Manufacturing buildings to let in corby are supporting new £50m shopping park

The leader of East Northamptonshire Council has said he does not want Rushden to miss out on an opportunity to have a new £50m shopping park. Warehouses in around the area would also enjoy the benefits of the shopping park and are backing both the developers and the council.

Last week the Evening Telegraph revealed LXB Retail Properties plc plans to create a £50m shopping park on the site of the old dry ski slope at Skew Bridge in Rushden within the next two years.

They believe the park would attract three million visitors a year, create 1,500 new jobs and include more than 20 leading shopping chains, including a large Marks & Spencer, a garden centre, hotel, leisure centre, a lake marina, visitor centre, restaurants and 1,300 parking spaces

Councillor Stephen North and other councillors have also said they are more hopeful these plans for the site will be successful where others have failed.

Higham Ferrers councillor Richard Gell said “I’m more hopeful about this scheme. I was impressed by the presentation we had from the developers. The fact they had spoken to the highways authorities about the works that would be needed to be done to the roads and have been in talk with traders at this stage seems positive.”

It is unsurprising that manufacturing premises can see the huge benefit the shopping park would bring to the area. Not only would it enhance the demand for distribution and warehouse space but would also help the wider community through the creation of new jobs and economic prosperity.

Development plans will be monitored in this distribution hot spot.

Source: Evening Telegraph