A multi-million-pound cinema, retail and restaurant complex, that will change the face of Burnley town centre, is set to be given the rubber stamp of approval this week. The £26m. scheme, on land at Curzon Street and the former Pioneer Place car park, will go before Burnley Council’s developement control commitee on Thursday evening.
It’s very pleasing to see this level of interest in the scheme from some well-known names on the high street. We will be able to release further details as and when any deal is done. The aim is to attract high quality names to Burnley to bring in more visitors and boost the local economy.‘ – Mick Cartledge, Burnley Council – chief executive
Seen as a flagship complex, the development will create over 300 jobs and many more during the construction process. Reel Cinema has already signed on as anchor tenant and will relocate from its current home in Manchester Road to an eight-screen cinema complex within the new leisure and retail park. The cinema will sit alongside seven restaurants, two retail units and a 125-space car park.
And with the growth of the University of Central Lancashire in Burnley and the student population set to grow ten-fold to 4,000 in the next four years the development will be a boost to the town’s growing university town status.
Source: Burnley Express
