Government to consider station redevelopment plans

Plans to transform a city's railway station and surrounding area are to be formally submitted to the government.

Peterborough City Council has authorised the submission of a full business case for the proposed Station Quarter development.

If approved by the Department for Transport (DfT), the council would be able to access £47.9m of Levelling Up funding secured in March 2023.

The project, which would cost £65m in total, includes a new western station entrance, pedestrianised square and multi-storey car park.

At a meeting on Tuesday, cabinet members also authorised the expenditure of a Towns Fund grant of nearly £1.5m relating to the Citylink phase of the works.

This would focus on removing the underpass at the Queensgate roundabout by raising the ground level to form an easier route to the city centre.

Deputy council leader Mohammed Jamil said the project would be the "start of the regeneration of the city centre".

Subject to DfT approval, building work is expected to start within six months, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

Adrian Chapman, executive director of place and economy at the council, said the project would "kick start something special" in the city and help to create new jobs.

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