Nikal has submitted their planning application to regenerate Altrincham town centre.

The £70m Altair scheme is situated on the land located between Tesco and Altrincham Leisure Centre, adjacent to the £19m interchange scheme, and will be a new gateway into the bus, tram and train station.

The planning application on the 4.5-acre site will look to provide a new leisure centre and a range of restaurants, coffee shops and cafes aimed at local residents, whilst also attracting visitors from the wider Cheshire and Manchester areas.

The existing ice rink will remain in its current position and be extended to incorporate a new tenpin bowling alley.


Altair will also provide 150 new apartments and townhouses with Nikal reporting interest already expressed by local first time buyers and downsizers.

Following the success of Nikal's MyBuro office scheme on Market Street, which is now at full occupancy, the developer will be building a similar high quality office of approximately 35,000 ft² suitable for many growing Altrincham businesses. It is anticipated the office will attract further inward investment from businesses currently situated outside of the town and borough.

Nick Payne, managing director of Nikal, said: "Altair will regenerate a brownfield site that has been largely underutilised for many years and hopefully provide Altrincham with a fabulous leisure centre and sports centre. It will bring more customers to existing businesses and to the high street, which we believe will significantly benefit the town.

"Altair has been designed not as a single piece separate from the town but as the missing piece from the rejuvenation of Altrincham town centre. It will provide a bustling and vibrant atmosphere for people to enjoy a meal with family and friends and enhance the offering of Altrincham, allowing people to enjoy the existing areas as well as some of the new."

(CD/JP)