Lichfield Basin
Reinstated canal basin and development of new high-density residential quarter
Stourport would be a very different town without its canal. Whereas today the way in which the town turns its back on the canals seems to be an act of deliberate neglect of an attractive asset, two hundred years ago canals were a key part of the industrial engine. Polite commerce and smarter society would naturally turn away from those unsightly activities that clustered around the basins.
The development provides 144 units, 32 houses and 94 apartments (1 & 2 bed) including 18 affordable dwellings representing a density of 85 units per hectare.The scheme achieved a successful (and applauded) planning consent in 2004.
When the site was acquired by Woodford Land, Boughton Butler helped them to discharge planning conditions, undertake remediation works and construct infrastructure prior to the site's disposal to Barratts Homes. Now known as Waters Edge, the development is complete and fully occupied - returning the canal basin to the public realm.