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Councillors reject Fleetwood pier plans Plans for the redevelopment of


a former pier site in Fleetwood, Lancashire, have been dismissed by planning officers at Wyre Borough Council. Eight of the council's 10-member planning committee opposed the revised proposals, which were drawn up by SDMK Design and submitted by Simmo Developments. A mixed-use scheme including a 43-bedroom hotel; gym and leisure facilities; restaurants/ cafés; and a bar was mooted for the resort's former pier site.


£120m Royal Bath and West plans lodged Plans for a major £120m


redevelopment of the Royal Bath and West Showground, near Shepton Mallet, Somerset, have been submitted to Mendip District Council. The scheme will create an "all-year leisure and business" destination and is set to take up to 10 years to be completed. A 100,000sq ft (9,290sq m) exhibition and conference centre; a rural and countryside leisure activity area; and two hotels form part of London and Wharfedale's plans.


Bangor town centre proposals unveiled Draft proposals to overhaul


Bangor town centre have been unveiled by Northern Irish social development minister Alex Attwood. A masterplan will see the creation of a mixed-use waterside scheme along Queen's Parade and a civic plaza. New gardens with routes to Queen's Parade and the promenade; new restaurants, leisure activities and art spaces; and boulevard planting also comprise the plans.


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By Pete Hayman A major E460m (£409.8m) cultural, leisure and sports development is to be built in County Tipperary, Ireland, after the scheme was given the go ahead by planners. North Tipperary County


Council green lighted plans put forward by Richard Quirke, which will occupy a 900 acre (364.2 hectare) site near the village of Two-Mile-Borris. A 500-room five-star hotel


with resort-style casino is at the heart of the proposals, along with a racecourse with a National Hunt track, sprint track, all-weather track and combined greyhound track. Plans for the scheme also


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£27m boost for Merthyr plans


Plans for an overhaul of Merthyr Tydfil and Taff Bargoed valley villages have secured a £26.7m boost from the Welsh Assembly Government. The funding has been


made available through the European Regional Development Fund and the Targeted Match Fund, as well as the Heads of the Valleys Programme. Investment will aim to


attract more people into Merthyr Tydfil, while also helping Bedlinog, Treharris and Trelewis to promote mining heritage.


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Green light for Tipperary leisure plans Major multi-million euro development to include 500-room hotel and racecourse


The scheme will boast a hotel and a reconstructed White House


1829; and a new 15,000-seat underground entertainment venue with retractable roof. An 18-hole golf course;


helicopter landing facilities; a driving range and a timber chapel are planned in order to complete the Tipperary Venue's line-up, along with a new international equestrian centre.


Quirke said: "The proposed


International Equestrian centre will enhance our vision for The Tipperary Venue, which is that of a world-class cultural, sporting and leisure facility." Michael Lowry, independent


TD, added: "The impact of the Tipperary Venue to the region will be immeasurable."


NCC backs development scheme By Pete Hayman


Newcastle City Council (NCC) has confirmed that it is planning to invest up to £30m to progress plans for a major regeneration of the city's Stephenson Quarter. The council is working with


Siverlink Developments in a bid to rejuvenate the city centre site, which could see work start in March 2011 following the completion of due diligence. Plans for the Stephenson


Quarter scheme, which will occupy a 10-acre (4 hectare) site near Central Station, include a 251-bed, four-star hotel; a 60-bed boutique hotel


Read Leisure Opportunities online www.leisureopportunities.com/digital A hotel forms part of the plans


and exhibition space. Commer- cial offices, a business centre and 156 apartments are also set to form part of the plans, with the first phase – slated for completion in summer 2013 – comprising the four-star hotel and offices.


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