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    • John Barker Place Redevelopment

    Previous Project Updates

    • document icon FAQs
    • document icon Proposed Plans for Phase 3 (28.9 MB) (pdf)

    2024

    • document icon September 2024 - Autumn Newsletter (Lovell)
    • document icon Summer 2024 - Summer Newsletter (Lovell)
    • document icon Spring 2024 - Spring Newsletter (Lovell)

    2023

    • document icon June 2023 - Update on regeneration letter
    • document icon March 2023 - John Barker Place redevelopment update
    • document icon March 2023 - Jarvis Contracting in administration

    2022

    • document icon December 2022 - Newsletter 7
    • document icon July 2022 - Newsletter 6
    • document icon February 2022 - Newsletter 5

    2021

    • document icon September 2021 - Newsletter 4
    • document icon July 2021 - Newsletter 3
    • document icon March 2021 - Newsletter 2
    • document icon January 2021 - Construction work begins on £20m John Barker Place redevelopment

    2020

    • document icon December 2020 - Newsletter 1
    • document icon July 2020 - New childrens play area opened at Swinburne playing fields in Hitchin
    • document icon May 2020 - Play area work to begin on Swinburne playing fields
    • document icon February 2020 - £20m redevelopment of John Barker Place to go ahead

    2019

    • document icon November 2019 - Planning application for play area to be reviewed
    • document icon October 2019 - Update following public meeting on 21 October
    • document icon October 2019 - Invitation to public meeting on 21 October
    • document icon August 2019 - Childrens play area proposed for Swinburne playing fields
    • document icon August 2019 - Have your say on the John Barker Place redevelopment
    • document icon June 2019 - Redevelopment of Hitchins Westmill estate moves step forward
    • document icon April 2019 - Our redevelopment plans for John Barker Place
    • document icon April 2019 - Redevelopment of John Barker Place