GD10 – Taunton Rail Station Enhancements

Taunton booking hall

Taunton Rail Station Enhancements

There has already been significant growth in rail patronage at Taunton over the last decade, and this is set to continue as the town expands. This scheme enhances the station and expands its facilities, to make it a gateway to Taunton, and to complement the regeneration of the town centre and adjacent Firepool development.

A masterplan provides a framework for the proposed development around the station. There are a number of core enabling work element which enable the remainder of the framework to be delivered. The core enabling work elements are:
1. Ticket office moved to south side of station to allow the creation of the interchange by bringing all transport uses together
2. Transport interchange created on the southern side of the station outside the new main entrance by bringing all non-rail transport activities into one cohesive area, this includes bus stop, taxi facility, car parking and pedestrian and cycle links
3. Redevelopment of land around the station – more efficient use of space allows for redevelopment on land to the north and south of the station with the south side redevelopment providing enhanced facilities for the travelling public as connections for onward travel
4. Provision of a multi-storey car park to provide replacement parking and additional spaces to forecast increased rail demand.

Growth Deal Funding: £4.6m

Outputs:
250 jobs created/ safeguarded
500 houses

Started on site: April 2016

Completion: March 2020

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    David Ralph

    Chief Executive

    David Ralph started as Chief Executive of Heart of South West LEP at the beginning of June 2018. Previously, he had spent 5 years as CEO of the Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (D2N2) LEP from 2013 where he oversaw the development of the D2N2 Strategic Economic Plan and sector strategies, 3 Growth Deals with HM Government to deliver a £1billion capital investment programme, securing and implementing £200m ESIF programme, the Derby and Nottingham Enterprise Zone, the D2N2 Skills Deal and Time for Innovation programme, community fund and led the executive team to develop the HS2 East Midlands hub. He was also closely involved in the proposed North Midlands Devolution Deal and one of the key architects in establishing the Midlands Engine, chairing the officer steering group. Whilst in this role David was a NED of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone, and Marketing NG, the Outer Estates Foundation and a Governor of Nottingham College and on the advisory Board of Nottingham Business School.

    Before the East Midlands, David was CEO of the Have Gateway Partnership working closely with local stakeholders including the ports of Felixstowe, Harwich and Ipswich and BT Adadastral Park across Suffolk and Essex and prior to that was Chief Exec of the Barton Hill New Deal for Communities programme in Bristol and the Nelm Development Trust in Norwich.

    David is a keen sailor, walker and trail runner.