Plans put forward for restaurant and retail scheme that could create up to 200 new jobs
North East company Fintry Estates and planning consultants Lichfields have recently unveiled plans for an £18.5m restaurant and retail scheme which would regenerate a rundown site in Gateshead and create almost 200 jobs, a news report in the local media has been able to suggest.
The 8.1 acre site at Albany Road, to the north of the A184 Felling bypass, could be transformed into a 21,527 sq ft discount food store, additional retail, food and beverage units and about 450 car parking spaces.
Graham Wilson, of Fintry Estates, said: "We were delighted at the positive response of local residents and businesses to our initial proposals.
"Everyone we spoke to was keen to see this important site come forward for new shopping and leisure uses which improve the existing range of provision in the local area."
Lichfields has said it hopes to submit a planning application this summer.
Should planning permission be granted, it is anticipated that construction could begin in 2019, with completion in 2020.
Jonathan Wallace, of Lichfields, said: "The overall reaction to the scheme was very positive, with nearly all those completing the questionnaires supporting the scheme and agreeing that there was a need to regenerate this site."
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