The Abbey Estate

A new community focussed neighbourhood centre at the heart of the Abbey will offer new spaces for existing and future shops, a place to meet friends and family, and spaces for children to play. The new park would offer something for everyone: a space for local residents and visitors to enjoy.

Potters Path creates a clear, safe route to town, which is well lit and overlooked by new family homes. Connecting to the park in the heart of the neighbourhood, the route includes a series of pocket green spaces such as a community garden, food growing area, play space, and outdoor gym, with something to do for everyone.

This will see the riverside be enjoyed as a vibrant destination and an ecological and recreational asset to the Abbey and the wider river space.

Transforming the garage sites into a new lane – a safe, family focussed, pedestrian and cycle friendly street, with new highly efficient homes, trees, planting and play space. The lane connects the existing streets together and makes it easier for people to move around the Abbey.

Canterbury Way will continue to be the main access and vehicle route through the Abbey, but will be transformed into a safer, more attractive environment for pedestrians and cyclists alike. New trees on streets and high-quality homes will provide an attractive front onto Canterbury Way. There will also be improved gateways at the start of the Abbey.

New energy efficient homes here will be set amongst the woodland. There will also be improvements to the public spaces that will make this area better for pedestrians and cyclists alike.

This will be a new green street connecting St. Albans Way to Guildford Way, and there will be space for play along the way. The homes here will be very efficient.

A new connection from rail to river will make it easier to get to the Riverside and will create more green open spaces across the Abbey for people to enjoy.