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The Grade II-listed gathering has been bare since 2007 (Image: Blackpool Council)
An iconic bare gathering successful the bosom of Blackpool is acceptable to beryllium transformed into a luxury edifice arsenic portion of a £26m project.
The erstwhile station bureau gathering connected Abingdon Street is simply a Grade II-listed gathering but has been vacant since 2007.
A assistance of £8million to research however the gathering tin beryllium successfully transformed into a Hotel Indigo has been approved by Blackpool Council.
Blackpool Council furniture member, Councillor Mark Smith, said the plans volition make caller jobs successful the Lancashire edifice portion maintaining a celebrated building.
He said: “This beauteous listed gathering is successful specified a salient presumption successful the municipality centre and holds overmuch nostalgia for residents. It's indispensable we research each opportunities to springiness it a caller lease of life.
“We request to find a suitable usage for this gathering and I americium determined to prehend the accidental to bring it backmost into productive use.
“If the improvement is viable it volition make caller employment opportunities successful the municipality whilst besides maintaining 1 of Blackpool’ s galore prized practice assets."
Blackpool is simply a celebrated seaside resort, with Blackpool Tower 1 of the astir iconic landmarks (Image: Getty)
There are much than 150 Hotel Indigo hotels unfastened crossed the globe.
The £8million assistance backing statement is with Ashall Hospitality who volition research whether the gathering is viable for a hotel.
The backing volition beryllium released successful 2 stages, the assembly said.
The Blackpool Illuminations are fashionable with visitors (Image: Getty)
It added the task has received backing done the Government’s Capital Regeneration Fund further to a palmy bid application.
In 2022, Blackpool Council said a grounds 20m radical visited the town.
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