Regeneration of Ottery St Mary

The Aim To have a sustainable and economically vibrant and dynamic Ottery St. Mary, centred on a well preserved and maintained historical centre with safe access for pedestrian and car users. Where we Are Now And How We Got Here Ottery’s History is Written on its Buildings and Streets Structural Changes/Appearances Developed around horses and pedestrians Structural Changes/Appearances Dirt tracks to tarmac - now trying to cope with excessive traffic Nearly all roads into town have on-street parking reducing two way traffic into a single lane Structural Changes/Appearances Few suitable unloading areas for businesses Structural Changes/Appearances Congested roads with too much large traffic Structural Changes/Appearances Additional signs, too many signs, confusing signs. Suggests Ottery being used by through traffic Heritage - Renovation Natural Environment/ Green Space Land of Canaan- only exists because of public campaign in 1970s to stop housing, but is now at the heart of many community events Natural Environment/ Green Space Only other large visible green space in town centre lost to housing in 2015 Natural Environment/ Green Space River Otter provides a natural environmental asset, but is under utilised The clear and urgent need for regeneration has evolved out of years of public consultation. Where We Want to Go Area Under Consideration To assist in focusing our ideas, the working group has identified Ottery St Mary Conservation Area as at the heart of the regeneration bid Why the Conservation Area? .A definable boundary already exists .Recently identified as ‘at risk’ by Historic England .Defines the nature of the town .Can be easily divided into three distinct zones - Commercial - Cultural - Leisure Heritage Regeneration .Create better understanding of the Conservation Area .Control development in Conservation Area better .Promote the potential of the Conservation Area .To make it more attractive to residents, tourists and visitors Structural Changes/Appearance We need; a safe and enjoyable centre of town for all traffic to be ‘calmed’ improved car parking most notably for residents the appearance of Ottery St Mary upgraded Commercial/Economic Regeneration .Greater consideration to pedestrians .Plan for dealing with empty/untidy shops .Support and encourage independent shops .Make the town more attractive to shoppers from outside of town .Respond to economic trends (such as home working and internet businesses) .Make Ottery SUSTAINABLE Environmental Change .To encourage greater use of green space .To protect trees and remaining green space .Integrate the River Otter into the leisure amenity of the town How We Get to Where We Want to Be Heritage Regeneration The town is shabby with unsympathetic UPVC windows, badly located satellite dishes and poorly maintained paintwork Heritage Regeneration .Develop a cultural core to the town around the Church, and incorporating the new library, a heritage centre and the Georgian buildings .Develop the Conservation Area as a heritage asset Structural Change/Appearance Restoration of derelict buildings essential. The Baptist Church, Batts Lane, most notable example Why and Why Now Ottery St Mary Demographics With the present housing expansion there will be a population growth of 25% and this requires major infrastructural rethinking East Devon Development .Local Development Plan wants towns to become sustainable – for Ottery to be sustainable it needs help .EDDC states ‘East Devon – An Outstanding Place’. We want to support East Devon in this and lift Ottery back up to being an Outstanding Place What We Need What We Need We need support/partnership for our vision to be realised to: Assist in carrying out a full review to resolve traffic issues To protect the Conservation Area through enforcement To seek funding and support to enable the vision to be realised.

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