The two maps compare the current layout of the industrial
area
in Norbiton with its proposed future development.
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Overall
, the industrial zone is planned to be transformed into a residential neighbourhood, with the addition of new community facilities and an expanded Linking Words
road
network. Most of the existing factories will be replaced by housing, Use synonyms
while
the farmland will be relocated to the northeast.
At present, the Linking Words
area
is dominated by a cluster of factories located along the main Use synonyms
road
that runs east‑west across the site. A Use synonyms
river
flows through the northern part, and there is a roundabout at the centre of the industrial zone. To the north of the Use synonyms
river
lies open farmland.
Under the proposed plan, the Use synonyms
area
will become largely residential. Several housing blocks will be built across the site: one in the far north, others scattered between the Use synonyms
river
and a new southern Use synonyms
road
, and two more along a new side Use synonyms
road
to the northwest of the central roundabout. The existing central roundabout will be kept, but a new, smaller roundabout will be added on the southern Use synonyms
road
.
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In addition
to housing, several community amenities will be introduced. The factory at the eastern end of the main Linking Words
road
will be converted into a school, which will be approximately twice the size of the original factory. A playground will be built to the north of that Use synonyms
road
, connected by a small path. To the southwest of the central roundabout, a shopping Use synonyms
area
will be created, and a medical centre will be constructed to the southeast. The farmland will be moved to the northeast corner of the site, across the Use synonyms
river
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