Kings Quarter

Rebuilding the retail heart of Gloucester.

The comprehensive regeneration of the Kings Quarter area provides the opportunity to transform Gloucester′s retail economy and create an attractive new shopping destination for the city centre.

An international design competition will launch the transformation and remodelling of Kings Square which, together with a new department store and nearby environmental improvements, will revitalise this important retail quarter of the city.

The new, continental-style Kings Square will continue to be Gloucester′s principal outdoor events and festivals venue and the whole area will be served by a range of much improved bus, rail and car parking facilities.

Site description

Kings Square itself is the largest and most important open space in the city centre. It is surrounded by ‘tired′ retail and leisure outlets, however, the area has responded well to recent facelifts. There area number of empty properties awaiting redevelopment in the surrounding streets, especially between Kings Square and the Inner Ring Road.

Outputs

1.4 ha brownfield land redeveloped
25,000 sq m comparison retail
200 new homes
1,000 new jobs
6,750 sq m offices
£80m private sector leverage