The former Debenhams department store in Lichfield, which closed in May 2021, could now be transformed into a new cinema under a new deal.
Alongside the new cinema offering, food and drink concessions cold also be brought to the Three Spires Shopping Centre after Lichfield District Council signed an agreement with the centre’s new owners, Evolve Estates.
According to the council, there is ‘enormous support’ from Lichfield residents with many saying that they would welcome a cinema in the city centre, with the former Debenhams location penned as a great location.
Sebastian MacDonald-Hall, Director of Evolve Estates, said: “Lichfield city centre offers an excellent opportunity for the development of a cinema facility, and we are thrilled to be working with the district council team to investigate ways of making this a reality. At Evolve Estates we have extensive experience of both creating city centre venues that people love and attracting operators to take up space and ensuring continued success of the facilities. We believe the former Debenhams site offers an excellent location that will complement the city centre and we are already engaging with significant interest from both cinema and food and beverage operators.”
