Public meeting on the future of Colchester's Hythe

1:35pm Thursday 4th October 2012 in News

PEOPLE can have their say on the future of Colchester’s Hythe at a public meeting this month.

Residents, landowners, community group and businessmen are invited to the Bridge Bar for the launch of Hythe Forward on Wednesday, October 24.

Colchester Council has agreed to give Colne Housing Society £30,000 for the project, which intends to set up a development trust managed by local people who can get the regeneration of the Hythe back on track.

The community group formed will have legal powers to hold assets, win grants and decide whether to build social housing, clean up the area or overhaul empty buildings.

At the meeting will be “barefoot entrepreneur” Robert Ashton, regeneration specialist Phil Rose from Foundation East and community development officer Alistair Heron.

The meeting starts at the bar, off Hawkins Road, at 6pm.

Comments(7)

Bert_Stimpson says...
3:18pm Thu 4 Oct 12

They will build lots more rabbit hutches and the sewage farm will continue to stink out the area every time the temperature hits 20 degrees. The £30k will be spent on 'consultations' and 'reports' and the river will look a mess at low tide.

Maybe they should consider building a big shiny destination arts centre to kickstart the wider regeneration of the Hythe. £28m should be enough - oh no, wait a minute, I think we've tried that before in the town.

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wellnow says...
3:40pm Thu 4 Oct 12

30,000 to colne housing i think the plan is in the name,and more some.

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greenbroker says...
3:47pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Bert_Stimpson wrote:
They will build lots more rabbit hutches and the sewage farm will continue to stink out the area every time the temperature hits 20 degrees. The £30k will be spent on 'consultations' and 'reports' and the river will look a mess at low tide.

Maybe they should consider building a big shiny destination arts centre to kickstart the wider regeneration of the Hythe. £28m should be enough - oh no, wait a minute, I think we've tried that before in the town.
I think Bert_Simpson has a good idea regarding a big shiny destination arts centre at the Hythe. It would raise the culture of the area so much.

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Sdapeze says...
5:12pm Thu 4 Oct 12

I don't think any more development should be agreed until a half tide barrier has been constructed to keep water in the river 24/7. Cost and tree huggers put a stop to this. Cost is merely a product of the planning permission terms, as a 106 agreement. The wildlife aspects are very important but the wildlife will adapt. It always does. That is the way of nature apparently. By having water always in the river will make the Hythe a very attractive place for people to want to live and for recreational pursuits. So, no more development until this aspect has been resolved please. The alternative is mud and smell.

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greenbroker says...
11:37pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Sdapeze wrote:
I don't think any more development should be agreed until a half tide barrier has been constructed to keep water in the river 24/7. Cost and tree huggers put a stop to this. Cost is merely a product of the planning permission terms, as a 106 agreement. The wildlife aspects are very important but the wildlife will adapt. It always does. That is the way of nature apparently. By having water always in the river will make the Hythe a very attractive place for people to want to live and for recreational pursuits. So, no more development until this aspect has been resolved please. The alternative is mud and smell.
Good post.

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romantic says...
10:45am Fri 5 Oct 12

I believe the original plan was for this to be a marina, apparently based on the development of Ipswich´s marina. This has surely got to be the way to go. The building of the 700+ student flats which has started is a chance to get this area really moving. Stick in another bridge further down the river so that people go up and down King Edward Quay a lot more. It has been spruced up, but is scarcely used at the moment.

There is lots of flat-building going on all over the Hythe, but my understanding is that the developers are having problems selling a lot of it.

I agree with sdapeze, the key to this is having the water always in the river. With that as the start, and the influx of life from the students, it´s a good chance to properly develop the area.

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Shambolic says...
12:10pm Fri 5 Oct 12

Those flats on the other corner to B&Q look like something out of the communist block. New buildings that look like slums already! How about some thought about the architecture?

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