{"id":1185,"date":"2017-05-25T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paliltd.com\/news\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2017-05-25T15:33:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T15:33:08","slug":"wigan-pier-buildings-transformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paliltd.com\/news\/wigan-pier-buildings-transformed\/","title":{"rendered":"Wigan Pier Buildings To Be Transformed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The transformation of three buildings in the historic Wigan Pier Quarter, is set to happen in the near future.\u00a0 Wigan Council has launched a development contest with a six week invitation to tender for bids to develop the three buildings.<\/p>\n

The three former industrial buildings up for development are The Warehouse<\/strong> a 23,200sq ft three-storey warehouse built in 1790, The Orwell<\/strong>, formerly Gibson\u2019s Warehouse, an 8,000sqft warehouse constructed in 1777 and The Education Centre<\/strong>, which was once used to support education opportunities, and has an area of 4,500sq ft.<\/p>\n

There has already been significant interest in the buildings from developers, with a mix of ideas being but forward including new office space and leisure and social destinations.<\/p>\n

The tender process will run for six weeks and is being overseen by Wigan Council in partnership with commercial agents Lamberts Smith Hampton and the Canal & River Trust.\u00a0 At the end of the tender period all applications will be reviewed and a preferred partner or partners will be selected.<\/p>\n

The Wigan Pier Quarter has recently seen the development of the Pier Conference Centre and Performance venue, and also approved planning permission for a social, arts and cafe venue.\u00a0 To support these regeneration opportunities the council has invested in new car parking facilities, created a community garden, and hosted a major business event to showcase the Pier Quarter and its opportunities.<\/p>\n

Wigan Pier was formally a coal loading jetty where wagons would unload their coal on to canal barges, and this year marks the 80th<\/sup> anniversary of the publication of George Orwell\u2019s \u2018The Road to Wigan Pier\u2019 which helped make the pier famous!<\/p>\n

Further information on the tender process can be obtained by contacting Lambert Smith Hampton on 0161 228 6411. The closing date for bids is Friday 23rd<\/sup> June 2017.<\/p>\n

You can learn more about the history of Wigan Pier by visiting http:\/\/www.whereiswigan.co.uk\/pier\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Caroline Hymers<\/strong>
\n Pali Warrington Ltd<\/strong>
\n info@paliwarrington.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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