Two years on from AldiUK and other stores being approved for this mini retail park in Cottam - work can finally get underway as road layout row resolved 🏪
– says it can afford and the full price of the road revamp, which County Hall has demanded is covered at no cost to its own coffers.
Earlier this month, when quizzed at a cabinet meeting over the issue by Preston West division representative John Potter, deputy county council leader Alan Vincent said that the principle adopted by the authority was “one that says that public money should not be used to enhance a development for a multi-billion pound private enterprise”.
BXB has said that its development will be financially viable only if it pays no more than £225,000 upfront towards the cost of the overhaul.
However, Preston City Council’s development management team leader Phil Cousins told planning committee members that after “careful consideration” – and because of the “exceptional circumstances” that had seen Cottam Brickworks’ redevelopment held up for a decade since it was first conceived – the authority had concluded that it was in position to use a share of the CIL money to help make the scheme a reality.
Cllr David Borrow, the city authority’s cabinet member for planning and regulation – who also sits on the planning committee – described the site as being “absolutely key” to the overall vision for North West Preston. Questioned on the likely timeframe for the development by committee chair Javed Iqbal, he added that it was “hard to pin a date” on completion, but said: “I would certainly hope that we would start…the access works this year – that’s a significant piece of work in itself, [which is] probably going to take about a year to 18 months.
“We’re excited to move forward with our plans to build a brand-new Aldi store for Cottam, making healthy affordable food more accessible to local people, whilst also delivering up to 40 new jobs in the area.”
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