Legal & General Property (LGP), the property investment company, has won its appeal to extend the Mansfield Leisure Park in Nottingham and announced that Chiquito, Nandos and Bella Italia are to join the scheme.
Following the planning inspector’s decision, work is due to start on site in the spring and open in time for Christmas 2015.
The new triple catering terrace will house Chiquito at a 4,000 sq ft area on a 25 year lease. Nandos and Bella Italia have both agreed to take 3,500 sq ft on 20 year leases.
Mansfield Leisure Park features an eight-screen cinema operated by Odeon, a drive-thru McDonald’s and a Walkers Bingo.
James Whitehill, senior fund manager at Legal & General Property, said: “This is a great day for Mansfield and the surrounding area. Having identified the restaurant shortfall when we acquired the scheme back in 2010 and having worked hard to deliver a strong, viable and attractive scheme, the planning inspector’s decision allows us at long last to embark on this exciting new phase of development.
“Designed to refresh Mansfield’s overall offer, making it more attractive and better able to accommodate the needs of the local population, it will bring both significant employment and regeneration to the area at a time that it needs it the most. Backed by some of the UK’s top operators, we believe this extension not only complements the existing tenants at the park but positions the scheme well for the future.”
