A new designer outlet centre in the East Midlands that aims to create more than 1700 new jobs has been given planning approval. This week, developers at Oldrids & Downtown were given the green light by South Kesteven District Council to build the Downtown Grantham Designer Outlet located in the town of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Oldrids & Downtown is slated to spend £125 million to develop scheme, which will see it demolish a number of existing buildings on Occupation Lane, Gonerby Moor to create the 220,425 sq ft designer outlet comprising of 107 new shops.
The outlet centre will also have an indoor leisure unit, a new tourist information and visitor centre, and the site’s existing garden centre will be redeveloped. The retail and leisure facilities will be complemented by a high-tech hub and incubator start-up offices, and the the construction of a new training academy in partnership with Grantham College.
