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Eric Wright to start £21m Burnley retail scheme
North west contractor Eric Wright is expected to start enabling works this summer on Burnley’s Pioneer Place town centre retail and leisure scheme.The construction group’s development arm, Maple Grove Developments, is behind the scheme to redevelop the former Pioneer supermarket site in Curzon Street.Originally planning approval was secured for the site last year but, due to changes brought about by Covid-19, Maple Grove revised its plans to provide a leisure development that responds to current market demand.At the start of the month, it gained revised planning for a seven-screen cinema with five new food and beverage units centred around a new public realm and a refurbished car park.The scheme is expected to generate 180 construction jobs.
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