£20m residential scheme will bookend well known Blackpool crescent

South site of scheme (David Cox Architects)

Proposals for a £20m residential scheme in Blackpool have been put forward.

Two apartment buildings on Blackpool’s South Shore Promenade will provide 92 new homes, ranging from one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.

The New South Promenade project will see the two developments located at each end of a well known crescent of buildings which dates back to 1926.

At the northern end of the site, the first apartment development provides 51 apartments replacing the vacant Skye and Colwyn Hotels and Sandpiper Holiday apartments. At the southern end of the crescent, the second property development will replace the Headlands hotel to offer 41 apartments.

Development on the crescent has already taken place with a new Hilton by Hampton built in 2016, and in 2020 planning permission was granted for a £7m extension to the hotel.

Planning consultancy Smith & Love is acting for the developer. Deborah Smith said: “Blackpool is experiencing a renaissance, and there’s a demand for high quality residential accommodation, which the New South Promenade development will provide.

“Two contemporary apartment buildings will provide high quality homes for people helping stimulate the local economy and play a part in creating a sense of place with a diverse, but active community.”

She added: “New South Promenade will also complement the ongoing regeneration of Blackpool itself while playing an essential role in revitalising the crescent and attracting people to live and work in the town.”

The developments were designed by Lancashire architecture practice, David Cox Architects. Director, David Cox, said: “The scheme will reinvent this important part of Blackpool’s promenade.

“The two sites, north and south, will act as bookends to the crescent and help bring about much needed quality residential spaces.”

Apartments will also benefit from balconies or terraces, with each of the residences having its own dedicated parking space on site.

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