Wakefield City Centre Masterplan: Heritage & Culture Blueprint

  • Rachel Hutchison

Commissioned by Wakefield Council in 2021, the City Centre Masterplan provides a strategic framework for the city centre, and guide physical development and economic growth. The Heritage and Culture Blueprint outlines a set of projects and recommendations seeking to celebrate and unify Wakefield’s heritage and cultural offer and animate the built environment through creative and imaginative approaches. The project team was led by Farrells and delivered in collaboration with Futurecity (placemaking consultants), PJA, Aspinall Verdi and UK Networks. Full Masterplan can be found here: https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/Documents/planning/regeneration/wakefield-masterplan/Wakefield%20City%20Centre%20Masterplan_Final%20Report.pdf