More details of work to demolish Norwich's Anglia Square shopping complex to replace it with 1,100 homes have been revealed.
As part of the works, which were formally approved this month after councillors had approved them in April, developers Weston Homes have agreed to fund highway and public transport improvements as well as improve the green spaces surrounding the site.
The plans come as part of a Section 106 funding agreement between developers and the city council in order to offset the new development's impact on its surrounding area.
The council says road improvement work will benefit both those living there and road users in general while "promoting the use of active and sustainable travel" with a cycle route through the development connected to surrounding roads planned.
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Developers have also agreed to pay for improvements and conservation work at nearby green spaces, while the agreement has seen them purchase significant mitigation credits in order to ensure nutrient neutrality.
The financial implications of the Section 106 agreement are yet to be published.
While the large multi-storey car park will not be replaced, integrated cycle parking and car parking for those living there will be provided, however, the council says this is of a "below policy" level.
Up to 450 car parking spaces and 1,888 cycle bays are planned, as well as around 200 new trees. All parking and car club spaces will have an electric charging point.
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Planning documents also state developers will be made to mitigate the impact on existing businesses with a management plan.
Long-standing businesses at the shopping centre, which first opened in July 1970, have spoken about worries about how the work will impact them and community groups have started looking for new homes.
Work on Anglia Square is expected to begin in 2024 with the multi-storey car park, which closed in 2012, earmarked as the first building to fall as part of phased work across eight years.
The former Hollywood Cinema is set to fall by the end of next year but derelict eyesore Sovereign House is not scheduled to be demolished until 2026.
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