The new Blackpool attractions due to be completed as soon as next year

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An update on the completion of Blackpool’s multi-million pound regeneration programme has been announced. While some projects have faced major delays, work on the £100m Civil Service offices on King Street is on schedule, while detailed plans for the £300m Blackpool Central leisure development will be ready early next year.

Nick Gerrard, growth and prosperity programme director for Blackpool Council, told the Levelling Up Scrutiny Committee: “By 2027 Blackpool will have a lot better facilities in the town centre, but also it will be a lot busier place and that breeds confidence.” Mr Gerrard said the pace of change in the resort was already attracting more interest from private investors.

He added: “People are wanting to see what is happening in the town and we are getting a lot more people interested in Blackpool.” READ MORE: The village an hour from Greater Manchester named one of the best places to visit in the UK READ MORE: Amazing things to do in Greater Manchester this autumn Developments due to be completed by spring 2024 include the multi-storey car park on Central Drive, Houndshill phase two including the Backlot Cinema with an Imax screen, and the Holiday Inn on Talbot Road.

Blackpool Central developer Nikal is expected to submit detailed planning applications for the leisure elements of the scheme in early 2024, with a report to the committee adding construction could begin next year.