Bourne Regeneration
Look around the town centre and you'll see new developments taking place in every direction. A sure sign that lots of investment is taking place in Bourne, despite the current economic climate.
These are certainly exciting times for the town as investors continue to flood to the town and provide much-needed regeneration that is vital to help the town to prosper and fulfil its full potential as a lively and thriving market town.
New retail units, apartments, offices, restaurants, and bars are set to open in Bourne over the coming 12 months as part of the current scheme of redevelopment. The projects below are just some of the exciting developments taking place.
The Former ATS Garage and Fenland Stores
Work has started on converting the former ATS Garage and Fenland Stores, located on Abbey Road, to several new retail units, with parking out front. Most of these units have already been let and will become Domino's Pizza, Subway, One Stop Stores and Bourne Dance Studio. It is hoped that work will be complete by the end of 2022.
The plans for the redevelopment of the site can be seen below.
Former Eckfords Unit
The old unit that was Eckfords Estate Agents has been stood empty for some time now but work has now started on completely redeveloping this building. Plans are currently pending approval for converting the front of this building into two offices, with apartments above. The rear of the building that currently consists of several old outbuildings will also be converted into duplex units and apartments, alongside a new parking area.
The plans for the redevelopment of the site can be seen below.
Derelict Building/Land Next to Hot & Spice, North Street
The site next to Hot & Spice on North Street has been left abandoned for quite some time now, currently comprising of a derelict dwelling with adjacent land. The dwelling faces onto North Street and is a bad state of repair, adding to the somewhat neglected state of this particular area of the town centre.
Plans were agreed some time ago to knock down this dwelling and build six luxury two bed apartments on the entirety of the land, which will greatly improve this area of North Street, along with creating some much-needed housing.
After a long wait, building work started on this site in late 2020 and it is hoped that all work will complete by late 2022.
The plans can be seen below.
Wake House
Wake House is a major community hub in Bourne town centre that provides many services to the town from its location on North Street. The building has certainly seen better days and is looking rather neglected at present. Fortunately, a major renovation is planned for this building to restore it back to its former glory and ensure it continues to serve the community for years to come. To complete all renovation works, however, the trust who owns the building, Bourne United Charities, need to raise £300k. The trust aims to raise the money needed by fundraising and donations. Work is now completed on the initial renovations with full renovations expected to be completed over the next five years.