The local community is invited to Cowes Methodist Church on Friday 20th March between 16:00 and 19:30 to view a public exhibition, including a model, and discuss the developing proposals for Medina Yard with the design team.
At 18:00 there will be a 30 minute on-screen presentation to explain the proposals, followed by a questions and answer session. Following the Forum, the JTP-led team will finalise the proposals for submission to the Isle of Wight Council as a planning application in April 2015.
Medina Yard is located within walking distance of Cowes town centre and incorporates a prominent stretch of river frontage. What was once a prosperous part of the town for large-scale ship building has now become largely obsolescent, dilapidated and isolated from the local community.
In 2013 John Thompson & Partners, architects and community planners, appointed by the Harrison Trust, worked with the local community to create a new Vision for the site, incorporating a viable mix of uses to support a range of active business, marine and leisure related uses and a variety of homes. At the Medina Yard Community Planning Weekend, participants also expressed the desire to continue to be involved in the development of the proposals for the future of the site. In response to this, the Community Forum was established.
For more information please contact Charles Campion at John Thompson & Partners by email [email protected] or telephone 0800 0126730.