What We've Achieved So Far

Thousands of people helped develop Stroud’s twenty-year Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP) which was adopted in December 2016.

What has happened since then?

The Town Council’s NDP is part of Stroud District Council’s Local Plan and underpins all the planning projects and applications for the town including, thinking about routes, pedestrian crossings, better access around the town and so on.

Planning anything that changes the structure of a town takes a long time, and often there are no capital funds to support those ideas. The Town Council uses the NDP as a set of principles to work towards all the time. The NDP has, however, inspired many of the proposals which are included in Stroud District Council’s Levelling-Up Fund bid, the outcome of which is due to be announced soon.

Economic Changes

• Detailed plans developed for the Station forecourt and parking areas 
• Market Town Tourism project in progress
• Highways plans for improvements of traffic throughout the town centre (Levelling Up Fund)
• Supporting planning applications for Living Over the Shop 
• Supporting larger scale flats in the town
• Appointment of Town Council Regeneration Officer to bring together all planning partners
• Support for the investment in Five Valleys Shopping Centre
• Real-time bus information planned for bus services

Social and Cultural Appreciation and Development

• Cultural Strategy commissioned
• Community management of the Subscription Rooms
• Planning for architectural change for Lansdown Hall
• Local Heritage Asset List 
• Campaigning for accessibility improvements at Stroud station

Environmental Projects

• Water refill fountain in Bank Gardens
• Detailed plans drawn up for the Subscription Rooms Forecourt (Levelling Up Fund)
• Detailed plans drawn up for the Gateway at Wallbridge (Levelling Up Fund)
• New bike parking at the train station to encourage active travel
• More bike racks around the town installed
• Improved lighting and railings planned for Bank Gardens
• Feasibility plans for a cycle route along the A419 with more details from London Road to Brimscombe
• Opening up Brunel Mall car park to provide a route to the station (Levelling-Up Fund)

Click on the links below to see our previous consultations:

Stroud Active Travel Consultation (2020)

Stroud Street Spaces Consultation (2020)

Stroud Town Square Consultation (2022)