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M ast er plan f or developm en t at t h e r acecou r se. After planning permission was refused in March 2019, the racecourse spent a period of consultation addressing the key concerns raised by the Planning Committee, before approaching Cheshire West and Chester
Watergate and the City Walls. Racecourse architects describe the new application as having these key elements: -
Demolition
Council with a revised proposal. The
of the
updated plan sees the two key buildings in
Leverhulme
the development proposals combined into a
Grandstand
new Conference Centre and Grandstand,
and removal of all car parking and
located next to the Holiday Inn Express
ancillary buildings between the
hotel and overlooking the racecourse.
railway viaduct, Holiday Inn
In a carefully considered response to local residents who had raised concerns against
Express and the County Stand -
racegoers and the public will be
the original application, the racecourse has
created between the County
now withdrawn its plan to build a
Stand, viaduct and Holiday Inn
multi-storey car park and to use Saddlery Way to access the Roodee on racedays. Instead, it is proposed that cars will use nearby Kitchen Street and an existing route through the railway arches.
A new pedestrian zone for
Express -
A new Conference and Events Centre linked to a new Hospitality Grandstand is to be located between the Holiday Inn Express
In a further move, a large public lawn has
and the racecourse, with a service
been introduced in place of the Leverhulme
courtyard secluded between the
Stand. The lawn will extend from the County
two buildings
Stand to the new development and will become the focus for the revised scheme, drawing on the sustainability and benefits of green space within the plan and opening
Chester Race Company Chief Executive, Richard Thomas, commented:
future of the Race Company and represents a massive investment in Chester. We have worked hard since March to deal with a number of objections and are very pleased with the public response so far. The Conference Centre and Grandstand will be a fantastic Civic building for the City and, on racedays, provide a new viewing and hospitality Grandstand like no other. With a strong focus on sustainability in its design, construction and use, this innovative new building will again put Chester at the forefront of the UK?s major sporting venues. This will be a project which the Race Company and the city can be very proud of.? The application is expected to be considered by the Planning Committee in August and, if approved, a first phase of work would begin in the autumn.
?The Masterplan is very important to the
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