Turnstone Estates has marked the start of work at its £65 million Colchester Northern Gateway Leisure Park development with a ground-breaking ceremony on 16 March
Representatives from main contractor HG Construction, met on-site with those from Colchester Amphora Trading, Colchester Borough Council, Turnstone Estates and Canada Life to mark work getting underway.
The 200,000 sq ft leisure development is located within Colchester’s Northern Gateway, south of junction 28 of the A12. The site already has a line-up of occupiers committed to the scheme including Cineworld, Travelodge, Hollywood Bowl, Puttstars, Jump Street, Kervan Kitchen, Greggs, Wendy’s and Fastned.
Construction of the development is expected to be completed by the autumn of 2023.
Chris Goldsmith, managing director of Turnstone Estates said: “This is the largest leisure development of its kind currently being built in the country and today represents an important milestone not only for this project but all those involved.”
Conor Rice, managing director at HG Construction added: “We are delighted to be involved in this impressive leisure scheme which already has a significant number of well-known names signed up. We look forward to working closely with Turnstone Estates and the wider team as we move into the construction phase.”
Cllr Sue Lissimore, portfolio holder for resources and deputy leader of Colchester Borough Council said: “It’s fantastic to see work begin on the construction of the new Leisure Park at Northern Gateway. With so many popular food and leisure brands lined up to be part of this exciting enterprise, we look forward to seeing the project turn from vision to reality over the coming months.”
