New retail complex that is being compared to Manchester and is under an hour away

Shoppers and businesses in an area of Lancashire have been sharing their views on a new shopping centre after designs have been released. Locals have also spoken about what kind of high street brands and other developments they would like to see, and also the architectural design of the new development. They have also compared Nelson with nearby Burnley, Colne and Manchester.

The new Pendle Rise plans include demolition of the whole current site and replacement with new retail units for shops and a supermarket, new car parking space and landscaping. Overall, the total new shopping space would measure roughly half the size of the current Pendle Rise retail spaces. Architects and Pendle Council say the modern units would be the right type and size to attract sought-after high street brands. And there is currently a glut of empty shop spaces in the existing mall, they say.

The changes would also improve the flow of people and traffic through the town centre, and the new building designs would complement historic buildings nearby, they say. Pendle Council is working on the project through a joint venture called PenBrook Developments Ltd with Sale-based developer Brookhouse Group.

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Pegasus Group. a planning consultancy, has been commissioned to produce plans and visual impressions of how the new Pendle Rise could look. It has submitted a full planning application to the borough council’s planning department. Councillors on the Nelson Area Committee will take a first look at the plans at their meeting on Monday, July 31.

In Nelson this week. Aryan Ali of Mo Barbers, located on Manchester Road across from Pendle Rise,