Contractor hired to develop landmark resort town building
JemBuild Ltd, based in Humberston, has won the contract to build a mixed-use building at Sea Road in Cleethorpes.
The three-storey property will be constructed at the brownfield site on Sea Road, comprising retail or hospitality space, as well as new public amenities and a changing places facility.
Work is ongoing to secure a pre-let agreement for the hospitality provider.
Paul Barker, managing director of JemBuild, said: “I am happy to have secured this fabulous contract with North East Lincolnshire Council. (NELC)
“I look forward to working with NELC along with our construction partners, Hodson Architects and C2C Structural along with our local suppliers on this exciting project that will undoubtedly cement its place on the local landscape to become as iconic as its sister building, the prominent Pier.”
Councillor Philip Jackson, leader of the council, said: “This is great news for the area and it’s good to see things moving forwards.
“The Cleethorpes Masterplan, carried out by renowned consultants, Hemingway Design, has helped us create a vision for the future of the resort, based on what people who took the time to respond to the Masterplan want to see.
“And hundreds of people have been having their say about the future designs for Pier Gardens and Market Place in the last few weeks too.”
Interrupted by the pandemic, the Sea Road building was granted planning permission in 2020, and aims to offer new outside space, with public viewing areas as well as balconies.
The first floor of the building will be accessible from Pier Gardens, in a nod to how the pier was accessed when it was first constructed.
