URBAN DESIGN
COMPLETION OF SECOND HIGH STREET HERITAGE ACTION ZONE FOR MIDLANDS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Landscape architecture practice Influence Landscape Planning and Design is celebrating the completion of North Walsham Market Place - its second High Street Heritage Action Zone project .
As part of North Walsham High Street Heritage Action Zone , the completed works have been delivered to improve the balance between pedestrians and vehicles in the North Norfolk town and enable it to embrace its heritage and community .
Nottinghamshire-based Influence were the public realm lead consultant , project manager and designer of the scheme , which was funded by North Norfolk District Council , Historic England and the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership .
The three funding organisations made a collective investment of £ 2.6m in the placemaking scheme , out of the overall North Walsham High Street Heritage Action Zone budget of £ 3.8m .
Having previously worked on the urban planning and design of Kettering High Street Heritage Action Zone in 2022 , North Walsham is the second High Street Heritage Action Zone Influence have worked on .
In North Walsham , the objective of the works was to regenerate the Market Place , situated within the town ’ s Conservation Area , to rejuvenate the High Street and increase pedestrian footfall and dwell time .
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