Hodgson Elkington - Leisure Development - Lincoln, Gateway Park

Date: 05 Nov 2002

£1.8m family pub to create 40 new jobs

A £1.8 million family restaurant with children's fun factory is to be built at Gateway Park, the expanding mixed development on the south-western approach to the city for leisure operator Whitbread Group Plc.

The Brewsters development, on a 1.2-acre site fronting the main Newark road close to the Lincoln bypass interchange, will create 40 full and part time jobs, said Whitbread acquisition manager, Paula Reed-Smith.

It is due to be opened in May next year and will be the latest development to take place on the 18 acre Gateway Park complex being developed by Temple Garth, a partnership between Castle Square Developments and the Lindum Group.

This will be the city's second Whitbread development. The other being Mill Lodge Brewers Fayre and Travel Inn at Canwick.

"The decision by Whitbread to bring this facility to this district underlines the growth prospects of this part of Lincoln. It is no coincident that the site is adjacent to the dual carriageway leading to Newark " said Stephen Bradford, partner at Hodgson Elkington, chartered surveyors, agents for Gateway Park.

"About thirty five per cent of Gatweay Park has now been developed and we are talking to several potential occupiers interested in the remaining twelve acres," said Mr Bradford.

The Brewsters development will be close to the south west area of the city and North Hykeham where 90 acres of land has been earmarked for residential development.

Gateway Park is being promoted as part of the Greater Lincolnshire Partnership comprising Lincoln City Council, North Kesteven and West Lindsey district councils.

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