Blackpool unveils £100m regeneration timeline

The marquee project in the three-year regeneration plan is the new £26m conference centre adjacent to Winter Gardens, which will open its doors for the first time in August 2019.

Blackpool's tramline will be extended between the Promenade to Blackpool North Station, a £23m development which will link it to the newly-electrified rail line. The first passengers will be able to ride up to Talbot Gateway before the end of 2020.

A new £20m hotel at the new Sands Venue Resort Hotel will see Blackpool’s first ever five-star full service hotel opening circa Christmas 2019 and employing more than 100 people.

King Street, Deansgate, Edward Street, Topping Street, Cookson Street and Dickson Road will all be refurbished by the £7m Quality Corridors programme, and a new museum, celebrating Blackpool’s unique place in popular culture, will open to offer a year-round tourist attraction.

“We are acutely aware of how these challenges are playing out in Blackpool, where the context of our retailing environment is already somewhat volatile because of the seasonal nature of footfall through the town centre.

“All of these investments and proposals address that issue and will bring new footfall, spend and life into our town centre. Put together, they will deliver transformational change.”