Madeley centre

Madeley is one of the District Centres, in the south of the Borough. It is located within the World Heritage Site. The existing shopping centre was completed by the early 1970's. It was pedestrianised with two squares each faced on three sides by shops. Servicing was to the rear together with car parking.

Major changes to the Centre are now taking place.

The proposal involves a mixed use scheme, based upon the demolition of much of the existing centre and the construction of a new medium sized Tesco supermarket, new street, and retaining the library, open market, Anstice Memorial Institute and four existing shops.

• A new Tesco store (gross floor area 47,150 sq.ft (a medium sized store). It is of a predominantly glazed construction.
• 330 parking spaces ( which will also serve the centre in the same way that the existing parking serves the centre). It will include dedicated spaces for disabled drivers and parents with young children.
• Fifteen new retail units (additional to the new Tesco store and as replacement to existing shops) Total 23,876 sq.ft
• Retention of four existing shop units (including the post office)
• Retention of the Anstice Memorial Institute, built in 1869 which claims to be one of the first working men's clubs in England.
• Sixteen new residential new units located on two floors above one row of new shops.
• New link road approximately two hundred metres long between the top of Madeley High Street and Park Avenue. It will be two way for all traffic but is designed to be a safe and attractive space for pedestrians.
• The existing Madeley High Street and Court Street will remain as one way (in the same direction as existing)
• The old curved ramp and deck access to and around the library will be removed and replaced with a new lift and stairway in Russell Square fixed to the outside of the library building. This will re-open the views of the war memorial and park to the north.
• enhanced landscaping, including new planting on the Park avenue roundabout, rear service yards and car parks.
• enhanced Russell Square