Plans for major improvements to Crawley bus station and its adjoining streets are to be considered by the borough council’s planning committee.
The application for phase one of the Station Gateway regeneration scheme – submitted by the council itself – will be decided at a meeting on Monday (February 10).
Changes proposed for the bus station, on Friary Way, include 11 redesigned bus stops and new shelters down the centre of the site, as well as the relocation of bus layover stands to Haslett Avenue West and Station Way.
The application also includes the transformation of the public spaces on The Martlets, Haslett Avenue West and Friary Way, with new paving, seating and lighting to be installed along The Martlets.
If the plans are approved, the roundabout on Haslett Avenue West will be adapted to allow for longer buses. Three of the layover bus stands will be to the east of the roundabout and two to the west.
The taxi rank outside County Mall will no longer sit on the curve in the road but further down.
As for Station Way, the plans include the introduction of a 20mph zone, new cycle lanes and bus lanes, and modifications to the Station Access/Station Way signal junction.
The Station Gateway project is part of a plan, driven by the Crawley Town Centre Regeneration Programme, to attract investment in new residential, retail and commercial development in the Station Gateway area.
The application forms a key part of Crawley’s Growth Programme, a £14.6m investment package, with the aim of delivering 7,000 extra jobs, 135,000sqm of refurbished commercial space and 1,000 new homes in the town centre and Manor Royal.
To view the application, log on to planningregister.crawley.gov.uk and search for CR/2024/0554/FUL.