The appointment of consultants to produce the Archway Development Framework has been announced.<br><br>North Area Committee on Thursday 15 September, heard how Islington Council has selected a multi-disciplinary consultant team led by architects and urban designers Building Design Partnership (BDP) along with transport consultants MVA, and Donaldsons, who will provide commercial advice.<br><br>The BDP-led team will work with the community and key stakeholders to draw up a plan for the regeneration of Archway that will meet community needs as well as being commercially viable.<br><br>The project will be undertaken in two stages. The first stage will be the development of a scoping document that will draw on the results of recent consultations and previously-identified opportunities to establish parameters for the successful redevelopment of Archway. <br><br>The second stage will be the development of masterplan options for a development framework (based on the parameters set out in the scoping document). Both stages will include local consultation to ensure the community has an input into the process.<br>It is intended that the development framework will be adopted as a supplementary planning document by the council’s Executive in spring 2006, as part of the emerging Local Development Framework for the borough.<br><br>Executive member for sustainability, Cllr Bridget Fox said: “Archway is a major gateway into the borough and a key focus for the council’s A1 Borough regeneration project. <br><br>Consultation has shown that residents, business and other stakeholders have high expectations for Archway - and we share these. <br><br>We all want a high-quality, lively, town centre that not only meets local shopping needs but deals with the heavy traffic and poor public transport connections as well as creating new public spaces.<br><br>BDP have been involved in numerous high quality town centre regeneration schemes. We are confident they will develop ambitious yet deliverable ideas that will finally realise the potential of Archway.”<br><br>ENDS
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