Please complete the questionnaire  on-line  or download a copy and return it either to Dunstable Library or the Council Offices, High Street North, Dunstable,Beds, LU6 1LF, no later than Monday 12 October 2009.

Introduction Board (PDF 734KB)

Option 1 Board (PDF 447KB)

Option 2 Board (PDF 481KB)

Option 3 Board (PDF 426KB)

Options Questionnaire* (PDF 76.7KB) 

*This can be downloaded and printed out and please return it either to Dunstable Library or the Council Offices, High Street North, Dunstable,Beds, LU6 1LF no later than Monday 12th October 2009.

The next stage of the Masterplan is in the process of being produced – the development of options. Your views on the options development can be made by visiting Unit 46 (close to the library entrance) in The Quadrant Shopping Centre on Saturday 12th September 2009 where, between 10am and 4pm, representatives from EDAW will be in the shopping centre to discuss the options and hear your views.

The options will then be on display in Dunstable Library from Monday 14th – Saturday 19th September 2009.

This stage of work presents a series of masterplan options, which will represent alternative scenarios for Dunstable Town Centre in terms of low, medium and high scale of interventions. These options are intended to assess the potential impact of development in the town centre. Each option is not mutually exclusive and it is possible that a hybrid of two or even three options, with new additions, will emerge as the preferred option.

Please visit either The Quadrant Shopping Centre or Dunstable Library to view the options being developed.

We need your ideas to help shape the future of your town centre. What do you think Dunstable town centre needs to be like in the future?

Between 10am and 4pm, representatives from EDAW will be in the shopping centre waiting to hear your views.

Come along and complete one of the “It’s my town centre and I want …” postcards for a chance to win £50 of Argos vouchers.

South Bedfordshire District Council has just appointed Regeneration, masterplanning and design specialists, EDAW to prepare a master plan for Dunstable Town Centre.

The Master plan is being funded by the government’s Growth Area Fund and is overseen by South Bedfordshire District Council, in partnership with Dunstable Town Council, Bedfordshire County Council and the Homes and Communities Agency.

The Master plan will be a document outlining a vision for the town centre. It will look to address the economic, social and environmental issues that the town faces, and outline ways in which the role of the town centre can be improved to meet the needs of residents and those who will be living in Dunstable in the future.

Councillor Tom Nicols portfolio holder for Sustainable Development on the Executive Committee said: “This is an exciting first step in our redevelopment and support for Dunstable Town Centre. The Council is aware of the challenges facing the town in the light of the current economic difficulties and we feel that this Masterplan will ensure that Dunstable fulfils its potential as an important economic centre for the area.”

EDAW is an international multi-disciplinary practice with 32 offices worldwide. With professionals in the disciplines of planning, urban design, landscape architecture and economic development, the consultancy is known for its work in the redevelopment of Manchester City Centre after the 1996 IRA bombing, designing Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester, creating a vision for Blackpool along with the redesign of its Promenade and leading the team who will deliver a regeneration framework for the Lower Lea Valley in support of London’s bid for hosting the Olympic Games in 2012.

Sandra Roebuck, principal of planning at EDAW, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have been appointed to this project. Our team looks forward to bringing EDAW’s unparalleled experience of working in town centres to the fore in Dunstable, and we will work to create a framework for sustainable change and growth for the benefit of everyone who lives and works here.”

Work on the plan is to begin immediately and will take between twelve and fifteen months to complete. Key to the Master plan will be the involvement of local people, and opportunities to comment and put forward views will be available at key stages in the project. A website, www.dunstablemasterplan.info will be launched early in 2009 which will provide further information on how the work is progressing.

Download Dunstable Town Centre Masterplan is Underway press release (PDF)