Capital Shopping Centres has made planning applications for three seperate schemes at Eldon Square. They would provide a new bus station, a revitalised Old Eldon Square and the Southern Gateway Scheme, in all totalling 480,000 sq. ft. of new retail space (a net increase of 325,000 sq. ft.). Click here for the development model

A new bus station would be created facing onto Prudhoe Street with a modern glass fronted, light, secure and comfortable waiting area providing direct access to the buses. The existing bus station would be replaced by a new mall with modern shops which would lead directly through to Old Eldon Square. Escalators and lifts would link to the existing mall above. (image)

Old Eldon Square would be regenerated by new landscaping and the provision of restaurant/retail units on the north and west sides. Double height restaurants at the entrance to the new scheme 1 mall would overlook the square, and the façade of the existing centre would be remodelled to provide glazed elevations and terracing.
On the west of the square, new family restaurants will open on to the Square, bringing life and vitality to the area whilst respecting the memorial element of the Square. (image)

The 425,000 sq.ft. Southern Gateway scheme would provide a major new department store (185,000 sq. ft.) and around 30 new large stores, responding to the requirements of today’s retailers. A modern Greenmarket would also be developed to provide modern space integrated with the new mall. This proposal would involve the complete redevelopment of the Whitecross Way area of the existing Centre. (image)

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