https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/citydevelopment/Recent content in citydevelopment on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 04:53:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/nearly-a-million-pounds-spent-on-hereford-city-masterplan-before-being-scrapped/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:53:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/nearly-a-million-pounds-spent-on-hereford-city-masterplan-before-being-scrapped/Herefordshire Council devoted nearly £1 million to developing a comprehensive masterplan for Hereford’s future growth, only to discard the plan and begin again under new leadership. In spring 2023, just before local elections that shifted the county’s political control, the council—then led by a coalition of Independents for Herefordshire and Greens—released a draft masterplan for public consultation. This ambitious vision aimed for a transformed Hereford by 2050, reducing traffic in the historic city center through more one-way and pedestrianised streets, converting car parks into housing or green spaces, and establishing low-traffic neighborhoods throughout the city.