Ok, maybe not an "actual" snow globe, but plans for a £270 million indoor snow centre and leisure centre in Swindon have been approved by Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee.
North Star Village will become the fifth snow slope designed by developer SevenCapital, and only the seventh in the whole of the UK.
The plans include two real snow indoor ski slopes, as well as around 500,000 square feet of retail, leisure, bars and restaurants; a 13-screen cinema with Europe’s largest IMAX screen; a 19-lane bowling alley; and some 27,000 square feet of trampolining.
The centre will be located on former industrial land to the north of Swindon town centre known as the North Star site. A site that was previously occupied by the Great Western Railway Works, prior to its demolition in 2009.
SevenCapital has an agreement with a major funder and secured 50% pre-lets ahead of planning consent. It is hoped that work will begin on-site in May 2019, with the build expected to take a little under two years.
Director John Watkins, said: "Since taking on the project in July 2017 the team has worked tirelessly to deliver on our promises to submit plans for an exciting regional leisure and retail destination that Swindon and the wider UK will benefit from significantly. We have delivered on all our planning promises and are now looking forward to getting on site and bringing those plans to life."
