The scheme is located in central Salisbury and covers land at Ashley Road Open Space and Fisherton Recreation Ground, and land at The Maltings and Central Car Park.
The scheme will:
- Reduce flood risk to existing homes and businesses
- Create wildlife corridors and improve biodiversity by connecting fragmented green spaces
- Improve the recreational and amenity value of the area
- Enable regeneration of key development sites
Click here to watch the scheme video.
Ashley Road Open Space and Fisherton Recreation Ground
At Ashley Road Open Space and Fisherton Recreation Ground we will:
- Build a new embankment and flood wall to reduce flood risk to properties to the south.
- Create a new channel through Fisherton Recreation Ground.
- Create a new wetland area through which the new channel will pass.
- Infill a short section of Summerlock Stream that is no longer required.
- Construct a new footbridge over the new channel.
- Relocate existing play park eastwards to Ashley Road Open Space.
- Create new landscaping along river bank.
- Leave space on Ashley Road Open Space for recreational activities or events (e.g. car boot sales).
- Create new boardwalks (connected with existing paths), a picnic area, and improved and re-routed footpaths.
- Enhance access to the River Avon.
Plan view of Ashley Road open space and Fisherton Recreation Ground.
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Ashley Road visualisation
The photograph above shows the existing view facing east across Fisherton Recreation Ground. Below this, an illustrative visualisation illustrates what the newly created wetland habitat at Fisherton Recreation Ground will look like once the planting has established
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The Maltings and Central Car Park
At The Maltings and Central Car park site we will:
- Widen River Avon to create 40-50m wide green corridor to increase channel capacity and reduce flooding.
- Replace existing radial gate (Swimming Pool Gate) between Millstream and River Avon with a series of rock weirs to provide necessary drop in water level but still allow effective fish passage.
- Reduce width of Millstream channel in places to improve ecological condition during low flows.
- Improve existing fish pass at Bishops Mill.
- Provide public riverside access points on west bank of River Avon.
- Create wildlife corridor on east bank of River Avon.
- Replace Millstream Approach vehicle bridge over River Avon. Adjust alignment slightly to north.
- Replace bridge by radial gate to take pedestrians and cycle traffic.
- Provide new pedestrian footbridge at southern end of coach park.
- Create new mini park for recreational use (pocket park) to north of existing coach park on site of existing Millstream car park.
- Improve existing footpaths and cycle paths within scheme area, with segregated paths where possible.
- Coach park will be raised (to reduce the risk of flooding) and resurfaced.
As part of these works, we have considered and assessed the changes that the scheme will have on the local community and surrounding environment (see Impacts of the scheme below).
Plan view of the Maltings and Central Car Park.
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The Maltings / Central car park visualisations
The photograph above shows the existing view from Swimming Pool Gate facing south-west down the River Avon channel. Below this, an illustrative visualisation illustrates what the widened and re-profiled river corridor will look like once the planting has established.
Click image to enlarge
The photograph above shows the existing view from adjacent to Millstream Approach bridge facing south down the River Avon channel. Below this, an illustrative visualisation illustrates what the widened and re-profiled river corridor will look like once the planting has established.
Click image to enlarge
How does this link with the Salisbury River Park Masterplan?
Wiltshire Council’s endorsed Central Area Framework document makes recommendations to guide future development in the city. A key part of this is the Salisbury River Park Masterplan and our scheme is Phase 1 of this.
You can view the wider River Park Masterplan here https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/salisbury-future
Impacts of the scheme
Overall the scheme will provide considerable benefits for Salisbury. However, as with all schemes of this nature, some disruption will be unavoidable.
We have carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to support our planning application. An EIA is a statutory process to assess the positive and negative impacts of a scheme on people and the environment. It also identifies the measures we’ll take to avoid or reduce any negative impacts.
Our EIA has been reported in a statutory Environmental Statement which is part of our planning application.
We are assessing impacts on:
- Local community
- Recreation and access
- Landscape and visual effects
- Wildlife
- Air quality
- Traffic and transport
- Water environment
- Geology and geomorphology
- The historical environment
- Land use
We have completed a wide range of environmental surveys to inform our:
- Understanding of the environmental conditions in the scheme area
- Decision-making on the design of the scheme
- Impact mitigation proposals.
These surveys include:
- Habitat and protected species surveys (e.g. otters, water voles, reptiles etc)
- Tree (arboricultural) surveys,
- Archaeological desk-based assessment,
- Geophysical surveys,
- Geotechnical ground investigations,
- Geomorphological surveys
- River modelling.
The main impacts of the scheme during construction and upon completion are listed below.
Click on the impact headings below for more information.
The scheme is located in central Salisbury and covers land at Ashley Road Open Space and Fisherton Recreation Ground, and land at The Maltings and Central Car Park.
The scheme will:
- Reduce flood risk to existing homes and businesses
- Create wildlife corridors and improve biodiversity by connecting fragmented green spaces
- Improve the recreational and amenity value of the area
- Enable regeneration of key development sites
Click here to watch the scheme video.
Ashley Road Open Space and Fisherton Recreation Ground
At Ashley Road Open Space and Fisherton Recreation Ground we will:
- Build a new embankment and flood wall to reduce flood risk to properties to the south.
- Create a new channel through Fisherton Recreation Ground.
- Create a new wetland area through which the new channel will pass.
- Infill a short section of Summerlock Stream that is no longer required.
- Construct a new footbridge over the new channel.
- Relocate existing play park eastwards to Ashley Road Open Space.
- Create new landscaping along river bank.
- Leave space on Ashley Road Open Space for recreational activities or events (e.g. car boot sales).
- Create new boardwalks (connected with existing paths), a picnic area, and improved and re-routed footpaths.
- Enhance access to the River Avon.
Plan view of Ashley Road open space and Fisherton Recreation Ground.
Click image to enlarge
Ashley Road visualisation
The photograph above shows the existing view facing east across Fisherton Recreation Ground. Below this, an illustrative visualisation illustrates what the newly created wetland habitat at Fisherton Recreation Ground will look like once the planting has established
Click image to enlarge
The Maltings and Central Car Park
At The Maltings and Central Car park site we will:
- Widen River Avon to create 40-50m wide green corridor to increase channel capacity and reduce flooding.
- Replace existing radial gate (Swimming Pool Gate) between Millstream and River Avon with a series of rock weirs to provide necessary drop in water level but still allow effective fish passage.
- Reduce width of Millstream channel in places to improve ecological condition during low flows.
- Improve existing fish pass at Bishops Mill.
- Provide public riverside access points on west bank of River Avon.
- Create wildlife corridor on east bank of River Avon.
- Replace Millstream Approach vehicle bridge over River Avon. Adjust alignment slightly to north.
- Replace bridge by radial gate to take pedestrians and cycle traffic.
- Provide new pedestrian footbridge at southern end of coach park.
- Create new mini park for recreational use (pocket park) to north of existing coach park on site of existing Millstream car park.
- Improve existing footpaths and cycle paths within scheme area, with segregated paths where possible.
- Coach park will be raised (to reduce the risk of flooding) and resurfaced.
As part of these works, we have considered and assessed the changes that the scheme will have on the local community and surrounding environment (see Impacts of the scheme below).
Plan view of the Maltings and Central Car Park.
Click image to enlarge
The Maltings / Central car park visualisations
The photograph above shows the existing view from Swimming Pool Gate facing south-west down the River Avon channel. Below this, an illustrative visualisation illustrates what the widened and re-profiled river corridor will look like once the planting has established.
Click image to enlarge
The photograph above shows the existing view from adjacent to Millstream Approach bridge facing south down the River Avon channel. Below this, an illustrative visualisation illustrates what the widened and re-profiled river corridor will look like once the planting has established.
Click image to enlarge
How does this link with the Salisbury River Park Masterplan?
Wiltshire Council’s endorsed Central Area Framework document makes recommendations to guide future development in the city. A key part of this is the Salisbury River Park Masterplan and our scheme is Phase 1 of this.
You can view the wider River Park Masterplan here https://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/salisbury-future
Impacts of the scheme
Overall the scheme will provide considerable benefits for Salisbury. However, as with all schemes of this nature, some disruption will be unavoidable.
We have carried out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to support our planning application. An EIA is a statutory process to assess the positive and negative impacts of a scheme on people and the environment. It also identifies the measures we’ll take to avoid or reduce any negative impacts.
Our EIA has been reported in a statutory Environmental Statement which is part of our planning application.
We are assessing impacts on:
- Local community
- Recreation and access
- Landscape and visual effects
- Wildlife
- Air quality
- Traffic and transport
- Water environment
- Geology and geomorphology
- The historical environment
- Land use
We have completed a wide range of environmental surveys to inform our:
- Understanding of the environmental conditions in the scheme area
- Decision-making on the design of the scheme
- Impact mitigation proposals.
These surveys include:
- Habitat and protected species surveys (e.g. otters, water voles, reptiles etc)
- Tree (arboricultural) surveys,
- Archaeological desk-based assessment,
- Geophysical surveys,
- Geotechnical ground investigations,
- Geomorphological surveys
- River modelling.
The main impacts of the scheme during construction and upon completion are listed below.
Click on the impact headings below for more information.
