Turnstone Estates has appointed HG Construction on its £65m leisure development in Colchester, as part of Colchester Borough Council’s Northern Gateway
Planning approval for the leisure scheme was granted by Colchester Borough Council in December 2020.
The leisure scheme includes a 12-screen Cineworld, seven restaurants, two drive-thru restaurants, a 90 bed Travelodge hotel, Hollywood Bowl bowling alley, Puttstars indoor golf centre, and a Jump Street climbing centre, as well as high-quality landscaped piazza, parking for 750 cars, and a rapid charge electric vehicle charging station.
‘A state-of-the-art leisure scheme’
Natalie Greig, associate director of Turnstone Estates, said: “We are delighted to reach this stage of the project and be starting work on site.
“Our fantastic line up of operators are raring to go and we are confident that HG will help us deliver a state-of-the-art leisure scheme for Colchester.”
‘A positive addition to the local area’
Conor Rice, managing director at HG Construction, commented: “We are pleased to be partnering with Turnstone Estates to help deliver this exciting new scheme for Colchester.
“We are confident it will make a positive addition to the local area and we look forward to getting started soon.”
‘High levels of commercial income that can support Council services into the long term’
Sue Lissimore, portfolio holder for resources and deputy leader of Colchester Borough Council stated: “We welcome the appointment of HG Construction to deliver a high quality, best value development that will take our exciting plans for the Leisure Park at Northern Gateway from vision to reality.
“This is another leap forward in ensuring Colchester builds its reputation as a great place to visit, live and work whilst securing high levels of commercial income that can support Council services into the long term.”
The scheme for the Northern Gateway Leisure Park forms part of a wider development delivered by Colchester Borough Council and its Colchester Amphora companies that also includes the recently opened Northern Gateway Sports Park and the forthcoming 350 new homes and a healthcare hub.
The development will benefit from an integral digital network providing ultra-fast broadband to local homes and businesses.
HG Construction will start work this month, with completion scheduled for the autumn of 2023.
