The regeneration of Harlow Town Centre is already underway thanks to £23.7m funding from Government.
It will encompass:
Arts & Cultural Quarter
New Transport Hub and Interchange replacing the bus station
Redeveloped Broad Walk
Transformation of Market Square
A key principle of the Garden Town Vision is to create a vibrant and resilient Town Centre for Harlow.
Harlow Town Centre still enjoys a relatively strong footfall and low unit vacancy rate compared with similar towns.
Playhouse Square and College Square will be transformed into an Arts and Cultural Quarter with the iconic buildings – the Playhouse Theatre and St Paul’s Church – at the heart of the new development.
The entire redevelopment of the bus station and Terminus Street will bring forward a new Transport Hub and Interchange for the Town Centre, connecting to the Garden Town’s Sustainable Transport Corridor network in the future.
Plans include a new single-storey transport hub to the north of the site, with green space and a canopy covered waiting area.
A comprehensive repaving of Broad Walk, East Walk and Harvey Centre Approach is planned plus much-needed green landscaping, sustainable drainage and new street furniture.
Harlow Council’s Town Centre Masterplan identifies Market Square as the town centre’s new hub for leisure and hospitality with a vision of new bars, restaurants, nightlife and other such offerings set to complement the plans.
