One hundred homes and hotel planned for Eastgate

Seven-storey building and magistrates court to be knocked down as part of proposals

- By Kerry Ashdown

A NEW hotel and 100 homes are earmarked for Stafford town centre as part of ambitious proposals to transform the Eastgate area.

A seven-storey building between Eastgate Street and South Walls, previously used as the authority's education hub, would be demolished, while land occupied by the town’s former magistrates court in South Walls would also be part of the redevelopment.

Staffordshire County Council and ION Developments unveiled their ambitious regeneration project, currently known as Eastgate, at a public consultation event at Staffordshire Place last week. Councillors and officers from Stafford Borough Council were among those who attended to view the proposals and images of what the transformed town centre could look like.

‘The plans are for a mixed-used development, providing around 100 new homes, a hotel and an enhanced public area connecting the River Sow with Market Square and Greengate Street.