New shopping centre proposed for outskirts of Gloucester
Six commercial units could be built on land off the A38 next to the roundabout in Twigworth
Designs of how a small shopping centre could look next to hundreds of new homes on the edge of Gloucester have been revealed.
The drawings by Robert Hitchins show six commercial units would be built on land off the A38 next the roundabout in Twigworth.
The plan is part of wider proposals to develop green land between Gloucester and Tewkesbury in the village of Twigworth with 725 new homes and a primary school.
According to an application validated by Tewkesbury Borough Council, the units would be built with parking and an “external plaza area”.
The proposal – to build 725 homes, a primary school and retail units – was drawn up by developer Robert Hitchins Ltd but separate developer Bovis Homes has bought the scheme off it, and will be built in phases.
Earlier this month the borough council’s planning committee approved the reserved matters of 154 homes as part of the larger development.
The homes form part of a plan which would effectively link Innsworth and Twigworth together as 1,300 homes north of Innsworth Lane are set to be built.
The Twigworth development will cost ÂŁ195million and will include 471 homes ranging from two to four-bedroom houses, and 254 homes will be made affordable.