Harlow Gateway Scheme
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The Harlow Gateway Scheme is a major urban development project that is underway in Harlow
, Essex
, England
. It involves the regeneration of a significant area in the town's centre and the relocation of many key services.
The area that is central to all the development is the Sports Centre site near to Velizy Avenue in the town's centre, where 530 eco-homes are being constructed. The outdoor artificial ski slope
has been dismantled and the football stadium
at which Harlow Town F.C. play has been relocated to a new £3million stadium at Barrow's Farm to the northwest of town.
The Sports Centre and the separate swimming pool
will be rebuilt as one building on the former college playing field site, with state-of-the-art architecture and facilities.
The athletics track
from the site will be relocated to the new purpose built £1million track at Mark Hall School in the East of Harlow as part of its development into a sports college.
Other developments include the building of new flats near railway station and the adjacent Travelodge hotel and pub/restaurant. These were completed in the year 2005.
It is likely that these developments will require considerable infrastructure improvements. The 530 homes, new Sports Centre and the apartment and hotel complex are being built on what is already one of the most congested roads in the town, with traffic jams on an almost daily basis.
Money from the sale of the field has helped to fund a new centre at Harlow College as part of its own rebuilding and expansion. This is likely to further fuel the need for road improvements because it is situated on the same road as the other developments. There have also been significant developments in the town centre itself, with the reconstruction of the Town Centre South in a separate project.
Harlow
Harlow is a new town and local government district in Essex, England. It is located in the west of the county and on the border with Hertfordshire, on the Stort Valley, The town is near the M11 motorway and forms part of the London commuter belt.The district has a current population of 78,889...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It involves the regeneration of a significant area in the town's centre and the relocation of many key services.
The area that is central to all the development is the Sports Centre site near to Velizy Avenue in the town's centre, where 530 eco-homes are being constructed. The outdoor artificial ski slope
Artificial ski slopes
A dry ski slope or artificial ski slope is a ski slope that mimics the attributes of snow using materials that are stable at room temperature, to enable people to ski where natural slopes are inconvenient or unavailable....
has been dismantled and the football stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
at which Harlow Town F.C. play has been relocated to a new £3million stadium at Barrow's Farm to the northwest of town.
The Sports Centre and the separate swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
will be rebuilt as one building on the former college playing field site, with state-of-the-art architecture and facilities.
The athletics track
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
from the site will be relocated to the new purpose built £1million track at Mark Hall School in the East of Harlow as part of its development into a sports college.
Other developments include the building of new flats near railway station and the adjacent Travelodge hotel and pub/restaurant. These were completed in the year 2005.
It is likely that these developments will require considerable infrastructure improvements. The 530 homes, new Sports Centre and the apartment and hotel complex are being built on what is already one of the most congested roads in the town, with traffic jams on an almost daily basis.
Money from the sale of the field has helped to fund a new centre at Harlow College as part of its own rebuilding and expansion. This is likely to further fuel the need for road improvements because it is situated on the same road as the other developments. There have also been significant developments in the town centre itself, with the reconstruction of the Town Centre South in a separate project.