The first extensive phase of a 10-year, £200 million project to transform an historic market town with a vibrant urban quarter, a renovated shopping centre, a simplified road system and a new riverside park gets underway next week.
Contractors will begin work in Church Street, Leatherhead on Monday, April 10, as the Transform Leatherhead project, which was approved in July, gets underway in earnest.
From July: Mole Valley District Council approves '£200m' 10-year masterplan to transform Leatherhead
Works will be carried out on the area in front of Barclays bank, the Leatherhead Theatre and the Englishman’s Café on one side of the street, and from the junction with The Crescent to the car park entrance on the other side of Church Street.
Mole Valley District Council has consulted with a number of businesses on the phasing plans to ensure business can continue with minimal disruption, a spokesman stated.
Throughout the duration of the work, all on-street parking in Church Street will be suspended. However, the Church Street off-street car park will remain open, apart from a few spaces allocated to the contractor.
Church Street by night
A new Waitrose had opened in Church Street in January.
Jack Straw, Mole Valley District Council’s Corporate Head of Service, said: “We are delighted to announce the commencement of works in Church Street and look forward to working with Kier and their sub-contractor Murrill to deliver the first phase of Transform Leatherhead.
“We know that there will be periods during the construction when the normal life of Church Street will be disrupted, but the team will be working closely with local residents and businesses to ensure the works are carried out with as little inconvenience as possible to the local community.”
From March 2016: Vibrant urban quarter, renovated shopping centre and new riverside park part of master plan to Transform Leatherhead
The council approved Transform Leatherhead last year.
The project also includes plans to create a new urban quarter at Bull Hill and Red House Gardens, renovate the Swan Centre and create a riverside park near Claire and James House in Bridge Street.
For more information on the project, visit www.transformleatherhead.com
For more information regarding works on the highway, call 0300 200 1003
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