Broadway, Bradford
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| Westfield Bradford | |
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| Location | Bradford, England |
| Owner | The Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services | ~110 |
| Total retail floor area | ~54,600m² |
| Parking | 1,800 spaces |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | westfield.com/bradford |
Broadway, Bradford (also known as Westfield Bradford) is a planned leisure and shopping complex in Bradford, England. The development is planned to encompass the site of Forster Square and major shopping street Broadway on a site encompassed by Hall Ings, Well Street, the new Lower Kirkgate and Charles Street[1].
In 1998 the Forster Square Development Partnership was established between Magellan Properties, Caddick Developments and Bradford Metropolitan District Council. They planned a 51,096 m² (550,000 sq ft) shopping centre containing Debenhams, BHS, M&S and 100 shops and other leisure facilities[2]. (BHS already had a store in Broadway which was demolished as part of the demolition of the previous development on the site). The partnership sold it to Stannifer which was bought out by the Westfield Group in December 2004[3].
Planning permission for the development was awarded approved on 10 September 2003 with the claim that 3,000 new jobs could be created [4]. Demolition on the Forster Square site started on 18 March 2004 and by mid 2006 the site was empty apart from a large pile of rubble. It was originally hoped that the complex would be open by late 2007[4] (with construction commencing in early 2006[3]), but a lack of anchor tenants and with many workmen still working on Westfield Derby, the start date for construction was pushed back[5]. The delays lead to Bradford Council threatening to take back control of the site from Westfield, if progress wasn't made[5].
Westfield installed staff cabins on 20 November 2007[6] and began preparatory work prior to beginning construction. Also in November, Westfield applied to change the planning permission to include a hotel[7]. As of May 2008, no formal start date for construction has been announced[8].
However on 7 February 2008 it was revealed that BHS had cancelled its plans to open within this development[9], meaning that Bradford would not have a replacement for the BHS store which closed in 2004 as part of the demolition. Arcadia Group have also signed up for stores, which include their Topshop, Topman, Evans, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, Wallis and Miss Selfridge brands[10]. Some of these stores already exist on Darley Street, elsewhere in Bradford city centre.
Next has now signed up for a 2 floor store within the centre. Its existing store in Forster Square will remain open[8].
[edit] References
- ^ Work starts on £300m Broadway. Telegraph & Argus (2005-10-07). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ Broadway, Bradford[dead link]. Magellan Properties. Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ a b Broadway construction 'will start in New Year'. Telegraph & Argus (2006-09-29). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ a b Go ahead for new shopping centre. BBC News Online (2003-10-02). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ a b Westfield told to get on with it. Telegraph & Argus (2007-10-03). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ Have your stake in the future. Telegraph & Argus (2007-11-23). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ Broadway hotel deal sealed. Telegraph & Argus (2007-11-19). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ a b Broadway centre signs top retailer. Telegraph & Argus (2008-05-07). Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
- ^ Store pulls out of Broadway. Telegraph & Argus (2008-02-07). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
- ^ Top chain stores sign up for Broadway. Telegraph & Argus (2008-02-25). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
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