We have examined in detail 6 potential locations (plus 2 less likely areas) in Cranbrook for a new Community Centre based on these criteria. 


Site Criteria Assessed

· Access

· Aesthetics / Creative potential

· Build Time

· Business Space Potential

· Community opinion

· Community Space Potential

· Conservation issues

· Contingency required

· Cost to build there

· Cost to buy site

· Disability Issues

· Environmental Impact

· Floors / potential

· Funding potential

· Funding required

· Gross Area of Land for build

· Large Hall Potential

· Location

· Nearest bus stop

· Net Area for Build

· Overlooked

· Owned by

· Parking Places

· Planning / Problems

· Popularity

· Political impact

· Local sensitivity

· Timing to Start build

· Other parameters

Results of sites feasibility


Sites Excluded

Ball Field

CO-OP Site

Sites Under Review

Wilkes Field

RTY location

Council Offices

Bottom of Regal Car Park

Woodyard

Preferred Location

To be announced


For the list of issues place your mouse
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1: Costly to purchase

2: Overlooked

3: Next to residency

4: Outside of centre

5: Limited parking

6: Within conservation area

7: Within limit to build development

8: Owned by TWBC

9: TWBC have decided to demolish existing building

10: Politically sensitive

11: TWBC have vetoed a centre on this site unless there is housing

1: Overlooked

2: Outside of centre

3: Owned by Parish C

4: Outside limit to build development

5: Environmental Planning Policy issues

6: Charity Commission approval required

7: Recreational Space

8: Community do not want it here

1: Overlooked

2: Next to residency

3: Difficult to access

4: Restricted site due to shape

5: Privately owned

6: ? Purchase price

7: Within area of ONB

8: Inspector’s report issues

1: Difficult to access

2: Privately owned

3: ? Purchase price

4: Costly to purchase

5: Outside limit to build development

6: Inspector’s report issues

7: Business units restriction

8: Close to Centre

1: Brownfield Site

2: Owned by TWBC

3: Centre of Town

4: Loss of parking spots

1: Privately owned

2: ? Purchase price

3: Planning issues

4: Outside limit to build development

5: Not overlooked

6: Within area of ONB

7: Nature Reserve nearby

8: Agricultural land

9: Change of use required

10: Part of the TWBC Regeneration Project

1: Brownfield site

2: The site is currently

unused and very scruffy

3: It located next to an

existing build

4: No conservation issues

5: TWBC has indicated support of this location

6: No initial planning issues

7: It is not overlooked by residency

8: There is plentiful parking

9: It is located nearly centrally for access

10: It is likely to be supported by the massive majority of the community

11: It is supported by the General Manager of the local CO-OP

  • Council Offices

  • Ball Field

  • Woodyard

  • Wilkes Field

  • Bottom of Regal Car Park

  • RTY location

  • CO-OP Site