Future use of Dana Prison site to be discussed tonight
The future use of Shrewsbury's Dana Prison site will be discussed at a public meeting this evening.
Trevor Osborne, chairman of the Trevor Osborne Property Group, will be attending an open session following Shrewsbury Town Council’s Full Council meeting.
The new owner of the Dana will outline possible plans for the site, and take questions from residents, from 7pm in the Council Chamber at the Guildhall.
The meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the public to have their say about the development, which could potentially be one of the most important transformations in Shrewsbury’s recent history.
Mr Osborne said retaining the building’s ‘historic fabric’ and ‘the essence of its architecture’ would be at the forefront of any regeneration and pledged a full consultation with the local councils and residents.
Mr Osborne said: “I am pleased that the Department of Justice has allowed me to purchase the Dana with completion in the Spring of 2015. The building and its site is part of Shrewsbury’s history and offers enormous potential for heritage regeneration. It will be my aim to retain the historic fabric and the essence of its architecture. The way in which the building will be used will not only be subject to Shrewsbury Town Council, Shropshire Council and English Heritage but it will also be subject to the views of the residents of Shrewsbury. I look forward to meeting more of the townsfolk and grasping an opportunity to benefit from the way in which the Town responds to the prospect of change.”
