Blackpool Council has approved plans for the £65m multiversity project
A raft of powers has been approved by councillors in order to drive forward plans for a £65m new university campus in the centre of Blackpool. Measures given the go ahead by Blackpool Council’s executive include to authorise use of a compulsory purchase order to buy up properties and businesses needed for the regeneration scheme.
The decision, taken on Monday , paves the way for a planning application which is expected to be submitted before the end of the year for what will be called the multiversity. It will be a facility offering vocational courses to equip people with the skills required by employers. A report to the executive says the scheme “is in the final stages of design” with the campus set to be built across severable plots of land once the existing buildings are demolished. Potential development also includes ancillary facilities such as a cafe or restaurant, offices which could be used for commercial purposes or research, and new public open space.
But a report to the executive warned: “Without the use of the council’s powers of compulsory purchase, the much needed regeneration and redevelopment of multiversity will not be achievable, as it appears there is no possibility thatFurther powers approved by the executive include to close any roads required for the development, and to include car parking elements of the multiversity in the land covered by the CPO. Legal powers in relation to the CPO have also been approved.
The council has pledged support to all residents who need to move out of their homes. Council leader Coun Lynn Williams said: “I want to reassure them we will continue to support any tenants or residents who have to move as a result, and nobody will be asked to move out without reasonable warning and support to find somewhere else suitable to live.”
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