Bluewater Pk begins Jan 96


Major construction work on the œ300 million Bluewater Park scheme, near Dartford in Kent is set to start in January 1996, according to developer Lend Lease Global Investment. The developer is in discussion with a number of leading contractors to manage the construction work. Bovis and Laing are thought to be among them.

The announcement follows planning approval of amendments to the scheme by Dartford Borough Council. The park remains the same size but the configuration of some of the elements has changed.

The park is set to become one of the last major out-of-town retail projects in the UK, if the DoE persists in its campaign to halt their spread.

The Bluewater scheme comprises some 162,000m2 of shops in a two-storey covered mall, 12,500m2 of leisure facilities and parking for thousands of vehicles. The scheme is to be set in a landscaped environment with lakes.


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