Brookfield Riverside clears major Planning hurdle
Councillors voted through their approval of the Outline application for Brookfield Riverside, a major new town-centre scheme for Sovereign Peveril
The 1 million+ sq ft scheme, which will create an entirely new town-centre includes retail, leisure, hospitality and dining, hotel, offices, civic hub, transport hub, senior living accommodation, residential apartments, over 10km of footpaths and cyclepaths, and parking for up to 2,640 vehicles, is a transformative regeneration project that will boost employment and economic opportunities in the region.
The project incorporates sustainability within its core objectives with aims of BREEAM excellent buildings and net gains in biodiversity, which includes the plating of over 11,000 new trees.
Lyons+Sleeman+Hoare Architects worked with a wider consultant team of major UK firms which include Carter Jonas, Hyland Edgar Driver, Hoare Lea, Mayer Brown and Waterman Group.