A Blueprint for the Heart of Dumfries
Thursday February 27
Midsteeple Quarter have reached an exciting stage in their plans and were able to reveal The Blueprint for the Midsteeple Quarter project at a recent launch event on Wednesday 19th February in The Oven, Dumfries. Elected members from Dumfries & Galloway council, representatives from SoSE and DTAS were among the invited stakeholders who came along. The launch was also an opportunity to talk to boards members and the team about the progress and to meet other valued partners.
The Blueprint shows how the Midsteeple Quarter project will create over 60 new homes and 50 new commercial spaces in a new neighbourhood, within the existing High Street which will become home to, in the region of, 200 people. This will be a vibrant and sustainable quarter with a new and resilient approach to town centre development.
Leader of Dumfries & Galloway Council, Elaine Murray commented; “It’s an ambitious project and there’s clearly been a lot of hard work been done over the last few years. We are now seeing it at a stage where physically we will start to see changes to the building which is really exciting. I think this will help to convince everybody that something is now happening. It’s going to something very different and unique to our town of Dumfries. I very much look forward to seeing it’s progress.”
The Blueprint is a critical document for Midsteeple Quarter as a tool for bringing other stakeholders on side, ranging from the community, local authorities, housing etc. Funding support from SOSEP made it possible for Midsteeple Quarter to put together a Masterplan. The Blueprint shows the depth and the possibility of their vision and puts it in terms that is convincing to other funders and brings together the whole package for completing the project.
If you’d like to view a digital version of The Blueprint, then please click HERE.