Transformed town centre on the way

PLANS to transform part of Doncaster town centre into a £300 million Civic and Cultural Quarter could be approved in the next few weeks.

Doncaster Council is looking at proposals to radically transform nearly 25 per cent of the town centre and bosses say the scheme will be considered by its cabinet, the economy and enterprise scrutiny panel and the full council in the "next few weeks."

The council expects to be in a position to enter a contract with developers soon after the full council meeting on September 24.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Mayor Martin Winter said: "This is the most exciting regeneration project we have tackled in Doncaster and is probably the most exciting town centre project under way in the country.

"The Civic and Cultural Quarter will change the face of Doncaster, bringing a wealth of new job opportunities and facilities to the borough. It is hard to imagine the scale of the transformation and the raft of benefits this will bring for the people of Doncaster."

The development would be built in four stages over six to eight years and cover 25 acres, including Waterdale and the area around the Council House and the old Doncaster College.

The first phase will bring a new performance venue, public spaces and a civic square, a renovated multi-storey car park and a new four-star hotel plus new civic facilities.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

When complete the project will have a new library, leisure facilities, office accommodation, shops and housing.

Waterdale would become pedestrianised with traffic being directed via College Road.

The project is expected to create 1,300 permanent and 250 temporary jobs.