Developers battle over new Tesco site in Corby
The residents of Corby in Northamptonshire are soon to benefit from a new, multi-million pound Tesco superstore, as soon as battling developers can decide where it should be located.
It is understood that one developer and the owner of Corby town centre, Land Securities, is planning to create numerous new food jobs by opening a new supermarket on Elizabeth Street. This project will encompass 775 parking spaces and will be built on the site of Crown House in the town centre.
Meanwhile, Greatline Developments are also reportedly planning to develop a new superstore on their St James industrial estate - located just off Oakley road - which will also include a petrol station and a garden centre.
Tesco is apparently in talks with both developers, in order to build a new Tesco Extra superstore in Corby.
Corby Borough Council is currently preparing proposals to be published in December 2010, using a feasibility study to work out which location and which developer will be the most suitable for Corby.
Revealing that either project will create a number of new food job opportunities in Corby, council leader Pat Fawcett has said:
It is understood that one developer and the owner of Corby town centre, Land Securities, is planning to create numerous new food jobs by opening a new supermarket on Elizabeth Street. This project will encompass 775 parking spaces and will be built on the site of Crown House in the town centre.
Meanwhile, Greatline Developments are also reportedly planning to develop a new superstore on their St James industrial estate - located just off Oakley road - which will also include a petrol station and a garden centre.
Tesco is apparently in talks with both developers, in order to build a new Tesco Extra superstore in Corby.
Corby Borough Council is currently preparing proposals to be published in December 2010, using a feasibility study to work out which location and which developer will be the most suitable for Corby.
Revealing that either project will create a number of new food job opportunities in Corby, council leader Pat Fawcett has said:
"In this economic climate it is extraordinary that we should be in the position of having two major developments in the pipeline but it has been our policy to forge ahead with regeneration and not to call everything to a halt because of the recession."
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