Calls for top end businesses on Gloucester Railway Triangle site
HOPES are high that top-end retailers will be enticed into Gloucester as diggers prepare to move in on wasteland.
Work on the Railway Triangle will begin imminently as the developers draw up plans to get big names on board.
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WASTELAND: The triangle of land in Gloucester by the railway line.
A planning application has been made by developers LXB properties to position a sign off Metz Way to the north of the site in a bid to attract businesses to take up the retail units there.
The derelict site has been empty for 20 years but planning permission was granted in December 2011 for a new Morrisons supermarket and petrol station. A pub, restaurant, takeaways, car showroom, a new road junction and other business units are set to follow as part of a £34million overhaul.
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Nick Alford, of LXB, said: "After years of dereliction and under-use of this gateway site, we are encouraged by the interest received from potential occupiers for the planned business park and restaurant units.
"We are confident that the creation of a major new junction onto Metz Way and construction of the food store will help crystalise the expressions of interest into firm offers."
Around 1,000 jobs will be created on the 30-acre site.
Gloucester City Council leader Paul James hopes to see top businesses stake a claim for units on the site in an effort to raise the profile of the city. He said: "The new Morrisons is the least exciting part of the scheme, but it allows the other parts to flourish.
"I would like to see the other units taken by high-quality businesses with high-skilled jobs too."
It is hoped work on the site will begin in earnest next week. The long-term aim is to complete the building of Morrisons by July next year.
Morrisons will aim to open in the autumn of 2013.
Comments
by SELINA30
Monday, September 17 2012, 10:04PM
“The city has missed the train on this one.”
by honslknjklyt
Monday, September 17 2012, 9:30PM
“When it comes to parking outside your own house in the towncentre, the disabled have more rights than residents, they can swan up and park there for as long as they like for free while residents have to pay and buy visitors permits.
I have got a friend who lives in the centre.”
by Gilbertlad
Monday, September 17 2012, 8:05PM
“@ TimMessanger
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"@MrGarnet - I take it you don't live in the city centre as if you did it's these knobworths that make it possible for us to park our cars within walking distance of our homes!"
If you want to park outside your house, buy a house with a parking space/driveway. You have no right to park outside your house if it's a public highway, idiot!”
by IsitJimKerr
Monday, September 17 2012, 5:12PM
“HOPES are high that top-end retailers will be enticed into Gloucester..................'
Says it all, really.
You can't base probably the biggest development in the County in a generation on 'hope'.
Blue chip companies have their plans made almost decades in advance.
If, for instance, John Lewis had researched Gloucester, and thought they would like a shop here, they wouldn't just 'hope' Gloucester decided to provide enough space, they would have already held high level meeetings with Paul James etc.
PJ then would have gone to all the other BIG companies with JL in his top pocket, and the snowball would start.
As it is, we have the fourth largest grocery retailer, who already has a significant presence in the town, and has been said, they will atract a couple of pizza restaurants, probably another pet shop, a bookies...............................yawn!
This is, sorry was, a golden opportunity to get the max from an ailing retail sector, and before a spade's put in the ground, it's scuppered.
BIG companies, like IKEA or JL want the pick of the site, and smaller companies will be fitted in around.
If Morrisons have, say, taken a space in the middle, there would not be enough room for a really BIG outfit to get in.
Much better the other way round, and farnkly, Morrisons could go anywhere.
As per, Gloucester have come up with a piecemeal plan.
There is no longterm plan, just the back of a fag packet and a rubber to change the year.”
by fiforinfo
Monday, September 17 2012, 9:41AM
“I hope Paul James has visited the other developements that LXB properties have completed. If not both he and the City are in for a shock in 10 years time.”
by xlitho
Sunday, September 16 2012, 9:04PM
“And the winner is.................£!”
by courtmarion
Sunday, September 16 2012, 8:52PM
“I hope not,but one day it might get nicknamed 'The Bermuda Triangle' when the shops start to disappear.”
by MrGarnet
Sunday, September 16 2012, 4:06PM
“TimMessenger
"@MrGarnet - Maybe we should tarmac over what little green space we have in the city centre for you to be able to park for free,"
Hello Timothy,
With respect you ought to get your facts right before spouting off.
I use the bus when going to City.”
by honslknjklyt
Sunday, September 16 2012, 1:13PM
“So what happened to Morrisons? Whatever happened to the Saint Oswolds Retail Park Tesco being extended?
I can't find any updates.
It seems they make something up, break a story, change it so they can make another story.”
by TimMessanger
Sunday, September 16 2012, 12:42PM
“@MrGarnet - Maybe we should tarmac over what little green space we have in the city centre for you to be able to park for free, can you tell me what cities have free parking within the city within the UK. Cribs is an out of town development designed around the car and as such the DEVELOPERS provide the "free" parking.
Legislation has been passed to allow councils to charge EXTRA rates for every "free" parking place to counter act the effect of out of town developments. They haven't done this yet as this would also effect local offices with their own parking as they would need to be charged in the same way.
This hasn't been implemented as far as I know as the effect on non retail business costs ie factories being charged to provide staff parking.”