New Look For Dunstable High Street

THE VINE MAGAZINE – LOCAL NEWS:
This year is shaping up to be a good one for Dunstable town centre, one where you’ll begin to see the evidence of more Central Bedfordshire Council regeneration work – particularly on the High Street.
The High Street Improvement Scheme will play a large part in the regeneration of the town and plans for improvements to several shop fronts have already been approved. Here is a first glimpse at the new look Dunstable High Street.

New Look For Dunstable High Street

New Look For Dunstable High Street

New Look For Dunstable High Street

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This year is shaping up to be a good one for Dunstable town centre, one where you’ll begin to see the evidence of more Central Bedfordshire Council regeneration work – particularly on the High Street.

In the next few months you’ll see a number of premises, that successfully bid for a portion of our Market Town Regeneration Fund, begin transformations to enhance their offer and help boost the vibrancy of the town.

Some of this work has already brought benefits, of course. Part of the £1.25million worth of co-funding given by us and Dunstable Town Council has resulted in the Town Ranger programme and the Splash Park and Splashside Café on Bennett’s Recreation Ground, to name just two examples that are already helping to shape and support economic growth.

Dunstable Splash Park
Dunstable Splash Park

But we also allocated £1million for a Central Bedfordshire-wide High Street Improvement Scheme, offering grants to landlords and businesses for up to 60 per cent of total costs of renovating shop fronts, forecourts and making improvements to vacant units. The take-up in town has again been very pleasing.

I’ve written in The Vine magazine before about Dunstable’s retail offer and how I see it developing in the future, as a thriving centre for independent retailers and businesses.

The good news is that Dunstable already does a wonderful turn in this sector and especially in the areas of food, drink and entertainment. Our scheme is aimed at helping participating businesses stand out more and to entice more people into the town.

New Look For Dunstable High Street Caffe Latte shop front
Artists impression of the new look Caffe Latte shop front
New Look For Dunstable High Street Caffe Latte shop front
The new look Caffe Latte with awning down

So, over the next 12 months, Caffe Latte and Lombardo’s – an established Italian food and drink presence in Dunstable for 40 years – are just two of the businesses that will benefit from this rejuvenation.
So too will the vacant unit at 43 High Street North. Previously an old and unattractive prospect for potential tenants, a new lease of life will provide a home for another new business in the town.

New Look For Dunstable High Street Lombardo's shop front
Artists impression of the new look Lombardo’s shop front
New Look For Dunstable High Street Lombardo's shop front
New look Lombardo’s with awning down

This will all complement our other plans to give you back your High Street. Having already begun re-routing heavy goods traffic away from the High Street, the next step will first be the removal of railings and unnecessary street clutter to make it more pedestrian friendly.
All of which will provide even more reason to visit Dunstable town centre.

By Cllr Nigel Young,  Central Bedfordshire Council Executive Member For Regeneration

New Look For Dunstable High Street Nigel Young

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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New Look For Dunstable High Street

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