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Blackpool indoor theme park given green light

Blackpool Council has given the green light for a £300M leisure complex for the town’s Golden Mile seafront.

Councillors backed plans to build Blackpool Central that will consist of three indoor theme parks, an artisan food hall and boutique holiday apartments.

Construction work could begin in 2022, with overall completion set for the end of the decade.

Developer Nikal said the complex would “future-proof Blackpool’s tourism offer” after the coronavirus pandemic.

The plans include converting the Grade II-listed former King Edward VII Cinema into a food hall with outdoor dining areas, refurbishing the locally-listed King Edward VII pub and turning the King Edward VII apartment building into a hotel.

A 1,306-space seven-storey car park was also approved, which will be the first part of the scheme to be completed by developers.

The major part of the construction site was once the world’s busiest train station, also known as Blackpool Central, that closed in 1964 and is now set to be transformed into a new year-round, world-class leisure destination for the whole family.

One of the UK’s most important regeneration projects, it will be the largest single investment in Blackpool for over a century. It will create up to 1,000 new jobs, bring an estimated 600,000 additional visitors each year, and boost annual spend in the town by £75M.

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