A discount food store, variety retail store with garden centre, and petrol filling station are just three elements of the of the developer’s 77,300 sq ft vision for the 11-acre site in St Annes.
A hybrid application has been lodged with Fylde Council by Luna Developments for development of the site, which sits off Queensway and Scafell Road. The site, which is currently scrubland, has been the subject of numerous planning applications since 1992, none of which managed to get off the ground.
With a fresh application, this developer is now seeking full permission to build a retail park, with additional outline permission for 43,200 sq ft of industrial units.
The retail park would be built on nine acres of the site and accessed via Queensway. The development represents a £28m capital investment, according to planner De Pol Associates.
Whilst tenants have not been announced, there are aspirations for who may be future occupiers of the space. The plans drawn up by KPP Architects include a 21,200 sq ft discount food store and a 30,000 sq ft variety retail store with a 10,000 sq ft garden centre. There is also provision for a store and gym of 16,800 sq ft, a 1,800 sq ft drive-thru coffee shop, and a 2,300 sq ft drive-thru restaurant. A petrol station of 5,200 sq ft is also proposed, alongside 338 car parking spaces. This includes 16 bays with electric vehicle charging capabilities and 25 disabled bays.
The outline portion of the project includes an expanded home for Gillett Environmental, a family-run waste management company. The 2.3-acre part of the plot allocated for this portion of the scheme would be capable of accommodating 43,200 sq ft industrial units. Access to this portion of the development would be from Scafell Road.
In addition to KPP and De Pol Associates, the project team includes Edge Consulting Engineers, PDA Acoustics, I-Transport, Bowland Tree Consultancy, and Redmore Enviornmental.
To learn more about the application go to Fylde Council’s planning portal. https://pa.fylde.gov.uk/Planning/Display/26/0122?fbclid=IwY2xjawRMwJ9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBhT2FScjQwa0YyWTRMRTQ1c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHj0p76Qo_4llyEfBYtW8jGxjNgfZixm2XqgbZwshUFABihNiJU4UMfAryL9I_aem_gZGewJVcjpNTXAmNw6xKTQ
