ING Real Estate Development and Stanhope have released images of their proposed £500m mixed-use redevelopment of
The joint venture has submitted a planning application for up to 1.2m sq ft of commercial space, including 500,000 sq ft of retail and 130,000 sq ft earmarked for the town’s first department store.
The scheme, drawn up with planning consultants Cushman & Wakefield, also includes 1,050 homes and civic buildings including a housing centre and library.
The application, submitted last year, could be heard in the summer with the project scheduled to take between five and seven years to complete.
