Major decisions that could transform Gloucester Quays and Docks
A key warehouse complex at Gloucester Docks and the last remaining part of the city's historic Quays buildings could finally be opened up to redevelopment after a landmark meeting.
Dear reader,
An early ‘end of the week’ edition this week, and very Gloucester-centric at that.
Regulars will know we usually publish on Friday, but today we’ve moved it forward by a day after a number of decisions were made last night which would prove transformative for the city’s Docks and Quays.
Of course, we’ve heard it all before. And you’ll see from the tone of our articles that’s how we view it, but nevertheless, this does feel like a genuine tipping point we can’t ignore (let’s hope I’ve not jinxed it!).
For those who said it would never happen, we could be about to see the final pieces of the jigsaw begin to be fashioned and put into place at the waterside quarter of our county’s capital.
Worth celebrating? Perhaps not yet, but certainly worth marking the moment and hoping.
(We’re not sure yet on whether we’re publishing tomorrow. We do have two really good stories lined up, but we’ll let you know.)
Best regards,
Editor | 07956 926061 | LinkedIn: Andrew Merrell | andrew.merrell@raikesjournal.co.uk
Are the remaining derelict Quays buildings finally about to be redeveloped?
After years of waiting and multiple proposals by the developer, the city council last night approved a conversation that could see the remaining historic buildings at Gloucester Quays transformed.
By Andrew Merrell.
We go biggest on the decision below about the Kimberley Herbert, Kimberley and Phillpotts warehouse (see below), but another decision made last night could be even more transformative for the waterside quarter of Gloucester.
Arguably Gloucester’s current renaissance has been led by the investment from Peel Retail Parks in its Quays outlet centre, but it is also the redevelopment of the old buildings into flats that has been crucial.
The outstanding buildings in that portfolio yet to receive the magic touch of redevelopment have been sitting empty, with Rokeby Merchant Developments (Gloucester Ltd) bringing plans to the table a number of times over the years.
The last scheme, which includes a 10-storey tower block and would provide 117 flats, was given the go-ahead three years ago. Since then, nothing. Until now.
