The key to redesigning the town centre scheme was relocating the public car park to below ground, releasing the majority of the floor area to create the hotel, apartments and commercial space for new shops, restaurants and leisure. This enabled the widening of adjacent roads to improve bus movements, traffic and pedestrian flows, and to provide disabled parking.
The taller elements of the plan – comprising 17 one-bedroom and 26 two-bedroom flats – are positioned towards the town centre and away from the houses across the dual carriageway. The roof of the three commercial units is used as a landscaped south-facing external amenity terrace for the residential units above.