Cabinet backs Stafford regeneration projects

Stafford Borough Council’s cabinet has backed three interlinked regeneration projects aimed at supporting the town’s post-pandemic recovery.The Eastgate regeneration programme involves vacant and underused buildings transformed into residential, employment and commercial space and provide a link between the town centre and Riverside retail area.Work has now started to demolish the former magistrates court and probation service buildings between Eastgate Street and South Walls, making way for new development.The Stafford Future High Streets project aims to help regenerate the town centre and includes the refurbishment and reuse of existing buildings as well as improvements to the Market Square and surrounding streets.The Stafford Station Gateway Masterplan will involve the area west of the station being redeveloped with a combination of residential, workspace, commercial and leisure development.According to the council, the schemes will bring 1,400 new homes and more than 210,000 sq ft of new commercial and leisure floorspace, creating hundreds of jobs.