What should happen to Docks site now Ecclesiastical has pulled out of move?
PEOPLE in Gloucester have said they do not want to see a new office block at the Docks after Ecclesiastical withdrew its plans to move there.
The temporary car park at the Southgate Moorings was set to be replaced by new offices for the insurance firm.
But it has since terminated its agreement with Gloucester City Council.
There are around 200 parking spaces on the site and some people in Gloucester would like to see it remain as a car park.
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Nicky Moody, a 40-year-old tutor from Cheltenham, visits the Docks regularly to meet up with friends.
She said: "I definitely think leave it as a car park.
"I use this car park a lot when I come to the Docks.
"Today I met some friends and have been to the shops and I always park my car here."
Rachel Lane, 36, a cleaner from Lydney, said: "It would be wonderful to have something pretty here.
"Something like a garden, with lots of flowers and a tea room, which would over look the water.
"It should be a well-maintained area."
Shop assistant, Jan Meheran , 49, from Barnwood, would like to see more of a link between the Docks and Gloucester city centre.
She said: "If more shops are built on it, it will link it with Gloucester city centre.
"At the moment, there is a cut-off point where the steps and the building behind the car park is."
Gill Green, 63, from Tewkesbury, visits the docks with her husband once a week, to have a break from running their busy guest house.
She said: "It would be nice to see some ladies' clothes shops around here. When I come here, I really enjoy having a stroll along the Docks, especially in the summer time when the weather is nicer."
Mandy Oliver, 43, from Linden, who works at a sandwich bar, is eager to see big department stores.
She said: "Something like Debenhams or John Lewis, that is what we need around here."
Mr and Mrs Lucking, who live in Tewkesbury, often come to the Docks and they say the car park should remain as it is.
They said: "Even though we come on the bus to the docks, there still needs to be a car park for those that bring their cars."
4 Comments
by dontyaknow
Thursday, February 28 2013, 7:25PM
“Agree with both gloscityguy and tombardier - I think an amalgamation of their ideas would be fantastic.
I would envisage this: Looking at the docks from Southgate Street, you have shops/tea rooms/restaurants on your right and left and a big green space in between them. The shops on the left would be a reasonably large building, enough to house a small 3 level multi storey with the shops 'wrapped around' so they car park cannot be seen. The car park would be accessed opposite the garden entrance to the Tall Ships.
The Docks really needs something to lure people down, as it stands at the moment, it is nice on a nice day, but there really is nothing there. There is talk of people walking down from the City Centre to the Quays through the Docks, but lets have something to keep them in the Docks for a bit. There is so much history and heritage that has largely been cast aside in favour of a housing estate. That patch of land is the last attempt to make something of the Docks - I always thought that builing the HQ for the insurance company was a bad idea, but it seems Gloucester City Council is intent on destroying Gloucester.”
by tombardier
Thursday, February 28 2013, 2:26PM
“How about some shops that open on both sides, which will steer people towards the docks, rather than people walking down southgate street, getting to the stupid DVD rack monument, and thinking that they've reached the outer limts of the town centre. Try and get people on to the docks, and then to the Quays. At the moment, it looks so ****, that no visitors to Gloucester will want to walk down Southgate street far enough that they would get to the Quays, and there's absolutely nothing to steer people down the steps in to the docks!”
by gloscityguy
Thursday, February 28 2013, 12:25PM
“They were going to build an office block on it!
Typical.
Why bother asking for an opinion, the public don't own it, and the developers will do what is best for their pocket,
I would of like to of seen it turned into a public space, with a bit of greenery. where the people who live in the city could enjoy the view of our docks
but then again, they aren't our docks are they.”
by GlosAnarchy
Thursday, February 28 2013, 11:41AM
“Tesco Express?”