Keppie Massie are currently advising ECF on this scheme.
Contractor Vinci is set to begin clearance work to enable a new transport interchange, while a £7.5m contract to pull down the Hardshaw Centre has also now been activated as the council and ECF push forward a £100m+ transformation.
St Helens is working with development partner ECF on the regeneration of the town centre, with the phased process of demolishing vacant, acquired buildings around the existing bus station to start from 10 March.
This will prepare the ground for work to begin on building a new transport interchange and Gamble Square, in advance of the existing bus station fully closing in spring and a new temporary bus hub at Chalon Way becoming operational.
As set out when the first detailed planning application for the £100m programme was submitted in December 2023, the 24-acre phase one is to include a 120-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel, market hall, 64 Passivhaus homes, a 75,000 sq ft office space, and 11,000 sq ft of modern retail space, along with an overhaul of public realm.
March start confirmed for St Helens demolition programme – Place North West