First glimpse of Shrewsbury Waitrose plans

This is the first glimpse at how a £40 million retail development including a new Waitrose supermarket and garden centre will look in Shrewsbury.

Developers have released the first artist's impressions of how the development, which will create up to 250 jobs, would look if the Oteley Road plan is approved.

Under the proposals the existing Percy Thrower's garden centre would be knocked down once a new 60,000 sq ft garden centre is built to the south of the current store.

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A new shopping parade complete with seven retail units will also be created, alongside parking space for nearly 600 cars and a new Waitrose.

The plans are being developed by Garden & Leisure Ltd, which owns the garden centre, Waitrose and Cranford Developments Ltd.

Simon Hoare, a spokesman for Cranford Developments, said the plans formed the first part of a 'new community' set to be built in south Shrewsbury.

He said: "It is important to stress this is not a retail park. It is phase one of a plan which will see new housing, commercial space and employment created in south Shrewsbury. "

The plans will be on show in the café at Percy Throwers garden centre in Oteley Road until 5.30pm today and tomorrow between 10am and 4pm.

See also:

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