THE SNOW HILL OPPORTUNITY

Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council want the views of the people of Nantwich as to how best to develop the Snow Hill area to the benefit of the town as a whole.  The Snow Hill study area, including the former gas works on St. Anne’s Lane, covers around 6 hectares of land.  It includes: The existing Nantwich Pool and Brine Pool Around 300 car parking spaces Retail and other commercial properties on Swine Market Public toilets and recycling facilities The River Weaver

The Council previously established four main objectives for Snow Hill.  These are:

• Refurbish or build a new Nantwich Pool and Brine Pool (including a new roof on the Brine Pool).
• To radically improve the appearance of Swine Market.
• To maintain levels of car parking across the town.
• Bring about high quality development on the former gas works site at St. Anne’s Lane.

A feasibility study completed in 2007 confirmed that the area has good development potential.  Any development of the site would have to be of the highest possible quality to reflect the character of the town.  ‘Big box’, retail park type development would not be appropriate.  However, quality development of sufficient scale based around new streets and spaces would be necessary to deliver on the objectives for Snow Hill.

The Council has now asked Broadway Malyan, independent consultants, to consult the public and other stakeholders on the shape of development.  A series of events are taking place to gather the views of the community and help decide a way forward.
 
What do you think?  What are the main issues and opportunities for Snow Hill?  HAVE YOUR SAY!

Public Consultation

A programme of public consultation is now underway. We sought views on the main issues affecting the study area throughout October. 

Summaries of the Snowhill Stage 1 Initial Findings

1. Stakeholder Workshop Comments 

2. Commercial Stakeholder Comments   

3. Round 1 Snowhill Consultation Questionnaire Results

We are now trying to establish people’s opinions on the options available to us and the way forward. A public exhibition will be at the following venues:

Mon 24 November – Fri 28 November       Civic Hall
Mon 1 Dec – Fri 5 Dec                           Brookfield Hall
Mon 8 Dec – Mon 12 Dec                       Swimming Pool

A questionnaire accompanies the exhibition and can be downloaded here 

Contact Details

If you require further details or would like to give us your views please contact:

The Snow Hill Opportunity
Broadway Malyan
Merchants Warehouse
Castle Street, Castlefield,
Manchester, M3 4LZ

Email: snowhill@broadwaymalyan.com

All views will be recorded and considered.  Once all the views have been collected, further public consultation will take place on the preferred option in November/December 2007. 

The Council will then confirm the way forward and hand over the agreed strategy for Cheshire East Council to deliver.

Project Documents

Aerial View of Project Area

Existing Swine Market View

• Snowhill Newsletter
• Exhibition Boards
• Questionnaire (PDF Format)
• Baseline Report