With ‘The Rock’, a £350 million project being delivered in partnership with Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Thornfield aims to bring vitality back to a run-down area of Bury town centre. The forward-thinking scheme will deliver over 1.5 million sq ft, including retail, leisure, restaurants and residential accommodation and a 1,250-space multi-storey car park. One of the other major improvements also to be delivered by Thornfield, is a new 40,000 sq ft medical centre offering 24-hour care for local residents. Completion of the commercial element of The Rock is forecast for summer 2010.
Partnership
Working with partners Bury Metropolitan Council, we embraced the views of the local community, embarking on a full-blown nine-month consultation period. This approach enabled us to deliver a detailed policy document, outlining our plans to key officers and members of the Council. New anchor stores, an exciting new leisure quarter and a significant number of new homes were all key features of our proposals. Our scheme also promised to deliver distinctive new buildings and urban spaces to improve the look of the town and, in doing so, restore a sense of local pride.
Retail
The scheme will deliver 500,000 sq ft of retail space, anchored by two large department stores for Debenhams (103,000 sq ft) and Marks and Spencer (75,000 sq ft). There will be a number of large double-height, flagship units ranging from 10,000 - 20,000 sq ft each, two of which have been pre-let to Next and River Island. There will be a further 50 standard shop units.
Leisure
The new leisure quarter, which will total 100,000 sq ft, will include a stunning new 10-screen cinema, pre-let to Vue, alongside other family entertainment facilities such as a 25-lane ten pin bowling unit, pre-let to AMF, a 20,000 sq ft Bingo unit and 8 family themed restaurants, including one already pre-let to Pizza Express. When complete, the development will provide a colourful and accessible evening destination, reclaiming custom from isolated leisure parks and bringing family based evening activity back into the town centre.
Housing
In line with government policy and the desires of the Council and wider local community, the scheme will include a significant residential component. 397 new apartments will interweave with the commercial scheme, bringing a greater integration of the community within the town centre.
Associated Development
For comparison, Bury's existing shopping centre
All pictures taken 06/09/08
http://www.thornfieldproperties.co.uk/index.php
Partnership
Working with partners Bury Metropolitan Council, we embraced the views of the local community, embarking on a full-blown nine-month consultation period. This approach enabled us to deliver a detailed policy document, outlining our plans to key officers and members of the Council. New anchor stores, an exciting new leisure quarter and a significant number of new homes were all key features of our proposals. Our scheme also promised to deliver distinctive new buildings and urban spaces to improve the look of the town and, in doing so, restore a sense of local pride.
Retail
The scheme will deliver 500,000 sq ft of retail space, anchored by two large department stores for Debenhams (103,000 sq ft) and Marks and Spencer (75,000 sq ft). There will be a number of large double-height, flagship units ranging from 10,000 - 20,000 sq ft each, two of which have been pre-let to Next and River Island. There will be a further 50 standard shop units.
Leisure
The new leisure quarter, which will total 100,000 sq ft, will include a stunning new 10-screen cinema, pre-let to Vue, alongside other family entertainment facilities such as a 25-lane ten pin bowling unit, pre-let to AMF, a 20,000 sq ft Bingo unit and 8 family themed restaurants, including one already pre-let to Pizza Express. When complete, the development will provide a colourful and accessible evening destination, reclaiming custom from isolated leisure parks and bringing family based evening activity back into the town centre.
Housing
In line with government policy and the desires of the Council and wider local community, the scheme will include a significant residential component. 397 new apartments will interweave with the commercial scheme, bringing a greater integration of the community within the town centre.
Associated Development
For comparison, Bury's existing shopping centre
All pictures taken 06/09/08
http://www.thornfieldproperties.co.uk/index.php