Vinci starts £70m Chester scheme after 20 years of false starts

Vinci starts £70m Chester scheme after 20 years of false starts

After two decades of planning, delays and false starts, Vinci is finally starting main building work on the £70m first phase of the Northgate scheme in Chester city centre.

And in the end, it was the coronavirus pandemic, which helped to get the scheme over the starting line amid fears for the future of retailing.

The local council has agreed to continue with funding gambling that the retail and leisure scheme will become a catalyst for post-Covid-19 recovery, creating jobs and driving economic growth.

Part of Chester’s One City Plan, Chester Northgate is set to open in early 2022.

The scheme will include an arched arcade from the former library frontage into a new public square, an indoor market hall – relocated from the Forum, a six-screen cinema, cafes and restaurants, co-working office spaces and a multi-storey car park to replace the Market car park which will close once Northgate is completed.

 

updated: 25/06/2020

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