property Conygar’s Fishguard marina plans backed


Plans put forward by Conygar Investment Company for a mixed-use marina scheme in Fishguard, south west Wales, have secured outline approval from the local authority. The development will be


A seven-screen cinema forms part of the scheme


Work starts on new Trowbridge development


Contracts have been exchanged between Legal and General Property; Odeon; and Premier Inn for a multi-million pound lei- sure scheme in Trowbridge. St Stephens Place Leisure Park will trans-


form a brownfield site in the heart of the Wiltshire town and includes a seven-screen cinema and an 80-bedroom budget hotel. Restaurants and cafés also feature as part


of the scheme, which is revamping a site formerly occupied by Tesco. Te scheme is due for completion in autumn 2013. Details: http://lei.sr?a=C1D2E


Green light for £90m Hereford regeneration


A six-screen cinema with full digital and 3D capabilities is among the facilities to be created as part of a £90m redevelopment of a former livestock market in Hereford. In addition to the 1,100-capacity cinema,


Stanhope’s Old Market scheme will also include a number of restaurants and cafés, a public square and retail accommodation. Herefordshire Council has now given


the scheme its final approval. Leader John Jarvis said it represents a “great deal for the city and a great deal for the county”. Details: http://lei.sr?a=H5p2E


Cineworld confirms Gloucester Quays site


Cinema operator Cineworld has confirmed it will open a 10-screen, 1,600-capacity digi- tised multiplex at the mixed-use Gloucester Quays in Gloucester. Te £60m development is being led by


Peel Group and was given the green light last month by Gloucester City Council. Work is due to be completed by 2013. Cineworld currently operates from a six-


screen cinema at Te Peel Centre – located opposite Gloucester Quays, which has also been earmarked for refurbishment. Details: http://lei.sr?a=d3n3B


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centred around a 450-berth marina and 250 apartments, but it will also incorporate a new marine-inspired visitor attraction for the town. Conygar said plans for the


visitor centre remain under discussion, but it is hoped that a marine aquarium, a seal hospital and marine heritage exhibits could feature. Robert Ware, the company’s chief executive,


Conygar’s outline plans include the provision of a new visitor attraction


expressed delight in Pembrokeshire County Council’s decision to award planning permis- sion. He said: “Tis now gives us the confidence


to push ahead with preparing detailed propos- als during the course of which we will continue to consult with all relevant parties.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=K0V5s


Lloyd Webber sells Palace Theatre


Renowned musical theatre impresario and composer Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced he has sold central London’s Palace Theatre to Nimax Theatres for an undisclosed sum. Lord Lloyd Webber said the


sale would help repay debt and strengthen the balance sheet of his West End the- atre ownership vehicle Really Useful Group (RUG). Proceeds from the sale


will, according to Lord Lloyd Webber, help in planning the future of the Teatre Royal Drury Lane and in continuing a refurbish- ment of the London Palladium. Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer are the


duo behind Nimax Teatres and purchased four venues from RUG in 2005 – the Lyric, the Garrick, the Apollo and the Duchess theatres. Te group added the Vaudeville Teatre to its


Lord Lloyd Webber owned London’s Palace Teatre for nearly 30 years


portfolio from RUG in 2008, before complet- ing a deal to acquire the Palace Teatre. Lord Lloyd Webber said: “I want to see a


secure theatrical future for the Palace as I do the other historic theatres that I own through Really Useful Teatres.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=X9b2W


£6.4m Chester development proposals submitted


Plans have been submitted for a £6.4m rede- velopment of a Grade II-listed former lead shot mill in Chester, which will contain leisure and retail facilities along with residential units. Neptune Developments is working with Chester and District Housing Trust on the


Read Leisure Opportunities online: www.leisureopportunities.co.uk/digital


scheme, with proposals drawn up by interna- tional architectural firm, Broadway Malyan. Te project, which is due for completion in


mid-2013. A small visitor centre is also planned in order to explain the site’s history. Details: http://lei.sr?a=h8T7Y


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