London, December 14th 2017 Addington, in partnership with EPISO, an opportunity fund advised by Tristan Capital Partners, has received unanimous approval from Harlow Council for an exciting new mixed-use re-generation scheme on part of its Harvey Centre, shopping centre in Harlow.
The Little Walk, East Gate, West Gate and Gatehouse area of the centre will be demolished, making room for four new buildings ranging in height from three to sixteen storeys which will provide 447 residential units and circa 4,000 sq m of flexible retail floorspace at ground floor, together with below podium car parking. Above podium, there will be richly landscaped private amenity areas, with shared child play-space incorporated into the design.
This will completely transform the north side of the Town Centre, introducing a new residential community within a series of buildings centred around beautifully landscaped public spaces. A new boulevard shopping area will improve access to the central shopping area of the scheme from the existing West Gate ‘gateway’ into the town. The scheme has been designed by Rolfe Judd Architecture. Rolfe Judd Planning advised on the planning application.
‘According to Harlow Council, “The Town Centre should be more than just a place to shop, but a place to live, work and play; enhancing economic activity, prosperity and wellbeing. It is considered that this redevelopment as a whole would act as a catalyst to draw in additional retail provision and trade, and would activate major regeneration to the north of the Town Centre.’
Martin Roberts, Principal of Addington, who are developing the scheme said: “We are delighted Harlow Council has approved our regeneration scheme. We will be providing nearly 450 new residential homes centred around landscaped public spaces with easy access to open air boulevard shopping. It will transform this part of the town, which has long been in need of such investment. ”
Addington and EPISO bought the Harvey Shopping Centre as part of the Sapphire Portfolio in 2011 and have been refurbishing and improving the shopping centre since that time. The Harvey Centre has benefited with the opening of the Terrace in 2016 anchored by a 25,000 sq ft Cineworld that opened in Christmas 2016 and a number of new leading restaurants brands. The centre has just announced that restaurants Sticky Sisters and Burger Priest are taking new space at the scheme.
