Lake District hotel set for £7m makeover
The Swan Hotel and Spa, on the banks of the River Leven in Newby Bridge, is to upgrade and grow its spa offering and create 30 more bedrooms, after secured funding for the project.
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Cumbria seeks £100m to unlock St Cuthbert’s Garden Village
The county council intends to apply for grant funding from Homes England to build a link road that would facilitate the development of the 10,000-home community.
Whitehaven refresh moves forward with funding bid
Copeland Council’s proposed £25m regeneration of the Cumbrian town took a step forward today with the submission of a bid to the Government’s Future High Street Fund.
Allerdale unveils £14m Maryport regeneration
Details of a proposed overhaul of the West Cumbrian town have been revealed, including to bring into use the former Carlton cinema building, rejuvenate the Promenade and create an outdoor market and activities space in the town.
Ulverston business park and Aldi complete
A chunk of the first phase of developer Rawdon Property Group’s £11m Beehive Business Park scheme in south Cumbria, including an 18,600 sq ft supermarket, has completed, with further retail units to come.
Carlisle plots uni campus for £100m Citadels revamp
The city council has sketched plans to develop a £50m campus for the University of Cumbria, intended to catalyse the wider regeneration of the historic Citadels district.
Council plots £25m Whitehaven regeneration
A strategy to redevelop parts of the Cumbrian town have been unveiled, including the conversion of the former Whittles furniture store building on Duke Street into a technology hub, and bringing forward several sites for housing.
Plans in for 90 homes in Carlisle
Congleton-based developer Gladman has submitted plans for a housing development at Rookery Park in Scotby, a village to the east of Carlisle.
Eden pushes application to 2021 but ‘remains committed’
The planning application for the £85m Eden Project North in Morecambe is now likely to appear at the end of this year or early 2021, after its delivery company initially targeted a submission this spring.
Carlisle Cricket Club moots pavilion and archaeology centre
The club has adapted plans for a new pavilion so that the building also includes an archaeology centre, after the project stalled due to the discovery of Roman ruins.
