city. Driving this * Sea to Summit; vision forward whilst remaining sensitive to the changes in community aspirations * Ideas and Exploration; and needs will help create the sort of city that is envisaged.
* Healthy City;
* Fair and Equitable;
* One World City.
The vision is interpreted into a masterplan that is then further subdivided into place and movement projects which allow for an incremental delivery of the vision. One of the key projects are the improvements to Deiniol Road, which serves as an artery to the city, connecting some of the main attractions and public spaces. Deiniol Road and the other projects are described along with spatial considerations in the document.
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Legend
Area of general public realm improvements and new public realm Area of significant public realm alterations/ key locations of designed public realm Indicative massing for development sites Important Frontages & Opportunity for improved/activated frontages Proposed greenspace and planting (incorporating raingardens where applicable/appropriate)
Beach Road Proposed Tree Existing Tree Deiniol Road Cycle Infrastructure (parking/hire) Wayfinding signage or bespoke totems Heart of the city High Street Potential development locations Indicative location of destination Holyhead Road play features Key Pedestrian & Cycle Movement/ Connections Key Pedestrian Movement/ Connections Vehicular Route Improvement
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1.1. Context
The Bangor Masterplan has been prepared by LDA Design, with the support of Phil The Bangor Masterplan provides an opportunity to shape the future of the city that Jones Associates, BE Group and Donald Insall, on behalf of the Bangor Strategic can leave a legacy of sustainable development for future generations in line with the Partnership. This document sets out how we want to shape the evolution of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. Through good design, the proposed city over the next two decades. It is the result of an exciting coming together of improvements, can accord with all seven of the well-being goals set out in the Act: individuals and organisations, decision-makers, business leaders, Council officers and local experts, working together to create a vision for Bangor. * A Prosperous Wales - Increase high quality housing stock and create employment opportunities and investment in the city; Everyone involved is wanting to hold on to the unique qualities of Bangor and create a masterplan that ensures the city thrives in the future. The role of the masterplan * A Resilient Wales - Respond to climate change with resilient designs; is to recognise the city’s challenges and embrace opportunities for meaningful * A Healthier Wales - Promote walking and cycling improvement. The masterplan takes forward the initial work undertaken by the to improve physical and mental health; Partnership on the Bangor Strategy and Vision [December 2016]. In response to the brief established by the Partnership, the masterplan focusses on the key strategic * A More Equal Wales - Provide high quality integrated affordable housing and sites, access, linkages, the flow of vehicles and pedestrians, public transport hubs more opportunities for education for all ages and improve accessibility; and green and open spaces in the city. The masterplanning exercise has produced a * A Wales of Cohesive Communities - Provide more local facilities and community series of options, solutions and schemes that will improve the experience of users uses such as the new health hub and homeless centre and safe, well equipped within the City. public open spaces and places to grow local food etc. to promote social cohesion;
* A Wales of Vibrant Culture and Thriving Welsh Language - This document presents the masterplan for Bangor and is about putting people Highlight and promote cultural activities, the city’s heritage at the heart of our plan-making and place-making. The Introduction provides a and the distinctive landscape of the wider area; picture of Bangor now, setting the context and describing the area of study. This is followed by the Methodology which includes supporting information on the * A Globally Responsible Wales - Promote Wales’ approach to the well-being of area of study, explains the stakeholder process undertaken and identifies current future generations through the development of an exemplar sustainable design. potential development sites. This sets the scene for Section 3 which presents a shared vision and charts the course ahead for the city and sets the level of ambition. With the Vision in mind Section 4 introduces the Concept for the masterplan and the Framework Plan. The Framework Plan identifies a set of projects which were prioritised in the stakeholder process. The proposed projects, which provide a strategy for the future of Bangor, are expected to be implemented gradually over the next few years.
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1.2. Bangor Now
Bangor is an attractive city on the beautiful coastline of North Wales near the Menai Furthermore, Parc Menai providing employment opportunities to the west of the Strait. To the south of the city lies Bangor Mountain overshadowing the High Street A55 and the Menai Retail Park to the south of the city centre are drawing people and beyond this the mountainous region of Snowdonia National Park. Another out of the city centre. With key brands such as Tesco Extra, B&Q, Dunelm, Currys ridge, known as Upper Bangor, rises to the north of the High Street on which lies PC World, McDonald’s and Argos, this retail area has considerable pull as a retail the university. At the far northern end of the city, the graceful Victorian Garth Pier destination. extends into the Menai Strait. The city lacks a dedicated leisure quarter not only for its residents but also the The city has a mix of uses including a leading UK university, the new Pontio Arts student population which is a key market for many leisure uses, such as gyms, pubs, Centre, Port Penrhyn, a hospital and retail areas. The Cathedral is in the heart of the nightclubs and sporting clubs. city on the site of the founding monastic establishment which dates back to the early 6th century AD. Bangor provides its residents with a great quality of life and many of High footfall assets in Bangor, such as the city centre’s supermarkets and Bangor the advantages of urban life normally associated with much bigger towns and cities. University, are not well connected to the core High Street of the city centre. The University is at Upper Bangor, the closest full-line supermarket, Asda, is oriented However, many of the disruptive forces that are affecting most towns and cities towards the A5 and has poor pedestrian links to High Street and Aldi and Lidl are at across Britain and outside of the big metropolitan centres are also affecting Bangor. the fringes of the city centre. The railway station is also poorly connected to the city These include: centre. * Retail shrinkage on the High Street driven by changing shopping habits and the disappearance of well-known names and brands; The commercial office market in Bangor is multi-faceted, though relatively small. It includes private SME’s in small units, public sector agencies and enterprises * Changing working patterns with greater flexibility connected (or within) the University. These facets to the market represent the likely for individuals and for businesses; on-going opportunities for office space in Bangor. Office space associated with the * A lack of affordability and choice of housing especially for University could act as a link between the city centre and the University. the generation trying to get on to the property ladder; Some of the residential stock at the edge of the city centre, particularly at the * Development and growth; northern end of the High Street, is dated and has the potential for renewal and * Weak public transport networks and inadequate transport infrastructure. regeneration over the medium to longer term. There would be the potential to increase densities at the edge of the city centre through the renewal of this area, Deiniol Road follows the long valley through the city centre. It is currently a although it is recognised that this would be an incremental, long-term process thoroughfare and is backed on to by large retail located on the High Street effectively requiring the on-going engagement of this local community. dislocating the High Street from Bangor University. This has a particular effect on the way in which the city centre is perceived and the way in which it performs. The Bangor masterplan cannot on its own, address all these issues but it can help Cumulatively this creates an elongated city centre making it feel very strung out and the city and its decision-makers work together in a more strategic way to harness stretched. In a very short time, this effect will be worsened by retail shrinkage that is the city’s unique qualities and the energy and talent of its citizens to make Bangor a affecting all towns and cities. better place.
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1.3. Location of Bangor
Bangor sits along the Menai Strait in the North of Wales and is the only city that parks in Llandudno and Holyhead. However it’s retail role has now generally settled forms part of an urbanised coastline which includes other towns and villages such and whilst the out of town retail will remain an important convenience shopping as Caernarfon, Llandudno and Rhyl. This pattern of settlements stretches all the hub there is an opportunity to reinvent its town centre shopping offer. Despite this way to the River Dee, where traditionally more industrial activity has taken place. need to adapt to the changing circumstances and national trends Bangor remain an These adjacent towns all compete but also compliment each other in retail, outlet important centre, for both retail, but perhaps more importantly for education and shopping, tourism and education provision. culture.
Bangor is also well connected to Liverpool and Manchester which are the nearest In terms of employment, Bangor houses and is adjacent to many large employers large urban centres. Other notable large areas which offer both job and other and employment opportunities in the area. Bangor University provides a number opportunities are Chester and Wrexham both of which are well connected to Bangor of teaching and service jobs and is the largest employer in the City, with other by rail and road. service jobs in the centre making up the predominant employment opportunities. Parc Menai just north of the Menai Strait is a business park, aimed at new digital In terms of connections, Bangor Train Station has a number of services running industries and start-ups, with links to Bangor University and spin-offs from research every day with direct connections to Cardiff Central, Llandudno and Chester and undertaken in the area. The business park provides high quality business space onwards connections to Liverpool and London. A small bus station in the centre of and opportunities for higher paying, highly specialised jobs in the area. Other large the City provides connections to surrounding areas as well as acts as a hub for local employers in the wider area are RAF Valley/Anglesey Airport and Wylfa Power services. Station.
The road network around Bangor is also well developed, with the North Wales Expressway looping around the city. However it also has to be noted that this has a negative effect in drawing passing visitors and trade away from the centre and out to the outskirts of the city or to nearby destinations altogether.
Bangor also sits close to Snowdonia National Park and Anglesey, both of which are major tourist destinations which support the local economies. Whilst Bangor has not been traditionally associated with the outdoor tourism, there is potential to make more of these opportunities in the future. For example, is possible for Bangor to become a more of an urban hub for visitors to both Anglesey and Snowdonia, from which they can access several active tourism hotspots found in the region.
Bangor’s role in the region has shifted over time to having a smaller retail offer, with most shopping visits now contained to the out of town areas as well as the new retail Retail parks and standalone operators are in competition with the city centre.
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1.4. Area of Focus
This masterplan study is based on a comprehensive analysis of the whole city Whilst the main university campus sits at the top of the hill, overlooking the centre and wider region with interventions mostly proposed for the city centre. In order of Bangor, there are campuses located within the city which form part of the urban to understand how the centre has developed, it’s important to grasp how the fabric, such as the Science campus on Deiniol Road and the Engineering Faculty on wider trends have brought these changes. The proposed interventions are mostly Dean Street. contained to the central area of Bangor due to the need for the centre to change to better serve the whole city and the wider region. A city can only be successful if The Hirael Bay waterfront area predominantly constitutes the Promenade and the it has a dynamic centre that provides for everyone and is well connected to every areas surrounding Beach Road. Whilst the area is mostly residential, with some neighbourhood. commercial use along Beach Road, there is greater potential to add to these facilities, through the redevelopment of the leisure facilities and the quality of the promenade. As it stands, the centre of Bangor is already multi-faceted with shopping, cultural This area also includes Garth Pier, which stretches into the Menai Strait and the and university uses all making up the centre, whilst the outer edge of the centre is cluster of B&B and Public House businesses that formed around it. The adjacent Port composed of predominantly of residential, waterfront and station areas. Penrhyn is an active port area with some fishing but predominantly leisure vessels.
The city centre retail offer is composed of two three distinct components – the two The station area is one of the main gateways to Bangor however as it stands the area shopping centres, large supermarkets and the High Street. The two large shopping east of the station is dominated by parking and the flow of traffic at the junction centres - Menai and Deiniol Centre have a comparatively broad and varied choice with Deiniol Road. The area west of the station is currently occupied by parking, of shops and have only experienced a limited number of vacancies, although this is light industrial uses and the Royal Mail depot. Parts of this area are undeveloped and expected to grow in line with the national trend. There are also three supermarkets under used. This area has the potential to become a much more important part of the located within the central area – ASDA, ALDI and Morrisons, all of which sit within city, with great connections to both the centre of town and the station. proximity to Deiniol Road and have associated free parking areas for customers. The High Street provides a complimentary offer of smaller independent shops, services and food and beverage establishments with a larger variety on offer than could be expected for a similar sized city. The overall level of vacancy is low and the types of shops mostly represent local business or smaller chains, which tend to be more resilient to economic changes. The levels of shop occupancy do increase as one travels further north along the High Street, indicating that some consolidation of retail units might naturally be occurring.
The city has a rich cultural offer and in the centre with Storiel, Frân Wen Youth Theatre, Bangor Cathedral and the Pontio Centre. The latter also acts as the gateway to the University quarter.
Retail and commercial markets are multi-faceted and benefit from location of university.
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2.1. Methodology 2.2. Baseline Information
The process for producing the masterplan for the centre of Bangor followed four A comprehensive analysis of the city and its surroundings needed to be undertaken stages which are summarised here: to allow the design team to understand the key factors that shaped Bangor and to be able to relate to the issues that will shape it going forward. This analysis was 1. Baseline review - prior to undertaking any consultation or design work, a predominantly undertaken before any engagement with the community had taken thorough analysis of Bangor was undertaken. This looked at a cross-section of place and any pens actually touched paper. It is presented under three themes issues to understand what shaped Bangor and what are the issues that will need that reflect the issues set out in the 2016 Strategy and Vision for Bangor and were to be dealt with to allow it to remain a successful city in the 21st century. The subsequently used in the masterplanning week workshops. process was also retrospective, with several subsequent studies undertaken, when new issues were brought up through consultation or design work. The Economy and Promotion combined result of the assessment work is presented in Section 2.2. LDA Design have been advised by BE Group on the current market conditions and 2. Stakeholder engagement – prior to undertaking any design work, LDA Design trends in Bangor, to help understand what interventions are needed to allow the city engaged with the Strategic Partnership and the local community to understand to chart a path to a viable and diverse centre. These changes that have taken place their concerns and aspirations for Bangor. Community events included the over the last decade or so are part of a national trend and are influenced by changes Big Masterplanning Week – which were a series of workshops with a cross in the region. Some of these issues are already discussed in Section 1.3. section of the community members which led to the formulation of a vision and principles for the future development of Bangor. In addition to this, an evening A summary of BE Group’s findings on the current retail, residential and commercial drop-in event and a separate future-gazing event with the students from a local markets in Bangor are summarised below. school were also held. More detail on this can be found in Section 2.3. Bangor has a significant level of retailing, including nationally recognised brands, 3. Vision, development sites and projects - following the development of the particularly for a centre of its size. While the representation of retailing in Bangor vision which is described in Sectioin 3, more detailed design and testing is a current strength of the city centre, it means that there is not much potential exercises were undertaken in consultation with Gwynedd Council and the for growth in the retail sector within the high street in future years. Rather, the Strategic Partnership. These looked at potential projects to be undertaken and opportunities are likely to be through smaller, independent operators, including development sites which might enable these projects. The development sites are quality specialist fresh-food operators (e.g. bakery, patisserie, grocer, etc.) and personal summarised in Section 2.4. The projects are set out in Section 4. services (e.g. hairdressers, beauty services, personal therapies, etc.). These are uses that are less vulnerable to the movement to online retail services and reflect a growing 4. Masterplan document - this was produced to pull all the strands of work market share for expenditure on quality and experience. together and show how these conclusions were arrived at, through a comprehensive piece of work, guided by the ambitions of the local community. Bangor has a range of in-centre and edge of centre accommodation, including student accommodation, flats and apartments. This can delay or prevent the development of schemes that have an identified market need, but that are assessed as having a significant financial risk. This phenomenon has occurred throughout the UK and is necessitating innovative partnerships or identifying funding sources to enable schemes to proceed.
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Key Destinations
Beach Road
High Street
Holyhead Road
Deiniol Road
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The commercial office market in Bangor is multi-faceted, though relatively small. many visitors first experience of the city. Improvements here can also help impact It includes private SME’s is small units, public sector agencies and enterprises the potential for a more multi-modal transport network in the future. connected (or within) the University. The commercial office market in Bangor also benefits from the location of the University in the town, with occupation of office Housing, Health and Well-being space by University users or allied entities. However, it is considered that this is an under-represented sector, compared to other university towns. Private sector Whilst the focus of this masterplanning exercise was not to look at housing collaborations with the University could be further explored and enhanced that allocations or the condition of housing and residential areas in the central area, would result in further demand for commercial office space in the city centre. Office some information about existing allocations and current applications for planning space associated with the University could act as a link between the city centre and permission are summarised in the Development and Environment section. It was the University. also noted that the proportion of residential accommodation on upper floors along the High Street was lower than what could be expected in similar locations. This It is important to understand the key destinations in a city, from the perspectives of was also raised by members of the community at consultation events, along with both residents and visitors. These places are key to the development of a place as they (anecdotal) evidence of demand for smaller residential units for younger people and act as magnets in drawing foot-fall and investment into the local area. The plan on young professionals. the right hand page shows how the centre of Bangor has a number of destinations, including shopping, cultural and education facilities. Along with housing, the two other factors that influence people’s health and well- being are transport and access to green space. Bangor has a variety of open spaces, However, as more detailed analysis further in this sections shows, these are including parks and gardens, amenity spaces and more natural open areas. However, sometimes disconnected and do not benefit from their proximity and the ‘clustering’ due to the natural topography of the city, these are not always accessible to all effect as they could. Improvements to the public realm could be important in members of the public. Improved infrastructure, facilities and signage could allow addressing this. In terms of visitors to the city, the cultural and city centre shopping for more use of these areas increasing health and well-being benefits. In addition, opportunities, at the moment offer the greatest pull effect whilst the University also providing a high-quality public space in the heart of the centre, could add to the forms a major attraction for those coming to study or work in Bangor. accessibility and presence of nature in the city.
Whilst some progress has been made in stitching the campus with the rest of the In terms of access to the city, there are a number of pedestrian and cycle routes city, such as through the Pontio Centre, there could be more benefits in further through the centre. However as can be seen on the plan on page 20, some of these efforts. routes are convoluted and have varying levels of cycling infrastructure. Whilst it might not be possible, nor appropriate to provide a uniform type of infrastructure Due to the natural topography around the city and how the railway line traverses across the city, more effort can be concentrated on the key cycling and pedestrian the centre, there are three key gateways which influence the sense of arrival and corridors, to ensure these allow people to move through them unhindered. level of convenience for both residents and visitors alike. These are the junction between Beach Road and the High Street in the north east, the junction between For vehicular access, the A5, Caernarfon Road and Holyhead Road are the main Hollyhead Road and Ffordd Siliwen in the north west and the junction between the routes into the centre, with Deiniol Road serving as a main distributor road for High Street and the A5 by the railway bridge. Improvements in these areas can have more local roads and lanes either side. The centre of Bangor also contains a number significant impacts on how people access the centre by car and other means of travel of multi-storey and surface car parks. The total capacity of spaces in the centre of and can help build a more positive impression of the city centre and all that it offers. Bangor is around 1,500 which provides ample parking for those coming to shop in In addition to these, the station also provides a key gateway into the city and impacts the centre, although anecdotal evidence suggests that spaces are also used by people working in the centre and at the University.
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Development and Environment
The main planning policy document relevant to the growth and regeneration of There are a number of areas around Bangor which are considered sensitive, and Bangor city centre is the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan are covered by national environmental designations however these are mostly (JLDP). The JLDP was adopted on 31st July 2017 and forms the basis of land use contained within the Menai Strait, Hirael Bay and the coastline area around the planning and decision making across Bangor and the wider local authority areas. two. Areas around the centre of the city are not considered sensitive from an The JLDP is accompanied by Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) in relation environmental perspective however they are part of the Bangor Conservation Area to a range of policy areas, and the Bangor Development Brief 2009, which is adopted and contain a number of listed buildings, including the Grade I listed Arts Building from the former Gwynedd Unitary Development Plan (UDP). Further SPGs are and Bangor Cathedral. The area at the top of Upper Bangor is also designated as a expected to be adopted over the course of the plan period. Scheduled Monument due to it being the site of a Roman Camp.
The Vision for Bangor in the JLDP states: “The city of Bangor will have retained and strengthened its role as a sub-regional centre, which is home to a variety of residential development, a University and College, business and industrial developments, and heritage, cultural, leisure and commercial There are opportunities, ensuring that deprivation is reduced. Its retail performance will have significant improved in order to support its role as a sub-regional shopping centre. It will be taking advantage of its accessibility via the North Wale s railway line and the A55” viability constraints to the Development in the city centre is specifically provided for under Policies PS15 regeneration of (Town Centres and Retail) and Policy MAN1 (Proposed Town Centre Developments). brownfield or city Overall, 7,913m2 of comparison goods floorspace, or 85% of the total planned for across both counties in the LDP, is expected to be provided at appropriate locations centre sites. in Bangor. Policy MAN 2: Primary Retail Areas (Retail Core) also applies, which aims to safeguard the city centre as a retail hub. Other priorities for town centre development that apply to Bangor city centre include:
* Encouraging a diverse mix of suitable uses that attract a
wide range of people at different times of day;
* Resisting development that detracts from their vitality and viability;
* Resisting loss of retail units in Primary Retail Areas;
* Maximising opportunities to reuse suitable town centre buildings;
* Encouraging sustainable links between workplaces, homes and town centres.
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