Chiefs' new plans for 'missing piece' of town's regeneration

FRESH plans to develop a once “missing piece” of Huddersfield’s regeneration have been revealed.

- By ABIGAIL MARLOW

The “Station Gateway” encompasses the area surrounding Huddersfield Railway Station and is the subject of a £61.4m regeneration project spanning the next 10-15 years.

It includes several key elements like St George's Warehouse, the George Hotel, Estate Buildings, St George’s Square, and the station itself - some of which are featured in other development schemes that are already underway.

In a report to next week's Cabinet meeting new “aspirational” plans are set out for St George’s Warehouse - a large, vacant building sitting across from the station.

The council says that by addressing the “missing piece” to the west of the station, which includes the warehouse and adjacent land, the project will improve station passenger facilities, achieve regeneration ambitions, and support aspirations for the town centre.

The historic building, which opened in 1885 and served as a goods warehouse for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), is owned by HD1 Development Ltd.