The plans

Gloucester Quays is one of the largest mixed use waterside regeneration developments in the U.K. The 60 acre development which commenced in 2005 will provide over 150,000 sq m (1.6 million sq ft) and include:

• Outlet centre of over 20,000 sq m(200,000 sq ft)
  
• Waterfront bars, cafés and restaurants
  
• Leisure facilities of 4,200 sq m(45,000 sq ft)
  
• Shoppers car park of over 1,400+ spaces
  
• 4-star 80 bedroom hotel and 100+ bedroom budget hotel
  
• Foodstore of 7,800 sq m (85,000 sq ft)
  
• Office space of 9,000 sq m (100,000 sq ft)
  
• Educational facilities of 19,500 sq m(210,000 sq ft)
  
• Over 1,000 residential units
  

• Bus/taxi pick up/drop down point
  

• Petrol filling station

Adjacent to the outlet centre is the existing Peel Centre, a 16,000 sq m (175,000 sq ft) retail park which includes Toys R Us and a 6-screen multiplex cinema (to be refurbished and extended).