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Blackpool's new multi-storey car park is now open in time for the main summer season marking the first steps towards creating a new entertainment quarter in the resort.
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I was a bit miffed they didn't make the road like the render where it curved round onto Chapel Street so people could still get there... however...

"The car park is operated by the council with charges starting from £4.50 for two hours using an automatic number plate recognition system. The ANPR system reads a registration plate on entrance and raises the barrier (without a ticket). Before returning to their car motorists then enter their registration number onto the payment machine, make the payment and the exit barrier will recognise they have paid.

Drivers will get 15 minutes when they will not be charged, in order to enable people to still use the route to reach Chapel Street."

Seems a bit of a weird way of doing it, unless it's a temporary measure until the other turning part of the road happens later in the development after the courts etc are flattened...

But the shutters are shut I think and some are turning back maybe because they think it's closed or maybe because they think its a dead end when apparently it isn't.

You can maybe see what I mean on this video.

 
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Not really an improvement...

But as long as its at the bottom a a certain list we'll keep hearing as articles for clicks or the latest stat comparison comes out again.

Nothing has changed and nor will it next month, when someone else will do something similar.

It's tiresome but the improvements to change years of decline won't happen overnight so strap in for year more articles yet.
 
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Blackpool Tower Ballroom receives £764,000 in Government funding

The money will help pay for repairs to its ceiling.
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Developer sought for Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone plots - Place North West

With work already underway on an £18m access road, the council is now seeking a development partner for the 323,000 sq ft site.
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Extension plans at 1,200-pupil Blackpool school get green light

Currently, classrooms need to be swapped around to accommodate different lessons
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JJpool said:
Not really an improvement...

But as long as its at the bottom a a certain list we'll keep hearing as articles for clicks or the latest stat comparison comes out again.

Nothing has changed and nor will it next month, when someone else will do something similar.

It's tiresome but the improvements to change years of decline won't happen overnight so strap in for year more articles yet.
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Sighs, but you’re right, my plan would be to build a social housing village outside Blackpool, in the country, for single people only who have drug and alcohol problems, and move them all out of the centre of town. The village would have a clinic to provide all the help they need. When they’re well enough, they can move wherever they want, again with help and support.

Then they can transform the town and get rid of the image and we’d move down all those bad stats. It would coa lot, but save a fortune over the long term.

A bit of lateral thinking, and I’ll probably get pelters, but hey.
 
Matesrates said:
Sighs, but you’re right, my plan would be to build a social housing village outside Blackpool, in the country, for single people only who have drug and alcohol problems, and move them all out of the centre of town. The village would have a clinic to provide all the help they need. When they’re well enough, they can move wherever they want, again with help and support.

Then they can transform the town and get rid of the image and we’d move down all those bad stats. It would coa lot, but save a fortune over the long term.

A bit of lateral thinking, and I’ll probably get pelters, but hey.
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Won't happen it it's Fylde who'd have to do it.

Infact the boundary nonesense is part of the problem, well sort of, the inner areas would still be as is, but unlike some other places, as a whole it's not masked somewhat by wealthier outer areas having a much bigger boundary.

This discussion here reminded me a bit of it, not completely the same but a small boundary that cuts off some wealthier outer areas makes the town worse in comparison to somewhere that has a bigger boundary.

 

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Seems like it's done well which is good news.



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Go ahead for demolition of Blackpool town centre properties

Terraced buildings in Blackpool town centre are to be bulldozed after town hall planners gave the go-ahead for the demolition.
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A render of the new road at the airport enterprise zone and expected businesses that will be there, great for jobs and generating even more council revenue.

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It seems the road building will soon be underway as they're apparently closing off the little car park on Jepson way for the contractor site.
 
Looking at that artist impression above, I thought the house on the corner of School Rd was being demolished for this new road?
 
Limechase said:
Looking at that artist impression above, I thought the house on the corner of School Rd was being demolished for this new road?
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Yeah maybe just not in this, as a mockup of what the land could look like.

I think initially there was to be a few houses the other side where that steip of grass is too, so it may not be completely accurate.
 
BTW if anyone can't read the gazette ones due to the register pop up, copy the link and open in incognito browser...

Blackpool Zoo prepare for super-sized arrivals

Imagine the anticipation keepers at Blackpool Zoo are feeling as they get ready to welcome two 100kg, not so little ones to their herd of Asian elephants.
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Decision due on plans for five storey Winter Gardens hotel

Proposals to build a new hotel primarily to serve the Winter Gardens Conference Centre look set to get the go-ahead.
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New indoor sports facilities get the go ahead at Blackpool school

A bid to build a new sports hall at a Blackpool school which caters for children with additional needs has been given the go-ahead by town hall planners.
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Council is attacked over derelict properties blighting Blackpool town centre

A £500,000 grant to green up parts of Blackpool town centre will fail to have an impact unless action is taken to rid the area of derelict hotels, the town's Tory leader has warned.
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Coun Galley has also called on the council to use its powers to ensure other empty properties in the town were brought back into use.

He said: "For other empty commercial properties in the area I would like to see the council using the new powers available to them to rent out long-term empty properties directly through the High Street Rental Auctions powers that are due to come in to force.

"This would then mean the green funding would not only see trees planted it would become the catalyst for wider much-needed building refurbishments and reopenings in our town centre."

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UKREiiF | Lancashire’s moment - Place North West

Lancashire County Council, Preston City Council, and Blackpool Council came to the Leeds-based convention to do business – launching a county-wide investment prospectus, the Preston 35 regeneration plan, and the anticipated Silicon Sands data centre.
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First silicon sands render I've seen... probably based on not much but still...as it doesn't match up to what would be there at the SG Road next to Lidl...

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Limechase said:
Looking at that artist impression above, I thought the house on the corner of School Rd was being demolished for this new road?
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Corner house is due to be knocked down 18th June .Car park and changing rooms are now fenced off and development portacabins for site office .They have left a narrow passageway for access to field nearer airport for dogwalkers etc.The new road will go in where Collins park pitch currently is .
 
Seasideforever said:
Corner house is due to be knocked down 18th June .Car park and changing rooms are now fenced off and development portacabins for site office .They have left a narrow passageway for access to field nearer airport for dogwalkers etc.The new road will go in where Collins park pitch currently is .
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Seems a new house is being built on School Rd just behind the one now confirmed as being demolished?
 
It seems talbot gateway is turning into a major success.

Another major project

Could have been a better site, I'd have preferred to see more of the low standard housing around the gateway removed to be honest.

Maybe the customer needed to make sure CPO wasn't part of the plan.
 
Foolweary said:
It seems talbot gateway is turning into a major success.

Another major project

Could have been a better site, I'd have preferred to see more of the low standard housing around the gateway removed to be honest.

Maybe the customer needed to make sure CPO wasn't part of the plan.
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Yeah was going to post this. However another link here as the gazette isn't always viewable without incognito, plus is hard work...

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It's good news as the numbers now with the dwp building and multiversity to follow are significant.

As for a different story, this sort of thing can only be good for tourism.

Capital of Dance

Blackpool has today announced it is to become the UK’s Capital of Dance!
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Foolweary said:
It seems talbot gateway is turning into a major success.

Another major project

Could have been a better site, I'd have preferred to see more of the low standard housing around the gateway removed to be honest.

Maybe the customer needed to make sure CPO wasn't part of the plan.
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Although Muse are doing the offices and they have a really very bad reputation for only delivering when they get huge public sector pay outs. Their presentations are excellent.
 
20togo said:
from reading this thread, your focus seems to be mainly on new attractions. Of course, they will be a great addition to the town but none of those help solve the problem of the masses of decaying buildings and shops etc. As i said in my first post great swathes of different parts of the town heed flattening and replacing. That will cost billions and billions, something which the council or government haven't got to invest. And the situation is only going to get worse on that score. I remember back in the 70's places like Preston, Manchester and Liverpool were just wastelands of fallen down houses. It was a depressing sight. Being older towns/cities than us they had those problems back then and it's now that we are starting to face those same sort of issues. My worry is that now there isn't the money available to do to Blackpool what is needed to get the town back to what it should be. Times have changed and of course I realise even back then it was a case of a massive major financial reinvestment, l think that in todays times that money is not there on the same scale that it was back then.
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Very well put and true.
 
Cuthbert said:
Very well put and true.
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Since you're replying to a year or so old post now that's basically what's happening and is confirmed by all the posts on the thread since, billions of investment all together and plans to transform almost everything either happening or in the pipeline. The inner areas in particular, knocking down old for new, refurbishment etc.
 
Cuthbert said:
Very well put and true.
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Which is why when these large projects are planned I'd like to see them sited so they clear the dilapidated housing at the same time.

Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool renaissance started once thatcher was out of power and the major and Blair government's were of a mind to improve things in northern cities. Blackpool is clearly getting a lot of investment from public funds at the moment let's hope this continues after the change we are about to see.
 
You are so right on that Blackpool has a massive problem of dilapidated housing and there is an urgent need to provide new quality affordable developments
 
JJpool said:
Since you're replying to a year or so old post now that's basically what's happening and is confirmed by all the posts on the thread since, billions of investment all together and plans to transform almost everything either happening or in the pipeline. The inner areas in particular, knocking down old for new, refurbishment etc.
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It primarily needs public money. Your original post was insightful
 
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Scrutiny order for Blackpool children's services lifted

The government directive was in place to monitor Blackpool Council after a critical Ofsted report.
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Developer gets the go ahead for Winter Gardens hotel

Developers have pledged to get started 'as soon as possible' after plans to build a five-storey hotel next to the Winter Gardens in Blackpool were approved unanimously.
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No info as to what but at least it won't be an empty shell.

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Developers reveal plans for fire ravaged site in Blackpool town centre

A Blackpool town centre store destroyed in a Christmas-time blaze is set to be rebuilt with developers unveiling plans for a new contemporary building.
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A couple of bits of info on this one, including tye old post office Hotel project and also Blackpool central.

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These are the new hotel investments giving Blackpool a multi million pound boost

Blackpool can expect further investment in new hotels as multi-million-pound projects earmarked for the resort make progress.
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"Outline planning permission is also in place for development at the Blackpool Central site which includes a 200-room hotel. Developer Nikal is expected to come forward with updated proposals for the site in the coming months following the opening of a new 1,306-space multi-storey car park in May.

In the meantime, the council is out to tender to appoint a contractor to demolish the former Bonny Street police station and law courts on the land paving the way for redevelopment."

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I stayed at the new Holiday Inn & tried the Marco Pierre White restaurant - it's fab

Anyone who has seen the new £34M Holiday Inn in the centre of Blackpool cannot help but be impressed at how much it has transformed the Talbot Gateway.
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Matesrates said:
Sighs, but you’re right, my plan would be to build a social housing village outside Blackpool, in the country, for single people only who have drug and alcohol problems, and move them all out of the centre of town. The village would have a clinic to provide all the help they need. When they’re well enough, they can move wherever they want, again with help and support.

Then they can transform the town and get rid of the image and we’d move down all those bad stats. It would coa lot, but save a fortune over the long term.

A bit of lateral thinking, and I’ll probably get pelters, but hey.
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So a bit like a camp where they can be concentrated?
 
Matesrates said:
Article yesterday about major hotel groups spending multi millions building hotels in the town, I counted 5 in that article. These companies don’t invest like that unless they can see a profit, and they wouldn’t if they thought the market isn’t there for visitors who will stay, rather than day trippers.
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Can you link the article?
 
Southend tangerine said:
The difference to our town centre in two to three years will be phenomenal. The additional footfall will revolutionise the retail and leisure trade too.
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Yep it'll be a huge boost.

There's a number of big projects or smaller projects ready to go at any time now, things always seem to take longer than expected but I wonder what will be first.

I'm looking forward to the multiversity, as that a big important one and it also, along with the new dwp building transforms the area with greenery, it'll be lovely round there once done.

Theres a hotel and 2 lots of apartments on the front and it'll be good to see them go up. Plus another near the winter Gardens.

Seeing the demolition of the police station and car park in preparation for the later development, but it'll be exciting to see progress.

The new court building will go up at some point.

Obviously more uncertain right now but things still have to happen with the east stand or the houses anyway, plus the revoe sports village.

Foxhall village is progressing and it's good to see that change from a building site to a nice looking area.

Plus loads more including many smaller things, but one of the big ones will start soon and maybe many all at once and it'll get a lot more interesting.
 
Matesrates said:
I’m not good at this link business, but I’ve screenshot the BBC article, which you can google View attachment 19761View attachment 19762View attachment 19763View attachment 19764
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Yep there's a lot there and clearly people don't invest unless they are confident of getting a return.

The new hotels open Blackpool even more to a different clientele or even give people who come already different and better choices.

Some failed or tatty b and bs will probably be knocked down again to do the inner housing regeneration and foxhall village expansion.

Meaning the good ones should be able to be supported to move into locations where good b and bs are already and take up empty spots there, improving multiple areas.

Again we just need one or more of these now to get off the ground and some are close.

Then we can have regular updates from the local youtubers and I love watching the progress of things going up.
 
JJpool said:
BTW if anyone can't read the gazette ones due to the register pop up, copy the link and open in incognito browser...

Blackpool Zoo prepare for super-sized arrivals

Imagine the anticipation keepers at Blackpool Zoo are feeling as they get ready to welcome two 100kg, not so little ones to their herd of Asian elephants.
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www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Decision due on plans for five storey Winter Gardens hotel

Proposals to build a new hotel primarily to serve the Winter Gardens Conference Centre look set to get the go-ahead.
www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

New indoor sports facilities get the go ahead at Blackpool school

A bid to build a new sports hall at a Blackpool school which caters for children with additional needs has been given the go-ahead by town hall planners.
www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk

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Council is attacked over derelict properties blighting Blackpool town centre

A £500,000 grant to green up parts of Blackpool town centre will fail to have an impact unless action is taken to rid the area of derelict hotels, the town's Tory leader has warned.
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Coun Galley has also called on the council to use its powers to ensure other empty properties in the town were brought back into use.

He said: "For other empty commercial properties in the area I would like to see the council using the new powers available to them to rent out long-term empty properties directly through the High Street Rental Auctions powers that are due to come in to force.

"This would then mean the green funding would not only see trees planted it would become the catalyst for wider much-needed building refurbishments and reopenings in our town centre."

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UKREiiF | Lancashire’s moment - Place North West

Lancashire County Council, Preston City Council, and Blackpool Council came to the Leeds-based convention to do business – launching a county-wide investment prospectus, the Preston 35 regeneration plan, and the anticipated Silicon Sands data centre.
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First silicon sands render I've seen... probably based on not much but still...as it doesn't match up to what would be there at the SG Road next to Lidl...

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Silicon Valley must be shaking in their boots!
 
Just give young people the chance to stay in the town that would be enough.

To do that they need quality opportunities. If it offers some of that its a success.
 
JJpool said:
Yep there's a lot there and clearly people don't invest unless they are confident of getting a return.

The new hotels open Blackpool even more to a different clientele or even give people who come already different and better choices.

Some failed or tatty b and bs will probably be knocked down again to do the inner housing regeneration and foxhall village expansion.

Meaning the good ones should be able to be supported to move into locations where good b and bs are already and take up empty spots there, improving multiple areas.

Again we just need one or more of these now to get off the ground and some are close.

Then we can have regular updates from the local youtubers and I love watching the progress of things going up.
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I think the B&Bs are a bit of a problem. Most of the traditional B&B streets have a mixture of very good and run down all side by side. This is harder to deal with as some need to be protected while others should be demolished.
 
Southend tangerine said:
I think the B&Bs are a bit of a problem. Most of the traditional B&B streets have a mixture of very good and run down all side by side. This is harder to deal with as some need to be protected while others should be demolished.
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Well as that inner regeneration happens more will be knocked down so it'll mean the good ones move and fill in gaps elsewhere and any empty ones are flattened and new houses built etc.

The best example of this will be the area above the foxhall village where they intend to expand it, near where the £1 burger place is.
 
Everyone I know who comes to Blackpool for a day out complains about the lack of litter bins and therefore the amount of litter .. small things!
 

Seems to have been approved loads of times that one...

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Good to see.

I still can't believe that they didn't build an arena on central car park an built multistorey car park instead. It would've brought millions to the town and would've had great car, coach and train links.
 
JJpool said:
Well as that inner regeneration happens more will be knocked down so it'll mean the good ones move and fill in gaps elsewhere and any empty ones are flattened and new houses built etc.

The best example of this will be the area above the foxhall village where they intend to expand it, near where the £1 burger place is.
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The clue as to the standard is right there...£1 burger place.
 
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