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Yahoo
27-05-2025
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New changes to traffic restrictions in Carlisle due to major project
NEW traffic restrictions around the Carlisle Station Gateway project will be put in place after the move was approved by councillors last week. Members of Cumberland Council's highways and transport strategic board met at Cumbria House in the city on Friday (May 23) to consider the proposed traffic regulation order. According to the report it was recommended that, having taken into consideration certain matters, that the board agreed that the order be brought into operation as advertised. The report stated that it was proposed that the order would include a one-way traffic restriction on Court Square and Collier Lane be introduced from the junction with Court Square Brow, extending in a south-easterly direction as well as various other restrictions. Members were told that, during the consultation period, two responses were received with one objection against the proposal. Councillor Jeanette Whalen (Yewdale, Labour) said local businesses were concerned but the team had taken the concerns into consideration and, once complete, the project would be a boon to the centre of Carlisle. And councillor Roger Dobson (Corby and Hayton, Lib Dems) said they were at the 'beginning of the end' of the project and it would provide a much-improved environment to the city. The report states: 'Carlisle Station Gateway project represents a pivotal regeneration proposal within the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, aiming to strengthen Carlisle's strategic position within the national rail network and adopt urban revitalisation. 'The project comprises improvements to the Northern and Southern Gateways, internal station modifications, and supporting infrastructure improvements, which are crucial for improving accessibility and city centre connectivity supporting both local and regional development. 'Carlisle serves as a central hub for connectivity within the Borderlands region, linking Cumbria with the rest of the UK known as the gateway. 'The station's redevelopment is expected to significantly boost Carlisle's footfall and profile on the national rail map, facilitating improved access and connectivity, not only to Carlisle but also to the wider Borderlands region. 'The improvement is strategic as it supports regional economic growth, encourages rail travel, and contributes to broader environmental and decarbonisation goals by reducing reliance on vehicular traffic. ' According to the report the funding was approved by Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) in 2019 with a budget allocation of £20 million and the project has seen adjustments in its funding structure due to strategic realignments and additional contributions. It states: 'In December 2020, the cabinet agreed to a Grant Funding Agreement with Northumberland County Council, entrusting the delivery of the Carlisle Station Gateway Project. 'A significant development has been the revised funding strategy, where Network Rail and strategic land sales contribute towards the increased project budget, now at £28 million. 'The redevelopment is expected to catalyse economic growth by enhancing commercial opportunities at and around the station. 'This project aims to improve the functionality and capacity of the station and seeks to enrich the urban fabric of Carlisle by integrating the station more seamlessly with the city centre. 'By enhancing the station's infrastructure, the project supports the growth of tourism, local commerce, and provides a stimulus for further investments in the city and surrounding areas.'
Yahoo
24-02-2025
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Plans for railway station car park entrance given the green light
PLANS to alter an entrance to the car park at Carlisle railway station have been approved. It is part of a wider project to redevelop the land around the main building. The entrance is located in Collier Lane, off Court Square. Members of Cumberland Council's planning committee met at the Civic Centre in Carlisle on Wednesday (February 19) to consider the planning application. Stephen Daniel, a planning officer at the council, told members that the entrance would be widened, with part of a sandstone wall removed to enable better access. The report states: 'The Court Square public realm works include the relocation of all Network Rail staff parking to the car park to the front of the station, with the car park also being used for parking for those with disabilities. 'Access to this car park would be via the archway to Collier Lane or from Crown Street, with egress being via Crown Street. 'To enable the required vehicle access into the car park area a section of the stone boundary wall, including a red sandstone pier, would need to be demolished and these works require Listed Building Consent. 'The existing sandstone would be carefully removed, salvaged and re-used to erect a new sandstone wall adjacent to the widened access. 'The stonework that forms the existing red sandstone pier would be carefully removed and reused within the reconstructed wall at a reduced height. 'The proposals also show a brick pier that adjoins the rear of Carlisle Station Hotel being demolished and the rendered wall that it is attached to being made good.' Councillor Roger Dobson (Corby and Hayton, Lib Dems) said: 'I think this is very straightforward.' When it was put to the vote it was unanimously supported by the members of the planning committee.
BBC News
21-02-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Changes to Victorian Carlisle Market Hall approved
Plans to make changes at a market hall and reveal "its original structure" have been Council said the work would involve removing two clusters of late 20th Century market stalls to form an open space seating area in Carlisle's Market councillor John Mallinson said the building, which is Grade II listed, has not worked "for many years".But the move faced some backlash from the Carlisle and District Civic Trust which claimed that stall holders were not consulted prior to the application for changes. The council said it had taken the concerns into a report detailing the plans, the market hall's owner said that displaced stall holders would be relocated within the Democrat councillor Roger Dobson said the redevelopment would enhance the hall's appearance, according to the Local Democracy Reporting local authority said the market stalls which would be removed were not of the "original historic fabric" and their removal would create "uninterrupted views" of the "original historic structure" of the market was sold to Llandudno-based Bearmont Group in December 2024. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
