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Photo courtesy of Grimshaw Architects EDEN MAKES ITS GREEN PITCH
The Eden Project has submitted a business case for £70m of government funding to advance its plans to create an attraction in Morecambe drawing in a million visitors annually.
The ‘game-changing’ Eden Project North will be a year-round destination connecting people with the internationally significant natural environment of Morecambe Bay. Its mission is to reimagine the British seaside resort for the 21st century.
The 140-page business case document was prepared in collaboration with Lancashire County Council, Lancaster City Council, Lancaster University and the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
It presents Eden Project North as a key driver of the UK’s post-Covid green recovery, describing it as a ‘shovel-ready’ project delivering significant economic, environmental and social benefits for Lancashire and the wider North West.
It also highlights how it will contribute to the government’s levelling-up agenda and 25-year environment plan.
The eventual cost of the project will be £125m. Eden is seeking a mixture of private and public funds to make up the difference beyond any central government funding.
David Harland, chief executive of Eden Project International, said: “We have presented the government with what we know is a compliant, comprehensive and compelling case for investment.
David Harland
The business case estimates a visitor spend of more than £200m per year in the region, not including money spent at Eden Project North, which would directly employ more than 400 people and support an additional 1,500 jobs.
“The world has changed beyond measure and it is imperative as we come out of the pandemic that our collective focus is on a recovery that stimulates the economy, is environmentally forward looking and creates meaningful, green collar jobs.
“Our firm belief is that Eden Project North does all of these things and will be transformative for Morecambe and the surrounding region.”
The LEP is also helping to advance the plans for the project, a dramatic destination which
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