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Urban Regenaration - Coggle Diagram
Urban Regenaration
Why the WestQuay area needed regeneration
The Pirelli factory was abandoned, which caused many problems
Antisocial behaviour
Visually unappealing
High crime rate
Dangerous - structures, chemicals, polluted round with mercury and cadmium
The Pirelli factory was derelict, degraded, and run down
The Pirelli factory occupied the area previously, from 1914 to until 1990
The area became a brownfield site
Valuable land in the centre of Southampton was going to waste
Main features of the project
WestQuay retail park
Includes Southampton Geothermal Plant
Heat from plant used to heat the stores.
Access to IKEA
Car Parking for 700 cars
19 larger stores including Decathlon, Next and Argos
Employs 400+
IKEA
4 Storey retail space
Multi-storey car park for 900 cars
Built in 2009
Approx. £55 turnover a year
Direct access to WestQuay
Employs 500 people
WestQuay shopping centre
20 Restaurants and cafes within integrated food court area
4000 cars basement parking and linked multi-storey
125+ shops (John Lewis, M&S)
Employs over 1500 people
Opened September 2000
WestQuay South (Watermark)
Opened November 2016
