Steelwork rises on £21m Catterick Garrison redevelopment
Construction has reached a key milestone, with the first steel frame now installed on the town centre scheme.
Willmott Dixon started on site in September following preparatory works carried out by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, and is scheduled to complete by winter next year.
The project is a partnership between North Yorkshire Council and the DIO, a branch of the Ministry of Defence, supported by council-owned property consultancy Align Property Partners and landscape architect Barton Howe Associates.
The garrison town is in line for a new 20,000 sq ft town square on Shute Road, a community hub, and landscaping improvements including upgrades to Coronation Park, such as better play areas and a skate park, as well as improvements to footpaths and cycleways.
The mixed-use community hub will be a 13,500 sq ft, three storey building with rentable office space on the second floor, community spaces on the first floor, and F&B kiosks and seating on the ground floor.
This 3,000 sq ft ground floor space will have a double height glass pavilion, and outside there will be a 6,500 sq ft outdoor seating and retail area.
The improvement of Catterick Garrison town centre was allocated £19m from the previous Conservative government’s Levelling Up Fund, with the facilities for the use of both the military and local residents.
Executive member for open to business, Cllr Mark Crane said: “When we visited the site in July it was perhaps difficult to imagine the end result of this scheme as it was purely designs on a computer or site plan.
“But since then, work has progressed at pace, to the point now where it is really beginning to take shape and you can get a real feel for what it will become.
“The people of Catterick are very proud of where they live and of the history, both military and civilian, that is woven through it and I think they will be delighted with the opportunities this scheme will bring to the area as it transforms the town centre.”
