Riverside and community space

You said: “The site has to be protected against flooding”

Current flood defence provisions on the site are inadequate. The risks posed by flooding mean that funding for improvements and insurance can be difficult to obtain, which has resulted in an area which is in decline.

The new scheme will address these issues and provide flood defences for the North Street Quarter scheme and wider area.

• This scheme will meet the requirements of a flood resilience and defence strategy which has been developed with the Environment Agency, insurers and other interested parties.
• Flood defences on The North Street Quarter site will complete Lewes’ flood defence strategy
• As well as defence, mitigation features such as a complementary water strategy, built into the scheme’s design, will provide attractive features within public open spaces.

For more information on flood defences for the North Street Quarter, please read our Community Space and Riverside leaflet, which is available here.

River Ouse

You said: “We have a river, let’s use it”

The North Street Quarter will create a range of attractive leisure spaces, opening up this part of the River Ouse to Lewes resident for the first time in recent history. The plans include:

• a new pedestrian-friendly space where the two sides of the river can meet at a new foot and cycle bridge.
• an accessible riverside walking route from Malling Brooks through the North Street Quarter to Cliffe Bridge.
• access spots for people to play, sit, enjoy and picnic.
• public launches for kayaks and dinghies.
• A new public square at Phoenix Wharf overlooking and stepping down to the river.

For more information on the Riverside Walk, community facilities and public spaces in the North Street Quarter, read our leaflet here.