The Trafford Centre has been granted permission for a new 200,000 sq ft retail development called Barton Square, which will adjoin the £1.3 billion and leisure destination.
The £70 million development will target the high quality home market with stores offering furniture, kitchens, bathrooms, home furnishing and other goods that are currently not available at The Trafford Centre.
The design of the development will be in keeping with that of The Trafford Centre and will be linked by an extensive glazed bridge. A further 630 free parking spaces will be provided and completion of the Barton Square development is expected by Christmas 2006.
The build has now commensed and the scheme will further reinforce The Trafford Centre as one of the leading shopping destinations in UK.
Due to be completed in early 2007, The Great Hall will be an elegant dining venue where visitors can enjoy delicious meals in upmarket restaurants in opulent surroundings.
The extension has come as a result of the growth in visitor numbers to the Centre, which has caused the restaurants and catering to overtrade. Since the Centre opened the number of visitors per year has increased from 23 million to under 30 million and the demand for places to eat reflects this.