The site has been completely redesigned in the style of a simple civic green with open lawns, flowerbeds and trees. Randall Thorp took the project through from start to finish in nine months.
Our work included:
- consulting local people and other community stakeholders
- developing the vision and drawing up detailed plans
- obtaining the necessary formal consents to the project, which lies within a conservation area and contains a listed building
- providing the information the Diocese of Manchester needed to grant a Church Faculty more speedily than usual
- seeing the work completed on site and meeting the time requirements of European Regional Development Funding
The area now makes a positive contribution to the townscape of Ashton, forming an attractive gateway clearly visible from passing cars as well as a successful public open space for local residents and pedestrians.
