Burscough town centre redevelopment
From its early development stages in
2004, this £11.5 million physical regeneration project (part funded
by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, via the West
Lancashire Strategic Partnership’s ‘Investing in Business’
Programme) has revitalised Burscough and strengthened the local
economy by implementing a series of environmental and visual
improvements to the town centre.
The work has given
Burscough back its sense of identity, making residents proud
of their town and creating a place where people want to shop and
spend their leisure time.
On top of the visual improvements there has
also been significant job creation with a total of 135.9
jobs already created to date.
The Burscough project
has also successfully avoided the potential negative
impacts that a new food superstore can create for traditional town
centres, by drawing people from the new Tesco development into the
town centre itself.
The project has provided valuable
project development and management experience for our Regeneration
team and we are already working with the
private sector to develop similar improvement schemes in other
towns and villages across the district.
The project has recently been awarded a "Commendation"
from the Royal
Town Planning Institute. Commendations are presented to schemes /
projects / initiatives that are exemplars of good practice which
should be disseminated across the North West.
Burscough redevelopment
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Contact us
For more information contact:
Brian Kennedy, Principal Regeneration Projects Officer
Tel: 01695 712621
Email: brian.kennedy@westlancsdc.gov.uk
