Rushden Lakes
Plans are afoot for a new £50 million out of town leisure and shopping centre to be known as Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre. The proposed development would be situated near Waitrose just off the A45 on the site of a former dry ski slope which has been derelict for some years. The land was purchased by LXB Retail Properties for £4.5 million in 2011. The development would include shops, hotels, restaurants, a leisure centre and a marina, with a link to the River Nene. The new 244 acre facility would create around 2,000 jobs. Despite opposition from the local councils of Corby, Northampton, Bedford and Kettering, the Rushden Lakes proposal was approved by East Northants Council in October 2012, but the application will automatically be referred to the Secretary of State.
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