This new civic and cultural quarter aims to re-establish Blackpool town centre as the natural first choice for retail, business, civic and cultural activities for the Fylde coast.

Total Cost: £220 million
Start Date: 2010
Completion Date: 2013
Current Status: Preparation of pre-planning application and legal agreements

Project Manager: Julie Dunn
Developer:  Muse Developments
Funding Partners: NWDA and Muse Developments

This redevelopment of town centre lighting aims to encourage visitors to explore the town centre and provide additional trading opportunities to the local business community.

Start Date: 2006
Completion Date: 2009
Current status: Design development

Funding Partners: NWDA, European Regional Development Fund, Single Regeneration Budget, Blackpool Council

St John's Precinct is an important public space in the centre of Blackpool, well used by the public and surrounded by key townscape buildings. The proposals for St John's Precinct are part of a programme of improvements to encourage the pedestrian flow between the Talbot Gateway Development and the ongoing Hounds Hill retail development.

Start Date: 2008
Completion Date: 2009
Current Status: Funding Application

The Hounds Hill Shopping Centre has increased available retail space and has attracted the considerable investment essential in providing a quality shopping experience.

Total Cost: £150 million
Start Date: 2005
Completion Date: 2008
Current Status: Ongoing

Developer:  Modus Properties
Funding Partner: Modus Properties

This prime site once developed will provide regeneration on a substantial scale for Blackpool.

Current Status: Under consideration

Project Manager: To be confirmed

The new University style higher education campus aims to provide for the improvement of local skills.

Total Cost: £10 million
Start Date: 2008
Completion Date: 2009
Current Status: Appointment of contractors and site assembly

Funding Partners: NWDA, Blackpool & The Fylde College, Higher Education Funding Council for England

Three inter-related schemes collectively seek to enhance the visitor potential with a unique seafront environment and reinvention of the Great British seaside resort.

Total Cost: £174 million
Project Manager: Eamon Hanlon
Contractor: Birse Coastal

Funding Partners: NWDA, Defra, ERDF, Arts Council

Coastal Protection:
Start Date: 2005
Completion Date: 2009
Current Status: Under construction

People’s Playground:
Start Date: To be confirmed
Current Status: Further funding opportunities are being sought

Tram Track Renewal:
Start Date: 2006
Completion Date: 2008
Current Status: Under construction

Central Corridor phase II will continue the programme for improving the Blackpool arrival experience started in Central Corridor Phase I (George Bancroft Park). The project which includes the Lonsdale car park north of Bloomfield Road adjacent to the football stadium, will define a new positive and welcoming image for visitors entering the town by road. Key components of the project will be remodelled parking, landscaping and traffic management improvements.

Total Cost: £2.6 million
Start Date: 2008
Completion Date: 2009
Current Status: Construction agreement

Aiming at improving the Blackpool arrival experience, this project is transforming the existing sea of tarmac into a high quality attractive entrance point for visitors and a welcome green space for it's residents and communities.

Total Cost: £13.5 million
Start Date: 2003
Completion Date: 2006
Current Status: Complete

Funding Partners: NWDA, ERDF, Single Regeneration Budget

Current Status: Feasibility study
Project Manager: Lee Burrell
Funding Partners: NWDA

This newly transformed area of the promenade has revitalised the southern entry point into Blackpool, and extended the seaside experience for visitors and residents alike.

Total Cost: £4.4 million
Start Date: 2003
Completion Date: 2004
Current Status: Phase I Complete

Contractor: Birse Coastal

Funding Partners: NWDA, ERDF, Single Regeneration Budget

Blackpool Airport currently handles around 600,000 passengers each year, and is a key economic driver committed in driving forward regeneration for the Blackpool and Fylde region.

Total Cost: £6.1 million
Start Date: tbc
Completion Date: tbc
Current Status: Developing funding applications