The Springs shopping centre in Buxton, an indoor mall built in the 1980s, is set to be redeveloped into residential apartments, while retaining an element of retail, bars and cafes.聽
鈥楻evitalising Buxton鈥� will see The Springs, Spring Gardens and Station Approach redeveloped.
The scheme became possible after the council received 拢6.6m of Future High Street Fund money from the government, which it then used to buy the shopping centre in 2022.聽
Council leader Anthony McKeown said: 鈥淥ver the last few years we have鈥痝athered hundreds of ideas from the local community for the future of this part of the town. In order to move these ideas to reality we鈥痑re thrilled to announce the next steps for this transformational project for Buxton by announcing a development partner.
鈥淐apital&Centric鈥痟as鈥痯resented鈥痑鈥痗onfident vision, aligned with our aspirations for this site. We now want everyone鈥痶o have the鈥痮pportunity to help shape the proposals through further consultation and engagement next year.鈥�
Capital&Centric joint managing director John Moffat said: 鈥淪urrounded by the Peak District National Park, Buxton鈥檚 already a town with so much going for it 鈥� from its stunning Georgian and Victorian architecture, to its healing spa waters and buzzing food and drink scene. This is a huge opportunity to revitalise the shopping centre, improving the spaces for shops, cafes and bars whilst bringing in new people to live in the town centre. We want to create a new gateway from the station, which draws in visitors and really showcases the amazing things the town has to offer.鈥�
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