Redevelopment North End
There is potential for reconfiguration of the north end of the centre to create a new anchor store and a better relationship with the river frontages, not withstanding the recent arrival of Waitrose, this could include the construction of a new pedestrian bridge link across the river parallel to Millburngate Bridge as part of a new shopping circuit, with new spaces and uses that animate the riverside frontages.
Such a new link will relate this end of the centre directly to Claypath and to the Market Place and Market Hall overcoming the isolation of this end of the shopping centre.
These changes should be reflected in changes to the building facades:
• To the river, to open up the potential for restaurant spaces that overlook the river with a view back to the historic core of the City centre, animating the riverside façade
• To Leazes Road and to Millburngate permitting views into the building and access to a new store from the corner.
