Much-anticipated Eden Project Morecambe latest as town hopes 2024 will be a key year
01.01.2024 - 09:31
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Morecambe is preparing for the much-anticipated arrival of the Eden Project - with business and locals hoping 2024 will be a key period of regeneration in the bay.
There are hopes that construction work at the seafront location will start in the new year and different parts of the scheme will be finalised and approved.
Seeing 'spades in the ground' later this year should symbolise an exciting new phase. Currently, considerations include updated construction costs, private investment, public subsidy and partnerships between Eden and organisations such as Lancaster City Council and Lancaster University.
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Updates and scrutiny of some details are currently under-way by different organisations. These include the Eden Project reviewing some aspects of its proposed buildings and construction costs; and a government competition authority checking the planned transfer of city council-owned seafront land to the Eden Project. Feedback on that is expected in January 2024
Planning permission has already been granted by Lancaster City Council for the Morecambe Eden attraction. And the government has offered £50million in levelling-up money towards the Eden development, which has a total estimated cost of just over £100million.
Lancaster City Council's proposal to use public funds, through a Morecambe land transfer, to help reach the total sum is currently being assessed by a government department which checks business competition and fairness, Lancs Live reports.
The city council has submitted details to the Competition and Markets Authority's