Major developments made on sustainable City Village scheme

Plans to create a sustainable community in Bradford city centre have made major developments with the appointment of commercial real estate specialists, Cushman & Wakefield.

Bradford Council’s vision is the construction of a “vibrant, healthy and attractive ‘City Village’ of around 1,000 attractive new homes and for business to trade, invest and grow.”

The site of the new community includes the Oastler indoor market and shopping centre, which is being relocated to a more retail focused location on Darley Street.

The new ‘City Village’ will incorporate the ‘Top of Town’ area which has recently received £2m in Heritage Lottery Funding for its redevelopment.

Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed to produce a delivery plan to revitalise the area and improve its connectivity to the rest of the city centre.

These plans will be used to help create an urban village environment with green streets and public spaces, homes, independent shops, cafes, bars and business spaces.

Bradford city centre has seen a resurgence in recent years with the opening of The Broadway shopping centre and the completion of a number of residential apartment schemes.

Other projects are also in the pipeline such as the transformation of the former Odeon building, known as Bradford Live, to be operated by the NEC Group as a 4,000 capacity events venue and a new high quality office development at One City Park.

Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford Council’s executive member for regeneration, planning and transport, said: “In recent years our city centre has gone from strength-to-strength. This is the start of an exciting opportunity to take it to the next level with sustainable and healthy living combined with high quality public space that will help shape Bradford for future generations.”

Shelagh O’Neill, assistant director responsible for economy and development at Bradford Council, added: “Delivering this new residential community in the area to be known as ‘City Village’ is an important project for Bradford.

“It will not only revitalise this area of the city centre, but also create a prototype for urban community-living, boosting confidence in Bradford as a place in which to live, work and play.”

Stephen Miles, partner in Cushman & Wakefield’s development and planning team, said: “We are delighted to be involved in engaging in this important mandate on behalf of Bradford Council.

“We will aim to facilitate an innovative approach to both place making and funding delivery to ensure that the Council’s vision can be realised.”

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