'Huge interest' in Telford town centre eco-homes, council boss says
Plans for Station Quarter were approved in 2023 and construction on the digital learning centre The Quad began later in the year.The five-storey building was completed in September and will welcome students from Harper Adams University and Telford College this autumn.The council has invested £66.5m in to the Station Quarter project, while a further £36.6m of funding has come from central government."We'll generate income from some of the business units here," said Carter."Aside from that, we'll be giving people educational opportunities, which will give them better skills and access to good jobs."It means those young people can learn in Telford, get a job in Telford and live in Telford and contribute to the economy, which will benefit us all," he added.
The council said that sustainability was at the heart of its Station Quarter development.All homes will be fully electric with no gas, and heating will be provided by a mixture of electric panel heaters and storage heaters."The state-of-the art apartment block is our first living accommodation to be built and it's already causing huge interest from local people," said Carter."People predominantly over the age of 55 want to live there and that will be completed soon."The council has said 117 properties, including all of the apartments in the block and 33 of the town houses and maisonettes will be owned and managed by Nuplace, which both builds and manages the homes they rent.
An iconic red footbridge linking the train station with the shopping centre was demolished last year so the area around Station Quarter could be developed.The 48m bridge crossed over Lawn Central, which has been closed to traffic ever since.A new pedestrian crossing has been installed and ramps and steps have been built on the bank alongside the shopping centre by Aldi.The council hopes to have the road reopened on 21 March.
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