davieG Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Castle Acres Comments (0)Work could start on a £150 million extension to Fosse park as early as next summer. Some 26 new shops, restaurants and cafés, as well as a landmark Next Fashion, Home and Garden store, could be built on the site of the existing Everards brewery, next door to the shopping centre. Formal plans have been submitted to Blaby District Council which could create the equivalent of 1,100 full time jobs and hundreds more during the construction – hundreds more than was originally reported. The planned Castle Acres Shopping Park would have 350,000 sq ft of floorspace. Fosse Park attracts more than eight million shoppers a year and at 560,000 sq ft is already one of the largest in the UK. It has space for 2,500 cars. Everards is working with Enderby-based Next, Fosse Park owners The Crown Estate and Chinese investor Gingko Tree Investment. Subject to securing planning approval, work could start in summer 2016, with stores opening in mid-2018. Everads is planning to relocate the brewery on land it owns on the other side of Soar Valley Way, closer to the Leicestershire Police headquarters. Everards managing director Stephen Gould said: "We have been delighted with the positive response to ours and Next's consultation."Developing the Castle Acres site would massively boost the area, not only bringing new national retailers to this part of Leicestershire, but also generating the funding necessary for Everards to develop Everards Meadows, and reinforce our commitment to the local area." Dominic O'Rourke, property director at Next, said: "Castle Acres will provide a fantastic addition to the retail offer in Blaby, supporting Fosse Shopping Park and providing a stylish new Next store. "The overwhelming majority of people we have spoken to have been enthusiastic about the project and they are keen to see more jobs and a greater choice of shops made available locally." They said plans for Castle Acres Shopping Park include a new link with Fosse Park and would generate around £30 million a year. The backers said around 275 people took the opportunity to view the plans across the two days, and 400 more have viewed the plans online. The Crown Estate bought Fosse Park in a 50/50 partnership with Gingko Tree Investment last summer for £345.5 million. All Crown Estate profits go to the Treasury. Hannah Milne, head its regional portfolio said: "The Castle Acres site provides a fantastic opportunity to enhance the local retail and leisure experience for Fosse Park's shoppers. "We're pleased to be working with Next and Everards Brewery, as well as with our partners at Leicester City Council and Blaby District Council, to bring forward these exciting proposals. "We are currently discussing options for buying the site with Everards, which will allow us to deliver and manage the new development in line with our strategy to enhance Fosse Park's position as one of the UK's best shopping parks." Two year's ago Everards announced plans to relocate its brewery to a new food and drink park called Everards Meadows. That development will include an Everards brewery as well as offices, a pub, restaurants, and craft food and drink factories. It hopes the companies occupying that new food and drink park will employ around 300 people – compared to the 100 people currently working for Everards Brewery. Blaby District Council will now begin its own statutory consultation and it is expected that the planning application will be determined later this year. Further details can be found on the Blaby District Council's website using the planning reference: 15/0577/FUL Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/150-million-plans-extend-Fosse-Park-submitted/story-26671561-detail/story.html#ixzz3ceo1Sil7 Follow us: @Leicester_Merc on Twitter | leicestermercury on Facebook
Footballwipe Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Let me tell you now, this isn't the development to get excited about. The Everards development is what's going to be the impressive thing.
Wymsey Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Very much needed. The expansion should've been thought of before/whilst the park/site was built.
MPH Posted 10 June 2015 Posted 10 June 2015 Castle Acres Comments (0)Work could start on a £150 million extension to Fosse park as early as next summer. Some 26 new shops, restaurants and cafés, as well as a landmark Next Fashion, Home and Garden store, could be built on the site of the existing Everards brewery, next door to the shopping centre. Formal plans have been submitted to Blaby District Council which could create the equivalent of 1,100 full time jobs and hundreds more during the construction – hundreds more than was originally reported. The planned Castle Acres Shopping Park would have 350,000 sq ft of floorspace. Fosse Park attracts more than eight million shoppers a year and at 560,000 sq ft is already one of the largest in the UK. It has space for 2,500 cars. Everards is working with Enderby-based Next, Fosse Park owners The Crown Estate and Chinese investor Gingko Tree Investment. Subject to securing planning approval, work could start in summer 2016, with stores opening in mid-2018. Everads is planning to relocate the brewery on land it owns on the other side of Soar Valley Way, closer to the Leicestershire Police headquarters. Everards managing director Stephen Gould said: "We have been delighted with the positive response to ours and Next's consultation. "Developing the Castle Acres site would massively boost the area, not only bringing new national retailers to this part of Leicestershire, but also generating the funding necessary for Everards to develop Everards Meadows, and reinforce our commitment to the local area." Dominic O'Rourke, property director at Next, said: "Castle Acres will provide a fantastic addition to the retail offer in Blaby, supporting Fosse Shopping Park and providing a stylish new Next store. "The overwhelming majority of people we have spoken to have been enthusiastic about the project and they are keen to see more jobs and a greater choice of shops made available locally." They said plans for Castle Acres Shopping Park include a new link with Fosse Park and would generate around £30 million a year. The backers said around 275 people took the opportunity to view the plans across the two days, and 400 more have viewed the plans online. The Crown Estate bought Fosse Park in a 50/50 partnership with Gingko Tree Investment last summer for £345.5 million. All Crown Estate profits go to the Treasury. Hannah Milne, head its regional portfolio said: "The Castle Acres site provides a fantastic opportunity to enhance the local retail and leisure experience for Fosse Park's shoppers. "We're pleased to be working with Next and Everards Brewery, as well as with our partners at Leicester City Council and Blaby District Council, to bring forward these exciting proposals. "We are currently discussing options for buying the site with Everards, which will allow us to deliver and manage the new development in line with our strategy to enhance Fosse Park's position as one of the UK's best shopping parks." Two year's ago Everards announced plans to relocate its brewery to a new food and drink park called Everards Meadows. That development will include an Everards brewery as well as offices, a pub, restaurants, and craft food and drink factories. It hopes the companies occupying that new food and drink park will employ around 300 people – compared to the 100 people currently working for Everards Brewery. Blaby District Council will now begin its own statutory consultation and it is expected that the planning application will be determined later this year. Further details can be found on the Blaby District Council's website using the planning reference: 15/0577/FUL Read more: http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/150-million-plans-extend-Fosse-Park-submitted/story-26671561-detail/story.html#ixzz3ceo1Sil7 Follow us: @Leicester_Merc on Twitter | leicestermercury on Facebook Err... so the government part owns fosse park?
davieG Posted 10 June 2015 Author Posted 10 June 2015 Very much needed. The expansion should've been thought of before/whilst the park/site was built. It was, originally it was called Centre 21 and was considerably bigger but the Leicester City council fought against it on the basis that it would affect town centre shopping. As a result it's been allowed to expand in a piecemeal fashion and that's why the road infrastructure is a dogs breakfast and has to keep being modified.
davieG Posted 10 June 2015 Author Posted 10 June 2015 Err... so the government part owns fosse park? Not quite The Crown Estate is the Queen’s property company.No, this is misleading. Whilst The Crown Estate belongs to the reigning monarch 'in right of The Crown' and the monarch remains the legal owner, it is The Crown Estate which has the powers of management and control - i.e all the powers of an outright owner. This contrasts with the Queen's private estate, which includes Balmoral and Sandringham. The Government also does not own The Crown Estate. It is managed by an independent organisation headed by a Board (also known as The Crown Estate Commissioners). http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/news-and-media/myth-busting/
davieG Posted 9 November 2016 Author Posted 9 November 2016 Approved http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/150-million-expansion-of-fosse-park-gets-go-ahead/story-29878975-detail/story.html
Babylon Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 Ace... can't wait, I'm sure the traffic will be lovely on Soar Valley Way
DB11 Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 20 minutes ago, Babylon said: Ace... can't wait, I'm sure the traffic will be lovely on Soar Valley Way £1.5 million on Highways Improvements might make it better?
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 31 minutes ago, Babylon said: Ace... can't wait, I'm sure the traffic will be lovely on Soar Valley Way I've given up driving to work for this exact reason, quicker on my bike, and it's only going to get worse.
Babylon Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 1 hour ago, DB11 said: £1.5 million on Highways Improvements might make it better? First time I saw the plans for it they had made no changes to the road layout at all, will be interested to see the new plans.
Wymsey Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 I don't mind Fosse Park area as long as there's sufficient space to park your vehicle and don't worry whilst shopping whether someone has bumped into yours and done a runner.
stix Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 2 hours ago, Babylon said: Ace... can't wait, I'm sure the traffic will be lovely on Soar Valley Way
Babylon Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 23 minutes ago, stix said: Not far off what it's like... took 3 and a half hours to get through fosse park / soar valley way the other day because of one crash.
boots60 Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 Can you get a decent meal there. No. Can you have a pint while the good lady is spending your hard earned. No. Is there anything resembling an independent retailer. No. Has it any soul. No. The only advantage it has over our slowly dying city centre is you can park your motor & queue for feckin ages on the way in & out. Blitz it.
Guest Sharpe's Fox Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 Hate these out of town shopping sites. No soul, no community spirit, just a big car park with capitalist sheds attached.
Dr The Singh Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 8 hours ago, DB11 said: £1.5 million on Highways Improvements might make it better? 1.5 mil isn't a lot of money, I'm afraid. But I'm all for it. More jobs, and more more option s for the public
GazzinderFox Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 20 minutes ago, boots60 said: Can you get a decent meal there. No. Can you have a pint while the good lady is spending your hard earned. No. Is there anything resembling an independent retailer. No. Has it any soul. No. The only advantage it has over our slowly dying city centre is you can park your motor & queue for feckin ages on the way in & out. Blitz it. Can you imagine what it would be like if it had a pub? It would probably be the busiest pub in Leicester, it'd absolutely rake it in.
yorkie1999 Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 Wait till they slap a new football stadium on the old fosse park!!
foxy boxing Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 if the development brings in the trade and business and they also work on the road networks for the best access it can only be a good thing for Leicester. the road networks in and around Leicester need looking at and more development in that area is needed
Rob1742 Posted 12 November 2016 Posted 12 November 2016 How anyone could want to go to Fosse Park out of choice is beyond me. It's a soul destroying featureless experience full of Joe Average stores that are the same ones that you get in similar developments across the U.K. I have driven past before and saw people queue to get in. It astounds me why people would go there, let alone queue. Hate the place with a passion and everyone who goes just fuels the idea that the consumer is happy with a concrete featureless sterile shopping experience. Its places like this that drive you to the internet, and we should avoid it to encourage planners to give us something the consumer deserves.
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