Front Street: Timeline
See details of the Acomb Front Street timeline, showing how this project has progressed, and the most recent updates.
2024 updates
October 2024:
Work to deliver improvements to the area commenced 7 October 2024 and must be completed by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund deadline of March 2025.
September 2024:
An update on the project was discussed at a Corporate Services, Climate Change and Scrutiny Management Committee Meeting on Wednesday 9 September, and the final Phase 2 scheme was approved at a Decision Session Executive Member for Economy and Culture on Tuesday 24 September. A drop-in event for residents and businesses was held on Thursday 26 September at the Gateway Centre.
July 2024:
An update on draft phase 2 proposals and community feedback was shared at a Joint Ward Committee meeting on Wednesday 10 July 2024. Read the published notes of the meeting via the Acomb Ward Committee, the Holgate Ward Committee, and the Westfield Ward Committee.
The council’s Executive considered an update report and approved progression of the detailed Phase 2 design (Executive meeting, Thursday 18 July). See the Front Street update report, which included feedback from the March public engagement and an outline of the high level principles of the Phase 2 scheme.
February 2024:
Executive Member for Transport and Economy agrees to engagement exercise to explore how this money can best be spent. The Acomb Front Street Phase 2 consultation closed on Sunday 24 March 2024.
2023 updates
October 2023:
£570,000 of additional funding agreed, through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to invest in further work to improve the area.
Early 2023:
Phase 1 highway improvements on Front Street carried out to address some of the needs identified in engagement feedback, including:
- repairing the uneven pavement and damaged drainage
- addressing illegal parking
- improving the rundown appearance
- installing accessible seating, a ‘Happy to Chat Bench’, and cycle racks
2022 updates
December 2022:
£395,000 funding secured from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to deliver highway improvements on Front Street.
April 2022:
The resulting Future of Acomb Front Street Study set out a 10 to 15 year vision and proposed 10 potential longer-term ideas to improve the area. The council’s Executive noted the Study and agreed that these ideas would be subject to further feasibility and engagement should funding become available.
2020 and earlier
2020:
1,200 residents, businesses and visitors respond to an initial consultation and visioning work on the future of Front Street, telling us what they loved about Acomb Front Street and also what they'd like to change.
2017:
The council’s Executive set aside £100,000 to be split equally between Acomb and Haxby shopping areas. This money was spent on immediate measures to improve the street scene and footfall, including Christmas lights, ADAM music festival, recycling centre, flower tubs, and funded a study to consider physical improvements for longer term impact.