PUBLIC MEETING: Newton Abbot – 16th May 2023
An alternative vision for Bradley Lane Mills
Time: 5.30 – 7.00pm
Venue: The Bradley Suite at The Jolly Farmer Public House, 8 Market St, Newton Abbot TQ12 2RB
Speakers include: Newton Abbot & District Civic Society, SAVE Britain’s Heritage & architect Jonathan Dransfield
Refreshments: Tea & coffee will be available
Entry FREE but BOOKING ESSENTIAL.
Bradley Lane Mills in Newton Abbot, Devon is under threat of demolition. A campaign is gathering pace to save this historic part of the town.
Plans submitted by development giant Lovell Homes to bulldoze Bradley Lane Mills and its medieval Leat waterway completely ignore the potential of the historic mill buildings to be refurbished and reused in an imaginative way that would revitalise this part of the town centre.
SAVE believes Newton Abbot deserves better. We commissioned architect Jonathan Dransfield to design an alternative vision as a way of stimulating fresh thinking and conversations about how local people might want the area to develop.
On 16th May SAVE Britain’s Heritage and Newton Abbot & District Civic Society will be joining forces with Jonathan to showcase our exciting vision for redeveloping Bradley Lane Mills as a vibrant new neighbourhood for the town.
Our proposals, first published in September 2022, would see the unlisted Victorian Mill buildings retained and converted to provide characterful and much needed new homes for the town, 40% of which would be affordable.
Our plans put the needs of the town and community first, with new public squares, river walk and cycle path reconnecting the Mill site with the town centre, together with a new community hub, creative workspaces, riverside café/pub and flexible performance venue.
It’s not too late to stop the Lovell plans and call on Teignbridge District Council (which owns the site) for a scheme which befits the history, character and future needs of Newton Abbot.
Join us to make your voice heard!
Entry FREE but BOOKING ESSENTIAL. Reserve your FREE place via Eventbrite; by email at infonadcs@gmail.com or by phone on 020 7253 3500
Further updates between now and the event can be found on Newton Abbot & District Civic Society’s Facebook page HERE.