Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Haverhill multiplex wins backing
A five-screen multiplex cinema funded by St Edmundsbury Borough Council has moved a step closer after the scheme proposed for Haverhill won backing from both full council and the board of leading UK operator Cineworld.
St Edmundsbury’s full council voted in favour of investing £9.25 million in creating the complex last night. The proposal had already won the unanimous support of the council’s Cabinet and last week, directors from popular multiplex chain Cineworld, which runs a highly successful complex in Bury St Edmunds, also gave their backing to the project.
Although there are still many negotiations to complete, it is hoped a planning application for the 17,500 sq ft cinema will be lodged within the next few months. If it wins planning consent, the complex will be built by developers Citygrove, which constructed the Bury multiplex, and will boast two top national chain restaurants, one well-known drive-through and a shop dedicated for leisure use. The development will lie next to Haverhill’s leisure centre in Ehringshausen Way and will provide employment for local people. It is hoped work on the complex, which will cater for audiences of between 900 and 980 people, could be complete by summer 2008.
A five-screen multiplex cinema funded by St Edmundsbury Borough Council has moved a step closer after the scheme proposed for Haverhill won backing from both full council and the board of leading UK operator Cineworld.
St Edmundsbury’s full council voted in favour of investing £9.25 million in creating the complex last night. The proposal had already won the unanimous support of the council’s Cabinet and last week, directors from popular multiplex chain Cineworld, which runs a highly successful complex in Bury St Edmunds, also gave their backing to the project.
Although there are still many negotiations to complete, it is hoped a planning application for the 17,500 sq ft cinema will be lodged within the next few months. If it wins planning consent, the complex will be built by developers Citygrove, which constructed the Bury multiplex, and will boast two top national chain restaurants, one well-known drive-through and a shop dedicated for leisure use. The development will lie next to Haverhill’s leisure centre in Ehringshausen Way and will provide employment for local people. It is hoped work on the complex, which will cater for audiences of between 900 and 980 people, could be complete by summer 2008.
