North Yorkshire approves £18.5m funding for Scarborough Brunswick redevelopment

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

North Yorkshire Council has approved an £18.5 million public funding package for the Brunswick Centre redevelopment in Scarborough.

North Yorkshire Council's executive has unanimously approved an £18.5 million public funding package for the Brunswick Centre redevelopment in Scarborough. The package comprises £10.5 million of public grant funding and an £8 million council loan. Scarborough Group International's proposed scheme includes a six-screen cinema, family-focused indoor leisure attraction, food-and-drink outlets and two major retail units. The project requires a new planning application after a previous consent lapsed.

Developers estimate the scheme could attract around 850,000 visits a year, generate more than £45 million of annual spending and support almost 600 jobs. However, council officers said those figures would be independently reviewed during the next stage of the project. Deputy leader Cllr Mark Crane described it as 'a truly unique opportunity for Scarborough' that would encourage people to spend more money and time in the town year-round.

Despite backing the redevelopment, councillors expressed concerns about taxpayer exposure and whether the projected benefits would materialise. Cllr Rich Maw noted that councillors were being asked to support 'a multimillion loan and grant for a scheme that doesn't have planning permission' and questioned what would happen if the project failed. He also asked who had independently checked the economic forecasts.

How it is being reported

• £18.5m Brunswick funding package backed despite concern over risk to public purseSCARBOROUGH’S Brunswick Centre redevelopment has moved a step closer after councillors approved, in principle, an £18.5 million public funding package.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 27 Oct, 15:52
• £18.5m Brunswick funding package backed despite concern over risk to public purseSCARBOROUGH’S Brunswick Centre redevelopment has moved a step closer after councillors approved, in principle, an £18.5 million public funding package.The Press (York) · 27 Oct, 15:52

In this story: Scarborough · North Yorkshire Council · Scarborough Group International · Mark Crane · Rich Maw

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