A planning application for a new car park to support the hugely successful Cotswolds Designer Outlet at Ashchurch has been approved by Tewkesbury Borough Council subject to signing a S106 agreement.
The car park will provide 607 spaces on a 4-acre site owned by developer Robert Hitchins immediately south of the new Outlet at Natton House.
There will be 428 spaces at surface level with the remainder in a single-storey decked building, just 5.5 metres high. Access will be from Fiddington Lane and there will be a footpath and cycleway, making it a short walk or cycle to the Outlet.
“We are very pleased with the success of Phase One of the Cotswolds Designer Outlet since its opening in July. The stores are all trading exceptionally well and we couldn’t have wished for a better reception from retail brands, customers and local residents. It is showing all the signs of becoming one of the leading retail outlets in the UK.”
“It’s great news that the site at Natton House has been approved so we can proceed with confidence in building on the success of this landmark retail development.”
– Simon Tothill, Property & Development Director for Robert Hitchins Ltd
He added that to accommodate Phase Two of the Outlet and make way for another 20-25 stores, it was essential to provide enough parking.
Phase 1 of the Outlet at Junction 9 of the M5 opened on July 16 with 96 per cent occupancy (now risen to 98 per cent), and has been hailed as an outstanding retail success which has and will continue to provide an enormous boost to the local economy.
The planning officer’s report recommended approval of the proposals for more parking in light of the number of jobs being created at the outlet and its importance to the wider economic health of the area.
The application was approved unanimously subject to conditions concerning landscaping, pedestrian access, litter bins, lighting and dust management during construction.
The original outline permission for the Cotswolds Designer Outlet site allows for a total 2,200 parking spaces.
Robert Hitchins Ltd, based in Gloucestershire, is one of the leading property developers and investors in the South West and Wales. It has invested significant sums of money in the Fiddington area with the provision of much-needed housing, a Dobbies Garden Centre and now the Cotswolds Designer Outlet. The company continues to invest in Gloucestershire with the creation of many jobs through its commercial property arm and land for housing development through its Estates division.
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EDITOR’S NOTES:
About Robert Hitchins
- Robert Hitchins Limited, formed in 1958, is one of the leading property developers and investors in the South West and South Wales.
- The Robert Hitchins Group deals with the full development process, from site acquisition and planning through to development and investment.
- As market leaders Robert Hitchins has developed, or owned, more than 3,000,000 sq ft of commercial property and has recently developed Phase 1 of the Cotswolds Designer Outlet at J9 of the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire.
- Its commercial property sites include Bond’s Mill and Stonehouse Park in Stonehouse, Kingsway Business Park in Quedgeley, Eastern Business Park in Cardiff, and Central Park in Bridgend. It also owns properties in Bristol.
- Robert Hitchins Ltd is based at The Manor, Boddington, Gloucestershire GL51 0T
- www.robert-hitchins.co.uk
- Contact: 01242 680694
- Media contact: Anita Syvret, as@syvretmedia.co.uk 07718 152153, 01242 228539
