Progress
The story so far...
Since the first One City Plan was published in 2012, we have worked collectively with the public and the private sector and made great progress.
The timeline below sets out some of the principal joint achievements across the city. As you can see, they cover a huge range of projects both large and small which have shaped the city’s fabric, totalling an investment of almost £1 billion.
We have worked with a wide range of dedicated partners to deliver some fantastic award-winning assets for the city that are now firmly established that have helped transform the city centre. It’s hard now to imagine Chester without Storyhouse or the new Market for example, but without the One City Plan they may never have come to fruition.
We can all take great pride in these achievements, but the One City Plan is also about many smaller marginal gains projects too – such as the Town Hall Parklet, Pierpoint Lane bin store, reopening Chester Castle, hosting regular visiting markets and investment in Park & Ride facilities - incremental changes that carry our city one step forward.
You won't always see them, not unless you look hard enough, but they are happening all of the time and as long as there are people in our city who remain committed to a shared vision, working hard together with purpose, then we feel assured that Chester will just keep getting better and better.
Browse the projects below to discover how the One City Plan has evolved from 2012 up to the present day.
OCP1
Roman Gardens Renovation
February 2012
Investment
£440,000
OCP2
The Groves Refurbishment
May 2012
Investment
£530,000
OCP3
Town Hall Refurbishment
May 2012
Investment
£3,200,000
OCP4
Portico Walls & Maintenance
September 2012
Investment
£3,066,000
OCP5
Suspension Bridge
November 2012
Investment
£500,000
OCP6
The Architect
December 2012
Investment
£1,200,000
OCP7
Cathedral at Heights
April 2014
Investment
£1,250,000
OCP8
Chester Waterways Strategy
June 2014
Investment
£10,000
OCP9
Station Car Park
June 2014
Investment
£659,000
OCP10
Grosvenor Park Refurbishment
July 2014
Investment
£3,633,000
OCP11
Chester BID
September 2014
Investment
£2,500,000
OCP12
Waitrose
November 2014
Investment
£20,000,000
OCP13
Fountains Health Centre
March 2015
Investment
£30,000,000
OCP14
Blue Coat School Refurbishment
April 2015
Investment
£1,300,000
OCP15
Grosvenor Shopping Centre Refurbishment
June 2015
Investment
£5,000,000
OCP16
Chester Zoo Island Development
June 2015
Investment
£42,000,000
OCP17
Tramways - former bus depot
August 2015
Investment
£20,000,000
OCP18
Eastgate Clock
September 2015
Investment
£530,000
OCP19
Fortis Student Living
September 2015
Investment
Unavailable
OCP20
Blacon Parade Enterprise Centre
October 2015
Investment
£15,000,000