Supermarket bid to fund campus plans
Published: 2010-04-19 09:26:16
Brooksby Melton College has unveiled plans to sell off part of its Asfordby Road site to help it redevelop its two campuses and invest in new facilities.
(Sourced from Melton Times.)
The college has appointed Derby regeneration company Cedar House Investments to take the project forward and says it intends to submit an outline planning application for a mid-size supermarket with up to 250 car parking spaces by the end of May.
The news comes as Melton Council's development committee prepares to consider an application from Sainsbury's for a store in Nottingham Road just a few hundred metres away.
The college's strategy received criticism from a leading Melton independent trader, but principal Chris Ball insists the plans will create a brighter future for the college and help regenerate the town.
He said: "Fifteen months ago we submitted a £40 million bid for public funding including a proposal to move our Melton operation to Burton Road alongside the post-16 centre which is being built."
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