A SEAFRONT town in the UK is set to benefit from a huge £24million redevelopment. Lowestoft town centre in Suffolk will be transformed after ambitious plans were given the go-ahead by the council's Planning Committee North last Friday. According to the Eastern Daily Press , the Battery Green car park and surrounding land on Marina Road in Lowestoft will be transformed into a new cultural quarter.
Dubbed the Cultural Quarter Project, Lowestoft town centre will see three landmark buildings being developed on the site. One of those buildings will become a community hub for residents featuring a cafe, studio spaces, plant areas, a restaurant and a first floor multi use space. A new restaurant , which will cater for up to 80 people, will also be built, with space for pop-up bars and leisure areas also being earmarked as part of the project.
Several CGI pictures have provided an insight into what the new development could look like. The images show a large public square complete with a handful of small green spaces, while another image depicts people using the roof of the former car park. It is hoped that the regeneration project will drive footfall in the town centre.
The new development is set to cost around £24.3million to build, with £14.3million in funding coming from the government's Towns Fund.
Meanwhile, Suffolk Council's Capital Fund will cover the remaining £10million. When the plans were approved, councillor Malcolm Pitchers said: "I can't wait for it [the project] t.
