Edlington Regeneration

The following project ideas have been developed through a comprehensive community engagement process undertaken by The Urbanists Planning & Design which took place between November 2021 and February 2022. This contributed to the creation of the Edlington Community Investment Masterplan which contains project ideas to improve the environment, community well-being, and pride in the area.

This second phase of community engagement is an opportunity to get your feedback on specific project ideas developed through the master planning process. It focuses three areas of Edlington: 

• Edlington Lane and the main shopping area
• Bungalow Road and the Marketplace
• Edlington Lane - connecting the two shopping areas

Area 1: Edlington Lane and the main shopping area

To enhance the shopping area, prioritise pedestrians and improve access, supporting the regeneration of the high street including local businesses. The area could be revitalised with more green spaces, improvements to buildings, and highway safety improvements.

Ours ideas include:

• Improving the visual impact of the area by enhancing shop and building frontages
• Improving accessibility by increasing usable space for pedestrians and businesses, and improving the surface quality of pathways and the wider public realm
• Redeveloping disused buildings including the former Legacy Centre and a fire-damaged property

• Greening the area with tree and shrub planting
• Improving safety with a new raised crossing points at key locations improving traffic calming
• Improving transport and connectivity to the shopping area by increasing parking spaces including road side parking bays and improving the existing car park layout
• Relocating a bus stop to a better location on Edlington Lane

Area 2: Bungalow Road and Market Place enhancements 

To improve pedestrian areas and increase safety, create more community spaces, support business use of empty properties, and encourage sustainable transport.

The different elements of the idea include:

• Improved routes for pedestrians and cyclists integrated with green planting and improved lighting
• Raised pedestrian crossing points on Edlington Lane
• New tree planting and green landscaping to enhance the public realm
• Developing flexible community spaces including using Bungalow Road carpark for events as well as parking

• Street art and murals to brighten the area
• Providing low-cost space in vacant shops and other buildings to encourage business location and start-ups
• Investment to improve shop/ business frontages and to create a better shopping area
• Redevelop the vacant Cross Street site

Area 3: Edlington Lane - connecting the two shopping areas

To connect the two shopping areas to provide a more coherent sense of place, improve community access and safety, and to enhance the public realm including new green planting schemes.

The different elements of the area include:

• Improved public space between the two shopping areas including surface improvements and new street furniture including seating
• Improved traffic calming measures, including subtle realignment of the road
• A raised crossing table to improve pedestrian safety
• Retaining resident parking spaces and providing new parking bays
• Introducing more greenery along the route with more trees and shrubs 
• Extend and improve the green space where Markham Road joins Edlington Lane