Colchester Northern Gateway Archives

Five Restaurants Sign Up to Colchester’s Northern Gateway

Posted on September 28, 2023 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

Top restaurant chains including Nines and Taste of Italy will be setting up shop at a new development to the north of Colchester.

Developer Turnstone Estates has secured five new restaurants for Northern Gateway Leisure Park – also including El Guaca, Kaspa’s and Slim Chickens.

The £70m park on a 10-acre site on the northern fringe of the city off the A12 at junction 28 is currently under construction.

It will include a 12-screen Cineworld, a 20-lane bowling alley operated by Hollywood Bowl, a 90-bed Travelodge and a Puttstars’ adventure golf centre being built.

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Turnstone Given Green Light for £50m Northern Gateway Development

Posted on December 18, 2020 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

One of the country’s most exciting new leisure developments has got the go ahead after Colchester Borough Council granted planning consent for Turnstone Estates’ £50m Northern Gateway scheme in Colchester

Set to open in 2022/3, the 200,000 sq ft project will provide a 12-screen Cineworld cinema (with Superscreen and 4DX), a Hollywood Bowl bowling centre, a Puttstars indoor mini-golf centre, a Jump Street run climbing centre; seven restaurants, two drive thru restaurants and a 90-bed hotel. In addition to parking for 750 cars, the scheme will have several electric car rapid charging points.

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Construction to Begin on Landmark Northern Gateway Development with the Appointment of Breheny

Posted on July 7, 2020 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

Colchester Borough Council’s ambition to deliver a new, landmark destination for homes and businesses at Colchester Northern Gateway – South (CNGS) takes a major step forward this week as newly-appointed civil engineers, Breheny, start work on site.

Colchester Amphora Trading Ltd (CATL), the council’s commercial trading company, which is project managing the development, today (24 June 2020) formally announced the award of a £3.45 million contract to Ipswich-based Breheny, following a two-stage tender process.

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Further Major Lettings at Colchester’s Northern Gateway

Posted on January 28, 2020 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

Turnstone Estates has agreed two further major pre-lets at its Northern Gateway leisure development in Colchester, following a deal with Hollywood Bowl Group to operate a bowling and indoor mini-golf centre.

Hollywood Bowl Group, has signed 25 year leases on two units totalling just under 50,000sq ft. It will operate ground floor unit L4 (25,000 sq ft) as a bowling centre for its Hollywood Bowl brand and first floor unit L1 (24,000 sq ft) for its new Putt Stars mini-golf brand. Turnstone has a development agreement with landowner Colchester Borough Council for development of the 10-acre site, which will be anchored by a 12-screen cinema with Superscreen and 4DX, operated by Cineworld.

Other leisure pre-lets have been signed with Travelodge and Jump Street for a climbing centre. Work is expected to start on site in early 2021, with completion scheduled for mid 2022.

Image credit: Hollywood Bowl

£100K Cricket Funding for Council’s Sports Park at Colchester’s Northern Gateway

Posted on October 16, 2019 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

The Colchester Northern Gateway Sports Park has been awarded £100,000 by the England and Wales Cricket Board, creating a strong partnership with Essex County Cricket Club and Colchester Borough Council.

The £100,000 will contribute towards a new indoor cricket facility in the north of Colchester, which will form part of the sports facilities that will be managed by Leisure World for Colchester Borough Council.

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Innovative Low Carbon Energy System Developing at Colchester’s Northern Gateway

Posted on July 19, 2019 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

Colchester Borough Council and Colchester Amphora Energy Ltd (wholly owned by the council), are planning to install a district heat system in the proposed Northern Gateway housing and office development. This will significantly reduce carbon emissions caused by heating homes and offices and will generate a source of hot water to replace boilers in the new homes being built.

This flagship project, which in 2017 was one of only nine in the UK to gain funding from the Department for Business, Enterprise & Industrial Strategy, will significantly reduce carbon emissions caused by heating buildings. As the technology has not been used at such a large scale before in the UK, the project is of national interest – although it has been widely used in Europe with great success.

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Müller UK & Ireland have taken a unit at Easter Park, Colchester.

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by web@colchester.gov.uk

The deal represents a significant letting for Colchester not only in terms of size but also stature of tenant as a multinational organisation.