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Eden Project North one step closer following planning approval

Tuesday 1 February 2022

We’re incredibly proud and excited to have supported the team behind the new Eden Project North, which has moved a step closer following approval from Lancaster City Council's planning and regulatory committee (31st January).

Our Property and Construction team, led by partner Ross Shine (with development support from Iain Gamble), has advised Lancaster City Council as it has continued to work with Eden Project International over the past four years to bring forward the landmark eco-tourism attraction.

Eden Project North will be a ticketed visitor attraction at Morecambe seafront, including a mix of entertainment and educational facilities provided within four large shell-like superstructures. It will include exhibits, performance space, learning, play and immersive experiences within the development, alongside three café/restaurants, a visitor centre and retail space.

Eden Project International has applied for full planning permission for the development and has ambitions to be open in 2024. Eden Project North is expected to attract a million visitors to Lancashire each year, directly employing around 390 full time equivalent employees.

Ross said: “Eden Project North has the potential to be transformative for Morecambe and the wider Lancashire economy. With the government’s ‘levelling up’ white paper expected in the coming days, it is ambitious infrastructure projects such as this that will create sustainable growth for the northern economy and, moreover, attract further inward investment for future development. The determination shown by Lancaster City Council and Eden Project International to get to this point is hugely admirable and we look forward to seeing its vision become a reality in the not-too-distant future.”  

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