Luna puts in for £28m Fylde retail park
A discount food store, variety retail store with garden centre, and petrol filling station make up part of the developer’s 77,300 sq ft vision for the 11-acre site in Lytham St Annes.
Luna Developments has lodged a hybrid application for the site, which sits off Queensway and Scafell Road. Currently scrubland, the plot of land has been the subject of numerous planning applications since 1992, none of which managed to get off the ground.
The developer is hoping to change that, seeking full permission to build a retail park and outline permission for 43,200 sq ft of industrial units.
The retail park would be built on nine acres of the site and accessed via Queensway. The development represents a £28m capital investment, according to planner De Pol Associates.
Tenants have not been announced, but there are visions for who may occupy the space. The plans drawn up by KPP Architects include a 21,200 sq ft discount food store and a 30,000 sq ft variety retail store with a 10,000 sq ft garden centre.
There is also provision for a store and gym of 16,800 sq ft, a 1,800 sq ft drive-thru coffee shop, and a 2,300 sq ft drive-thru restaurant.
A petrol station of 5,200 sq ft is also proposed, alongside 338 car parking spaces. This includes 16 bays with electric vehicle charging capabilities and 25 disabled bays.
The outline portion of the project includes an expanded home for Gillett Environmental, a family-run waste management company. The 2.3-acre part of the plot allocated for this portion of the scheme would be capable of accommodating 43,200 sq ft industrial units. Access to this portion of the development would be from Scafell Road.
In addition to KPP and De Pol Associates, the project team includes Edge Consulting Engineers, PDA Acoustics, I-Transport, Bowland Tree Consultancy, and Redmore Enviornmental.
To learn more about the application search reference 26/0122 on Fylde Council’s planning portal.
Lidl / Home Bargains / puregym / starbucks drive thru / chick fil a restaurant
By Josh
So many parts of this proposal are atrocious, even if we put aside that retail parks are horrific for land use, and extremely outdated. Car-oriented developments are not viable! And even then under 5% of spaces are electric – in 2026 … come on!
By Anonymous
I’m not sure why we are saying that retail parks are horrific uses of land. Retail is a valuable part of the economy and a significant generator of employment. Most retail parks I know are well-used and liked by their users. Whilst I appreciate not everyone may like retail parks, there is a wide sector of the public that do.
By Anonymous
No we don’t need a retail park, need the space for wildlife
By Anonymous
Certainly don’t need a retail park if it looks like that. Whole scheme lacks consideration.
By Anonymous
M&S food hall please.
By James Hough
There are discount food shops within a couple of miles on Squires Gate. Ditto with a couple of drive through coffee shops. A decent drive through food restaurant would be handy (not McDs). I also agree with other comments saying this needs way more EV charging points, something that St Annes is quite lacking right now. I also seem to recall that there were plans to change the junction to a roundabout as part of the massive housing development that is still being developed. Has this been abandoned?
By PR