10. Physical environment
• Building facades and scruffy
shop fronts
• Dirty neglected areas
• Church & Argos
• Lack of a central urban space
Orientation
• Lack of signage
• St. Nicholas Street is a barrier
• Lack of a centre and
boundaries
• Lack of connections (West‐
East, top‐bottom)
Cultural Heritage
• Lack of emphasis (diluted by
ill‐considered design) Community
• Anti‐social behaviour
• Need for more engagement
(from both Council and
residents)
Accessibility
• Walkability (damaged &
narrow pavements, lack of
handrails)
• Access for disabled people
• Vehicular access (traffic and
lack of parking)
Activities & Events
• Seasonability and dominance
of tourism
• Few shops operating at full
capacity; lack of interest and
variety
ISSUES
11. Physical environment
• Incentives for building
improvements
• Better street design (flowers,
Incredible Edibles)
• Establish guidelines for shop
fronts ‐ grants?
• Design a central urban space
Orientation
• Communication strategies
• Signposts ‐ wayfinding
• Interactive tourist center
Cultural Heritage
• Enhance cultural heritage
through policies and
regulations about facades
Community
• Encourage participatory and
inclusive processes
• Empower existing
organizations to encourage
improvements of the area
Accessibility
• Pedestrianisation
• Improvement of pavements
and lighting
• Unification Westborough‐
Eastborough
• Shared space
Activities & Events
• Organize more events (e.g. in
the market hall)
• Establish rent‐free periods
for new business
• Events to maximize
topoography
ACTIONS
13. Key Themes
1 Support for Eastborough Regeneration
2 Putting Eastborough on the map
3 Heritage
4 Creating a town square
5 Traffic and getting around
6 Funding and leadership
7 Continue community involvement
8 Old Town community