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Plans presented for £12m supermarket
New Morrisons store could create about 290 jobs
Developers have submitted a planning application to transform a rundown site in the centre of Houghton Regis into a brand new huge 12 million supermarket.
The site earmarked for the new Morrisons store is between Queen Street and High Street and if the ambitious plans are given the go-ahead by councillors, the development will create about 290 new jobs.
Award-winning Yorkshire-based retail developer Dransfield Properties has submitted the proposals to Central Bedfordshire Council.
They include a 51,122sq ft food store, 278 space car park, a new traffic 'civilisation' scheme, pedestrian links with the existing shops and services and an attractive landscaping scheme.
The plans were first revealed earlier this year at a public consultation session held at the town council offices and 91 per cent of people who attended backed the new supermarket giant for the town on the High Street site.
After listening to feedback from councillors, residents and businesses a number of changes to the original scheme have now being introduced.
The location of the store has now been moved so the car park is closer to the town centre and a comprehensive traffic scheme has also been introduced as a key part of the High Street development.
Traffic consultants have spent the past four months working on the new 'civilisation' scheme looking at the traffic flows on the High Street.
Key changes include a reduction in the speed limit to 20mph, improved pedestrian links with Bedford Square, wider footways on the north side of High Street, block paving along the frontage with High Street and around the church and the realignment of High Street to provide bus lay-bys.
For further information about Dransfield Properties visit their website at www.dransfield.co.uk
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