The Great Western Park (GWP) development is highly significant in the overall growth strategy of the Didcot area. Its planned 3300 dwellings will increase the residential area of west Didcot along with its new schools, community centres, shops and recreational facilities.

However, whilst GWP is pivotal to Didcot achieving its growth
targets and a welcome addition to the area it creates challenges
that public art can help to address:
* As an entirely new development on a greenfield site it
is important that GWP develops its own character, sense
of place and feeling of community – it needs a story to
tell that people can relate to. Whilst the development
is new it is part of Didcot and the wider area and public
art can bring these wider reflections of place into GWP
helping it become rooted.

* GWP is also a perfect embodiment of Didcot and the
wider area growing,moving forward and changing for
the better. The realisation of growth means more jobs,
better jobs, prosperity, more facilities and a better
quality of life. Public art within GWP can tell the new
and emerging story of Didcot and its surroundings;
it should be a celebration of and catalyst for change.

• 2020.01.29 Great Western Park draft Public Art Strategy (PDF, 7.8 Mb)