Stage 1
Business case submitted to the Town Deal Board for review, then submitted to Government.
Town Investment Plan theme: Historic riverfront and repurposed town centre
The purpose of this project is to improve and make better use of the public realm – creating a safe, vibrant, and attractive town centre, delivering public realm improvements along a key route from the rail station to the river.
This project will help to increase footfall into the town, improve the accessibility and attractiveness of key sites on the route, and improve perception of the area, residents, visitors, and businesses. It forms part of the wider Public Realm Action Plan for King’s Lynn.
The rail station is a major entrance point into the town and one of the first places people see on arrival into King’s Lynn.
Creating a route from here and travelling through to the river is the focus for this project as the consultation demonstrated that people believe more could be made of this area.
Here’s what the project will bring:
This project was a Town Deal fast track business case which means it was submitted to government, and the money has already been released.
Work on this started in the summer of 2022 and will carry on until spring 2023.
Apart from making the town look more appealing and easier to get around, we expect that this project will increase footfall into the town centre.
The project will also benefit local businesses and specifically small, start-up businesses accessing the pop-up opportunities.
The project is being led by the Town Deal Public Realm and Repurposing Working Group, working on behalf of the Town Board.
This group has been set up to repurpose the town centre with new experiences and businesses and to enhance cultural opportunities. The group aims to make the town better connected, and bring more people in to enjoy all the town centre has to offer.
Feedback to start once first phase of the project is underway.