Sholver is a large ex-local authority housing estate on the rural fringe of Oldham. It is a ‘Radburn’ layout typology popular in the sixties and seventies. HLP undertook a large scale masterplan which explored the potential for new development as well as options for the earlier housing stock.
Commissioned by Torus in partnership with St Helens Borough Council, HLP produced a strategic masterplan for the Fingerpost area of St Helens.
Oldham Council appointed HLP to develop a spatial masterplan and deliverable action plan for Royton District Centre. The study establishes a vision for Royton and provides a framework for future development and regeneration of the town centre.
This innovative masterplan creates a regeneration framework for one of the most deprived wards in the country. The programme proposes to tackle local health issues with a green trail, the 'Linacre Loop', which links new housing development, employment and green spaces. The regeneration projects include creating links to the wider country park and Sefton coast, creating a ‘Bootle Baltic’ and employment area, improving housing stock with new build and refurbishment and creating employment links with Peel Ports.
A high degree of support for an imaginative masterplan was achieved in this sixties Radburn estate. HLP used a multi-stranded methodology to successfully engage with a diverse population.
The Bacup masterplan proposed an 'eco-town' concept as a visionary urban regeneration model as part of an area action plan for Bacup - the best preserved mill town in the country.
The masterplan and design code where developed with the Local Authority, Councillors, Your Housing Group, stakeholders and the community to deliver over six hundred quality homes. The design code ensured that future development quality was maintained and a sustainable neighbourhood delivered.
A masterplan and community vision created through a transitional philosophy towards sustainable development. The plan tackled a wide range of issues on this sixties designed peripheral estate proposing a programme of integrated development phases over a twenty year period.
The masterplan and design code for this historic area of Liverpool focused on using the heritage assets of the neighbourhood to develop character areas within a rationalised street pattern. There was extensive community consultation to engage and create ownership within existing and new communities.
An integrated strategy for North Birmingham proposed a strategic approach to urban transformation through a bold and imaginative plan. High level proposals tackled traffic and transport infrastructure, linked neighbourhoods and a robust delivery model.