Cockermouth Masterplan and Market Place

Cockermouth Masterplan The Market Place area in Cockermouth, once the commercial centre of the town, is to be at the heart of local regeneration plans. These plans, drawn up by Cockermouth Partnership following 6 months of local consultation and planning, aim to create an attractive, people-friendly mixed-use commercial area that will attract locals and tourists and add value to Cockermouth’s appeal. The forward-thinking Partnership is supported by Allerdale Borough Council and aims to facilitate socio-economic benefits, applying local innovation, creativity and collaboration to overcome the big challenges currently facing their community and many others.

The Cockermouth Masterplan can be downloaded below.

Marketplace regenerated

After intensive public consultation, a decision was reached on which option would be taken forward to regenerate the Cockermouth Market Place. The choice was informed by a fierce, but constructive debate regarding the merits of five different options. During that time, nearly 500 people took time to write to the Cockermouth Partnership or to visit the website, stating preferences and also contributing valuable and well informed suggestions.

A meeting on 30th of July 2007, the Cockermouth Steering Group voted to proceed with Option D which retains two way traffic in the Market Place, but with a much reduced road way and a massive increase of the public space in the Market Place. The scheme contained traffic calming on the approaches and better surfaces and space for pedestrians with no overall loss of parking spaces. The option to open a new road through Old Hall Went onto Kirkgate was rejected.

Works began in late 2007 and finished in September 2008.

Below are a selection of before and after shots.