Catterick town centre £21 million regeneration gathers pace
The proposed regeneration of Catterick town centre is gathering pace with a series of striking artworks set to be woven into the £21 million project.
On behalf of North Yorkshire Council, Align’s multi-disciplinary team of architects, engineers, quantity surveyors, project managers and principal designers have developed the design for the four-acre site.
The garrison town’s transformation will see the creation of a new town square on Shute Road, a new pedestrian ramp connecting the development to Richmond Road, and a community and enterprise building.
Plans also include landscaping improvements, upgrades to Coronation Park and Shute Road, improved play spaces, accessible routes to the town centre and better footpaths and cycleways.
Head of architecture at Align, Richard Gale, said: “We are proud to be working alongside our council colleagues and partners on this exciting development in Catterick Garrison.
“It is great to see the project continuing to make significant steps, with demolition work having started in December 2024 to pave the way for the construction of the new facilities that we hope will benefit the entire community.”
Three artists have been commissioned to design a range of pieces, including a sculpture to encourage a moment of reflection, for the development on the site around Shute Road.
The council has tasked artists Katayoun Dowlatshahi, Hazel Oakes, who is known as Nocciola The Drawer, and Steve Anwar from the Sapien Studio, to produce artwork to enhance the public spaces and help reflect the area’s strong links with the military.
The pieces will not only recognise the history of the military presence and the cultural richness that exists within the Nepalese, Fijian and Commonwealth serving personnel, their families and veterans, but also the aspirations of the area and the wider community for the future.
The council has appointed Beam, a cultural development organisation that works across the North of England, to oversee the project.
North Yorkshire has a proud history associated with the Armed Forces which dates back more than a century, and there are 10,770 military personnel in the county – one of the largest numbers nationally.
For more information, visit North Yorkshire Council’s website at https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/news/2025/community-meets-artists-charged-revitalising-catterick.
