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£50million Riverside regeneration for Bedford comes a step a closer - and talks have started with a cinema firm too
A £50MILLION project to regenerate Bedford’s riverside has come a step closer.
Bedford Borough Council has appointed Coplan Estates and Denne as its development partners for the scheme.
The site is currently occupied by a car park and the Old Town Hall, which is due to be vacated later this year.
Denne and Coplan is working with architects PRP to develop proposals for the site, including a seven-screen cinema, a 150-bedroom hotel, 30,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space , and 150 high-quality residential units.
Detailed discussions are underway with a cinema operator, and the firm is expected to be apply for planning permission this summer.
Mayor of Bedford Dave Hodgson said: “This high-profile site offers a fantastic opportunity to deliver real regeneration for our town centre.
“ We are working hard alongside Coplan/Denne to bring forward the scheme and make the most of this unique town centre riverside location for Bedford.”
Colin McQueston, director of Coplan Estates, said: “We are delighted with our appointment as preferred development partner.
“The riverside location provides us with a unique opportunity to deliver an exceptional, leisure-led, regeneration scheme to complement the existing town centre and create a stronger local economy by delivering sustainable growth and employment.”
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