Plans for a 136-hectare urban extension to Skegness in Lincolnshire have been submitted, promising more than 1,000 homes.
The Skegness Gateway development, to the west of the town centre, will also include 20 hectares of shops, industrial and work space.
The site has been pieced together on land principally owned by local business Croftmarsh, owned by the Sanderson family, with additional areas owned by the Scarbrough family.
Croftmarsh said the project is vital for the future-proofing of Skegness, helping it to take “its rightful place in the East Midlands as a place of opportunity and ambition”.
East Lindsey District Council is now set to consult on a local development order for the site.
Croftmarsh director Sue Bowser said: “We are pleased to support the council in its vision to bring these ambitious plans to reality. This LDO submission is a really significant step.”
She added: “Our family has lived and worked in Skegness for many generations, so it is a great source of pride that we can support a development that will help secure the town’s future by creating thousands of jobs and homes for both existing local residents and attract a new generation of people to the area.”
The scheme will also include a state-of-the-art learning campus, backed by government funding. Matt Warman, MP for Boston and Skegness, said: “Removing barriers to learning is a key focus for the Towns Fund and I am delighted that this funding from government will be helping to deliver these local opportunities.”
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