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Overview

The ‘Magnificent Seven’ are the set of major redevelopment sites that will drive forward the regeneration of Gloucester and create the ‘step change’ required to transform the fortunes of the city.

AerialRegeneration Map Railway Triangle Kings Quarter Greyfriars Gloucester Quays Canal Corridor Gloucester Docks Blackfriars

These sites comprise:

Blackfriars
Blackfriars Priory will become a major new cultural centre and tourist attraction at the heart of a thriving retail and leisure quarter. A new square, overlooked by a flagship hotel, cafés, bars and speciality shopping, will link through to new offices and apartments fronting the River Severn.

Gloucester Docks
The office based development of Southgate Moorings and the upgrading of the Dry Docks area as a major new gateway to the city, providing additional car parking, shops and office space, will complete the regeneration of Gloucester Docks.

Canal Corridor
The Canal Corridor is a highly strategic gateway that provides several important large scale employment opportunities for new and relocating businesses. Attractive and extensive canal-side residential developments will also contain a range of affordable housing.

Gloucester Quays
The massive £400m Gloucester Quays has outline planning permission for a major mixed use development. The new Designer Outlet Centre opened in May 2009, complementing the recent Gloucestershire College Campus which opened in September 2008. A new Sainsbury's Superstore and Travelodge Hotel opened in June 2009.  Future retail, leisure and canal-side residential developments are planned.

Kings Quarter
The redesign of Kings Square will launch the areas transformation and create a new continental-style piazza that will be the focal point of an area-wide development that will dramatically improve Gloucester’s shopping offer.

Greyfriars
A residential neighbourhood of up to three hundred new houses and apartments will bring life and activity back into the city centre. Relaxing new open spaces will be developed around the ruins of Greyfriars Priory and connect to Southgate Street and the Mall Gloucester Shopping Centre.

Railway Triangle
The redevelopment of this key gateway into the city, next to Eastern Avenue and Metz Way, will deliver major opportunities for employment, medi-science park and sustainable homes, creating a high quality environment which will address environmental, economic and social deprivation in the area.